Top Venture Capital Firms in France

Between them, the 16 venture capital firms on this page cover partners (4), learning (3), series (3) and series b (2). They also list work in Paris and London. 16 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   IRDI Midi Pyrenees

   Also in Bordeaux

   IRDI Capital Investissement, which trades as IRDI Midi Pyrenees, is a private equity firm that has invested in the south-west of France for more than 40 years.

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   Why #1: In business 40+ years · Team of 27+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Sophia Business Angels

   Also in Sophia Antipolis and Paris

   Sophia Business Angels is a group of individuals who put their own money into early-stage start-ups.

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   Why #2: Founded 2002 · Team of 40+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Auriga Partners

   Partners · Also in Paris

   Auriga Partners is a French venture capital management company that has been operating since 1998.

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   Why #3: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Odyssée Venture

   Private Equity · Also in Paris

   Odyssée Venture is an independent management company for private equity funds in France, approved by the financial markets regulator, the AMF.

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   Why #4: Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Scientipole Ile-de-France Capital

   Partners · Engineering · Tax · Also in Malakoff and Paris

   Scientipole Ile-de-France Capital, known as Scientipôle Capital, is an early-stage investor built on about ten years of experience in the Paris-Saclay area.

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   ETF Partners

   Climate Tech · Partners · Mapping · Also in London

   ETF Partners, short for the Environmental Technologies Fund, is a venture capital investor focused on sustainable technology.

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   Why #5 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   InnovaFonds

   Private Equity · Also in Paris

   InnovaFonds is an independent private equity management company founded in 2011.

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   Why #7: Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Dreamhub Ventures

   Series

   Dreamhub Ventures has worked as a venture fund and company builder since 2016, backing early-stage founders in the United States, Japan and Taiwan.

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   Why #8: Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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9. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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    5M Ventures

    SaaS · Also in Paris

    5M Ventures is a French start-up accelerator based in Paris. It offers entrepreneurs a set of connected services, from raising money to advertising space.

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    Aquasourca

    Also in Europe

    Aquasourca, written Aquasourça on its own site, is a family investment company with permanent capital, active in private equity and real estate.

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    BNP Paribas Développement

    BNP Paribas Développement is an autonomous subsidiary of the BNP Paribas banking group.

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    Environmental Technologies Fund

    Climate Tech · Mapping · Also in London

    Environmental Technologies Fund, operating as ETF Partners, is a European investor in companies aimed at sustainable prosperity.

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    French Partners

    Partners

    French Partners is a co-investment club for qualified investors who want to fund companies run by entrepreneurs from France who work abroad. Its website is in French.

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    HCVC

    Series B · Learning · Series · Also in Seedcamp

    HCVC is a venture capital firm that supports founders tackling hard problems with capital, resources and collaboration.

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    Opera Tech Ventures

    Learning · Security · Also in Paris

    Opera Tech Ventures is a corporate venture capital investor dedicated to the financial industry.

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    XTX Ventures

    Series B · Learning · Series · Also in Paris, France and Chicago

    XTX Ventures is the venture arm of XTX Markets, an algorithmic trading firm.

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