Radar · Environment in France
Best Environment Companies in France
The 749 best Environment companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Paprec.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
749companies tracked
$6.9Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
175have raised
France's Environment sector has real money behind it. Our directory tracks 749 companies with $6.9B in total disclosed funding, and the figures at the top of that list aren't rounding errors. Newcleo alone has pulled in $685M, Reju follows at $155M, and Qair sits at $87M, meaning the three largest filers account for a disproportionate share of the sector's capital. The global environmental services market is forecast to reach $73.5B in 2025, growing at a 5.3% CAGR, driven by tightening environmental regulations and infrastructure investment that governments can't defer. That regulatory pressure is exactly what's pulling institutional capital into France, with Bpifrance, Demeter, and Eiffel Investment Group among the most active backers in the space.
So what does momentum actually look like on the ground? Across 161 environmental and renewables apps, median install growth is running at roughly +20% year-on-year, which tells you something about where user attention is moving. I'd also note that climate mobilization and transformational leadership are the themes showing up most in coverage right now, not just green branding. If you're trying to map France's most-funded Environment players, ranked by disclosed equity and recent funding trajectory, this is the directory that gets you there fast.
Sources & further reading
- Research Reports World
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × FRANCE
Our analysis of 309 Environment companies
$75.8b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
309companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
2.6Mcombined LinkedIn audience
62%of audience held by top 3
8companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paprec Horizontally integrated recycling company | $1.0B | 30 mo ago | 13,000 | JeanLuc Petithuguenin Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | 3 signals ▲200% M&A | 7 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 2 | Newcleo 🦄 Provider of advanced nuclear energy technologies, focused on designing, building, and operating small modular… | $685M | 4 mo ago | 430 | Luciano Cinotti Co-Founder & CSO | ContentfulJavaYouTube+10 | 5 signals ▼44% Funding · Contracts · Capital raise | 7 patents Advanced nuclear reactor core support, control rod integration, and multi‑actuation safety systems | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Sonnedix Provider of independent solar power and operates renewable energy projects | $375M | 54 mo ago | 533 | — | Apple iCloud MailSalesforceAnimate.css+14 | 15 signals ▲88% Acquisition · Capital raise · Contracts | — | 2 awards |
| 4 | Solairedirect Solar IPP and EPC company | $341M | 111 mo ago | 200 | Jean Pascal Pham Ba Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Waterproof, ventilated mounting structures for building-integrated photovoltaic panels. | — |
| 5 | Gerflor Manufacturer of flooring and interior furnishing products | $319M | 333 mo ago | 4,200 | M Bertrand Chammas Chairman & CEO | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | — | 461 patents Advanced multilayer resilient flooring with reinforcement, sound insulation, recyclability, and natural fibers | 1 partnership |
| 6 | NW Group Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $317M | 47 mo ago | 27 | Jean-Christophe Kerdelhue Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Seche Environnement Provider of industrial waste management and sanitation services | $308M | 84 mo ago | 5,715 | Maxime Séché CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365TypeScript+22 | — | — | 1 award |
| 8 | Groupe Ecore Provider waste recycling management services | $289M | 90 mo ago | 294 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | SPIE Designs, constructs, operates and maintains renewable energy and energy efficiency projects | $239M | 49 mo ago | 49,333 | Dean Paton Managing Director | Proton MailApple iCloud MailLeaflet+20 | — | 4 patents Electromagnetic shielding cabins and vehicle-based photometric mapping of street lighting | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Technique Solaire Developers of solar photovoltaic power plants | $214M | 31 mo ago | 160 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+33 | 5 signals Acquisition · Contracts · M&A | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 11 | Voltalia Provider of independent power producer using renewable energy sources | $180M | 65 mo ago | 1,444 | Benoit Kuciel Chief of Staff to the CEO | DrupalPHPSalesforce+24 | 17 signals ▲21% Contracts · Announcements · Earnings | — | 1 partnership |
| 12 | Sepur Provider of waste collection services | $158M | 168 mo ago | 2,500 | Lilian Riviere CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Reju Developer of textile regeneration system to recirculate and recover textile waste | $155M | 2 mo ago | — | Patrik Frisk Chief Executive Officer | DrupalPHPVarnish+12 | — | 2 patents Recycling processes for polyester and cellulose fiber composite materials | 1 expansion |
| 14 | Valorem Wind energy producer | $145M | 54 mo ago | 450 | Jean Yves Grandidier Co-Founder & Chairman | JaliosJavaBootstrap+16 | — | 2 patents Cold storage and refrigeration systems for cold rooms, focusing on thermal energy storage. | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 15 | TSE Provider of photovoltaic and agrovoltaic development services | $142M | 37 mo ago | 200 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 6 signals Acquisition · Regulatory · Contracts | 15 patents Photovoltaic mounting structures, cable‑stay anchoring, and production optimization software. | — |
