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Best Environment Tech Companies in France

The 609 best Environment Tech companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EcoVadis.

609companies tracked
$3.5Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
235have raised

France's Environment Tech sector has a funding story worth knowing: 609 companies tracked, $3.5B in total disclosed capital, and two unicorns anchoring a field that's anything but niche. The global market sits at $552.1B with a 4.6% CAGR forecast through 2026, and France is producing real contenders inside that window. Elyse Energy leads the directory at $221M raised, with GreenYellow close behind at $172M. Those aren't rounding errors. They're the kind of figures that tell you institutional conviction is real, backed by investors like Bpifrance and Demeter who keep showing up across the cap table.

So what's driving the momentum beyond the headline numbers? Stringent government regulations on carbon emissions are compressing timelines for adoption, and environmental app installs are growing at roughly 20% year-over-year across 161 tracked apps, which I find to be one of the cleaner leading indicators we have. Hot themes include EV battery technology and next-generation EV platforms, exactly the areas where French startups can compete on engineering depth. If you're mapping this space, the funding concentration tells you something: the gap between Elyse Energy's $221M and Fairmat's $46M is wide, and everything below that narrows fast. The directory reflects where the real money has landed.

Sources & further reading
  • DataM Intelligence
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT TECH × FRANCE

Our analysis of 241 Environment Tech companies

$25.6b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

241companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2019median founding year
810kcombined LinkedIn audience
36%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment Tech companies in France

