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Best 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services Companies in France

The 81 best 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GEOSAT.

81companies tracked
$12.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
Sources & further reading
  • ResearchAndMarkets.com
  • Verified Market Research

Ranked: Best 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1GEOSAT
Offers land surveying, project management, 3D modelling and scanning services
$11M85 mo agoSeries BCedrik Ferrero
Founder
2000Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+2011 patents
Geospatial mapping and AI-driven geolocation for signalling infrastructure and 3D scene analysis
1 internship · 1 partnership
2ALSIMA
Provider of 3D printing and 3D scanning services
$972K56 mo agoSeed2015
3Novadditive
Provider of 3D-printed ceramic parts for prototyping and small-to-medium production runs
$525K16 mo agoSeedVincent Poirier
CEO
20203 patents
Provides support structures for cooking appliances and cookware.
1 partnership · 1 award
4Pops
Provider of 3D printing services
$177K105 mo agoSeedAntoine Marie
Co-Founder & CEO
2016
5Lynxdrone
Manufacturer of drones and robots for industrial inspection
$68K32 mo agoFunding Raised2015
6AVSimulation
Platform offers 3d environment creation and software training services
47 mo agoSeed2017WordPressPleskMySQL+29
73D Juump
Developer of 3D software for personal computers. The company develops visual software in three dimension for…
Acquired2004
83D Scan Pro
Provider of building information modeling software for construction professionals
UnfundedJulie
Co-Founder
2016

Top 6 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France

#1
Seed · Tarbes, Occitanie · founded 2020
$524.5Kraised

Provider of 3D-printed ceramic parts for prototyping and small-to-medium production runs. It uses additive manufacturing to produce ceramic components from customer-supplied designs. The company works with a variety of ceramic materials and selects the appropriate technology based on the desired properties of the final product. This allows clients to create complex geometries not achievable through traditional methods, enabling rapid iteration during product development and faster innovation cycles. The service encompasses the entire process, from design consultation to final production.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. France Additive) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Seed$524.5K
Founders & team
Vincent PoirierCEO
#2
Series B · Pessac, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2000 · 600 employees
$10.9Mraised

Provider of geographical data and topographical survey services based in Pessac, France. The company's range of services includes 3D scanning and modeling, mobile mapping, underground network detection and land surveying.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 14.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. NS2F (Nouvelle Signalisation Ferroviaire Frugale)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2019Series B$10.9M
Founders & team
Cedrik FerreroFounder
Investors
Societe Generale, Bpifrance, Ouest Croissance, Societe Generale Capital Partenaire
Tech stack
Animate.CssCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Cookieyes
#3
Seed · Chavanod, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2015 · 9 employees
$971.9Kraised

Provider of tailor-made 3D printing services intended to drive innovation in the additive manufacturing sector. The company offers a set of continuous services including technical support, setup assistance, and regular information on technological developments, enabling clients in the additive manufacturing industry to develop their potential.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Seed$971.9K
Investors
Kreaxi, Credit Agricole Alpes Developpement
#4
Funding Raised · France · founded 2015 · 6 employees
$68.2Kraised

Manufacturer of drones and robots for industrial inspection. These unmanned systems are designed for use in confined spaces, providing precise and reliable data acquisition in challenging environments. Applications include infrastructure inspection in various sectors such as water and sanitation, building, and complex industrial settings. The company offers solutions encompassing drone design, data analysis, and on-site services. Their technology enables safer and more efficient inspection processes, reducing risks associated with human access to hazardous areas.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$68.2K
Investors
Europa
#5
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 26 employees
$177Kraised

Developer of a photo printing application designed to develop copies of moving photos. The company's application uses the technique of the holographic lenticular printing process in order to transform pictures into animated versions when rotated, enabling users to take pictures and animated prints and transform videos posted on social networks into animated photos.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2017Seed$176.8K
Founders & team
Antoine MarieCo-Founder & CEOXavier WaquetCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Kima Ventures, Start Capital, Alchimia Investments
#6
Seed · Boulogne billancourt, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 87 employees
raised

Platform offers 3d environment creation and software training services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 11.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Seed
Investors
UTAC Ceram
Tech stack
Anime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzCore-JsElementor