| 16 | CVE Independent producer of decentralized renewable energies | $140M | 39 mo ago | 350 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | — | 5 patents Agricultural disinfectant formulations for plant protection | — |
| 17 | REPEATS Provider of waste recycling services | $113M | 53 mo ago | 170 | Greg Rung CEO | FirebaseAstroUnpkg+7 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Mylight150 Developer of solar energy projects | $109M | 30 mo ago | — | Virgile Suavet Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Node.jsAmazon Web ServicesOVHcloud+21 | — | — | — |
| 19 | ZE Energy Independent solar power producer | $108M | 19 mo ago | 36 | Mathieu Lassagne CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+8 | — | 29 patents Battery regeneration diagnostics, safe battery workstations, and oil decontamination technologies | 1 partnership |
| 20 | Akuo Energy Renewable Energy developer | $94M | 68 mo ago | 18 | — | DrupalPHPApache HTTP Server+12 | — | 2 patents Integrated water collection systems for photovoltaic solar panels | 1 job opening · 2 expansions |
| 21 | Smart Energies Provider of renewable energy production through development, financing, construction, and operation of energy… | $94M | 24 mo ago | 51 | Vianney l Estang CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | — |
| 22 | LANGA INTERNATIONAL Renewable energy company specializing in the development, building, and operation of renewable energy… | $93M | 28 mo ago | 23 | Gilles Lebreux Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Qair Developer of solar energy projects | $87M | 8 mo ago | 600 | Louis Blanchard CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 3 signals ▼40% Acquisition · Contracts | — | 1 job opening · 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 24 | NAAREA Developer of nuclear energy project | $66M | 30 mo ago | 140 | Ivan Gavriloff Co-Founder | BugHerdNode.jsThree.js+13 | — | 25 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 25 | NEoT Infrastructure fund focused on renewable energy investments | $64M | 25 mo ago | 22 | Tomoaki Okubo Deputy CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 26 | NewHeat Provides solar heat and waste heat recovery solutions | $56M | 30 mo ago | 39 | Pierre Delmas Co-Founder & Technical Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | 5 patents Control and modulation of output power in solar‑thermal power plants | — |
| 27 | Fairmat Provider of fiber recycling services | $46M | 7 mo ago | 83 | Benjamin Saada Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | 25 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 28 | Volta Group Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $42M | 32 mo ago | 40 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 2 patents Wall-mounted cable guiding systems for organized electrical installations | 1 expansion |
| 29 | Mecaware Provider of strategic metal production and battery recycling with low impact | $42M | 32 mo ago | — | Julien Leclaire Co-Founder | WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+19 | — | 10 patents Metal extraction and purification from polymetallic ores, focusing on lithium, manganese, and metal salts. | 2 awards |
| 30 | Sweetch Energy Provider of water management services | $42M | 30 mo ago | 37 | Bruno Mottet Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+17 | — | 48 patents Salinity-gradient (blue) energy devices using crosslinked cellulose/chitosan membranes and activated carbon fabrics | — |
| 31 | Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies Manufacturer of decarbonated cements for construction and related applications | $29M | 8 mo ago | — | David Hoffmann Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 6 signals ▼40% Earnings · Funding · Contracts | — | 2 job openings · 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 32 | Engie Provider of electricity generation and other energy services | $27M | 27 mo ago | 96,454 | Catherine Macgregor CEO | Cart FunctionalityDrupalAlgolia+25 | — | 668 patents Advanced gas sampling, measurement, liquefaction, and biogas conditioning technologies. | — |
| 33 | KHIMOD Developer of heat exchanger-reactor systems for e-fuel and flow chemistry production. | $27M | 11 mo ago | 10 | Nicolas Serrie CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 7 patents Continuous microreactor technology for solid‑phase processing and CO₂‑to‑methanol catalytic synthesis | 2 partnerships |
| 34 | HEXANA Developer of modular, flexible fourth-generation nuclear reactor and thermal storage systems | $27M | 16 mo ago | — | Sylvain Nizou Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 35 | Effy Online platform offering home renovation energy efficiency solutions and financial aid options for homeowners | $23M | 38 mo ago | 299 | Frederic Utzmann Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365TypeScript+21 | — | — | — |
| 36 | b:bot Provider of plastic bottle recycling services | $22M | 35 mo ago | 51 | Benoit Paget Owner & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Renaissance Fusion Manufacturer of magnetic confinement fusion | $16M | 15 mo ago | 23 | Francesco Volpe Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | 45 patents High‑temp superconductor deposition, modular magnetic confinement, lithium‑hydride extraction, lithium isotope separation, and mod | 1 award |
