# Robotics investors in France (2026 list) > 70 robotics investors in France, 80% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-france (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Robotics investors in France Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a robotics company in France in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 70 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Frobotics-investors-in-france)The top 25 **70** investors on the list *+2* this week **2,719** cheques in 12 months *-16%* against the market **$13M** median round they joined *+63%* against the market median **80%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **59%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **535** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **519** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **328** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **295** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **269** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **217** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 18 [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **200** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Ring Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ring) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **193** **$5.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [XAnge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xange) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **192** **$8.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **179** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **129** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **110** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **106** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **45 more on this list** All 70 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Frobotics-investors-in-france) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Physicl](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicl)** Seed · $10M *Led by* [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) - **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Benhamou Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benhamou-global-ventures) - **5** Nov **[Granit](https://millionrounds.com/company/granit)** Seed · $6M *Led by* [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) - **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *Led by* [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) ## Stages This Year 2,384 rounds - Venture **22%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **14%** - Series B **8%** - Other **21%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,129** - Healthcare **136** - Fintech **133** - Big Data & Analytics **128** - Biotech **120** - Financial Services **80** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 851 Q1 25 834 Q2 25 882 Q3 25 885 Q4 25 850 Q1 26 799 Q2 26 577 Q3 26 158 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in United States 3,683](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-united-states) - [Fintech investors in United States 1,166](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-united-states) - [AI investors in United Kingdom 1,039](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-united-kingdom) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in United States 1,039](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-united-states) - [Biotech investors in United States 914](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-united-states) - [Energy investors in United States 798](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-united-states) - [Robotics investors in United States 797](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-united-states) - [Construction investors in United States 742](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-united-states) - [Cybersecurity investors in United States 702](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors-in-united-states) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible - Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible - PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible - The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about robotics investors in France ### Who are the most active robotics investors in France? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Bpifrance. ### How many robotics investors in France are there? 70 are on record. 80% made an investment in the last 12 months and 59% have led a round. ### Which stages do robotics investors in France back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (22%). ### How big are the rounds robotics investors in France join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M. ### Which sectors do robotics investors in France back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Fintech. ### Which robotics investors in France lead the most rounds? Sequoia Capital (91 led), Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led) and Partech Ventures (18 led). ### Where are robotics investors in France based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), France (7) and the United Kingdom (3). ### What have robotics investors in France invested in recently? Recent rounds include Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inovia Capital), firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Benhamou Global Ventures) and Granit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Seedcamp). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)