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1EcoVadis 🦄
Provider of supply chain sustainability risk assessment and management platform
$732M48 mo ago1,325Frederic Trinel
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30Top 1M——1 partnership
2Elyse Energy
Production of e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel
$221M18 mo ago—Stephane Guillard
Co-Founder & CFO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31Top 5M———
3Aledia
Provider of micro LED-based display systems
45Patents top 18%Innovation top 21%Moat top 26%Talent top 28%
All 11 signals ▾
Patentstop 18%
Innovationtop 21%
Moattop 26%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 31%
Marketbottom 49%
Globalbottom 45%
Techbottom 37%
Growthbottom 35%
Fin. healthbottom 23%
Newsbottom 22%
Patents: 1,360 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 608 filings since 2022 vs 595 in 2017-21
Innovation: 1,360 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 608 filings since 2022 vs 595 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$206M32 mo ago210Philippe Gilet
CTO & CO-FOUNDER
WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+11Top 5M—1,360 patents
3D micro‑LED optoelectronic devices and advanced light‑extraction manufacturing processes
2 partnerships
4Deepki
SaaS-driven solutions for energy monitoring for buildings
$177M50 mo ago5Vincent Bryant
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18Top 5M——1 award
5GreenYellow 🦄
Provider of energy efficiency, solar energy production, storage, and electric mobility solutions
$172M1 mo ago—Otmane Hajji
Founder
WordPress Site EditorElementorWordPress+25Top 5M4 signals ▲33%
Funding
——
6Accenta AI
AI-based energy consumption management solutions
$121M33 mo ago152—WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 10M—24 patents
Low‑carbon building heating and cooling systems using thermal fluid regulation and geothermal sources
—
7Sweep
SaaS based platform to reduce carbon emissions in business and value chain
$100M50 mo ago84Raphael Güller
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+16Top 5M——1 launch · 1 partnership
8Lhyfe
Manufacturer of renewable hydrogen produced through water electrolysis and electricity
$97M50 mo ago195
195 → 188 (-4%)
Matthieu Guesne
Founder & CEO
WordPressZohoMySQL+24Top 5M12 signals ▼72%
Contracts · Earnings · Funding
—2 partnerships · 1 expansion
9Neolithe
Developer of carbon-storing aggregates from non-recyclable waste
$90M30 mo ago—Nicolas Cruaud
Co-Founder
———10 patents
Production of organic/mineral construction aggregates and desulfated gypsum granules
—
10Kayrros
Satellite-based technology for measuring environmental footprint
$84M50 mo ago138Alex d'Aspremont
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+37Top 5M—41 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
11Greenly
Provider of carbon accounting and sustainability management software platform
$79M26 mo ago194Arnaud Delubac
Co-founder & CMO
PrismicSentryNode.js+36Top 500k——1 partnership
12NewHeat
Provides solar heat and waste heat recovery solutions
$56M30 mo ago39Pierre Delmas
Co-Founder & Technical Director
WordPressMySQLPHP+15Top 10M—5 patents
Control and modulation of output power in solar‑thermal power plants
—
13METRON
Developer of energy management and optimization system for various sectors
50Funding top 27%Moat top 31%Growth top 35%Market bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 27%
Moattop 31%
Growthtop 35%
Marketbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Techbottom 37%
Funding: Raised $46.4M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$46M18 mo ago172Vincent Sciandra
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 10M——1 award
14WeMaintain
Provider of elevator maintenance services
$46M30 mo ago180Tristan Foureur
Co-Founder & CTO
PrismicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24Top 5M—4 patents
Optical smoke detection systems using scattered radiation for fire safety monitoring
2 job openings · 1 expansion
15Fairmat
Provider of fiber recycling services
$46M7 mo ago83Benjamin Saada
Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18Top 5M3 signals ▲200%
Funding
25 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 award
16Mecaware
Provider of strategic metal production and battery recycling with low impact
$42M32 mo ago—Julien Leclaire
Co-Founder
WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+19Top 10M—10 patents
Metal extraction and purification from polymetallic ores, focusing on lithium, manganese, and metal salts.
2 awards
17Adionics
Deionization solvents for brine water desalination
$40M30 mo ago21Guillaume Souza
Founder
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+24Top 50M—77 patents
Selective lithium and anion extraction from brines using hydrophobic organic liquid solvents
1 award
18NetZero
Provider of biochar for carbon removal and sustainable agriculture solutions
$39M19 mo ago57Olivier Reinaud
Co-Founder & MD
Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+15Top 5M———
19Beem
Residential solar panel manufacturer and monitoring solution provider
$32M36 mo ago40Ralph Feghali
Co-founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+29Top 500k—3 patents
Adjustable solar panel orientation and performance measurement for photovoltaic installations.
1 job opening
20KHIMOD
Developer of heat exchanger-reactor systems for e-fuel and flow chemistry production.
$27M11 mo ago10Nicolas Serrie
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 50M—7 patents
Continuous microreactor technology for solid‑phase processing and CO₂‑to‑methanol catalytic synthesis
2 partnerships
21Carbios
Provider of a platform focused on enzymatic recycling processes
$25M29 mo ago—Jean-Claude Lumaret
Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17Top 5M13 signals ▼59%
Announcements · Contracts · Earnings
372 patents
Enzymatic polyester degradation and biocatalytic plastic recycling technologies
1 award
22Qarnot
Provider of Cloud-based radiator-computer that produces free and eco-friendly heat sourced from IT processors
55Talent top 28%Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Tech top 47%
All 8 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 47%
Moattop 48%
Marketbottom 42%
Globalbottom 38%
Newsbottom 22%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $24.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$25M14 mo ago62Clement Pellegrini
Co-Founder
WebflowNginxMatomo Analytics+16Top 50M——2 partnerships
23RED
Manufacturer and distributor of smart lighting solution for optimizing plant growth
