How many total SaaS companies are there in Paris?

As of January 2026, Paris has 2121 active SaaS companies.

How many SaaS companies in Paris are funded?

As of January 2026, 906 companies have received funding in this sector.

What is the total funding raised by SaaS companies in Paris?

SaaS companies in Paris have collectively raised $15.5B in funding till date.

Who are the top investors in SaaS companies in Paris?

The top investors in SaaS companies in Paris by number of investments are Plug and Play Tech Center and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Which is the highest funded SaaS company in Paris?

As of January 2026, Contentsquare has raised $1.21B in funding, highest among the funded SaaS companies in Paris.

How many exits have occurred in SaaS companies in Paris?

SaaS sector in Paris has seen 245 acquisitions and 7 IPOs.

How many SaaS unicorns are there in Paris?

Paris has produced 12 unicorns in the SaaS sector till date.

SaaS in Paris, France - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

The SaaS sector in Paris, France comprises 2.55K companies, including 906 funded companies having collectively raised $15.5B in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 458 are Series A+ funded, and 12 have achieved unicorn status.

SaaS sector in Paris, France has seen 245 acquisitions and 7 IPOs. This represents almost 9.9% of all such companies - which is higher than the 5.0% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies providing cloud-based, multi-tenant and subscription or on-demand B2B software applications.

Companies included in SaaS

All B2B software that offers cloud-based, multi-tenant solutions for business functions like Marketing, HR, Sales, Business Intelligence, etc.

Companies excluded in SaaS

1. All On-premise B2B software are excluded. 2. All companies that do not offer their own proprietary software are excluded. 3. Services and Consulting firms are also excluded. 4. Resellers are also excluded.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

2.55K

Top Companies

Alan, Qonto & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

245

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There are more than 2.55K companies in SaaS in Paris, France. Alan is the top SaaS company in Paris, France, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top SaaS companies in Paris, France:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Alan	Provider of health insurance, preventative care, and related well-being services	Paris (France)	2016	Series F	$747M
Qonto	Subscription-based internet first bank through partnership for SMEs and freelancers	Paris (France)	2017	Series D	$717M
Swile	Work tech company offering meal and gift vouchers for employees	Paris (France)	2016	Series D	$328M
Hugging Face	Platform offering collaborative tools for sharing and deploying machine learning models	Paris (France)	2016	Series D	$400M
Parrot	Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles and related software and solutions	Paris (France)	1994	Public	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the SaaS sector in Paris

244 SaaS startups in Paris were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	25
2024	104
2023	134
2022	117
2021	167
2020	244
2019	171
2018	169
2017	185

Stage-wise distribution of SaaS sector companies in Paris

Out of the total 2,547 SaaS companies in Paris, 906 have secured funding. Among them, 458 have reached Series A or higher, and 334 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 2,547

Funded - 906

Series A+ - 458

Series B+ - 334

Series C+ - 285

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	2,547
Funded	906
Series A+	458
Series B+	334
Series C+	285

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Total funding year-on-year in the SaaS sector in Paris

The SaaS sector in Paris saw a total funding of more than $14.2B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2022 at more than $4.17B. There has been a total funding of $12.9M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$12.9M
2025	$1.18B
2024	$1.09B
2023	$1.25B
2022	$4.17B
2021	$3.14B
2020	$1.64B
2019	$811M
2018	$458M
2017	$447M

Recent Funding Rounds in SaaS in Paris

In the year 2026, till January 2026, SaaS companies in Paris have raised $12.9M in equity funding across 1 round. In the same period last year (i.e. till January 2025), SaaS companies in Paris had raised $116M across 4 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 88.89% drop in funding in SaaS companies in Paris as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in SaaS companies in Paris:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
BrightHeart	Series A	9655	Jan 08, 2026	Odyssee Venture and 5 more
Ublo	Seed	7797	Dec 18, 2025	Banque des Territoires and 3 more
Skill Corner Analytics	Series A	3123	Dec 17, 2025	Silversmith
EVERTRUST	Series A	3094	Dec 09, 2025	Elephant Venture Capital
Corma	Seed	6321	Dec 08, 2025	XTX Markets and 6 more

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Plug and Play Tech Center is the top investor in SaaS companies in Paris based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in SaaS companies in Paris:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Owkin, Scortex, Qopius and Monk AI
Lightspeed Venture Partners	Menlo Park (United States)	-
Kima Ventures	Paris (France)	Alan, Swile, Spendesk and Mirakl
Microsoft Accelerator	Paris (France)	Tiller, Logmatic, Vizir and Monkey Tie
Headline	San Francisco (United States)	Swile, Carbonfact, Defacto and Claap

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In the year 2026, till January 2026, 1 acquisition happened in SaaS sector in Paris. Last year, in 2025, a total of 23 acquisitions happened in SaaS sector in Paris.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in SaaS sector in Paris:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
ip-label	Business Acquisition	Jan 08, 2026	ITRS
Trajaan	Business Acquisition	Dec 11, 2025	Cision
Woosmap	Business Acquisition	Nov 25, 2025	Datasharp
Sami	Business Acquisition	Nov 21, 2025	SGS
Akio	Business Acquisition	Nov 11, 2025	Odigo

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Acquisition trends in SaaS sector in Paris

Here are the acquisition trends in SaaS sector in Paris:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	1
2025	23
2024	30
2023	24
2022	35
2021	40
2020	14
2019	18
2018	15
2017	10

In the year 2022, till August 2022, 1 IPO happened in SaaS sector in Paris.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in SaaS sector in Paris:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Vaziva	Aug 09, 2022	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)
Netgem	Mar 11, 2021	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)
Travel Technology Interactive	Apr 18, 2011	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)
Wedia	Jul 12, 2010	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)
Parrot	Aug 15, 2006	OTC Markets (OTCMKTS)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the SaaS in Paris

Most number of SaaS startups in Paris have been founded by alumni from HEC Paris, INSEAD and Stanford University.

College	No. of companies
HEC Paris	98
INSEAD	14
Stanford University	12
Imperial College London	11
University of California (Berkeley)	10
Columbia University	7
London School of Economics and Political Science	7
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7
University of Cambridge	5
Harvard Business School	4

Total funding in SaaS companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Paris

In the last 10 years, HEC Paris graduates' SaaS companies in Paris have raised the most funding among top colleges. INSEAD alumni are second, and University of California (Berkeley) alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
HEC Paris	$2.43B
INSEAD	$1.55B
University of California (Berkeley)	$790M
Stanford University	$600M
IIM Bangalore	$403M
London Business School (LBS)	$181M
ESSEC Business School	$145M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$101M
EDHEC Business School	$74.3M
Harvard Business School	$60.5M