https://pitchbook.com/tag/france france en-US Thu, 21 May 2026 10:52:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/investors-in-france-find-safe-haven-in-real-assets-in-q1 Fundraising for the infrastructure-heavy investment class accounted for two-thirds of all private capital raised in the country. Thu, 21 May 2026 10:52:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/investors-in-france-find-safe-haven-in-real-assets-in-q1 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-pe-hits-lowest-activity-since-2021-as-caution-rises Investors turn to add-on deals for risk management. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:59:48 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-pe-hits-lowest-activity-since-2021-as-caution-rises https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/yann-lecuns-ami-labs-secures-1b-in-bet-on-world-models The round is Europe's largest seed deal to date and values the startup at $3.5B. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:59:45 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/yann-lecuns-ami-labs-secures-1b-in-bet-on-world-models https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/who-is-gaining-share-as-us-investors-pile-into-europe American participation took up almost 20% of the continent's total deal count last year. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:39:12 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/who-is-gaining-share-as-us-investors-pile-into-europe https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/political-uncertainty-and-elevated-debt-slow-down-french-pe-activity Although inflation eased, corporate stress intensified last year, with business bankruptcies hitting record levels amid higher interest rates. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:46:16 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/political-uncertainty-and-elevated-debt-slow-down-french-pe-activity https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/french-defense-tech-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-with-200m-series-b VC interest in the sector is expected to accelerate this year as historic government spending increases drive return potential. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:18:24 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/french-defense-tech-startup-harmattan-ai-hits-unicorn-status-with-200m-series-b https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/hot-or-not-where-european-vc-funding-grew-in-2025 While European VC dealmaking has picked up overall, markets activity has seen a significant drop in some of the region's biggest economies. Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:08:23 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/hot-or-not-where-european-vc-funding-grew-in-2025 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-market-investors-still-see-long-term-opportunity-in-french-instability Short-term political turbulence is failing to deter interest in the country. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:42:30 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-market-investors-still-see-long-term-opportunity-in-french-instability https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cautious-optimism-at-ipem-paris-as-europes-lenders-bemoan-evasive-m-a Market participants at the Paris event agreed that while the valuation gap between buyers and sellers has narrowed, it has still not closed sufficiently to deliver an M&A revival. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:25:18 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cautious-optimism-at-ipem-paris-as-europes-lenders-bemoan-evasive-m-a https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/green-shoots-emerge-in-troubled-european-care-home-sector Staffing levels and occupancy rates in the European retirement and nursing home sector are normalizing, allowing some operators to start deleveraging. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:07:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/green-shoots-emerge-in-troubled-european-care-home-sector https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-suffers-worst-quarter-for-vc-dealmaking-in-5-years Only €1.4 billion was invested in French startups in the first three months of 2025—a 36.4% drop from the same period last year. Thu, 01 May 2025 05:04:50 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-suffers-worst-quarter-for-vc-dealmaking-in-5-years https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/most-active-investors-early-stage-vc-europe-startups These are the 10 most active investors in European early-stage startups, according to PitchBook data. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:53:12 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/most-active-investors-early-stage-vc-europe-startups https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/microsoft-mistral-ai-generative-ai-large-language-models-openai Microsoft's new partner is a France-based large-language model rival to OpenAI. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:32:34 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/microsoft-mistral-ai-generative-ai-large-language-models-openai https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-venture-capital-market-map France's 2023 VC dealmaking closed significantly below 2022's levels, but the country still fared better than many of its peers. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-venture-capital-market-map https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-battery-verkor-series-c French low-carbon battery developer Verkor has raised an €850 million Series C as global VC investments in battery startups remain resilient. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-battery-verkor-series-c https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-europe-foreign-investors-infrastructure Non-European investment in Europe has declined this year, particularly in total value, due to a mix of global and localized issues Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-europe-foreign-investors-infrastructure https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/5-charts-french-private-equity-thrives-despite-europes-stall These give charts show how France’s PE market is thriving in an otherwise flat broader European market. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/5-charts-french-private-equity-thrives-despite-europes-stall https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-venture-capital-trends-q1-2023 Five graphs map out the Q1 2023 performance trends for France's venture capital deals, exits and fundraising. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/france-venture-capital-trends-q1-2023