Marseille
Metro area · France · Pop. 1.6M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Marseille
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Marseille-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Marseille - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Marseille
VC investment into Marseille-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Marseille's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Marseille.
Location comparison
How Marseille stacks up
Compare Marseille 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. Marseille's row is highlighted (#3).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | $288B | 5.8× | 54 | $6.3B | 5,203 |
| 2 | Lyon | $14.3B | 4.4× | 1 | $203.7M | 494 |
| 3 | Marseille | $13.8B | 6.3× | 1 | $297.8M | 286 |
| 4 | Grenoble | $13.1B | 6.1× | 2 | $217.4M | 207 |
| 5 | Lille | $8.7B | 3.1× | 2 | $156.7M | 242 |
| 6 | Toulouse | $8B | 4.9× | 1 | $347.8M | 228 |
| 7 | Montpellier | $8B | 6.8× | 2 | $89.7M | 153 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | $6.5B | 5.8× | 1 | $60.9M | 280 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | $5.9B | 8.8× | 1 | $70.9M | 99 |
| 10 | Nantes | $5.1B | 4.9× | 1 | $42M | 196 |
| 11 | Rennes | $3.1B | 6.0× | 0 | $65.1M | 106 |
| 12 | Nice | $1.1B | 4.2× | 0 | $34.5M | 84 |
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