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title: "189 Startup Investors in France (Nov 2026): Top 10 Ranked"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
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source: "Official registers and each organization's own website"
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# 189 startup investors in France

We list 189 startup investors in France as of November 2026: each was checked on its own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 9 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Paris (114), Lyon (3) and Marseille (3).

- 189 investors
- 49 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- 457 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 189 startup investors in France

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Innovation | VC firm | Paris, France | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late stage | AI, Robotics, Fintech, Healthtech | Portfolio news, Aug 2026 | €2.5B (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cathay-innovation/ |
| Andera Partners | Fund manager | Paris, France | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Biotech, Medtech, Healthtech, Generalist | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | €6.0B (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/andera-partners/ |
| Truffle Capital | VC firm | Paris, France |  | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech, Fintech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | €500M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/truffle-capital/ |
| Omnes Capital | VC firm | Paris, France | Growth | Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Energy, Space | New deal, Sep 2026 | €650M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/omnes-capital/ |
| Axeleo Capital | VC firm | Paris, France | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | SaaS, B2B, AI, Cybersecurity | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | €300M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/axeleo-capital-sas/ |
| Ventech | VC firm | Paris, France | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, SaaS, B2B, Climate Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | €175M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ventech/ |
| Angelor | VC firm | Lyon, France | Seed, Series A | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech, Food and Beverage | New deal, Sep 2026 | €100M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/angelor/ |
| Lauxera Capital Partners | VC firm | Paris, France | Growth | Healthtech, Medtech | New fund, May 2026 | €800M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lauxera-capital-partners/ |
| C4 Ventures | VC firm | France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Deep Tech, AI, Robotics, Quantum | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | €90M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/c4-ventures-management/ |
| SISTAFUND | VC firm | Paris, France | Seed | Deep Tech, Healthtech, Climate Tech, AI | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | €70M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sistafund/ |
| Audacia | Fund manager | Paris, France | Seed, Series A, Growth | Deep Tech, Quantum, Space, Energy | New fund, Nov 2025 | €1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/audacia/ |
| Sofinnova Partners | VC firm | France (London office) | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Biotech, Healthtech, Fintech, Agritech | New fund, Nov 2025 | €4.0B (own site) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sofinnova-partners/ |
| ISAI | VC firm | Paris, France | Seed, Series A, Growth | SaaS, AI, Marketplace, Fintech | Portfolio news, May 2026 | €900M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/isai-gestion/ |
| Défense Angels | Angel network | Paris, France | Seed | Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Space, AI | Portfolio news, Nov 2026 | €3M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/defense-angels/ |
| Provence Angels | Angel network | Marseille, France | Seed | Generalist | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | €6M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/provence-angels/ |
| Phitrust | Fund manager | Paris, France |  | Impact, Generalist | New deal, May 2026 | €60M (own site) | 2026-11-09 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/phitrust/ |
| Turenne Groupe | Fund manager | Paris, France |  | Healthtech, Generalist | Portfolio news, Jul 2026 | €60M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/turenne-groupe/ |
| OneRagtime | VC firm | Paris, France | Seed, Series A | Consumer, Marketplace, Gaming, Fintech | Portfolio news, Nov 2025 | €200M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/oneragtime-sas/ |
| Aquiti Gestion | Fund manager | Bordeaux, France | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Generalist, Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Healthtech | New deal, Feb 2026 | €230M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/aquiti-gestion/ |
| Mérieux Equity Partners | Fund manager | Lyon, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech | Investment listed in 2026 | €150M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/merieux-equity-partners/ |
| Jolt Capital | VC firm | Paris, France | Growth | Healthtech, AI, Industrial Tech, Deep Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/jolt-capital/ |
| Orange Ventures | Corporate VC | France | Seed, Series B, Growth | AI, SaaS, B2B, Cybersecurity | New deal, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-09 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/orange-ventures-sas/ |
| Expansion | VC firm | Paris, France | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Space, Defense Tech, Deep Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/expansion-ventures/ |
| Founders Future | VC firm | Paris, France | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | AI, Fintech, SaaS, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/founders-future-capital-partners/ |
| Serena | VC firm | Paris, France | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Climate Tech, Energy, Deep Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2025 | €1.0B (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/serena-capital/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: No row on this list rests on an SEC filing. All 189 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Place: head office in France.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (50: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), size of the fund on file on a log scale (35) and completeness of the public record (15). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 189 rows: stage 169, sector 189, fund size 71, website 189. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 131 rows, firm email on 98, LinkedIn page on 141, check size on 81.

## Questions
### How many startup investors are in France?
We list 189 as of November 2026. 49 of the 189 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. By type: VC firm (81), Angel network (43) and Fund manager (35).

### Which cities in France have the most investors?
Paris (114), Lyon (3) and Marseille (3).

### Which startup investors in France were active in the last 12 months?
1 of the 189 has a fund filing dated in the last 12 months: GO CAPITAL (Jun 2026). 49 of the 189 have a fund filing or a dated deal in that time.

### What stages do startup investors in France back?
Of the 169 with a stage on file, seed (133), growth-stage (83) and Series A (82). A firm can back more than one stage, and 20 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on startup investors in France come from and how often is it updated?
All 189 rows were checked on the firm's own website, with official registers and national venture capital association directories as the starting point. Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 9 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

### Can I download the list of startup investors in France as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 189 rows in Excel and CSV, with 457 named decision-makers and 98 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.