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Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in France

The 263 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Telecom Design.

263companies tracked
$487.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
71have raised

France's Security & Surveillance Technology sector is more crowded and better-funded than most people realize. Our directory tracks 263 companies with $488M in total disclosed funding, and the range tells a story: Telecom Design leads at $76M, Vizzia follows at $54M, and the rest of the field clusters well below that, which means a handful of outliers are pulling the aggregate up hard. No unicorns yet, but the investor list, Bpifrance, Kima Ventures, Aquiti Gestion, signals institutional confidence rather than speculative noise. Globally, the market sits at roughly $284.7B with a 4.8% CAGR projected, driven by government initiatives and the integration of physical security with surveillance hardware. Privacy concerns remain the structural friction point you'd expect in a European market.

So what's actually moving right now? A recent sector recap points to smarter, more connected deployments gaining ground, consistent with median install growth of roughly +15% YoY across security and technology apps broadly. I'd note that geopolitical tensions are also a real demand driver here, pushing enterprises toward domestic vendors over the global giants like Hikvision or Dahua. STid at $21M and Veesion at $11M are worth watching as mid-tier players with room to grow. And as, according to 2015 research, early video analytics frameworks already showed the scalability ceiling, the question for this cohort is who clears it first.

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY × FRANCE

Our analysis of 50 Security & Surveillance Technology companies

$4.8b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
91%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
1.1Mcombined LinkedIn audience
87%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Telecom Design
Provides technology and security solutions to IOT / M2M devices over Sigfox network
$76M50 mo ago48———48 patents
NB-IoT interference detection and alarm signaling; AC charging longevity for wearable connectors.
—
2Vizzia
Provider of mobile surveillance devices and related software solutions
53Funding top 25%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 49%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 38%
Techbottom 49%
Globalbottom 48%
Marketbottom 31%
Funding: Raised $54.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$54M3 mo ago—Catherine Proyart
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPreCAPTCHA+15Top 10M——
3XXII
Provider of AI-powered integrated video analytics solutions
$26M38 mo ago128Dam Mulhem
Co-Founder
——2 patents
Video content analysis and processing algorithms for automated visual data interpretation.
—
4Trustpair
Provider of solutions for protection against payment fraud
$25M44 mo ago35Baptiste Collot
Co-Founder & CEO
————
5EVINA
Provider of cyber security suite services
$23M55 mo ago70David Lotfi
CEO & Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27Top 10M——
6STid
Provider of access control solution
$21M23 mo ago—Vincent DUPART
CEO
JoomlaPHPTypeScript+20Top 10M——
7Deepomatic
AI-powered platform for automated quality control in field operations
$20M42 mo ago79Vincent Delaitre
Co-founder
PrismicNode.jsReact+13Top 10M4 patents
Automated visual training-data annotation for machine‑learning models
—
8ubble
AI powered online identity and document verification solution
$16M55 mo ago100Juliette
Co-Founder & COO
———2 partnerships
9Qiara
Subscription-based alarms for threat detection and management
$15M38 mo ago—Alexis Bidinot
Founder & CEO
WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+26Top 1M——
10Xee
OBD device for vehicle tracking
$15M109 mo ago32—————
11Syntony GNSS
Provider of GNSS-based location and navigation platform
$13M95 mo ago44Joel Korsakissok
Founder & CEO & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28Top 50M——
12Wheere
Company focuses on providing location based technology for indoor environments
$12M31 mo ago—Antoine C
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 10M8 patents
Precise indoor/urban mobile receiver positioning using signal‑based location algorithms
1 partnership
13Wheere
Indoor and outdoor localization solution
$12M31 mo ago—Pierre Arnaud Coquelin
Founder & CEO
——8 patents
Precise positioning technologies for mobile receivers using signal-based location methods
—
14Veesion
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
$11M12 mo ago163—WebflowApple iCloud MailHubSpot+14Top 5M—1 partnership
15Yes It Is
Online suite solutions for digital transaction management
$11M54 mo ago17Nicolas Baudry
Co-Founder
————
16Bleckwen
AI-based fraud detection and prevention solutions
$10M83 mo ago22Yannick Dupuch
Co-CEO
———1 job opening
17Dotfile
Provider of AI-powered business verification and compliance automation solutions
48Tech top 28%Funding top 45%AI top 45%Growth top 48%
All 9 signals ▾
Techtop 28%
Fundingtop 45%
AItop 45%
Growthtop 48%
Moattop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 32%
Newsbottom 18%
Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Funding: Raised $9.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$10M20 mo ago20Vasco Alexandre
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowSentryWistia+25Top 5M—2 partnerships
18Sorhea
Manufacturer of cloud-based electronic perimeter intrusion detection systems
$10M162 mo ago——WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 10M4 patents
