Place
Paris: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€9,274,403,388
Rounds200
Startups259
Events tracked26
Stories17
Capital tracked
€9.3B
Disclosed rounds
200
Biggest round
€3B
Startups tracked
259
Paris, in numbers
200 rounds on record · 200 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Rounds by stage. Donut chart, 6 slices. Series A 47 (33%), Seed 45 (31%), Series B 18 (13%), Pre-seed 12 (8%), Growth 12 (8%), Other (5) 10 (7%).
- Series A4733%
- Seed4531%
- Series B1813%
- Pre-seed128%
- Growth128%
- Other (5)107%
Source: Sesamers round tracker
Capital by year
Capital by year. Bar chart, 4 bars. Highest: 2026, €5.1B. Lowest: 2023, €621.3M. Values: 2023 €621.3M, 2024 €858.1M, 2025 €1.1B, 2026 €5.1B.
Source: Sesamers round tracker
Share of rounds
Share of rounds by stage. Bar chart, 10 rows. Series A 33%, Seed 31%, Series B 13%, Pre-seed 8%, Growth 8%, Series C 3%, Debt Financing 1%, Series D+ 1%, Series B extension 1%, Series A (equity + debt) 1%.
Source: Sesamers round tracker
n = 200 rounds
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
17 stories on Paris
07Nov Granit raises €5M to take billing work off French clinicians Seedcamp led €3.5M of the Paris company's €5M first round, with Bpifrance adding €1.5M non-dilutive, to… News 04
Nov Gallium Defense raises €7.1M seed for a cheaper drone-detection radar Paris-based Gallium Defense raised a €7.1M seed led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital to… News 02
Nov Bleu Robotics raises €5M pre-seed to teach humanoids factory tasks Paris-based Bleu Robotics, an Inria spin-off, closed a €5M pre-seed to teach industrial humanoid robots new… News 14
Oct 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
Startups in Paris
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Kima Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 4 of 8 rounds tracked in Paris. Kima Ventures backs two startups a week from Paris, around 100 new…
EUR 150k–EUR 150k
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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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Founders Future
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 2 of 5 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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Next up
The Paris calendar · 26 tracked
16Nov 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 27
Feb Salon International de l’Agriculture 2027 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 437402 9 days 02
Mar JEC World 2027 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 45000 3 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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