Paris
Metro area · France · Pop. 12.2M · #21 city by EV
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Paris
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Paris-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Paris - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Paris
VC investment into Paris-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Paris's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Paris.
| # | University | City | Based here | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷École Polytechnique | Palaiseau | 40 | 1,467 |
| 2 | 🇫🇷INSEAD | Fontainebleau | 16 | 5,317 |
Location comparison
How Paris stacks up
Compare Paris 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. Paris's row is highlighted (#1).
| # | 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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