# Climate Tech investors in France (2026 list)

> 75 climate Tech investors in France, 81% active in the last 12 months. Led by Sequoia Capital, Plug and Play, Bpifrance. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/climate-investors-in-france (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Climate Tech investors in France

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a climate Tech company in France in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**75** investors on the list No change this week

**1,357** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market

**$9.2M** median round they joined *+14%* against the market median

**81%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**45%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **461** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **269** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Ring Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ring) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **193** **$5.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Seventure Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventure-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **193** **$9.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **152** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **146** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Newfund Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **144** **$3.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **138** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 18 [Leo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **130** **$4.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **129** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **110** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Purple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purple-laurent-ritter-s-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **110** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Daphni](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daphni) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **92** **$8.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Banque des Territoires](https://millionrounds.com/fund/banque-des-territoires) *Deploying now* VC firm **79** **$5.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [Axeleo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axeleo-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **70** **$6.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [CapHorn Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cap-horn) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **66** **$13M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen

**50 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Banesco Banco Múltiple](https://millionrounds.com/company/banesco-banco-multiple)** Debt · $25M *Led by* [PROPARCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proparco)
- **5** Nov **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Blue Wire Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-wire-capital)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *Led by* [Axeleo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axeleo-capital)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *With* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

## Stages This Year

1,154 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **20%**
- Series A **15%**
- Series B **7%**
- Grant **7%**
- Other **28%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **423**
- Biotech **103**
- Healthcare **76**
- Energy **67**
- Fintech **61**
- Big Data & Analytics **48**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

423 Q1 25

455 Q2 25

422 Q3 25

482 Q4 25

432 Q1 26

366 Q2 26

314 Q3 26

84 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in climate and energy

- Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet Varun Sivaram · 2018 4.06 from 510 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Innovation About the book How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation--creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis Simon Mundy · 2022 4.22 from 207 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Innovation Company building About the book In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking up global business, and propelling a… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age David S. Abraham · 2015 4.06 from 264 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Company building About the book Our future hinges on a set of rare metals that few of us have even heard of. In this eye-opening book, a natural resource strategist reveals the critical importance of these transformative elements to our technological lifestyle and the consequences of our reliance upon them,… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies Geoffrey B. West · 2017 4.11 from 5,764 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Company building Innovation About the book The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, the science of emergent systems and networks. The term “complexity” can be misleading, however, because what makes West’s discoveries so beautiful is… On AmazonListen on Audible

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## Quick answers about climate Tech investors in France

### Who are the most active climate Tech investors in France?

By cheques observed, the most active are Sequoia Capital, Plug and Play, Bpifrance, EIC Accelerator and Kima Ventures.

### How many climate Tech investors in France are there?

75 are on record. 81% made an investment in the last 12 months and 45% have led a round.

### Which stages do climate Tech investors in France back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (21%).

### How big are the rounds climate Tech investors in France join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $5.9M.

### Which sectors do climate Tech investors in France back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which climate Tech investors in France lead the most rounds?

Sequoia Capital (91 led), EQT Ventures (20 led) and Bpifrance (11 led).

### Where are climate Tech investors in France based?

Among the most active, most are based in France (12), the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (2).

### What have climate Tech investors in France invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Banesco Banco Múltiple (Debt, Nov 2026, with PROPARCO), Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Blue Wire Capital) and Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play).

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