Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in France
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 128 funded Pre-Seed startups in France, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in France, along with the 100 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in France.
The median disclosed round is $1.8M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $580K and $2.4M. Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Software hold the most companies by sector. Paris and Lyon hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in France closed 55 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 25 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $93M in disclosed capital.
Paris leads the geographic concentration of early capital. Artificial Intelligence dominates the sectoral spread. Recurring activity from firms like Kima Ventures and Alistair Capital indicates a preference for high volume betting. These backers prioritize rapid entry into software and financial services. This pattern reveals a market where speed of deployment outweighs deep diligence for early stage checks.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in France
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across France funding rounds: 100IN.
100 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in France
100 of 128Ordered 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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Pre-Seed startup funding trends in France
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in France closed 55 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 25 of them in the last 12, adding up to $93M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.8M, with the middle half running from $580K to $2.4M. 49 of 55 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Software hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 26. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in France
Sector counts across all 128 tracked companies in France. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in France?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in France are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed 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 128 funded Pre-Seed 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 (6 of 55 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in France is dated Sep 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 Pre-Seed startups are there in France?
FundedIQ tracks 128 funded Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startups in France raised?
Pre-Seed startups in France tracked by FundedIQ have raised $93M in disclosed capital across 55 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 25 rounds in the last 12 months. 49 of those 55 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in France?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 26 companies, followed by Financial Services (12), Software (10) and Commerce and Shopping (7). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in France?
Paris leads with 75 companies, then Lyon (6), Bordeaux (4) and Levallois-perret (2).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in France?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.8M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $580K and $2.4M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startups in France is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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