Lille
Metro area · France · Pop. 1.2M
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Lille
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Lille-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Lille - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Lille
VC investment into Lille-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Lille's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Lille.
Location comparison
How Lille stacks up
Compare Lille with peers from the same country (France) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in France ranked by combined EV. Lille's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | $287B | 5.8× | 54 | $6.3B | 5,174 |
| 2 | Lyon | $14.3B | 4.4× | 1 | $203.7M | 493 |
| 3 | Marseille | $13.8B | 6.3× | 1 | $297.8M | 282 |
| 4 | Grenoble | $13B | 6.0× | 2 | $217.4M | 205 |
| 5 | Lille | $8.7B | 3.1× | 2 | $156.4M | 239 |
| 6 | Montpellier | $8B | 6.8× | 2 | $89.7M | 152 |
| 7 | Toulouse | $7.9B | 4.8× | 1 | $347.8M | 227 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | $6.5B | 5.8× | 1 | $60.9M | 278 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | $5.9B | 8.8× | 1 | $70.9M | 97 |
| 10 | Nantes | $5.1B | 4.9× | 1 | $42M | 196 |
| 11 | Rennes | $3.1B | 6.0× | 0 | $65.1M | 105 |
| 12 | Nice | $1.1B | 4.2× | 0 | $34.5M | 83 |
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