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.
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 | $286B | 5.8× | 54 | $6.2B | 5,130 |
| 2 | Lyon | $14.3B | 4.4× | 1 | $203.7M | 488 |
| 3 | Marseille | $13.9B | 6.4× | 1 | $297.8M | 280 |
| 4 | Grenoble | $13B | 6.1× | 2 | $217.4M | 200 |
| 5 | Lille | $8.7B | 3.1× | 2 | $154.8M | 237 |
| 6 | Montpellier | $8B | 6.8× | 2 | $89.7M | 151 |
| 7 | Toulouse | $7.9B | 4.9× | 1 | $347.8M | 220 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | $6.5B | 5.8× | 0 | $60.9M | 274 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | $5.7B | 11.4× | 1 | $70.9M | 96 |
| 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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