Nantes
Metro area · France · Pop. 700K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Nantes
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. 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. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Location comparison
How Nantes stacks up
Compare Nantes with peers from the same country (France) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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 | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | $287B | 5.8× | 54 | $6.3B | 5,123 |
| 2 | Lyon | $14.3B | 4.4× | 1 | $203.7M | 488 |
| 3 | Marseille | $13.8B | 6.3× | 1 | $281.3M | 279 |
| 4 | Grenoble | $13B | 6.1× | 2 | $216.6M | 199 |
| 5 | Lille | $8.7B | 3.1× | 2 | $154.8M | 234 |
| 6 | Montpellier | $8B | 6.8× | 2 | $89.6M | 151 |
| 7 | Toulouse | $7.9B | 4.9× | 1 | $347.8M | 220 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | $7B | 6.2× | 0 | $60.9M | 273 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | $5.7B | 11.4× | 1 | $70.9M | 95 |
| 10 | Nantes | $5.1B | 4.9× | 1 | $42M | 195 |
| 11 | Rennes | $3B | 6.0× | 0 | $65.1M | 105 |
| 12 | Nice | $1.1B | 4.2× | 0 | $34.5M | 83 |
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