Localized intrusion detection systems for security fences
—
19Geoflex
Provider of RTK and cloud-based outdoor positioning systems for multiple applications
$8M39 mo ago17—WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 50M——
20IDEMIA
Provider of biometric and cryptographic solutions for secure transactions and identities
$7M54 mo ago2,090Pierre Barrial
President & Chief Executive Officer
WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+29Top 1M2 patents
Contactless smart card chips and secure document anti‑counterfeiting technologies
—
21SiS-id
Provider of solutions for securing payments and mitigating wire transfer fraud
$6M64 mo ago39Remi Demont
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+31Top 5M—1 launch · 1 partnership
22Pole Star
Provider of an indoor positioning tracking platform
$6M54 mo ago36Jean Chenebault
COO and associated founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+15Top 10M43 patents
Indoor Wi‑Fi fingerprint collection and positioning systems for location-based services
—
23Citilog
Incident Detection systems Provider
$5M256 mo ago50—WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 50M23 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
24Keecker
Smartphone controlled robot projector
$5M104 mo ago25———2 patents
Projection devices and methods for image display (projector technology).
—
25Nestwave
Developer of low power GPS for IoT applications
$5M62 mo ago26Bogdan Franovici
Co-Founder
————
26Insiteo
Indoor navigation technology provider
$5M188 mo ago15Marc Nedelec
Co-Founder & CTO
——12 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
27Wistiki
Bluetooth-enabled tracking device
$4M85 mo ago6———7 patents
IoT asset tracking and wireless pairing management for connected devices
—
28Exaqtworld
Designer and developer of electronic article surveillance solutions for retail
$4M161 mo ago6Antoine Leloup
CEO
——104 patents
Electronic anti‑theft inventory control systems using removable RFID unlocking devices
—
29Kiwatch
Connected cameras for monitoring
$4M102 mo ago15Cedric Williamson
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+27Top 5M4 patents
Real-time public alert and emergency notification communication networks
—
30AZUR SOFT
Security management software provider
$4M120 mo ago40Marc Vaillant
Chairman & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21Top 10M——
31Lease Protect France
Shrinkage protection management solutions provider for retail sector
$3M88 mo ago107Patrick Lascar
CEO & President
WordPressMySQLPHP+24Top 10M—1 launch
32EX-IQ
AI-powered platform to convert content to audio formats
$3M62 mo ago3Chris Donohoe
CEO
————
33Share ID
Customer identity verification solutions provider
$3M40 mo ago17Sara Sebti
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPSwiper+20Top 50M——
34Fenotek
Connected video doorbell
$2M113 mo ago11Olivier Ros
Founder & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+12Top 10M3 patents
Real-time occupancy monitoring and threshold detection for reception areas
—
35Videtics
Artificial intelligence based platform offering video analytics solutions
$2M50 mo ago20—ReactNginxCloudflare+7Top 50M5 patents
Automated maintenance and cleaning of surveillance cameras
—
36Unslashed
Blockchain-based transaction monitoring & insurance tools for cryptocurrencies
$2M63 mo ago4—————
37SENSIVIC
Manufacturer of AI-based sound detectors
$2M45 mo ago12Pascale Demartini
Founder
————
38G-KEEP
Technology solutions provider for fuel consumption and monitoring
$2M100 mo ago2Mathieu Proux
Co-Founder & CEO
————
39Surys
Provider of optical security hologram and advanced material based anti counterfeiting
$2M63 mo ago400—WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 10M263 patents
Anti-counterfeit optical security elements and facial impersonation detection technologies.
—
40First Light Imaging
Scientific camera video recording solutions provider
$2M110 mo ago—David Boutolleau
Co-Founder & CEO
——10 patents
Noise reduction and defect correction for high‑speed, high‑dynamic‑range image sensors
1 launch
41DriveTrust
AI-powered dashcam with ADAS functionalities
$2M82 mo ago2Tolga Varol
Co-Founder & CTO
————
42AriadNEXT
ID document verification for anti-fraud, enrollment and identity management
$2M56 mo ago300—SalesforceReactJSS+6Top 5M——
43Enova Robotics
Developer of service robots for security applications
$2M93 mo ago39—Master SliderWordPressMySQL+17Top 10M—2 job openings · 1 internship
44VizioSense
Provider of AI and cloud-based optical sensors for people counting
$2M37 mo ago13—WixSentryBootstrap+15Top 50M—1 launch
45RFence
Provider of AI-powered solutions to detect radio waves
$1M49 mo ago9Nicolas Collier
Co-Founder & CTO
HSTSCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare+2Top 10M——
46Yumain
Provider of industrial cameras and AI solutions for real-time inspection
$1M72 mo ago12Xavier Bruneau
CEO
————
47Nively
Technology and products for indoor location applications
$1M89 mo ago—Giuseppe Conti
Founder & CTO
————
48Kivala
Provider of connected intercom system for residential buildings and complexes
$1M12 mo ago—Jonathan Lascar
CEO - Founder
Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+16Top 10M—2 launchs · 1 expansion
49Paragon ID
Provider of access control solutions based on RFID and NFC
$694K30 mo ago8,967John Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
DrupalPHPPlatform.sh+18Top 5M32 patents
Manufacturing RFID tags and laminated smart‑card/ID booklet electronic components
—
50UpFiner
Developer of secure, connected technological products
$108K27 mo ago—Flavien Joly
Co Founder & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+14Top 50M——

Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France

#1
Series B · France · founded 2021
$54.2Mraised
▾

Provider of mobile surveillance devices and related software solutions. The company delivers tools intended to support public safety and urban maintenance. Offerings include devices for monitoring illegal dumping and supporting municipal teams. The company provides resources for local governments to evaluate and improve their services.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%
Growth
top 28%
Talent
top 38%
Tech
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 48%
Market
bottom 31%
Funding: Raised $54.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
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): 11k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series B$35.3M
  • Sep 2025Series A$18.9M
Founders & team
Catherine ProyartCo-Founder & CEOAlexandre LeboucherCo-Founder & CTPO
Investors
Base10 Partners, Headline, SISTAFUND
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsGoogle Font Api
#2
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
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
#3
Series B · Greasque, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2015
$21.4Mraised
▾

Stid is a provider of access control solution. The company offers a wide range of products for access control such as tags, readers, identifiers, software kits for RFID application, The products offered by the company can be deployed to provide access control solution in sectors such as aerospace, automotive industry, healthcare, defense & military, and transportation. The company also offers a wide range of industrial UHF antennas. It also provides service for project management, OEM design, and RFID/IoT training.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Series B$21.4M
Founders & team
Vincent DUPARTCEO
Investors
Capital Croissance
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDojoFullcalendar
#4
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2021 · 20 employees
$9.8Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered business verification and compliance automation solutions. The company offers tools for business data discovery, AML screening, identity verification, and AI document analysis. It also provides risk scoring, case management, custom onboarding flow, and autonomy solutions. The company's platform helps businesses access data, screen for sanctions, verify identities, and process documents. It also allows businesses to create risk rules, manage communications, and build onboarding flows.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 28%
Funding
top 45%
AI
top 45%
Growth
top 48%
Moat
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Datadog, Sentry
Funding: Raised $9.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2024)
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. ComplyAdvantage) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$6.7M
  • Feb 2023Seed$3.1M
Founders & team
Vasco AlexandreCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Kima Ventures, Pareto, Upscalers, Polymatter, Serena, Super Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Seed · France · founded 2023
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of connected intercom system for residential buildings and complexes. The system offers digital access management with personalized, time-sensitive entry codes. It features entry monitoring, real-time visitor identification via smartphone, and remote door operation. The system includes a durable digital interface designed for harsh conditions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Jonathan LascarCEO - FounderJonathan LascarFounder & CEOJonathan LascarFounder & CEO
Investors
Bpifrance
Tech stack
Core-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHstsNext.Js
#6
Funding Raised · Canejan, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2000 · 48 employees
$76Mraised
▾