24Funding top 39%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 48%Tech bottom 46%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 39%
Talentbottom 49%
Productbottom 48%
Techbottom 46%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 36%
Growthbottom 35%
Newsbottom 24%
Funding: Raised $21.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100
$22M30 mo ago30Louis Golaz
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 10M———
24KEEY Aerogel
Provider of aerogel based solutions
21Patents top 31%Product top 36%Innovation top 37%Moat top 45%
All 9 signals ▾
Patentstop 31%
Producttop 36%
Innovationtop 37%
Moattop 45%
Fundingtop 47%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 23%
Techbottom 17%
Patents: 39 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 18 in 2017-21
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100
$20M16 mo ago10Francisco Ruiz
CEO & President & Managing Director
———39 patents
Hydrophobic silica aerogel synthesis and lignin‑coated cellulose aerogel insulation/battery separators
—
25Carbonfact
Provider of sustainability platform for apparel and footwear product lifecycle management
$17M25 mo ago10Romain Champourlier
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20Top 5M——2 launchs · 1 partnership
26Vizcab
Carbon accounting solutions for enterprises
$14M24 mo ago32Guillaume Lafont
Co-Founder & CEO
————3 launchs
27Elum Energy
Provider of monitoring and control solutions for renewable energy plants
$13M21 mo ago60—WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15Top 5M——1 launch · 2 partnerships
28Optimum Tracker
Provider of software-controlled solar trackers
$11M20 mo ago27—WebflowYouTubeGSAP+12Top 10M—54 patents
Dual‑face photovoltaic module orientation and tracking control systems for solar arrays
1 launch
29Carbonx
Online carbon offset trading platform
$8M21 mo ago15Sebastien Dewarrat
Co-Founder
—————
30Energisme
AI-driven building energy management solution for buildings
32Product top 22%Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Market top 45%
All 13 signals ▾
Producttop 22%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 43%
Markettop 45%
AItop 45%
Moattop 45%
Fin. healthbottom 47%
Growthbottom 40%
Globalbottom 39%
Techbottom 24%
Patentsbottom 24%
Innovationbottom 23%
Newsbottom 17%
Product: 2 published apps (3.7k installs) · Company stage: Public
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$6M2 mo ago81Thierry Chambon
CEO
WordPressMySQLSalesforce+19Top 5M—2 patents
Demand‑side load control and consumer electricity management
2 partnerships
31Leakmited
AI-powered water leak detection
$5M17 mo ago8Hubert Bayatoda
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowAmazon Web ServicesjsDelivr+9Top 50M———
32Syntetica
Developer of chemical depolymerization process for nylon textile recycling
$5M23 mo ago—Louis Monsigny
Co-Founder & CTO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowPlausible+9Top 50M—2 patents
Chemical recycling of polyamides via depolymerization processes
1 job opening · 1 partnership
33Bohr Energie
Provider of grid management solutions for power distribution
$4M21 mo ago—Luis Urday
Co-Founder
WebflowreCAPTCHAHSTS+11Top 10M——1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership
34Kikleo
AI-based food waste management solutions for restaurants
42AI top 24%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Moat top 45%
All 10 signals ▾
AItop 24%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 45%
Techtop 46%
Fundingtop 47%
Globalbottom 33%
Patentsbottom 29%
Marketbottom 28%
Innovationbottom 22%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based, ai-powered
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$4M8 mo ago15Martin D'Agay
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+35Top 10M—2 patents
Food composition analysis and quantification using sensor‑based imaging systems
1 internship · 1 award
35Dracula Technologies
Manufacturer of organic photovoltaic modules for battery-free, low-power electronic devices
$4M7 mo ago30—Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+38Top 5M4 signals
Funding · Contracts
5 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
1 launch · 1 expansion
36Luniwave
Provider of an energy monitoring platform
$4M2 mo ago—Eloi Bonte
Co-Founder
WebflowYouTubePreact+12Top 50M———
37BW Ideol
Provider of floating offshore wind energy platforms
$4M5 mo ago74—DrupalPHPNginx+8Top 10M—59 patents
Marine rope core coating technologies and offshore turbine launch systems
1 expansion
38BiOceanOr
Provider of AI-powered water quality forecasting for aquaculture
$3M15 mo ago14Charlotte Dupont
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+14Top 50M———
39Glimpact
Online tool to assess the global environmental impact
$3M2 mo ago27—————1 partnership
40Traace
Online platform to calculate and offset the carbon footprint
$3M22 mo ago29Rodolphe Denieau
Co-Founder & CEO
—————
41Orus Energy
AI-powered grid management platform
$2M23 mo ago—Alexandre Girard
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPTally+8Top 50M——2 job openings · 1 partnership
42Celest Science
Developer of AI-driven sub-seasonal to seasonal climate prediction and risk assessment
$2M13 mo ago—Toscane Porteu De La
Founder Associate
—————
43Riverse
Provider of engineered carbon credits and certification services
$2M13 mo ago15Ludovic Chatoux
Co-Founder
Webflowcore-jsjQuery+17Top 10M———
44Darwin Data
Provider of biodiversity intelligence platform for ESG integration
$2M18 mo ago—Aurore Pierrotin
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12Top 50M———
45Solteo
Saas based solar energy project portfolio management software
$2M18 mo ago—Manon Hias
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPcore-js+17Top 5M——2 launchs
46Enerdigit
Platform for monitoring energy consumption of industrial buildings
$1M21 mo ago15Benedicte Pleau
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 10M———
47Condor Energy
Provider of an energy operating system for industrial and commercial clients
$500K5 mo ago—Florian Perocheau
Co-Founder & CPO
—————
48ROSI Solar
Recycler of high-value materials from photovoltaic waste
$235K1 mo ago3Yun Luo
CEO & President
WebflowMicrosoft AdvertisingMatomo Analytics+12Top 10M3 signals
Funding
——
49Sensewaves
Offering time-series analytics solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Grid
$161K8 mo ago6——————
50Plume
Provider of energy management platform
$125K2 mo ago—Jean-Baptiste Fage
Co-Founder
———6 patents
Foldable electric scooter steering mechanisms and integrated battery charging systems
2 launchs

