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Top 25 Seed stage startups based in France

RevenueBase identified 132 company matches for seed stage startups associated with France as of September 2026 and tracks 1,090 professional contacts across them, including 255 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for seed stage startups associated with France, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

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How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 22, 2026 How this list was built
132Companies
1,090Contacts tracked
255Verified emails
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The 25 largest seed stage startups based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 132 company matches for seed stage startups based in France, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 22, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-50107 contacts →

Exact match

“Serena is one of Europe's leading investment firm, with €1bn under management.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5049 contacts →

Exact match

“Digital Africa investit et accompagne les entrepreneurs tech africains qui œuvrent chaque jour, au service de l’impact, pour le continent!”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchRennes, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5043 contacts →

Exact match

“The Moon Venture, c’est le Venture Capital qui finance les startups, en amorçage et en Série A, et qui les accompagne dans leur hypercroissance grâce à une équipe opérationnelle.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchLevallois-perret, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5040 contacts →

Exact match

“Accompagner les équipes fondatrices, dérisquer l’investissement, recruter les meilleurs talents.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact match75008, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 2026501-1,00034 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Village by CA Paris est l’antenne parisienne du plus grand accélérateur de startups en Europe, un réseau présent dans 47 lieux en France et à l’international, qui accompagne en…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1030 contacts →

Exact match

“emlyon venture labs accompagne les entrepreneurs et intrapreneurs ambitieux de l'idée à l'hyper-croissance.”

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7Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1029 contacts →

Exact match

“Source Ventures is a micro VC Pre-Seed and Seed Fund dedicated to tech startups.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1027 contacts →

Exact match

“Premier réseau de business angels dédié au financement de jeunes entreprises stratégiques.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm with over $500m under management and a successful track record of backing more than 130 startups over 20 years.”

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10Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1026 contacts →

Exact match

“Better Angle is an early stage investor founded by experienced entrepreneurs who became business angels.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchPalaiseau, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1024 contacts →

Exact match

“Accompagnement de projets de création d'entreprises technologiques innovants”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12Exact matchMarseille, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1021 contacts →

Exact match

“L'Accélérateur M est une incubateur/accélérateur de jeunes entreprises innovantes (startups) permettant de structurer et d'accélérer leur développement.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13Exact matchBordeaux, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Entrepreneurs and enthusiasts, we specialize in operational support for start-ups and growing companies.”

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14Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5019 contacts →

Exact match

“Depuis 2016, Angelsquare accompagne les meilleurs entrepreneurs dans leurs opérations stratégiques, de la première levée de fonds à la cession de leur entreprise.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1019 contacts →

Exact match

“Educapital is the largest European Impact VC fund backing tech entrepreneurs shaping the future of education and work.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16Exact matchNantes, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1019 contacts →

Exact match

“Un réseau engagé et solidaire de Startupers et d’Entrepreneurs de la Tech pour accompagner et financer les premiers pas des Startups de l’ouest.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17Exact matchMontpellier, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202651-20018 contacts →

Exact match

“CREALIA® est un fonds d'amorçage : sa vocation est de financer la création d’entreprise innovante au travers d’un prêt d'honneur personnel à taux 0, l’objectif étant la réussite…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
18Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5015 contacts →

Exact match

“Flag is your exclusive partner for your scale-up phase : Equity from pre-seed to Serie A; Non-dilutives fundings; Taxation for innovation; Part Time CFO.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“Seulement 5% des entreprises qui cherchent à lever des fonds y parviennent.”

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20Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“Kerala has developed the concept of "Cofounding Investor", partnering with top entrepreneurs from their startup inception, bringing a massive support with a specific focus on…”

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21Exact matchReims, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-5012 contacts →

Exact match

“France Active Champagne-Ardenne accélère la réussite des entrepreneurs en leur apportant conseils, financements et connexion avec un large réseau de partenaires”

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22Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Polytechnique Ventures is the seed fund of Ecole Polytechnique, created in 2020.”

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23Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 202611-509 contacts →

Exact match

“One Green est le cercle où les meilleurs investisseurs rencontrent les meilleurs fondateurs.”

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24Exact matchBiot, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Group Ott was established out of the collective ambition of investors experienced in the business and finance industries.”

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25Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 22, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“Le HUB612 est un accélérateur et un fonds d’investissement, qui accompagne des startups tech B2B dans leur croissance.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Seed stage startups based in France at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
23.4%Verified-email coverage
8.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
50.0%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
107
11-50
23
51-200
1
501-1,000
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 132 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with France whose business descriptions match “seed stage startups” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 255 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “seed stage startups”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many seed stage startups are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 132 company matches for seed stage startups associated with France as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Serena tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most seed stage startups?

Paris leads with 66 company records, followed by Bordeaux (4) and Lyon (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 255 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 132 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.