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Paris has a vibrant and well-established startup scene. For founders, this means there's a deep pool of investors ready to fund the next big idea.
You have long-standing players like Sofinnova Partners, with over 350 investments under its belt. Then there are firms like 360 Capital and Alven, which have each backed more than 200 companies.
Below is our list of the best 58 VC firms in Paris.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →Singular provides early-stage capital to ambitious entrepreneurs across Europe, operating as a generalist fund without a specific industry focus. They often take the lead in funding rounds, demonstrating a high-conviction approach to helping founders build their companies.
With a 20-year track record, 360 Capital invests in early-stage deeptech and digital enterprises across Europe. The firm supports ambitious founders building disruptive companies in sectors from robotics to consumer goods, with a portfolio that includes Exotec, Alsid, and Tediber.
Breega backs early-stage founders across Europe and Africa who are rewriting the rules in Digital, Climate, and Deep Tech. More than just investors, their team of former entrepreneurs provides hands-on support in hiring, sales, and strategy to a portfolio that includes Exotec and Moneybox.
Sofinnova Partners backs ambitious entrepreneurs in the life sciences, investing from seed to later stages in fields like biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and industrial biotechnology. As a lead or cornerstone investor, they often provide the first institutional capital and take an active board role to guide companies from formation to exit.
Alven champions ambitious French entrepreneurs building digital technology companies, focusing on early-stage investments. They concentrate on sectors like AI, SaaS, and disruptive consumer models, helping build companies including Bime and BirchBox.
C4 Ventures invests in European startups from Series A onward, as well as later-stage companies expanding into the continent. The firm draws on its team's deep operational experience to help founders scale their businesses and successfully enter European markets.
As one of Europe's top corporate venture funds, Orange Ventures backs future global tech champions from early to late stages in areas like enterprise, fintech, and healthcare. They focus on nurturing innovation in the Middle East and Africa and backing sustainable business models, helping build companies like the digital bank Monzo.
Supernova Invest provides patient capital and expertise to high-growth, deeptech startups across Europe's digital, industrial, healthcare, and cleantech sectors. They focus on scaling disruptive companies like Alice & Bob and ANYbotics for global markets, guiding them toward successful exits through top IPO and M&A deals.
Elaia invests in disruptive startups across the digital economy and deep tech, supporting them from their earliest seed rounds. The firm manages over €700m and provides hands-on guidance to help founders scale their companies into global leaders.
Iris Capital has backed digital entrepreneurs from early-stage to growth since 1986, investing in sectors from SaaS and AdTech to cybersecurity and IoT. The firm helps its portfolio companies expand globally through support from its corporate partners, including Orange, Publicis, and Valeo.
The firms we've highlighted are some of our favorites, but the Paris funding scene runs much deeper. There are plenty of other active investors looking for the next great company.
Together, the firms below have backed nearly 4,000 startups and helped over 600 of them reach an exit. Here’s a broader look at the venture capital firms funding what's next in Paris.