Top 12 Environment Tech companies in France

#1
Acquired · Puteaux, Ile de France · founded 2007
$171.8Mraised
▾

Provider of energy efficiency, solar energy production, storage, and electric mobility solutions. The company offers financed, modular solutions, combining green energy production, energy performance, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It provides energy consumption optimization, renewable energy production, and energy storage to maximize energy independence. The company also facilitates electric mobility adoption through charging infrastructure deployment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 92k LinkedIn followers — 11.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Conventional Debt$938M
  • Jan 2025Conventional Debt$73M
  • Feb 2022Conventional Debt$221.9M
  • 2018Series A$171.8M
Founders & team
Otmane HajjiFounderPierre MaroubyCEO
Investors
Farallon Capital Management, Bpifrance, Tikehau Capital, Groupe Casino, Caisse D Epargne, BNP Paribas
Tech stack
CalendlyCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsDocusignElementorEnvoy
#2
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 83 employees
$45.5Mraised
▾

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
Benjamin SaadaFounder
Investors
Singular, Temasek, CNP, Pictet Group, The Friedkin Group, Bpifrance
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusignGoogle Workspace
#3
Public · Boulogne billancourt, Ile de France · founded 2004 · 81 employees
$5.8Mraised
▾

AI-driven building energy management solution for buildings. Allows users to control and reduce the energy consumption of buildings and industrial processes. Provide a set of software and hardware solutions that allow them to collect, analyze and use the data from multiple sites. The platform uses sensors to collect data about water, gas, electricity, and temperature and also interface with the already existing systems on customer sites. Once installed these sensors, customer consumption data is sent in real-time and accessed online via PC, SmartPhone, or Tablet.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 22%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 43%
Market
top 45%
AI
top 45%
Moat
top 45%
Product: 2 published apps (3.7k installs) · Company stage: Public
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $5.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. CANUT) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Post IPO$5.8M
Founders & team
Sebastien MartinManaging DirectorThierry ChambonCEO
Investors
Vatel Capital
Tech stack
ComplianzElementorFormidable FormHubspotHubspot AnalyticsHubspot Wordpress Plugin
#4
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2021
$4.2Mraised
▾

Provider of an energy monitoring platform. It provides solutions to measure and enhance customers' savings. It tracks consumption and savings in real time, and visualize the return on investment.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed$4.2M
Founders & team
Eloi BonteCo-FounderLeonard GrynfogelCo-FounderArthur DumoulinCo-Founder
Investors
Banque des Territoires, Good Only Ventures, LITA, SIDE Angels, Inovexus, Sphere Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#5
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 27 employees
$3.1Mraised
▾

Online tool to assess the global environmental impact

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Sparkalis) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed$3.1M
Investors
Sparkalis
#6
Series A · Lyon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2020
$220.8Mraised
▾

Production of e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel. It specializes in the production of low-carbon molecules. It uses carbon capture and green hydrogen production technologies by water electrolysis to produce synthetic molecules from low-carbon electricity. It offers solutions for various industries, including industrial, maritime, and aviation transportation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$126.1M
  • Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$94.7M
  • Sep 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Stephane GuillardCo-Founder & CFOBenoit DecourtCo-Founder
Investors
Hy24, Mirova, Bpifrance, PGGM, Europa
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAosApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Seed · La Ciotat, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2010 · 74 employees
$3.9Mraised
▾

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 — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
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
#8
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 10 employees
$27.1Mraised
▾

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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
Nicolas SerrieCEO
Investors
Bpifrance
#9
Acquired · Montrouge, Ile de France · founded 2010 · 62 employees
$24.7Mraised
▾

Provider of Cloud-based radiator-computer that produces free and eco-friendly heat sourced from IT processors. Through dispatching software, the company offers performant and secure cloud computing services. QRad - provides energy-efficient green heating for buildings in every room by installing sensors.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 47%
Moat
top 48%
Market
bottom 42%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $24.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 partnerships (incl. Qarnot) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series C—
  • Jan 2023Series C$13.4M
  • Mar 2020Series B$6.5M
  • Oct 2017Grant (prize money)$249.8K
Founders & team
Clement PellegriniCo-FounderMiroslav SviezenCo-FounderPaul BenoitCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Banque des Territoires, Caisse des Depots, ENGIE Rassembleurs d'Energies, A/O PropTech, Groupe Casino, Business Angels
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#10
Series A · Valence, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2011 · 30 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of organic photovoltaic modules for battery-free, low-power electronic devices. The company provides organic photovoltaic technology that converts ambient light into electricity. These modules integrate into products, enabling self-sufficiency and eliminating battery replacement. The company offers prototyping and pre-series development to validate concepts. It also provides ready-made products and licensing options for manufacturers and integrators.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$35M
  • 2022Grant (prize money)$7.5M
  • May 2020Seed$2.4M
  • Nov 2017Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund, Femmes Business Angels, Grenoble Ecobiz, Bpifrance, Finance & Technologie
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsDownload Monitor
#11
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2013 · 172 employees
$46.4Mraised
▾

