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Best Sustainability Tech Companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France

The 43 best Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sunpartner Technologies.

43companies tracked
$70.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
20have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SUSTAINABILITY TECH × PROVENCE ALPES COTE D AZUR

Our analysis of 293 Sustainability Tech companies

$38.4b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

293companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2018median founding year
106kcombined LinkedIn audience
40%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Sunpartner Technologies
Provider of photovoltaic solutions to integrated mobile products and connected devices
$30M127 mo ago85———179 patents
Semi-transparent thin‑film solar modules with optimized electrode texturing and contacts
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2Hubcycle
Provider of solutions for plant based upcycling
$6M52 mo ago24Julien lesage
Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+16Top 10M——
3Telaqua
Provider of smart irrigation solutions for agriculture
$4M51 mo ago25Sebastien Demech
Co-Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowYouTube+21Top 50M——
4BW Ideol
Provider of floating offshore wind energy platforms
$4M7 mo ago74—DrupalPHPNginx+8Top 10M59 patents
Specialized marine rope with individually coated cores and vessel launch system technologies
1 expansion
5BiOceanOr
Provider of AI-powered water quality forecasting for aquaculture
$3M18 mo ago14Charlotte Dupont
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+14Top 50M——
6Qualisteo
Energy consumption assessment using proprietary meters
$3M150 mo ago—Pierre Lambert
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
———1 partnership
7Enogia
Developer of waste heat recovery systems
$3M81 mo ago62Arthur Leroux
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 10M66 patents
Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering
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8NetCeler
Power system monitoring and environmental monitoring for pharmaceutical manufacturing
$3M102 mo ago51Luc Philippot
CEO
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9AmiKana.BioLogics
Developing yeast cell-based tools to evaluate drug resistance primarily for viral infections
$3M138 mo ago—Pablo Gluschankof
Co-Founder & CEO
——4 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
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10Selerys
Provider of weather risk management services
$2M46 mo ago—Fabrice Caquin
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 10M30 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
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11C4Diagnostics
Provider of technology for detection and count of microorganisms
$2M90 mo ago31Sam Dukan
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
——4 patents
Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing and nucleic‑acid based microbial detection.
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12Nanoz
Manufacturer of selective gas sensors
$2M98 mo ago10Thibaud Sellam
CEO
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13GridPocket
Provider of a SaaS-driven energy management solution
$2M46 mo ago18———2 patents
Selective external power connection and demand‑aware power management for portable electronics
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14EMYG
Provider of closed-circuit water purification and oxygenation systems for aquaculture
$2M134 mo ago9Giancarlo Fagiano
President and Founder
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15Eole Water
Wind and solar energy powered atmospheric water generators
$1M194 mo ago8Marc Parent
Founder & CEO
————
16Terradona
Smart waste collection bins and monitoring software provider
$638K116 mo ago27Jean Marc Toubiana
Co-Founder & President
——18 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
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17Pellenc ST
Developer of optical sorting solutions for waste recycling and treatment
$425K62 mo ago194Jean Henin
Chairman and CEO Pellenc ST
WordPressPleskMySQL+29Top 10M845 patents
Agricultural spraying/harvesting machinery and battery pack management for farm equipment
1 expansion
18IZYPEO
SaaS-driven platform offering carbon and energy monitoring, analysis, and management systems
$393K158 mo ago2Damien Callet
CEO/CTO and co-founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 10M——
19Vortex
Wind modeling solutions provider
$117K86 mo ago——WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 5M12 patents
Hydrological monitoring systems using GNSS‑based precipitation measurement and water‑course surveillance
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20Klearia
Developer of electrochemical analyzers for water analysis
$111K78 mo ago10Clement Nanteuil
Founder & CEO
——14 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
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Top 12 Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur

#1
Seed · La Ciotat, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2010 · 74 employees
$3.9Mraised
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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 — 17.8% 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
#2
Seed · Valbonne, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2018 · 14 employees
$3.3Mraised
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Provider of AI-powered water quality forecasting for aquaculture. This company offers predictive analytics and real-time monitoring services to improve fish health, optimize feeding strategies, and mitigate environmental risks. The platform uses biological and oceanographic data to generate forecasts, enabling proactive management of water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, and harmful algal blooms. This allows aquaculture operations to enhance efficiency and sustainability.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Seed$2.1M
  • Jul 2023Seed$1.6M
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$543.7K
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$178.6K
Founders & team
Charlotte DupontCo-Founder & Co-CEOSamuel DupontCo-CEO & President
Investors
The Yield Lab, South Investment Region, Blue Oceans Partners, Inventures, Europa, GO CAPITAL
Tech stack
AutoptimizeCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsComplianzContact Form 7Ewww Image Optimizer
#3
Series A · Rousset, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2008 · 85 employees
$29.7Mraised
▾

