# Semiconductors investors in France (2026 list)

> 33 semiconductors investors in France, 88% active in the last 12 months. Led by Accel, Bpifrance, EIC Accelerator. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Semiconductors investors in France

Updated 7 November 2026

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

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

**714** cheques in 12 months *-14%* against the market

**$17M** median round they joined *+117%* against the market median

**88%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**64%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **244** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Elaia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaia) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **156** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **144** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Innovacom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacom) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **114** **$9.6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **97** **$26M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 11 [Declaration Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/declaration-partners) *Deploying now* Family office · United States **90** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Supernova Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/supernova-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **76** **$16M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Bosch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **75** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [CapHorn Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cap-horn) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **66** **$13M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 15 [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **43** **$54M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **43** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [MIG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mig-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **23** **$16M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 18 [ARM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arm) *Deploying now* VC firm · Nigeria **21** **$175M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 19 [NGP Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngp-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **15** **$35M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 20 [Maverick Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-silicon) *Deploying now* Hedge fund · United States **14** **$109M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [BNP Paribas Développement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas-developpement) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · France **11** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [KBC Focus Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbc-focus-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **5** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [PhotonVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/photonventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **5** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [OVNI Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ovni-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **4** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Yotta Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yotta-capital-partners) quiet Private equity · France **4** **$20M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen

**8 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *With* [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation)
- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures)
- **3** Nov **[Wormsensing](https://millionrounds.com/company/wormsensing)** Series A · $11M *With* [Innovacom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacom)
- **3** Nov **[Scatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/scatec)** Debt · $217M *With* [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank)
- **3** Nov **[Quint](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint)** Seed · $10M *With* [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation)

## Stages This Year

620 rounds

- Venture **19%**
- Seed **17%**
- Series A **14%**
- Series B **11%**
- Debt **9%**
- Other **30%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **208**
- Biotech **77**
- Healthcare **52**
- Hardware & Electronics **40**
- Energy **35**
- Manufacturing **28**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

205 Q1 25

209 Q2 25

237 Q3 25

236 Q4 25

214 Q1 26

214 Q2 26

145 Q3 26

52 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## 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

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## Quick answers about semiconductors investors in France

### Who are the most active semiconductors investors in France?

By cheques observed, the most active are Accel, Bpifrance, EIC Accelerator, BNP Paribas and European Investment Bank.

### How many semiconductors investors in France are there?

33 are on record. 88% made an investment in the last 12 months and 64% have led a round.

### Which stages do semiconductors investors in France back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (20%).

### How big are the rounds semiconductors investors in France join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $16M.

### Which sectors do semiconductors investors in France back most?

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

### Which semiconductors investors in France lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Bpifrance (11 led) and Earlybird Venture Capital (11 led).

### Where are semiconductors investors in France based?

Among the most active, most are based in France (10), the United States (5) and Germany (3).

### What have semiconductors investors in France invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Quantonation) and Biograil (Other, Nov 2026, with Verve Ventures).

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