# Startup funding in France, September 2026: Mistral AI's $3.5B Series D leads 9 rounds > We read 9 equity rounds raised in France and announced in September 2026, raising $3.6B between them: 3% of the rounds we read worldwide that month and 9%... Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/france (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Equity rounds **9** raised in France, 9 with an amount Raised **$3.6B** across those rounds Lead named **78%** of rounds say who led Share of the world **3%** of rounds; 9% of the money ## The biggest rounds - [1 **Mistral AI** Series D · led by Samsung Electronics **$3.5B**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai) - [2 **Hackuity** Series B · led by ForgePoint Capital **$19M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackuity) - [3 **Wealthcome** Series B · led by Breega **$17M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthcome) - [4 R **Rayon** Series A · led by Partech Ventures **$11M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rayon) - [5 A **Actionable** Seed · led by Axeleo Capital, Hi Inov - Dentressangle **$10M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/actionable) - [6 P **Primo** Seed · led by Global Founders Capital, Headline **$7.9M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/primo) - [7 **Opio** Seed · led by Frst **$4.6M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/opio) - [8 **AbTx** Seed **$1.9M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/abtx) - [9 C **Combiné Kids** Seed **$1.1M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/combine-kids) ## Day by day Equity rounds raised in France and announced each day of September. The busiest day was 16 September, with 2. 1 September 30 September ## By stage, against the year Each stage's median this month beside its twelve-month median: France's own where we hold enough rounds for a benchmark, otherwise the worldwide one. [Seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed) *5* **$4.6M** this month **$5.5M** 12 months, worldwide [Series A](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a) *1* **$11M** this month **$20M** 12 months, worldwide [Series B](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b) *2* **$18M** this month **$50M** 12 months, worldwide [Series D](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-d) *1* **$3.5B** this month **$150M** 12 months, worldwide ## In what - [AI](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/ai) **7** - [SaaS](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/saas) **4** - [Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/fintech) **2** - [Hardware & Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/hardware) **2** - [Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/biotech) **1** - [Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/cloud) **1** - Consumer Services **1** - [Cybersecurity](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/cybersecurity) **1** AI was the busiest sector in France. ## Against the world - Rounds, France **9** - Rounds, worldwide **357** - Raised, France **$3.6B** - Raised, worldwide **$39B** [The whole of September 2026](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09) ## Other countries in September [116 rounds **United States** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/united-states)[46 rounds **United Kingdom** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/united-kingdom)[25 rounds **India** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/india)[21 rounds **Canada** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/canada)[13 rounds **Germany** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/germany)[11 rounds **Australia** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/australia)[9 rounds **China** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/china) **How this roundup is made** It is written from the rounds we read that month in named articles and filings, counted by the country the company raised in. Only equity rounds with a stage count; debt, grants and public companies' raises do not. Each month the eight countries with the most equity rounds get their own roundup. We read more sources every month, so compare medians, not totals. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a mistake](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)