Recently Funded Startups in Lyon
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 76 funded startups in Lyon and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Lyon, along with the 76 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $5.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.4M and $10M. Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Lyon closed 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $202M in disclosed capital.
Local capital leads this region. Early stage backing dominates, reflecting a preference for nascent ventures over scaled operations. Small teams characterize the segment. Approaching these founders means dealing with lean structures where decisions happen quickly. The presence of regional venture firms indicates a tight network of influence that favors local ties over global reach.
Lyon funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
76 most recently funded startups in Lyon
76 shownOrdered 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.
Lyon startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Lyon closed 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12, adding up to $202M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.2M, with the middle half running from $2.4M to $10M. 23 of 25 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services hold the most companies, led by Biotechnology at 20. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Lyon
Sector counts across all 76 tracked companies in Lyon. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Lyon
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Lyon break down by stage.
A further 9 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Lyon startup funding data
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 76 funded startups in Lyon currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (2 of 25 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Lyon is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 76 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 startups are there in Lyon?
FundedIQ tracks 76 funded startups in Lyon. This page lists the 76 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 startups in Lyon raised?
Startups in Lyon tracked by FundedIQ have raised $202M in disclosed capital across 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 7 rounds in the last 12 months. 23 of those 25 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Lyon?
Biotechnology has the most, with 20 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (9), Financial Services (6) and Information Technology (5). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Lyon?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.4M and $10M. 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 startups in Lyon?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 9 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series B (3) and Series A (2). A further 9 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Lyon startup funding data 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 startups in Lyon is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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