Funded Startups in Nantes
Recent Nantes rounds span 2020-03-16 (inVirtus Technologies) through 2025-05-15 (Dr.
Recent Nantes rounds span 2020-03-16 (inVirtus Technologies) through 2025-05-15 (Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail), with the newest entry at the $100K level in 2025-05. The disclosed maximum is Akeneo’s $135M Series D on 2022-03-15, a clear outlier compared with other large deals such as Lhyfe’s $30M (2023-12-12) and AbolerIS Pharma’s $29M (2023-09-19), while several entries cluster in the $1M–$5M range.
Stage and sector patterns also stand out: “Series Unknown” appears in 4 of 23 rows (Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail, Enerdigit, Velco, Lhyfe, plus Take a Desk’s “Venture - Series Unknown”), and energy appears 3+ times (Lhyfe $30M in 2023-12-12, Weenat $9M in 2024-04-08, HelioRec $60K in 2022-08-08). Many of the list’s mid-range financings concentrate in 2023 (e.g., Obat $13M on 2023-11-15; Ecov - $13M on 2023-05-10).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Nantes list, and how does it compare to the rest?
Akeneo’s $135M (Series D) on 2022-03-15 is the largest disclosed amount in the 23 rows, dwarfing other upper-end disclosed rounds like Lhyfe’s $30M on 2023-12-12 and AbolerIS Pharma’s $29M on 2023-09-19.
Do any sectors appear often enough to suggest a local thematic cluster?
Energy-related entries recur at least three times: Lhyfe ($30M, Series Unknown, 2023-12-12), Weenat ($9M, Series C, 2024-04-08), and HelioRec ($60K, Grant, 2022-08-08). AI also shows up multiple times (Velco $2M in 2023-12-19; HUVY $1M in 2023-12-14).
How concentrated are deals in time, especially near the top of the list?
The two latest deals are close together—Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail ($100K) on 2025-05-15 and Kalent ($1M, Seed) on 2025-05-01—while 2023 holds a dense middle (e.g., Obat $13M on 2023-11-15; AbolerIS Pharma $29M on 2023-09-19; Ecov - $13M on 2023-05-10).
What does the stage mix look like, particularly around “Series Unknown”?
“Series Unknown”/unspecified classifications are frequent: Enerdigit ($44M, Series Unknown) in 2024-07-12, Velco ($2M, Series Unknown) in 2023-12-19, Lhyfe ($30M, Series Unknown) in 2023-12-12, and Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail ($100K, Series Unknown) in 2025-05-15, plus Take a Desk labeled “Venture - Series Unknown” ($2M) on 2022-01-02.
Are there outliers besides the top disclosed amount that merit attention?
Yes on the low end: HelioRec’s $60K grant (2022-08-08) and Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail’s $100K (2025-05-15) sit far below the dominant disclosed band that includes $1M–$5M rounds like Digital4better ($1M, 2024-02-23) and Lisaqua ($5M, Seed, 2022-03-04).
What are the temporal edges of the dataset shown here?
The oldest shown round is in 2020: inVirtus Technologies ($800K) on 2020-03-16 and additional 2020 entries include Nextflow Software ($2M) on 2020-10-07 and jho. ($2M) on 2020-05-15. The newest shown round is Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail on 2025-05-15.
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