Provider of photovoltaic solutions to integrated mobile products and connected devices. The product offerings include Wysips Crystal - an ultra-thin and transparent photovoltaic material with an optical system designed for emissive screens for smartphones and smartwatches, Wysips Reflect - it can be integrated into any kind of reflective screen, Wysips Cameleon - for signs and billboard, Light-Fidelity or Visible Light Communication - a communication technology that transmits data over visible light waves and has applications in location-based services, electromagnetic sensitive places, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2016Series A$5.6M
  • Jun 2015Series A$10.5M
  • Apr 2014Series A$9.3M
  • Jan 2014Series A$4.3M
Investors
Credit Agricole, Sigma Gestion, Starquest Capital, Gravitation, A Capital, Ntt Docomo Ventures
#4
Series B · Avignon, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2016 · 24 employees
$5.6Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for plant-based upcycling. It tracks each type of plant-based waste and converts them into new, sustainable, and raw materials for personal care and food ingredient manufacturing.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 6.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Series B$3.8M
  • Mar 2021Series A$1.8M
Founders & team
Julien lesageFounder & CEO
Investors
By The Tower, Daphni, SWEN Capital Partners, Citizen Capital, Bleu Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#5
Series A · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2018 · 25 employees
$4.2Mraised
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Provider of smart irrigation solutions for agriculture. It offers a system that includes connected sensors and a web and mobile application for real-time data monitoring and control of irrigation systems. This allows for precise water management, optimizing water and energy consumption while improving crop yields and reducing maintenance costs. The solution facilitates remote management, enabling improved decision-making and collaboration among teams. The company provides support from initial setup to ongoing operational management.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Revenue Ops
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Series A$4.2M
Founders & team
Sebastien DemechCo-Founder & CEONicolas CavalierCo-Founder & COONicolas CarvalloCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Demeter, Banque des Territoires, CMA CGM, Founders.One, Le Village by CA, Incoplex Green SUD
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsCrisp Live ChatGoogle Analytics
#6
Series A · Valbonne, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2009 · 18 employees
$1.6Mraised
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Provider of a SaaS-driven energy management solution. It provides users with a company that specializes in the development of innovative value-added energy services for utility companies, taking part in the smart grid revolution. Their services are designed to complement monitoring and analysis elements of energy efficiency, encouraging consumers to adopt more sustainable energy practices.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$213.9K
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$203.3K
  • Nov 2017Series A—
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$308.6K
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund, Huge Thing
#7
Funding Raised · Rousset, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2014
$1.8Mraised
▾

Provider of weather risk management services

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
  • Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$1.8M
Founders & team
Fabrice CaquinCEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa
Tech stack
AkismetAstraBootstrapContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#8
Public · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2009 · 62 employees
$3.1Mraised
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Enogia is a developer of waste heat recovery systems. It offers equipment for converting waste heat from sources such as water, steam, oil, biomass, geothermal, and more. Its applications include industries such as oil & gas, energy industries, transportation, space, and others. The systems are based on the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) and a patented microturbine technology.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 8.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$279.6K
  • May 2018Grant (prize money)$1M
  • Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$616.6K
  • Oct 2015Grant (prize money)$353.7K
Founders & team
Arthur LerouxCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Contact Form 7CookieyesDiviGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#9
Funding Raised · Veynes, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 1997 · 51 employees
$3Mraised
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NetCeler has products for environmental monitoring for pharmaceutical manufacturing and power system monitoring. Its product IVPower is a power system monitoring software. It provides real-time automated fault analysis (AFA) system using disturbance recordings, event logs, power quality meters and synchrophasor data to reduce outage time of overhead lines. It provides fault location details, increase asset lifetime with the predictive maintenance of protection relays and circuit breakers, measures and correlates power quality with fault events and detects dangerous system instabilities (islanding) in the power system. The product IVTracer tracks environment parameters such as temperature, chemical exposure, and production line. It claims to help with regulatory constraints as well, through parameter tracking and reporting.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$957.3K
Founders & team
Luc PhilippotCEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa
#10
Deadpooled · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2007
$2.8Mraised
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AmiKana.BioLogics, a spin-off of the Mediterranean Infection Institute is focussed on designing and developing a diagnostic approach to evaluate antimicrobial drug resistance. It has developed a phenotypic drug resistance technology based on the expression of drug target proteins in yeast for its functional analysis in a cellular and noninfectious system. The technology uses the yeast cell as a cellular reader of drug resistance, for implementation in microbiology laboratories. Its first product, currently at an advanced stage of development, targets analysis of viral resistance to HIV-1 protease and reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2015Series A$714K
  • Feb 2014Series A$575K
  • Apr 2012Series A$908K
  • Dec 2010Seed$575K
Founders & team
Pablo GluschankofCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Alumni Business Angels, Bpifrance, CPG, Turenne Groupe
#11
Series B · Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2010
$3.3Mraised
▾