| 38 | Waga Energy Provider of solid waste management and recycling services | $11M | 28 mo ago | 10 | Benoit Lemaignan Co founder & Investor | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 17 signals Leadership · Earnings · Regulatory | 60 patents Cryogenic separation and liquefaction technologies for upgrading landfill biogas to biomethane | 1 expansion |
| 39 | Sunology Provider of solar solutions for homes | $11M | 36 mo ago | 15 | — | ShopifyGSAPAlpine.js+35 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Heliup Heliup is a company that develops and produces photovoltaic solutions for large roofs on buildings. | $11M | 3 mo ago | 4 | Julien Gaume Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Iceberg Data Lab Provider of environmental data solutions for financial institutions | $10M | 26 mo ago | 29 | Pierre Haye Co-Founder | — | — | — | 3 job openings |
| 42 | IB2 Provides alumina refining from low grade bauxite | $9M | 19 mo ago | 13 | Yves Occello Founder & CEO | — | — | 11 patents Bauxite beneficiation and treatment of physical enrichment residues | — |
| 43 | Green Spot Tech Provider of food waste services | $8M | 7 mo ago | 16 | Ninna Granucci Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 3 signals Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 launch |
| 44 | Solarock Provider of residential solar panel installation services | $8M | 11 mo ago | — | Joseph-Marie Valleix Co-Founder | Framer SitesLeafletYouTube+18 | — | — | 2 expansions · 2 awards |
| 45 | Tri'n'Collect Provider of construction waste recycling services | $5M | 30 mo ago | 34 | Quentin Charoy Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — | — |
| 46 | BW Ideol Provider of floating offshore wind energy platforms | $4M | 5 mo ago | 74 | — | DrupalPHPNginx+8 | — | 59 patents Marine rope core coating technologies and offshore turbine launch systems | 1 expansion |
| 47 | Recyc’ELIT Provider of textile recycling services | $3M | 25 mo ago | — | Raouf Medimagh Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPCloudflare Turnstile+11 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 48 | Syroco Provider of AI-driven maritime voyage optimization software. | $3M | 17 mo ago | — | Yves Montcheuil Co-Founder | HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web Servicescore-js+16 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Seaturns Provider of water management services | $3M | 11 mo ago | 2 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | 16 patents Marine wave energy conversion systems and hydraulic non‑return valve technologies | 1 job opening · 2 expansions |
| 50 | Sand to Green Provider of regenerative agriculture solutions and satellite-based analysis tools | $1M | 13 mo ago | 9 | Michele Patierno Co-Founder | HubSpot CMS HubReactstyled-components+10 | — | — | 1 award |
Top 12 Environment companies in France
#1
Newcleo 🦄Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2021 · 430 employees$684.8Mraised▾
Newcleo 🦄
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2021 · 430 employees
Provider of advanced nuclear energy technologies, focused on designing, building, and operating small modular lead-cooled fast reactors. The company focuses on small modular reactors that recycle nuclear waste into fuel, closing the fuel cycle for sustainable power. The reactors use liquid lead cooling and fast neutron flux to avoid long-lived radioactive waste like plutonium and reduce the need for geological storage.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 68k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. SHINE Technologies) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$85M
- Sep 2024Series B$151M
- May 2024Series B$109.4M
- Mar 2023Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Exor, LIFTT, Club degli Investitori, Gov, MITO Technology, Progress Tech Transfer
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAzureAzure Front DoorBootstrapContentfulDocusign
#2
Funding Raised · Nanterre, Ile de France · founded 2023$155.3Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Nanterre, Ile de France · founded 2023
Developer of textile regeneration system to recirculate and recover textile waste. The company focuses on recovering textile waste before it becomes waste. It regenerates textiles into materials for new use. The company aims to redesign the textile system end to end.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$155.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesDrupalDrupal MultisiteGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#3
Seed · Montpellier, Occitanie · founded 2017 · 600 employees$87.5Mraised▾
Seed · Montpellier, Occitanie · founded 2017 · 600 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 73k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Systems Administrator
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Queen France (French President Emmanuel Macron)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$63.9M
- May 2024Conventional Debt$4.2M
- Mar 2024Conventional Debt$19.3M
- Oct 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
EBRD, DIF, Bpifrance, RGREEN INVEST, Credit Agricole
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAxeptioCdnjsCloudflareComplianzContact Form 7
#4
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 83 employees$45.5Mraised▾
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 83 employees
Provider of fiber recycling services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Syensqo) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series B$11.5M
- Apr 2025Series B$28.6M
- Apr 2025Venture Debt$27M