Developer of energy management and optimization system for various sectors. The system helps organizations monitor energy performance and carbon impact reduction. It allows teams to detect optimization opportunities and monitor progress. The system provides visualization of energy costs to manage net-zero strategies.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%
Moat
top 31%
Growth
top 35%
Market
bottom 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 39%
Funding: Raised $46.4M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series B$13.1M
  • Jul 2021Series B$21.3M
  • Jun 2019Series A$11.4M
  • Oct 2018Series A$9.2M
Founders & team
Vincent SciandraCEO
Investors
GET, BNP Paribas, Climate Investment, Vertigo, Financiere Fonds Prives, Breed Reply
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBeaver BuilderGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHubspot
#12
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 15 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

AI-based food waste management solutions for restaurants. It manages food waste by monitoring and analyzing food using 3D camera and AI-powered analytics. It automates and digitalizes the weighing process and provides insights to restaurants to make decisions and control waste.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 24%
Growth
top 28%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 45%
Tech
top 46%
Funding
top 47%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based, ai-powered
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$4.1M
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$321.8K
Founders & team
Martin D'AgayCo-Founder & CEOVincent GarciaCo-Founder
Investors
Europa, Newfund, Bpifrance, Avelana
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management

Funding & investor landscape

$3.5Btotal disclosed funding
216companies funded
456disclosed rounds
6rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa64 rounds
Bpifrance45 rounds
Le Village by CA26 rounds
EIC Fund25 rounds
Demeter19 rounds
Kima Ventures16 rounds
EIT InnoEnergy15 rounds
Turenne Groupe11 rounds
Banque des Territoires10 rounds
Aquiti Gestion9 rounds

Notable founders

Otmane Hajji
Founder · GreenYellow
Pierre Marouby
CEO · GreenYellow
Benjamin Saada
Founder · Fairmat
Sebastien Martin
Managing Director · Energisme
Thierry Chambon
CEO · Energisme
Eloi Bonte
Co-Founder · Luniwave
Leonard Grynfogel
Co-Founder · Luniwave
Stephane Guillard
Co-Founder & CFO · Elyse Energy
Benoit Decourt
Co-Founder · Elyse Energy
Nicolas Serrie
CEO · KHIMOD
Clement Pellegrini
Co-Founder · Qarnot
Miroslav Sviezen
Co-Founder · Qarnot
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,395,038 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Environment Tech 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 monitoring newly emerged as France's top breakthrough sub-topic with 16 papers, signaling a rapid field pivot.
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 is surging — French institutional papers rose from 1 to 23, now dominating advancements.
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 nearly tripled (4->9) while Air pollution newly emerged, intensifying France's contamination-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
Hot · Wireless sensor networkAdvancing · Data collectionOpportunity · Air pollutionConcern · Pollution
Lyon34 · +0.33
Hot · ContaminationAdvancing · BiomonitoringOpportunity · Water qualityConcern · Environmental engineering
Marseille28 · +0.46
Hot · BiodiversityAdvancing · EcosystemOpportunity · Sampling (signal processing)
Grenoble14 · +0.43
Advancing · PollutantOpportunity · Environmental engineering
Toulouse14 · +0.49
Hot · Water qualityOpportunity · Environmental engineering
Strasbourg8 · +0.46
Opportunity · Riparian zone
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 Tech companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 609 indexable Environment Tech companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment Tech companies in France?
The Environment Tech companies in France on this list have raised a combined $3.5B in disclosed equity funding across 216 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment Tech company in France?
EcoVadis is the highest-funded Environment Tech company in France, with $731.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment Tech companies in France are funded?
216 of the 609 Environment Tech companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment Tech unicorns are there in France?
2 Environment Tech companies in France on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France Environment Tech companies?
The most active investors in France Environment Tech companies on this list include Europa, Bpifrance, Le Village by CA, EIC Fund, Demeter.
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