SignalbaseUpdated 18 Jul 2026

Top recently funded startups in France, week of 2026-05-18

France logged 9 verified funding rounds in the week ending 17 May 2026, totalling ≈$272.0M. Forus anchors the week with a ≈$123.0M Series B in Professional Services. Hospitals and Health Care was the busiest sector with 3 deals.

Week of 2026-05-18France9 deals≈$272.0M raised

Country	France
Deals this week	9
Total raised	≈$272.0M
Top sector	Hospitals and Health Care (3)
Most common round	Seed (2)
Sources tracked	27

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Forus	$123.0M	Series B	Professional Services	17 May 2026
2	UroMems	$60.0M	strategic investment	Hospitals and Health Care	13 May 2026
3	Mantle8	€31.0M	Series A	Oil, Gas, and Mining	13 May 2026
4	SÊMEIA	$24.7M	—	Hospitals and Health Care	12 May 2026
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Closer look at the top 3

Forus

Announced 17 May 2026

$123.0M · Series B · Professional Services · France

Forus is a global network that brings together 72 national platforms and 7 regional coalitions, which together account for more than 24,000 organizations from across the globe.

“Proud to finally share what we’ve been building at @Forus. Today we announced $160M in funding by Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, BoxGroup, and Pear VC.”
From the announcement · 12 May 2026

3 more sources tracked. Read the full press release and reporter coverage.

Investors: Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, BoxGroup, Pear VC.

UroMems

Announced 13 May 2026

$60.0M · strategic investment · Hospitals and Health Care · France

UroMems is a biotechnology company based out of 5, rue Raymond Chanas, 38320, Eybens, FRANCE

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Accel	1
2	Acton Capital	1
3	Ajax Health Fund I	1
4	Bain Capital Ventures	1
5	Banque des Territoires	1
6	BoxGroup	1
7	Bpifrance	1
8	Breakthrough Energy Ventures	1
9	Calderion (an Audacia-backed investment platform)	1
10	Citizen Capital

What this week tells us

Hospitals and Health Care accounted for 3 of 9 verified deals in France this week. The stage mix was 3 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 6 Series A or later.