- Nov 2022Series A$35.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Singular, Temasek, CNP, Pictet Group, The Friedkin Group, Bpifrance
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusignGoogle Workspace
#5
Series B · Le Bourget Du Lac, France · founded 2022 · 4 employees$10.5Mraised▾
Series B · Le Bourget Du Lac, France · founded 2022 · 4 employees
Heliup is a company that develops and produces photovoltaic solutions for large roofs on buildings, such as commercial, industrial, and logistics buildings. They offer solar panel solutions for clean energy generation.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$18.6M
- Oct 2023Series A$10.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Starquest Capital, EIT InnoEnergy, BNP Paribas Developpement, Bpifrance, IDEC, Supernova Invest
Tech stack
Glide.JsGoogle Font ApiHubspotJqueryJquery MigrateMysql
#6
Public · La Roche sur Yon, Pays de la Loire · founded 2014$28.7Mraised▾
Public · La Roche sur Yon, Pays de la Loire · founded 2014
Manufacturer of decarbonated cements for construction and related applications. The company focuses on developing cements with a reduced carbon footprint. These cements are intended for use in construction, outdoor facilities, renewable energy projects, and networks. The company also addresses floor treatment, waste treatment, and agricultural applications.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Responsable du développement commercial Région Normandie, Responsable du Développement Commercial
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Norée Construction) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$7M
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$485.7K
- Jun 2019Series B$16.8M
- 2018Series B$12M
Founders & team
Investors
Economy And Finance, Inveready
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAxeptioCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle MapsGoogle Tag Manager
#7
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2016 · 16 employees$8.4Mraised▾
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2016 · 16 employees
Green Spot Technologies is an innovative start-up company that focuses on fermentation technology to unlock food side streams from the food industry. They use their fermentation process to create fermented and upcycled flours and ingredients that provide functional and nutritional advantages.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A$5.8M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt—
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$2.6M
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$68.1K
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Team for the Planet, EIT Food
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Maps
#8
Seed · La Ciotat, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2010 · 74 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Seed · La Ciotat, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2010 · 74 employees
Provider of floating offshore wind energy platforms. It offers a Damping Pool - a technology that optimizes the stability and performance of the floating wind turbine. Additionally, it offers FloatGen and Hibiki.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 19k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Seed—
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$393.7K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$58.5K
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$2.9M
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Holcim, TERTIUM
Tech stack
AosDrupalGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJqueryMicrosoft 365
#9
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 10 employees$27.1Mraised▾
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 10 employees
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Ajinomoto Omnichem) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series B$27.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Bpifrance
#10
Series C · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 36 employees$108.4Mraised▾
Series C · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 36 employees
Independent solar power producer
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Octopus Energy Generation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series C$58.9M
- Nov 2021Series B$45.1M
- Jun 2020Series A$4.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Demeter, HTGF, everWatt, Marguerite, SOREGIES, Amundi
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerContact Form 7Google Font ApiIonosMicrosoft 365Mysql
#11
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1994 · 13000 employees$1Braised▾
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1994 · 13000 employees
Horizontally integrated recycling company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 89k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$133.8K
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$578K
- Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$569K
- Mar 2022Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
BNP Paribas Developpement, Vauban Infrastructure Partners, Quilvest, EMZ Partners, Economy And Finance, Europa
Tech stack
AccessibeApple Icloud MailAxeptioBeaver BuilderCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Series A · Montigny-les-Cormeilles, lle-de-France · founded 2023$8.3Mraised▾
Series A · Montigny-les-Cormeilles, lle-de-France · founded 2023