Qualisteo provides Wattseeker, a software tool that monitors appliances of whole building and itemize electrical consumption by usage, equipment, and zone. Wattseeker is made of a unique metering system linked to intelligent sensors, allowing a multi-fluid cartography itemised by areas, usages and appliances installed at the electricity mains panelboard. As per the company claims there will be 30% energy savings using their system.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 4.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Assises Azuréennes des Transitions Énergie et Eau) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2014Series B$2.5M
  • Nov 2011Series A$823.1K
Founders & team
Pierre LambertCo-Founder & Co-CEOChristophe RobillardCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Demeter, Emeraude Energy
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerHsts
#12
Seed · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2017 · 31 employees
$1.8Mraised
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Provider of technology for detection and count of microorganisms. The technology helps in the detection of ultra-specific (L. pneumophila), semi-specific (Gram - vs. Gram +), and generic (all microorganisms, including eukaryotes). The technology helps to trigger the metabolic pathways of microorganisms by introducing a synthetic sugar with bio-orthogonal function to their membrane. The company focuses on Legionnaire’s disease diagnosis and urinary tract infections (UTI) screening.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Conventional Debt$363K
  • Sep 2018Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Sam DukanCo-Founder & Co-CEOEmilie FugierCo-Founder
Investors
Bpifrance, Turenne Groupe, Smalt Capital, Arts and Crafts Business Angels, Angels Sante, Kreaxi
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketDiviContact Form 7

Funding & investor landscape

$70.6Mtotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
56disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa9 rounds
Turenne Groupe8 rounds
EIC Fund5 rounds
Bpifrance2 rounds
Citizen Capital2 rounds
Demeter2 rounds
Incoplex Green SUD2 rounds
Le Village by CA2 rounds
Smalt Capital2 rounds
2C Invest1 rounds

Notable founders

Charlotte Dupont
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · BiOceanOr
Samuel Dupont
Co-CEO & President · BiOceanOr
Julien lesage
Founder & CEO · Hubcycle
Sebastien Demech
Co-Founder & CEO · Telaqua
Nicolas Cavalier
Co-Founder & COO · Telaqua
Fabrice Caquin
CEO · Selerys
Arthur Leroux
CEO · Enogia
Luc Philippot
CEO · NetCeler
Pablo Gluschankof
Co-Founder & CEO · AmiKana.BioLogics
Pierre Lambert
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Qualisteo
Christophe Robillard
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Qualisteo
Sam Dukan
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · C4Diagnostics
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,396,116 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Sustainability Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · France

How research on Climate Adaptation is moving in France

A read on the academic research around Climate Adaptation — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 261 France-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201720222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 11% → 19% across 2017–2026.
top research entities
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique37
  • Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement16
  • Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement13
  • Institut de Recherche pour le Développement8
  • AgroParisTech7
leading researchers
Khuloud Ali · Ghayth Tintawi · Čolić, Slavica · Maslovarić, Marijana · Stanković, Sladjan · Gérardin, Clara · Admane, Naouel · Ante Ivčević
▲ Breakthroughs32 · 12%
▲ 12%→14% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations88% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (12%→14% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change1→19
  • Flood myth1→13
  • Resilience (materials science)1→11
Newly emergingClimate resilience 0→8 · Coastal flood 0→7
Landmark Communicating (nature‐based) flood‐mitigation schemes using flood‐excess volume · 33 cites
◆ Advancements80 · 31%
▲ 12%→26% share
▲2.2× share momentum0 median citations64% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (12%→26% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change5→26
  • Resilience (materials science)3→13
  • Psychological resilience1→9
  • Climate resilience2→9
  • Flood myth3→9
Newly emergingSustainability 0→9 · Climate risk 0→6
Landmark The role of climate forecasts in smallholder agriculture: Lessons from participatory research in two communities in Sene · 177 cites
▼ Concerns116 · 44%
▼ 62%→47% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (62%→47% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change13→69
  • Vulnerability (computing)2→19
  • Resilience (materials science)6→19
  • Agriculture4→17
  • Climate risk1→12
Newly emergingSustainability 0→11 · Productivity 0→8 · Mediterranean climate 0→7
Landmark Climate Risk and Capital Structure · 486 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France

Where climate adaptation 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.

Paris55 · +0.23
Hot · Climate changeAdvancing · Adaptation (eye)Opportunity · Political economy of climate changeConcern · Climate risk
Marseille8 · +0.19
Hot · Risk managementAdvancing · Climate changeOpportunity · Natural disaster
Grenoble5 · +0.42
Advancing · Flood mythOpportunity · Climate change
Lyon5 · +0.18
Opportunity · Climate change

Common questions

How many Sustainability Tech companies are there in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Sustainability Tech companies headquartered in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France?
The Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France on this list have raised a combined $70.6M in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Sustainability Tech company in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France?
Sunpartner Technologies is the highest-funded Sustainability Tech company in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France, with $29.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France are funded?
20 of the 43 Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Sustainability Tech unicorns are there in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France?
None of the Sustainability Tech companies in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France Sustainability Tech companies?
The most active investors in Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France Sustainability Tech companies on this list include Europa, Turenne Groupe, EIC Fund, Bpifrance, Citizen Capital.
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