Seed funding for France startups in 2026

Grants for Startups in France (2026) — Open Programs & Eligibility

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Grants for startups in France

Seed funding for France startups (2026)

Explore seed funding for France startups in 2026, including pre-seed investors, equity-free grants, accelerators, and early-stage venture capital firms. Compare eligibility, deadlines, and direct application links in one place, so you can spend less time searching and more time applying to the right opportunities.

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Startup Grants in France

Non-dilutive seed funding, competitions, and awards. Ideal for pilots, MVPs, and early-stage traction without giving up equity.

France 2030 Future Networks Standardisation Call (Bpifrance)

Download the specifications and application template from the Bpifrance call page and s...

France 2030 Data Spaces Call (Bpifrance)

Download the specifications and application form from the Bpifrance call page, complete...

Innowwide Call 5: Market Feasibility Grant for Extra-European Expansion (Eureka / Bpifrance)

Notify your Bpifrance innovation account manager (copy international.innoproject@bpifra...

Eureka ITEA Cluster Call: Software Innovation (Bpifrance, France)

Contact your Bpifrance innovation account manager first (copy international.innoproject...

France-Germany Collaborative R&D Call (Bpifrance / ZIM)

Contact your Bpifrance innovation account manager first (copy international.innoproject...

The Thiel Fellowship

Prospective fellows can apply directly online through the Thiel Fellowship website by p...

The Basis Fellowship

Complete the brief 10-minute online application form by sharing your background, portfo...

DIV Fund (Development Innovation Ventures) Grants

Read the Request for Proposals and submit through the online portal on the DIV Fund app...

HubSpot for Startups

Check your eligibility through the signup link on the HubSpot for Startups page.

MIT Solve 2027 Global Climate Challenge

Submit your solution through the Solve website by 2 November 2026, 12:00pm EST.

MIT Solve 2027 Global Health Challenge

Submit your solution through the Solve website by 2 November 2026, 12:00pm EST.

Global EbA Fund – Small-Size Grants

Prepare an offline draft and submit through the online portal on the Global EbA Fund Sm...

D-Prize Startup Grant

Submit through the D-Prize site. Early submission closes 25 October 2026, regular submi...

Bourse French Tech Emergence (Bpifrance)

Contact your Bpifrance regional office to present the project, then file the applicatio...

Bourse French Tech (Bpifrance)

First meet a Bpifrance account manager at your regional office to present the project, ...

EXIST Business Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)

You don't apply directly. Contact your German university's or research institution's st...

Women TechEU

Two stages: (1) Eligibility Strand — rolling, with weekly cut-offs every Tuesday at 17:...

EIC Accelerator

Three steps: (1) short proposal any time — short form, 10-slide pitch deck and 3-minute...

Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups | Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration

To apply, applicants must obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC) by registering...

Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3

Applicants must start a new application or sign in to continue an existing one on the I...

Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1

Applicants can start a new application or sign in to continue an existing one via the I...

Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1

Applicants can start a new application or sign in to continue an existing one. Initiati...

The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation

Grant applications are accepted twice a year for awards made in the spring and fall, wi...

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Apply through the online form on DRK's website, which takes about 30 to 60 minutes. You...

Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)

Apply online through FID's open call, which runs all year. Check eligibility, choose th...

D-Prize competition

Applicants must prepare a concept note (2-3 pages, depending on whether they are submit...

Autodesk Foundation Funding & Impact Support

Complete the Discovery Form on the Autodesk Foundation website to begin the selection p...

AWS Activate

Go to the AWS Startups site → “Apply for Activate Credits” → choose the appropriate pac...

Google for Startups Cloud Program

Tech Journalism Fund

Applications for the Tech Journalism Fund are reviewed on a rolling basis, with decisio...

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Seed funding for France startups: common questions

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Seed funding helps early-stage France startups build MVPs, hire early team members, run pilots, and reach initial traction.

On this page, seed funding includes equity-free grants, accelerator capital, angel investment, and early-stage venture funding available in 2026.

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Both. We match you to the funds actually open to you, draft every application answer from your own deck, check the deck against the fund's own criteria, and connect you to the events where those investors show up.

Yes. Creating an account is free and gets you your matched list immediately, plus one full AI-drafted application, with no card required. Paid packages exist for founders who want more drafts, deck reviews, and hands-on support — see the pricing page for details.

Weekly. New grants, accelerators, and investor calls are added and stale or closed listings are removed, so the deadlines and eligibility you see are current, not scraped once and forgotten.

All four funding types: equity-free grants, accelerator cohorts, angel and VC investors, and debt financing — filtered the same way, by country, sector, and stage.

Nothing on our end delays you — you submit directly to the fund. We track the deadline and status on your account so you know what's outstanding, and we surface matched events where that fund's investors are likely to show up.

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Grants for Startups in France (2026) — Open Programs & Eligibility