Funding startups
#2 in Europe
for sums raised to fund Deep Tech*
in 2018
US$912 million up 79% year-on-year
*Startups built around major scientific advances, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, nanotechnology, etc.
Dealroom.co, 2019
45% of DeepTech funding
comes from the public sector, the highest rate in the world
Hello Tomorrow, BCG Consulting, 2017
#3 in Europe
for venture capital fundraising in 2019
736 deals
EY French Venture Capital Barometer, 2019
Funding for tech businesses in France
since 2014
US$11.7 billion
2,511 deals
CB Insights, 2019
At the start of 2019, 4 French startups raised more than €100 million
€110 million
€150 million
€110 million
€205 million
Crowdfunding
Since 2019, French law has allowed project sponsors to raise up to
€8 million in loans
on a crowdfunding platform, compared with €2.5 million in 2016.
In 2019
+56%
money raised by crowdfunding platforms in France, €629 million
Finance Participative France, 2020
€5.03 billion
raised by French startups in 2019
EY, 2020
€803 million raised by RetailTech in 2018
€811 million raised by startups in the Life Sciences sector
€345 million raised by startups in the CleanTech sector
Spring Invest ; LSA, 2019 ; EY 2020
French Fintechs raised
€997 million
in 2019
EY, 2020
VOGO
1st Sportech to be floated on the Paris stock exchange
Euronext, 2019
3 innovation competitions organized by Bpifrance to finance startups:
i-Lab: innovation competition to help the creation of innovative businesses
Innovation competition – growth: for companies with international ambitions
i-PhD: competition for doctoral and post-doctoral students