Best Tech for Film & TV Companies in France
The 123 best Tech for Film & TV companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Animaj.
France's Tech for Film & TV sector is smaller than the headlines suggest, but the funding picture is sharper than you'd expect: 123 companies tracked, $344M in total disclosed capital, and no unicorns yet. Animaj leads the pack at $192M, which is a striking concentration when you consider that Ymagis Group ($42M), Wyplay ($32M), Moments Lab ($24M), and ATEME ($14M) fill out the next tier. So roughly 56% of all disclosed funding sits with a single company. That's the kind of lopsided distribution that tells you the field is still consolidating, not mature.
And the app-layer data backs that read. Median install growth across motion picture and film apps is running at roughly +15% year-on-year across 21 tracked apps, which means consumer demand is pulling ahead of the investment curve. I'd watch that gap closely. Active investors like Elaia, Kima Ventures, and IT-Translation are clearly circling the space, and the 123-company count signals there's real density here, even without a breakout name yet. Can the next Animaj-scale bet emerge from the mid-tier? The funding momentum says the conditions are forming faster than most expect.
Ranked: Best Tech for Film & TV companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animaj Provider of multi-platform franchises for kids and families through IP acquisition. | $192M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 34 | Gilles Gaillard Co-Founder | WebflowMemberStackVimeo+17 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Ymagis Group Provider of theatre management solutions | $42M | 136 mo ago | Public | 834 | — | — | 11 patents High‑contrast, multi‑frame‑rate video encoding and transport for cinema projection systems. | — |
| 3 | Wyplay Software solution provider for IPTV, cable and satellite TV operators | $32M | 193 mo ago | Series B | 120 | Jacques Bourgninaud CEO and co-founder | — | 12 patents Ergonomic remote UI for set‑top boxes and DRM‑enabled multimedia content distribution | — |
| 4 | Moments Lab Provider of an AI-powered platform for video content discovery and management | $24M | 12 mo ago | Series B | — | Philippe Petitpont Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | — | 1 partnership |
| 5 | ATEME Provider of video compression solutions for live content delivery and VOD platforms | $14M | 192 mo ago | Public | 553 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23 | 217 patents Advanced video encoding, streaming, and broadcast content processing technologies | 1 award |
| 6 | IWedia Technology solutions provider for connected TV devices | $13M | 232 mo ago | Acquired | 51 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 7 | Aviwest Digital video solutions for broadcasters | $9M | 76 mo ago | Acquired | 70 | Philippe Gonon Co-Founder | — | 23 patents Adaptive audiovisual streaming timing control and broadband multi‑antenna transmission optimization | — |
| 8 | Witbe QoE monitoring solution provider | $6M | 294 mo ago | Public | 92 | — | AstroAxeptioPriority Hints+5 | — | 1 launch · 2 awards |
| 9 | Cinemur Provider of online movie watchlist | $3M | 155 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Julien Nicault Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 10 | Quadrille Provider of Content delivery software solutions | $2M | 169 mo ago | Series B | 17 | Xavier Battas CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | nukeygara Provider of 3D animation tool for rigging and animation | $1M | 90 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Aurélien Charrier Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Gangz Online on demand staffing platform for multi-industry | $1M | 81 mo ago | Deadpooled | 45 | Marie Michaud Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 13 | Dynamixyz Video-based facial capture and analysis solution provider | $1M | 143 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 20 | — | — | 4 patents Advanced head-mounted imaging and display systems for augmented reality | — |
| 14 | Lylo Cloud-based dubbing and subtitling platform | $1M | 113 mo ago | Acquired | 192 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — |
| 15 | Golaem VFX Software tool for Maya | $668K | 137 mo ago | Acquired | 13 | — | DrupalPHPYouTube+5 | — | — |
| 16 | Setkeeper Production management software provider for films | $651K | 122 mo ago | Acquired | 15 | — | FirebaseVuetifyAmazon Web Services+11 | — | — |
| 17 | EISKO 3D capture and reconstruction technology solutions provider | $635K | 139 mo ago | Seed | — | Cedric Guiard Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+38 | — | — |
| 18 | BetaSeries Online platform offering movie watchlist creation solutions | $560K | 49 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Remi Tereszkiewicz CEO | PHPAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+19 | — | — |
| 19 | Dazzl Solutions for capturing, editing and broadcasting video | $507K | 86 mo ago | Deadpooled | 9 | Thierry Scozzesi CEO & Founder | — | — | — |
| 20 | Olffi Film and television funding database provider | $374K | 101 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Ilann Girard Founder & CEO | PHPGoogle MapsBootstrap+16 | — | — |
| 21 | Cinando Film networking and screening solutions | $157K | 72 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | Windows ServerChart.jsGoogle Maps+14 | — | — |
Top 12 Tech for Film & TV companies in France
#1
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 34 employees$191.8Mraised▾
Provider of multi-platform franchises for kids and families through IP acquisition. The company acquires high-quality intellectual properties and transforms them into franchises across multiple platforms. It independently produces content designed to inspire children to dream, explore, and create. The company utilizes data analysis of real-time trends to understand children's preferences and employs automation tools to distribute stories across various platforms.
