Nantes
Metro area · France · Pop. 700K
* 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 Nantes
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Nantes-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nantes - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Nantes
VC investment into Nantes-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Nantes's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Nantes.
Location comparison
How Nantes stacks up
Compare Nantes 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. Nantes's row is highlighted (#10).
| # | 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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