A comprehensive, data-driven look at emerging trends, investments, and active investors in France.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
2019 DOLLAR FUNDING OFF TO A STRONG START
By the end of 2019, funding is on pace to grow by more than $1B beyond 2018 totals. Q1’19 dollar funding has been driven by a number of substantial deals, 7 of which were $50M+.
MOBILE SECTOR SEES RESURGENCE IN DEAL SHARE
While the internet sector’s deal share has remained steady over the past few quarters, the mobile sector’s deal share rebounded to 20% in Q1’19.
KIMA VENTURES MOST ACTIVE PRIVATE INVESTOR IN Q1’19
While Bpifrance was the most active overall investor in equity deals to unique French Tech companies in Q1’19, Kima Ventures ranked as the most active private investor, a title it retains from 2018.
