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Best Computer Vision Companies in France

The 31 best Computer Vision companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Moon Surgical.

31companies tracked
$126Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised
Sources & further reading
  • Computer Vision AI Market Research

Ranked: Best Computer Vision companies in France

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Moon Surgical
Provider of robotic surgical devices
$87M41 mo agoSeries BBrice Pretty
Founder
2020Craft CMSPleskPHP+1967 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
—
2Alteia
Cloud driven AI based visual intelligence platform for enterprises
$17M49 mo agoAcquiredBenjamin Benharrosh
Co-founder and Head of Sales
2020WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21——
3Veesion
Provider of AI-based video analytics solution for video surveillance
57AI top 26%Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Moat top 39%
All 11 signals ▾
AItop 26%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 38%
Moattop 39%
Producttop 40%
Markettop 45%
Techtop 50%
Growthbottom 47%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 17%
Customersbottom 17%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, deep learning
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$11M17 mo agoSeries B—2018WebflowApple iCloud MailHubSpot+14——
4LIXO
Provider of AI-based solutions for waste characterization
$4M57 mo agoSeedOlivier Large
Co-Founder & CTO
2019WebflowLeadfeederLinkedin Insight Tag+258 patents
Smart waste collection vehicle systems: routing, sensor integration, and waste analytics
—
5Smart Me Up
Provider of AI-based computer vision technology for the automotive industry
$2M128 mo agoAcqui-HiredLoic Lecerf
Founder & CEO
2012—15 patents
Composite assembly methods for vehicle structures and eco-friendly sewn wood plant protection
—
6VizioSense
Provider of AI and cloud-based optical sensors for people counting
$2M41 mo agoSeed—2020WixSentryBootstrap+15——
7Psycle
Provider of AI-based solution for visual inspection
8AI top 35%Talent bottom 45%Product bottom 40%Funding bottom 30%
All 6 signals ▾
AItop 35%
Talentbottom 45%
Productbottom 40%
Fundingbottom 30%
Globalbottom 29%
Marketbottom 15%
AI: Product described with: ai-based, computer vision
Talent: 1 named leader on record
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 8/100
$2M53 mo agoSeedBaptiste Amato-Gagnon
Founder & CEO
2017———
8Two-i
Provider of AI-based video analytics software for enterprises
$1M95 mo agoSeedJulien Trombini
Co-Founder and Chairman at Two-i
2017—6 patents
Advanced holographic displays and intelligent video surveillance packaging solutions
—
9DeepHawk
Developer of AI-powered visual inspection software for industrial quality control
16Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding bottom 37%Global bottom 32%
All 6 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
AItop 45%
Fundingbottom 37%
Globalbottom 32%
Techbottom 29%
Marketbottom 25%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100
$1M23 mo agoSeedTomas Crivelli
Co-Founder
2020WordPressMySQLPHP+17——

Top 10 Computer Vision companies in France

#1
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 163 employees
$11Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-based video analytics solution for video surveillance. The product offered by the company continuously analyzes the video streams leverages deep learning algorithms to detect the gestures associated with shoplifting and sends alerts to take action.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 26%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Product
top 40%
Market
top 45%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, deep learning
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers — 19.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Alphavision Security) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$16.9M
  • May 2025Series B$42.8M
  • Mar 2022Series A$11M
  • 2018Seed—
Investors
Verve Ventures, Techmind, Aglae Ventures, Founders Future, Odyssee Venture, Constructive Venture Fund
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle Font ApiHstsMysqlOpen GraphOvhcloud
#2
Seed · Cesson-Sévigné, Ille-et-vilaine · founded 2020
$1.1Mraised
▾

Developer of AI-powered visual inspection software for industrial quality control. The software delivers defect detection with integration into any production line. It provides anomaly detection and is configured for battery anomaly detection. The software is used in automotive, aerospace, and mechanical parts manufacturing.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
AI
top 45%
Funding
bottom 37%
Global
bottom 32%
Tech
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 25%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Funding: Raised $1.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Tomas CrivelliCo-FounderGilles AllainCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
The Moon Venture
#3
Series B · France · founded 2020 · 33 employees
$86.7Mraised
▾

