Who invests in startups in France
225 investors back startups in France: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 1,162 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Partech (75), Techstars (69) and Y Combinator (66). 37 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in France
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 PartechVenture capital · France · EcoVadis, Alan, Shippeo | 75 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Quadient, ChapsVision, Asgard | 69 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · The Vibe Company, Munito AI, Photoroom | 66 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 ISAIVenture capital · France · Pasqal, Blablacar, Philips | 50 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
| IISAIPrivate equity · France · Pasqal, Blablacar, Philips | 50 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 IncubAllianceAccelerator · France · Quandela, Kalray, Wandercraft | 46 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
 Founders FutureVenture capital · France · Stockly, Veesion, Swan | 44 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 AudaciaVenture capital · France · OSE Group, Quandela, CryptoNext Security | 41 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 50 PartnersAccelerator · France · Equativ, Brigad, Resilience | 39 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Incubateur telecomparisAccelerator · France · Exotec, XWiki, Botnation | 38 | – | – |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Stockly, Bodyguard, Akur8 | 33 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Omnes CapitalVenture capital · France · Quandela, EcoVadis, Iktos | 30 | 7 | Nov 2026 |
 NewfundVenture capital · France · Invoxia, Edicia, FairMoney | 30 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Livestorm, Welcome to the Jungle, Jimini AI | 27 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · Mistral AI, FairMoney, Qovery | 27 | 30 | Nov 2026 |
 Bordeaux TechnowestAccelerator · France · Thales Group, Dassault Systemes, Capgemini | 24 | – | – |
 FrstVenture capital · France · Pigment, Shippeo, Bioptimus | 23 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Blast ClubAccelerator · France · Lemonway, Defacto, Ulysse | 23 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 KaristaVenture capital · France · Swile, Sequans Communications, Incepto | 23 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 HexaAccelerator · France · Spendesk, Aircall, Swan | 22 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 WindVenture capital · Spendesk, Klaxoon, Silvr | 22 | – | – |
 DaphniVenture capital · France · Getsoren, Cominty, Pasqal | 21 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Supernova InvestVenture capital · France · Alice & Bob, Soitec, Cailabs | 20 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
 IrisVenture capital · France · Exotec, Netatmo, Qovery | 20 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Plakar, Dust, Sorare | 19 | 61 | Nov 2026 |
 AlvenVenture capital · France · Kaiko, iAdvize, Ankorstore | 19 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 VentechVenture capital · France · Orange Business, ED, Stormshield | 19 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Alliance for impactVenture capital · ED, Finres, Ventech | 19 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 HeadlineVenture capital · Taiwan · Mistral AI, Bioptimus, Vizzia | 18 | 22 | Sep 2026 |
| MM CapitalVenture capital · France · Brevo, Therapixel, Unow | 17 | 2 | Jan 2026 |
 Incubateur KivoAccelerator · France · Webtv de Nantes Université, Audencia, Guest Suite | 17 | – | – |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Filigran, H Company, Shift Technology | 15 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Balderton CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Photoroom, Gitguardian, Kili Technology | 15 | 32 | Oct 2026 |
 Point NineVenture capital · Germany · Poolside, Kaiko, Goodays | 15 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 Kurma PartnersVenture capital · France · Philips, Kiro, Charles | 15 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Swile, Spendesk, Spiko | 14 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Sofinnova PartnersVenture capital · France · TISSIUM, Signadori Bio, Bioptimus | 14 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 404 VenturesVenture capital · Anybuddy, Virtuo, Roundtable | 14 | – | – |
 Phoenix CourtVenture capital · United Kingdom · Mistral AI, Welcome to the Jungle, Sorare | 13 | 65 | Oct 2026 |
 MontefiorePrivate equity · France · Generix Group, Koesio, Sahar | 13 | 1 | May 2026 |
The most backed startups in France
Mistral AI
Sorare
Poolside
AMI Labs
Blablacar
Aircall
LumApps
Welcome to the Jungle
Dust
Swile
Gourmey
Qovery
Deblock
Qonto
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Who invests in startups in France?
225 investors back startups in France: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 1,162 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Partech (75), Techstars (69) and Y Combinator (66). 37 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for France when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.