Telecom Design (a subsidiary of INS Group) which has 3 divisions. It provides technology solutions through its division - TD Next. This evolved from multi-connect dongles, GPS kits, to a partnership with Sigfox to provide IoT enabling RF network modules and cloud services. It provides security solutions to IoT Devices connected through Sigfox powered sensors in its second division - MCS 360. This finds applications in areas like fire detection, intrusion detection, vehicle tracking, etc. Its 3rd division called Vitalbase enables IoT in healthcare through its products like fall detection.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Conventional Debt$76M
Investors
Andera Partners, IXO, IRDI Capital Investissement
#7
Series A · Puteaux, Ile de France · founded 2015 · 128 employees
$25.8Mraised
▾

Developer of a video analysis platform designed for deploying and configuring algorithms for video stream analysis. The company's platform measures the benefits of video analysis and allows clients to create new tools and new uses of their algorithms, helping clients improve operational performance with their real-time video analysis platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers · 46 engagements/post (2.0× cohort median)
Founders & team
William EldinCEODam MulhemCo-Founder
Investors
SNCF, Colas, Techmind, Kima Ventures, 574 Invest, CIB
#8
Seed · Castelnau le Lez, Occitanie · founded 2020
$11.6Mraised
▾

Company focuses on providing location based technology for indoor environments. They use positioning systems such as Bluetooth, infrared and sensor fusion to enable tracking and navigation within buildings. Their solutions are applied across industries like retail and healthcare. The system is designed for easy installation and operates independently of existing information systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Flowcate) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed$11.6M
Founders & team
Antoine CCo-FounderPierre-Arnaud CoquelinCo-Founder
Investors
Blast.Club, SOFILARO, Bpifrance
Tech stack
ElementorGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceHello ElementorHubspotHubspot Analytics
#9
Series B · Montpellier, Occitanie · founded 2020
$11.6Mraised
▾

Indoor and outdoor localization solution

Founders & team
Pierre Arnaud CoquelinFounder & CEO
Investors
Blast.Club, SOFILARO, Bpifrance, Arnaud F, Adrien Montfort
#10
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 79 employees
$19.7Mraised
▾

AI-powered platform for automated quality control in field operations. The platform enables real-time verification of field operations, reducing errors and improving efficiency. It offers capabilities for field data visualization, predictive maintenance, and asset inventory management. It develops a no-code platform that enables professionals to build custom image and video recognition AI for quality control in sectors like telecom, utilities, and green energy. It automates inspections for tasks such as defect detection, compliance checks, and infrastructure deployment.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Series B$10.4M
  • Apr 2021Series A$2.8M
  • Nov 2020Grant (prize money)—
  • Feb 2019Series A$5.1M
Founders & team
Vincent DelaitreCo-founderAloïs BrunelCo-founder
Investors
Swisscom Ventures, Alven, Hi Inov, EnBW New Ventures, Orbia, Swisscom
Tech stack
AxeptioCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#11
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 35 employees
$25.3Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for protection against payment fraud

Founders & team
Baptiste CollotCo-Founder & CEOSimon ElchamCo-Founder & CTOAlexandre GillierCo-Founder & COO
Investors
Tikehau Ace Capital, Breega, Axeleo Capital, Kima Ventures, By The Tower
#12
Deadpooled · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020
$15.3Mraised
▾

Subscription-based alarms for threat detection and management. It provides users with smart cameras, movement detection, and door-opening detection. It also provides users with live video logging, alert management, and user management.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series B$15.3M
Founders & team
Alexis BidinotFounder & CEO
Investors
Iliad
Tech stack
AxeptioCriteoGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$487.9Mtotal disclosed funding
68companies funded
107disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bpifrance16 rounds
Europa16 rounds
Kima Ventures7 rounds
Le Village by CA5 rounds
Aquiti Gestion4 rounds
EuraTechnologies4 rounds
start-ups4 rounds
5M Ventures3 rounds
Alacrity3 rounds
Bouygues Telecom Initiatives3 rounds