Provider of residential solar panel installation services. They offer a complete solution, from initial consultation and design using AI-powered shadow analysis to installation and ongoing maintenance. The company utilizes high-quality components from reputable manufacturers and provides flexible financing options. Their services include project management, handling all necessary administrative tasks and ensuring compliance with regulations. Post-installation, they offer continuous monitoring and support to optimize energy production and consumption. The installation process is designed to be efficient, typically completed within two months.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$8.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Pale Blue Dot, Noa, Ring Capital, Kima Ventures, Mission One Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsFacebook PixelFramer Sites
Funding & investor landscape
$6.9Btotal disclosed funding
157companies funded
350disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bpifrance35 rounds
Notable founders
Luciano Cinotti
Co-Founder & CSO · Newcleo
Elisabeth Rizzotti
Founder & Chief Operating Officer – Managing Director Italy · Newcleo
Patrik Frisk
Chief Executive Officer · Reju
Louis Blanchard
CEO · Qair
Benjamin Saada
Founder · Fairmat
Julien Gaume
Co-Founder · Heliup
Yannick Veschetti
Co-Founder & CEO · Heliup
David Hoffmann
Co-Founder & CEO · Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies
Julien Blanchard
Co-Founder · Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies
Ninna Granucci
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Green Spot Tech
Nicolas Serrie
CEO · KHIMOD
Mathieu Lassagne
CEO · ZE Energy
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,065,547 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Environment coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · France
How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in France
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 652 France-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 31% → 46% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique183
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement58
- Ifremer57
- Aix-Marseille Université27
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement25
leading researchers
Suominen, Saara · Louise Schreyers · Tim van Emmerik · Ngoc-Anh Phung · Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le · Provoost, Pieter · Jean‐Louis Marty · Benoît Lescop
▲
Breakthroughs126 · 19%
▲ 19%→21% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations78% since 2021mostly methods-led
Biodiversity research newly emerged with 16 papers, signaling a rising frontier in French environmental monitoring breakthroughs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Pollution1→9
- Biomonitoring3→7
- Pollutant1→5
- Underwater1→4
- Wireless sensor network3→6
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→16 · Sampling (signal processing) 0→12 · Ecosystem 0→9
Landmark SensorScope: Out-of-the-Box Environmental Monitoring · 272 cites
◆
Advancements212 · 33%
▼ 38%→31% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations66% since 2021mostly methods-led
Environmental DNA research surged from 1 to 23 papers, intensifying as France's fastest-growing advancement sub-topic.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Environmental DNA1→23
- Biodiversity5→21
- Sampling (signal processing)3→17
- Water quality3→16
- Contamination1→13
Newly emergingSustainability 0→7 · Plastic pollution 0→7 · Climate change 0→7
Landmark Ecosystems monitoring powered by environmental genomics: A review of current strategies with an implementation roadmap · 268 cites
▼
Concerns140 · 21%
▼ 26%→19% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations61% since 2021mostly empirical
Water quality concern papers rose from 4 to 9, while Air pollution newly emerged, broadening French environmental risk focus.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Contamination2→8
- Pollution1→7
- Pesticide1→7
- Water quality4→9
- Ecosystem1→6
Newly emergingAir pollution 0→7 · Agriculture 0→6 · Human health 0→5
Landmark Environmental DNA · 996 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France
Where environmental monitoring 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.
Paris99 · +0.36
Lyon34 · +0.33
Marseille28 · +0.46
Grenoble14 · +0.43
Toulouse14 · +0.49
Strasbourg8 · +0.46
PATENT SIGNAL · France
Who's filing environmental monitoring patents in France
France environmental monitoring patent filing is steady — 7 filings from 3 assignees (2021–2025), led by Commissariat Energie Atomique, Oreal, Thales; annual filings 1→1.
7 filings3 assigneespeak 3/yr2021–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2021–2025)
top patent filers
- Commissariat Energie Atomique5
- Oreal2
- Thales1
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 749 indexable Environment companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in France?
The Environment companies in France on this list have raised a combined $6.9B in disclosed equity funding across 157 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in France?
Paprec is the highest-funded Environment company in France, with $1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in France are funded?
157 of the 749 Environment companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in France?
1 Environment company in France on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France Environment companies?
The most active investors in France Environment companies on this list include Europa, Bpifrance, Demeter, Le Village by CA, Eiffel Investment Group.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
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