# Investors from France in the United Kingdom (2026 list)

> 41 investors from France in the United Kingdom, 90% active in the last 12 months. Led by Sofinnova Partners, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale.

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# Investors from France in the United Kingdom

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms based in France that we have watched in a round raised by a company in the United Kingdom in the last two years. The investors who already make this crossing, ranked by how many of those rounds they joined.

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

**673** cheques in 12 months *-17%* against the market

**$12M** median round they joined *+45%* against the market median

**90%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**66%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by rounds in the United Kingdom, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **11 of 234** **$34M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **9 of 256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Societe Generale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · France **9 of 94** **$129M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [ESA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-space-agency) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · France **8 of 55** **$1.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 5 [Daphni](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daphni) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **7 of 92** **$8.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **6 of 444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Breega](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breega) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **5 of 97** **$9.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **4 of 859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Purple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purple-laurent-ritter-s-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **3 of 110** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [Singular](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singular) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **3 of 97** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Axeleo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axeleo-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **3 of 70** **$6.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [M/VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures-6) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **3 of 21** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Seventure Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventure-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **2 of 193** **$9.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Elaia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaia) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **2 of 156** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **2 of 150** **$28M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Isai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/isai) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **2 of 99** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Sanofi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanofi) *Deploying now* Investment firm · France **2 of 97** **$60M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 18 [Supernova Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/supernova-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **2 of 76** **$16M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Swen Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swen-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Asset manager · France **2 of 62** **$12M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 20 [AFI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afi-ventures-by-ventech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **2 of 50** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Revaia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revaia) *Deploying now* Growth equity · France **2 of 5** **$40M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1 of 1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Ring Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ring) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **1 of 193** **$5.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **1 of 192** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **1 of 167** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**16 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)
- **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *Led by* [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)
- **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven)
- **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *Led by* [Axeleo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axeleo-capital)
- **3** Nov **[CyberKord](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyberkord)** Pre-seed · $3M *Led by* [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital)
- **2** Nov **[Gallium Defense](https://millionrounds.com/company/gallium-defense)** Seed · $8M *Led by* [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital)

## Stages This Year

541 rounds

- Seed **23%**
- Series A **18%**
- Venture **14%**
- Debt **11%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **159**
- Biotech **79**
- Healthcare **45**
- Energy **34**
- Cybersecurity **23**
- Big Data & Analytics **22**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

195 Q1 25

233 Q2 25

176 Q3 25

248 Q4 25

227 Q1 26

193 Q2 26

132 Q3 26

41 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Quick answers about investors from France in the United Kingdom

### Who are the most active investors from France in the United Kingdom?

By rounds in the United Kingdom, the most active are Sofinnova Partners, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, ESA and Daphni.

### How many investors from France in the United Kingdom are there?

41 are on record. 90% made an investment in the last 12 months and 66% have led a round.

### Which stages do investors from France in the United Kingdom back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds investors from France in the United Kingdom join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M.

### Which sectors do investors from France in the United Kingdom back most?

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

### Which investors from France in the United Kingdom lead the most rounds?

Partech Ventures (18 led), Sofinnova Partners (14 led) and Bpifrance (11 led).

### Where are investors from France in the United Kingdom based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in France (25 of the top 25).

### What have investors from France in the United Kingdom invested in recently?

Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Sofinnova Partners), Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Sofinnova Partners) and Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Alven).

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