Funded Startups in Centre
The 16 most recently tracked funded companies in the Centre region span sectors from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to agriculture and clean ene…
The 16 most recently tracked funded companies in the Centre region span sectors from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to agriculture and clean energy. Deal activity has extended into 2025: OGALO, an IT company in Saint-jean-de-braye, closed a $910K seed round in May, and Extracadabra in Saint-denis-sur-loire raised $16M in March. The largest single disclosed round belongs to Intact, an agriculture company in La Rue De Pré that raised $59M in September 2023.
Fifteen of the 16 companies are headquartered in France's Centre-Val de Loire region, with Orléans appearing twice — Overseed ($7M Series A, biotech, July 2024) and Carbon Saver ($100K seed, design, August 2022). The outlier is Nexbyt Technology, a $5M seed-stage commerce company based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Round stages skew early: seed and Series Unknown together account for nine of the 16 entries, while three companies — DeepLife, Overseed, and Santexpat.fr — reached Series A.
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What are the largest disclosed rounds among these 16 companies?
Intact leads at $59M (agriculture, La Rue De Pré, September 2023), followed by Extracadabra at $16M (administrative services, Saint-denis-sur-loire, March 2025) and DeepLife at $10M (AI, Vernon, December 2024). Two companies — AdCreative.ai and CrushON — raised undisclosed amounts.
Which sectors appear most frequently in this dataset?
Energy and Commerce and Shopping each account for two companies: Spark Cleantech and Fractal Energy in energy; Nexbyt Technology and AMI Ingredients in commerce. Every other sector — AI, biotech, agriculture, hardware, IT, financial services, advertising, and consumer goods — is represented by a single company.
Which city in Centre has the most funded startups in this list?
Orléans is the only city with more than one entry, anchoring Overseed's $7M Series A in biotech (July 2024) and Carbon Saver's $100K seed in design (August 2022). All other cities contribute one company each.
How recent is funding activity in this dataset?
The two most recent deals closed in 2025: OGALO's $910K seed in May and Extracadabra's $16M raise in March. Four companies — including DeepLife and Nexbyt Technology — closed rounds in Q4 2024, indicating continued deal flow through late 2024 and into 2025.
What round stages dominate among Centre-based funded startups here?
Series Unknown is the most common stage, covering five companies including Intact ($59M) and Extracadabra ($16M). Seed rounds account for four companies, while three reached Series A — DeepLife, Overseed, and Santexpat.fr. One grant and one Venture-Series Unknown round round out the set.
Is funding in Centre concentrated in France, or does the data cover other countries?
Fifteen of the 16 companies are based in France's Centre-Val de Loire region. The lone exception is Nexbyt Technology, which raised a $5M seed round in Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon, in December 2024.
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