Recently Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in France
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 181 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Artificial Intelligence startup funding landscape in France, along with the 100 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France.
Artificial Intelligence startups in France closed 91 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 40 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.3B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.0M and $17M. Paris and Lyon hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Artificial Intelligence activity centers on Paris, though significant pockets exist in Lyon and Bordeaux. This concentration means a single city dominates the sector. While early stage ventures appear across several regions, the heavy tilt toward the capital simplifies logistics for those targeting the French market. Regional outliers in Lille and Cesson-sévigné provide secondary targets beyond the primary center.
Artificial Intelligence funded startup statistics in France
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
100 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France
100 of 181Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Artificial Intelligence startup funding trends in France
Funding activity
Artificial Intelligence startups in France closed 91 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 40 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.3B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.2M, with the middle half running from $2.0M to $17M. 83 of 91 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Artificial Intelligence startups located in France?
Where funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages of funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France break down by stage.
A further 18 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in France
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 181 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (8 of 91 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Artificial Intelligence startups are there in France?
FundedIQ tracks 181 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Artificial Intelligence startups in France raised?
Artificial Intelligence startups in France tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.3B in disclosed capital across 91 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 40 rounds in the last 12 months. 83 of those 91 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France?
Paris leads with 121 companies, then Lyon (8), Bordeaux (3) and Cesson-sévigné (3).
What is a typical funding round size for Artificial Intelligence startups in France?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.0M and $17M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Artificial Intelligence startups in France?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 36 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (18) and Series A (10). A further 18 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in France updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in France is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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