Notable founders

Catherine Proyart
Co-Founder & CEO · Vizzia
Alexandre Leboucher
Co-Founder & CTPO · Vizzia
Vincent DUPART
CEO · STid
Vasco Alexandre
Co-Founder & CEO · Dotfile
Jonathan Lascar
CEO - Founder · Kivala
William Eldin
CEO · XXII
Dam Mulhem
Co-Founder · XXII
Antoine C
Co-Founder · Wheere
Pierre-Arnaud Coquelin
Co-Founder · Wheere
Pierre Arnaud Coquelin
Founder & CEO · Wheere
Vincent Delaitre
Co-founder · Deepomatic
Aloïs Brunel
Co-founder · Deepomatic
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,164,696 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Security & Surveillance Technology coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · France

How research on Cybersecurity is moving in France

A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 317 France-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 12% → 44% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique59
  • Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique24
  • Montimage17
  • Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications17
  • Centre Inria de l'Université de Lorraine16
leading researchers
Jérôme François · Marc Lelarge · Martin Andreoni Lopez · Abdelkader Lahmadi · Guy Pujolle · Guillaume Doyen · Lyes Khoukhi · Otto Carlos M. B. Duarte
▲ Breakthroughs141 · 44%
▲ 31%→53% share
▲1.7× share momentum1 median citations55% since 2021mostly methods-led
Intrusion detection system research is surging — French cybersecurity breakthrough papers nearly doubled from 16 to 30.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system16→30
  • Anomaly detection4→17
  • Scalability2→12
  • Key (lock)3→10
  • Architecture3→8
Newly emergingAuthentication (law) 0→7 · Software deployment 0→6 · Resilience (materials science) 0→5
Landmark SDN Based Architecture for IoT and Improvement of the Security · 161 cites
◆ Advancements92 · 29%
▼ 39%→19% share
▼0.5× share momentum6 median citations30% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements field-share halved 39%→19%, yet Key (lock) papers still rose 2→4.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Key (lock)2→4
Landmark Network Intrusion Detection for IoT Security Based on Learning Techniques · 899 cites
▼ Concerns50 · 16%
▼ 20%→14% share
▼0.7× share momentum2 median citations40% since 2021mostly empirical
Intrusion detection system concern papers quintupled 1→5, signaling unresolved vulnerabilities despite rising detection research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system1→5
  • Key (lock)2→4
Landmark On blockchain security and relevant attacks · 117 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France

Where cybersecurity 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.

Paris73 · +0.35
Hot · Computer securityAdvancing · Network securityOpportunity · Resilience (materials science)
Toulouse18 · +0.56
Hot · Computer security modelAdvancing · Intrusion detection systemOpportunity · Internet of ThingsConcern · Network security
Lyon12 · +0.78
Hot · Firewall (physics)Advancing · Security policyOpportunity · Network security
Grenoble7 · +0.71
Hot · Computer securityAdvancing · Network securityOpportunity · Traffic analysis
PATENT SIGNAL · France

Who's filing cybersecurity patents in France

France cybersecurity patent filing is accelerating — 15,865 filings from 5,076 assignees (2016–2025), led by Thomson Licensing, Gemalto, Alcatel Lucent; annual filings 1478→1522.

15,865 filings5,076 assigneespeak 1779/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Thomson Licensing1744
  • Gemalto1536
  • Alcatel Lucent1315
  • Orange1173
  • Thales1171
  • Commissariat Energie Atomique890
  • France Telecom881
  • ST Microelectronics Rousset810

Common questions

How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 263 indexable Security & Surveillance Technology companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France?
The Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France on this list have raised a combined $487.9M in disclosed equity funding across 68 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in France?
Telecom Design is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in France, with $76M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France are funded?
68 of the 263 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology unicorns are there in France?
None of the Security & Surveillance Technology companies in France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France Security & Surveillance Technology companies?
The most active investors in France Security & Surveillance Technology companies on this list include Bpifrance, Europa, Kima Ventures, Le Village by CA, Aquiti Gestion.
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