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Top 25 Seed stage startups based in France

Name: Seed stage startups based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 132 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 132 seed stage startups headquartered in 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 seed stage startups headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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 seed stage startups based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to seed stage startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Serena	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	107 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Serena is one of Europe's leading investment firm, with €1bn under management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Digital Africa	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Digital Africa investit et accompagne les entrepreneurs tech africains qui œuvrent chaque jour, au service de l’impact, pour le continent!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	The Moon Venture	Partial evidence	Rennes, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Tomcat	Indirect evidence	Levallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Accompagner les équipes fondatrices, dérisquer l’investissement, recruter les meilleurs talents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	LE Village By CA Paris	Partial evidence	75008, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Emlyon Venture Labs	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “emlyon venture labs accompagne les entrepreneurs et intrapreneurs ambitieux de l'idée à l'hyper-croissance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Source Ventures	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Source Ventures is a micro VC Pre-Seed and Seed Fund dedicated to tech startups.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Défense Angels	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Premier réseau de business angels dédié au financement de jeunes entreprises stratégiques.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	ALVEN	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Better Angle	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Better Angle is an early stage investor founded by experienced entrepreneurs who became business angels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Incuballiance	Indirect evidence	Palaiseau, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Accompagnement de projets de création d'entreprises technologiques innovants” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Accelerateurm	Partial evidence	Marseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L'Accélérateur M est une incubateur/accélérateur de jeunes entreprises innovantes (startups) permettant de structurer et d'accélérer leur développement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	TRAX	Indirect evidence	Bordeaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Entrepreneurs and enthusiasts, we specialize in operational support for start-ups and growing companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Angelsquare	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Depuis 2016, Angelsquare accompagne les meilleurs entrepreneurs dans leurs opérations stratégiques, de la première levée de fonds à la cession de leur entreprise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Educapital	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Educapital is the largest European Impact VC fund backing tech entrepreneurs shaping the future of education and work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Premier Étage	Partial evidence	Nantes, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Créalia Occitanie	Indirect evidence	Montpellier, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	FLAG	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Kohortz	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seulement 5% des entreprises qui cherchent à lever des fonds y parviennent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Kerala Ventures	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	France Active Champagne-Ardenne	Indirect evidence	Reims, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “France Active Champagne-Ardenne accélère la réussite des entrepreneurs en leur apportant conseils, financements et connexion avec un large réseau de partenaires” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Polytechnique Ventures	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Polytechnique Ventures is the seed fund of Ecole Polytechnique, created in 2020.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	ONE Green	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Green est le cercle où les meilleurs investisseurs rencontrent les meilleurs fondateurs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	OTT Heritage	Indirect evidence	Biot, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Group Ott was established out of the collective ambition of investors experienced in the business and finance industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Hub612	Partial evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Le HUB612 est un accélérateur et un fonds d’investissement, qui accompagne des startups tech B2B dans leur croissance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: seed stage startups. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names seed stage startups.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of seed stage startups, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name seed stage startups. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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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

51-200

501-1,000

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

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among seed stage startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “seed stage startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names seed stage startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among seed stage startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 255 across the full list. 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.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names seed stage startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many seed stage startups are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 132 seed stage startups headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Serena, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most seed stage startups?

Paris leads with 66 headquartered companies, 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 the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 255 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 132 companies.

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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About this data

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 Smart Search, 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.