- Mar 2026Series A—
- Jun 2025Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2025Series A$85M
- Sep 2023Conventional Debt—
#2
Series B · Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France · founded 2016$24Mraised▾
Provider of an AI-powered platform for video content discovery and management. The platform offers tools for indexing, searching, sharing, and selling video assets. It uses multimodal AI to analyze video, identify key moments, and generate metadata. The platform integrates with existing tools and offers professional services for archive migration and AI customization.
- Jun 2025Series B$24M
#3
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2007 · 834 employees$41.6Mraised▾
Provider of theatre management solutions. It provides solutions to movie exhibitors, distributors, event cinemas, production companies, cinema and TV advertising networks, rights holders, broadcasters, VOD platform operators, and video publishers.
- Feb 2015Conventional Debt$41.6M
#4
Series B · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2006 · 120 employees$32.4Mraised▾
Wyplay is a software solution provider for IPTV, cable, and satellite TV operators. It develops digital TV software solutions and provides television and home media connected platforms. Offers software licensing to media center consumer electronic (CE) devices, full-HD IPTV boxes, DVB set-top boxes, connected televisions, and in-home HD multimedia-HDD products. Also offers media management, home networking, and connectivity products along with connected digital media player, digital media server, CD/DVD optical drive, browser, and analog acquisition components.
- May 2010Series B$11.9M
- May 2008Series B$15.5M
- Oct 2006Series A$5.1M
- 2006Angel—
#5
Acquired · Rennes, Brittany · founded 1996 · 51 employees$12.9Mraised▾
Technology solutions provider for connected TV devices. The portfolio comprises of software components for live TV - OTT TV, managed IPTV, broadcast TV, on-demand and catch-up TV, recorded TV, home networking, interactivity, security, remote device management, and monitoring. It also offers solutions for Android OS to develop TV-centric applications and software integration services.
- Feb 2007Series D$5.2M
- Mar 2006Series C$3.2M
- Jul 2005Series B$4.5M
#6
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1991 · 553 employees$13.8Mraised▾
Provider of video compression solutions for live content delivery and VOD platforms. It offers encoding, transcoding, stream processing, packaging solutions, acquisition, playout, VOD solutions, integrated receiver decoders, network management, and more. It also provides solutions for satellite, IP, and ASI networks and converged solutions, as well as offers professional services, such as system design, system engineering, training, and hotline support. Offers HEVC, H264, and MPEG2 video compression solutions that are used in ultra-high definition TV, 3D, Web, and mobile streaming applications.
- Jun 2010PE$9M
- Jan 2006PE$4.8M
- 2002PE—
#7
Acquired · Saint Gregoire, Brittany · founded 2008 · 70 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Aviwest is a provider of video contribution uplink systems for live streaming over bonded 3G/4G cellular networks. DMNG allows broadcasters and other video professionals to capture and broadcast live HD or SD video, leveraging available 3G/4G cellular wireless, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and satellite networks. Used by international, national, and local TV channels, news agencies and video service operators to cover breaking news, conduct interviews, and produce live television shows. Also offers mobile surveillance solutions.
- Jan 2020Series B$8.8M
#8
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2000 · 92 employees$5.9Mraised▾
QoE monitoring solution provider. It enables broadcasters to monitor the quality of experience of their IPTV and OTT video services. It offers services including device characteristics, user location, QoS measurements, video, telephony, mobile monitoring robots, Internet monitoring, and performance audit.
- Nov 2001Series A$5.9M
#9
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2008 · 10 employees$560.1Kraised▾
Online platform offering movie watchlist creation solutions. The platform allows users to track movies, series, and more. It also allows users to rate the content watched and also lists the platforms on which the movies and series are available. It is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads.
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$77.7K
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$97.8K
- May 2017Seed$560.1K
#10
Deadpooled · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2011$2.9Mraised▾
Provider of online movie watchlist. It enables users to browse and discover movies, review them, comment, and create personalized collections. The mobile application is available for Android devices.
- Jun 2013Series A$2.9M
#11
Series B · Issy les Moulineaux, Ile de France · founded 1998 · 17 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of Content delivery software solutions. It offers a content delivery platform that focuses on TV and DVB-related software applications, interactive TV, video on demand, encoding systems, and computer networks for digital broadcast and broadband markets. It offers QuadriFast, a push VOD software solution for VOD, EPG, pictures, games, and audio, and QuadriLive for live-streaming content. It also offers consulting services, engineering services, technologies and integration of systems, applications, and services, and project management services.
- May 2012Series B—
- Nov 2010Series A$1.9M
#12
Deadpooled · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 45 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Online on-demand staffing platform for multi-industry. The platform connects enterprises with event staff, actors, extras and models. It allows recruiters to post a job by specifying the skills and experience required for the job and searching for a suitable candidate.
- Sep 2019Seed$1.1M
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