Funding & investor landscape

$12.7Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Le Village by CA3 rounds
Credit Agricole Alpes Developpement2 rounds
Normandie Incubation2 rounds
Alchimia Investments1 rounds
Belle de Mai incubator1 rounds
Bpifrance1 rounds
Daffourd Invest1 rounds
Europa1 rounds
FABulous1 rounds
Kima Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Vincent Poirier
CEO · Novadditive
Cedrik Ferrero
Founder · GEOSAT
Antoine Marie
Co-Founder & CEO · Pops
Xavier Waquet
Co-Founder & CTO · Pops
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,966,563 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · France

How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in France

A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,159 France-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 48% → 68% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique457
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne117
  • Arts et Métiers49
  • Université Claude Bernard Lyon 140
  • Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard38
leading researchers
Sofiane Guessasma · Sofiane Belhabib · Frédéric Demoly · Julien Gardan · Christophe Moser · I. Smurov · Antoine Le Duigou · Hédi Nouri
Breakthroughs292 · 25%
▲ 19%→28% share
▲1.5× share momentum4 median citations73% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (19%→28% of field), led by Fabrication.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fabrication3→41
  • Nanotechnology4→34
  • Composite material3→23
  • 3d printed1→17
  • Extrusion1→17
Newly emergingMechanical engineering 0→18 · Photopolymer 0→18 · Composite number 0→15
Landmark Volumetric Bioprinting of Complex Living‐Tissue Constructs within Seconds · 575 cites
Advancements606 · 52%
▼ 59%→50% share
▼0.8× share momentum6 median citations63% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (59%→50% of field), led by Composite material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Composite material5→90
  • Extrusion2→42
  • Fabrication9→48
  • Microstructure8→37
  • Fused deposition modeling5→33
Newly emergingPolylactic acid 0→26 · Fusion 0→13 · Photopolymer 0→11
Landmark Structural built-up of cement-based materials used for 3D-printing extrusion techniques · 893 cites
Concerns102 · 9%
▲ 8%→9% share
▲1.1× share momentum24 median citations64% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (8%→9% of field), led by 3d printed.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3d printed1→12
  • Composite material1→12
  • Nanotechnology2→8
  • Manufacturing engineering4→10
  • Microstructure1→6
Newly emergingPorosity 0→8 · Stereolithography 0→6 · Flexibility (engineering) 0→6
Landmark The upcoming 3D-printing revolution in microfluidics · 1,089 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France

Where additive manufacturing is researched across France

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Paris233 · +0.57
Hot · 3D printingAdvancing · FabricationOpportunity · PolymerConcern · Manufacturing engineering
Lyon63 · +0.53
Hot · ExtrusionAdvancing · Tissue engineeringOpportunity · Porosity
Strasbourg39 · +0.40
Hot · PhotopolymerAdvancing · PolymerOpportunity · Fused deposition modelingConcern · Composite material
Toulouse34 · +0.49
Hot · Selective laser sinteringAdvancing · CeramicOpportunity · Silicon carbide
Grenoble32 · +0.54
Hot · Layer (electronics)Advancing · Characterization (materials science)Opportunity · Extrusion
Marseille28 · +0.62
Hot · PolymerizationAdvancing · PhotopolymerOpportunity · Stereolithography
PATENT SIGNAL · France

Who's filing additive manufacturing patents in France

France additive manufacturing patent filing is accelerating — 7,815 filings from 1,130 assignees (2016–2025), led by Arkema France, Safran Aircraft Engines, Centre NAT RECH Scient; annual filings 291→852.

7,815 filings1,130 assigneespeak 1076/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Arkema France820
  • Safran Aircraft Engines607
  • Centre NAT RECH Scient525
  • Commissariat Energie Atomique440
  • Essilor INT421
  • Addup399
  • Michelin & CIE382
  • Safran364

Common questions

How many 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 81 indexable 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France?
The 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France on this list have raised a combined $12.7M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services company in France?
GEOSAT is the highest-funded 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services company in France, with $10.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France are funded?
5 of the 81 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services unicorns are there in France?
None of the 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies in France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies?
The most active investors in France 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Services companies on this list include Le Village by CA, Credit Agricole Alpes Developpement, Normandie Incubation, Alchimia Investments, Belle de Mai incubator.
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