Provider of robotic surgical devices. It develops minimally invasive healthcare devices. It has also developed digital surgery, co-manipulation, and laparoscopy devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 31k LinkedIn followers — 35.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Series B$55.4M
  • Jun 2022Series A$31.3M
Founders & team
Brice PrettyFounderAnne OsdoitCEO
Investors
GT Healthcare Capital Partners, Cathay Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Sofinnova Partners, MD Start, NVentures
Tech stack
Craft CmsDocusignFacebook PixelGoogle Hosted LibrariesGsapHubspot
#4
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 110 employees
$17Mraised
▾

Cloud driven AI based visual intelligence platform for enterprises. It offers a suite of tools to enable digital transformation for enterprise asset management. It enables developers, data scientists, and business analysts to build predictive models and customized high value applications with a unified database for all of their visual data.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 6.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed—
  • Dec 2021Conventional Debt$17M
Founders & team
Benjamin BenharroshCo-founder and Head of SalesMichael LagardeCEO
Investors
European Investment Bank, Wa'ed Ventures, Intel Capital
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjs
#5
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 13 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

Provider of AI and cloud-based optical sensors for people counting. It develops customized plug-and-play sensors and API-based dashboards. It has applications in people counting, parking management, advertisement and marketing impact measurement, helmet detection, waiting for line measurements, transportation peak monitoring, and automated inventory management.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Seed$1.5M
Investors
Be Angels, Wesley Clover, Alacrity
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#6
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 37 employees
$4Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-based solutions for waste characterization. It offers hardware and software to sort waste. It uses IoT and computer vision technology to analyze data, detect and characterize waste. It caters to waste management and recycling industries.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Seed$4M
Founders & team
Olivier LargeCo-Founder & CTOMarjorie DarcetCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Demeter, 50 Partners, RAISE
#7
Seed · Compiegne, Hauts de France · founded 2017 · 10 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-based solution for visual inspection. It provides industrial computing equipment, with 24V, RJ45, and USB electrical inputs & outputs and uses computer vision software for detecting production anomalies and defects.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 8how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 35%
Talent
bottom 45%
Product
bottom 40%
Funding
bottom 30%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 15%
AI: Product described with: ai-based, computer vision
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Product: 1 published app (75 installs) · Company stage: Seed
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Chargé d'affaires sur le secteur Grand Ouest
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Baptiste Amato-GagnonFounder & CEO
Investors
Finovam Gestion, Groupe IRD, Nord France Amorquage, Bpifrance
#8
Acqui-Hired · Meylan, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2012
$2.2Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-based computer vision technology for the automotive industry. The company has developed a lightweight processor that can detect and process objects via autonomous learning algorithms. It has applications in autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and other computer vision-based solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2016Angel$2.2M
Founders & team
Loic LecerfFounder & CEO
#9
Seed · Metz, Grand Est · founded 2017 · 20 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-based video analytics software for enterprises. Its features include object detection, counting, activity detection, real-time video streaming, 3D mapping, and alerts. It caters to public safety, retail, smart cities, construction, and marine industries.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2018Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Julien TrombiniCo-Founder and Chairman at Two-i
Investors
Synergie
#10
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 18 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of video analysis software for smart cities and mobility infrastructures. It transforms real-time urban video streams into insightful data for greener and safer cities & infrastructures. It offers software that turns automatically the video streams coming from any surveillance camera into insightful data and safety alerts on the security of public places, and flow management for urban cleanliness.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Seed—
  • Jul 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Quentin BarenneCo-FounderMatthias HoullierCo-FounderLevi VianaCo-Founder
Investors
Ardian, Le Village by CA
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAxeptioContact Form 7Google AnalyticsGoogle Hosted LibrariesJquery

Funding & investor landscape

$126Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
12disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bpifrance2 rounds
Courtin Investment2 rounds
Demeter2 rounds
Odyssee Venture2 rounds
Techmind2 rounds
50 Partners1 rounds
Aglae Ventures1 rounds
Alacrity1 rounds
Ardian1 rounds
Be Angels1 rounds

