Place
Paris: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€9,545,753,388
Rounds200
Startups234
Events tracked26
Stories14
€9.5B
Capital tracked
200
Disclosed rounds
€3B
Biggest round
234
Startups tracked
Paris, in numbers
200 rounds on record · 200 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Series A 34%
Seed 29%
Series B 13%
Growth 9%
Pre-seed 7%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI France | Series D+ | AI | Samsung Electronics (lead); co-leads: Scaleup Europe Fund (managed by EQT), PSG Equity | €3B |
| Advanced Machine Intelligence France | Seed | AI | Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital, Bezos Expeditions | €891.4M |
| Qonto France | Undisclosed | Fintech | - | €486M |
| Electra France | Series B | EV Charging | - | €304M |
| DRIVECO France | Growth | EV Charging | - | €250M |
| Zeplug France | Growth | EV Charging | - | €240M |
What we have written
14 stories on Paris
14Oct Epyr raises €15M Series A to electrify industrial heat SlateVC leads a €15M Series A for Epyr, whose firebrick heat batteries already cover a quarter… News 13
Oct CarbonFarm raises €7M Series A to cut methane from rice An oversubscribed €7M Series A led by Colam Impact takes CarbonFarm's satellite MRV for low-methane rice… News 09
Oct Rivercell raises €22M seed to build an AI virtual cell Rivercell leaves stealth with a €22M seed led by HV Capital to generate cell-response data in… News 08
Oct Wiremind raises €35M in a first round after 12 years bootstrapped Twelve profitable years with no outside money, then €35M in one round: Wiremind of Paris opens… News 08
Oct Vocca raises $20M Series A for its AI medical receptionist Fourteen months in, Vocca's AI receptionist answers a million patient calls a month across 1,500 practices.… News
Startups in Paris
From the directory
Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Kima Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 4 of 7 rounds tracked in Paris. Kima Ventures backs two startups a week from Paris, around 100 new…
EUR 150k–EUR 150k
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Founders Future
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 2 of 6 rounds tracked in Paris. Founders Future invests from pre-seed through growth in AI, data, cybersecurity, energy,…
EUR 250k–EUR 7.5M
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Alven
Seed–Series A · AI
Led 4 of 5 rounds tracked in Paris. Alven is a Paris venture capital firm investing at early stage in…
Ticket undisclosed
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Next up
The Paris calendar · 26 tracked
17Oct SIAL Paris 2026 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 285000 5 days 20
Oct UNLEASH World 2026 Conference · Paris, France 3 days 16
Nov Forward Data Conference 2026 Conference · Paris, France · 500 1 day 18
Nov Data & AI Leaders Summit 2026 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 7900 2 days 30
Nov Tech For Retail 2026 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 15000 2 days 27
Jan Pharmapack Europe 2027 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 6500 2 days
Programs in Paris
Open calls first
ChangeNOW Summit – Call for Solutions 2027
Startup zone
Selected solutions can take up to four slots: a three-day exhibition booth, a pitch in front of a high-level jury with 30 minutes of private investor meetings and dealflow lounge access, a 45-minute workshop, and a booth at the Impact Job Fair · None
Closes 20 Feb
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JEC Composites Startup Booster 2026
Competition
EUR 5,000 grand winner; EUR 2,500 runner-up; EUR 2,500 sustainability prize; booth at JEC World 2027 · None
Dates not announced
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MI
MaMA Invent 2026
Startup zone
MaMA's innovation area at the Trianon in Paris: startup village, workshops and demo pitches.
Dates not announced
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