Notable founders

Tomas Crivelli
Co-Founder · DeepHawk
Gilles Allain
Co-Founder & CEO · DeepHawk
Brice Pretty
Founder · Moon Surgical
Anne Osdoit
CEO · Moon Surgical
Benjamin Benharrosh
Co-founder and Head of Sales · Alteia
Michael Lagarde
CEO · Alteia
Olivier Large
Co-Founder & CTO · LIXO
Marjorie Darcet
Co-Founder & CEO · LIXO
Baptiste Amato-Gagnon
Founder & CEO · Psycle
Loic Lecerf
Founder & CEO · Smart Me Up
Julien Trombini
Co-Founder and Chairman at Two-i · Two-i
Quentin Barenne
Co-Founder · Wintics
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 71,213 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Computer Vision coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · France

How research on Computer Vision is moving in France

A read on the academic research around Computer Vision — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 923 France-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820152026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 65% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique257
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne73
  • Inserm58
  • CY Cergy Paris Université31
  • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives30
leading researchers
Leïla Morzelle · Peter Betlem · Geoffroy Mohn · Julie Tugend · Mauro Gwerder · Cansaran Saygili Demir · Hannah L. Williams · Alessandro Lugli
▲ Breakthroughs409 · 44%
▼ 58%→41% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (58%→41% of field), led by Segmentation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Segmentation7→58
  • Artificial neural network2→29
  • Pipeline (software)1→27
  • Convolutional neural network25→48
  • Robustness (evolution)2→21
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→15 · Rendering (computer graphics) 0→10 · Field (mathematics) 0→10
Landmark MizAR 60 for Mizar 50 · 74,517 cites
◆ Advancements244 · 26%
▲ 26%→27% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations84% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (26%→27% of field), led by Segmentation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Segmentation5→23
  • Pattern recognition (psychology)14→25
  • Object detection2→11
  • Object (grammar)2→10
  • Image (mathematics)1→9
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→18 · Robustness (evolution) 0→13 · Pipeline (software) 0→11
Landmark SLIC Superpixels Compared to State-of-the-Art Superpixel Methods · 8,985 cites
▼ Concerns62 · 7%
▼ 8%→6% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations77% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (8%→6% of field), led by Convolutional neural network.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Convolutional neural network1→5
Newly emergingPerception 0→7 · State (computer science) 0→6 · Image (mathematics) 0→5
Landmark An Introduction To Compressive Sampling · 9,949 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France

Where computer vision 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.

Paris268 · +0.48
Hot · Projection (relational algebra)Advancing · Convolutional neural networkOpportunity · Data modelingConcern · State (computer science)
Grenoble44 · +0.66
Hot · Motion (physics)Advancing · AlgorithmOpportunity · Segmentation
Toulouse36 · +0.57
Hot · 3D reconstructionAdvancing · TrajectoryOpportunity · Artificial neural network
Marseille30 · +0.64
Hot · Orientation (vector space)Advancing · Pipeline (software)Opportunity · Segmentation
Lyon20 · +0.60
Hot · Convolutional neural networkOpportunity · Set (abstract data type)
Strasbourg16 · +0.53
Hot · WorkflowAdvancing · VisualizationOpportunity · Segmentation
PATENT SIGNAL · France

Who's filing computer vision patents in France

France computer vision patent filing is accelerating — 218 filings from 119 assignees (2016–2025), led by Idemia Identity & Security Franc, Commissariat Energie Atomique, Thomson Licensing; annual filings 6→30.

218 filings119 assigneespeak 30/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Idemia Identity & Security Franc37
  • Commissariat Energie Atomique27
  • Thomson Licensing24
  • Kolibree17
  • Centre NAT RECH Scient14
  • Xerox9
  • Faurecia BLOC Avant8
  • Owkin France SAS7

Common questions

How many Computer Vision companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Computer Vision companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Computer Vision companies in France?
The Computer Vision companies in France on this list have raised a combined $126M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Computer Vision company in France?
Moon Surgical is the highest-funded Computer Vision company in France, with $86.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Computer Vision companies in France are funded?
9 of the 31 Computer Vision companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Computer Vision unicorns are there in France?
None of the Computer Vision companies in France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France Computer Vision companies?
The most active investors in France Computer Vision companies on this list include Bpifrance, Courtin Investment, Demeter, Odyssee Venture, Techmind.
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