Best Virtual Reality Companies in France
The 117 best Virtual Reality companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Uptale.
France's Virtual Reality sector is smaller than the headlines suggest, but don't mistake lean for slow. Our directory tracks 117 companies with $48M in total disclosed funding, and the distribution tells you everything: Uptale leads at $9M, Lynx sits at $7M, and HypnoVR, Avatar Medical, and Eva each cluster in the $5-6M range, which means capital is spreading across a real stack of use cases rather than concentrating in one breakout name. The global VR market was valued at roughly $17.2B in 2020, growing at a 29.5% CAGR, and France's founders are clearly betting that enterprise and health verticals will pull their share of that upside.
What's moving the needle right now? Coverage this quarter is tilting hard toward digital health consultation, immersive analytics, and experiential formats, the same thematic drift you can see in how Meta moved to absorb fitness VR assets a few years back, signaling where platform owners think stickiness actually lives. I'd flag HypnoVR and Avatar Medical as two French companies positioned squarely in that health lane. Bpifrance and the EIC Fund are the institutional anchors here, which matters for regulatory durability since EU-backed investors tend to push compliance discipline early. So if you're sourcing partners or tracking where French VR capital flows next, the directory below is ranked by disclosed funding and recent momentum.
Our analysis of 50 Virtual Reality companies
$3.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2019.
Ranked: Best Virtual Reality companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uptale VR-based learning platform for businesses | $9M | 18 mo ago | 40 | Aurelie Truchet Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | Top 5M | — | 2 job openings |
| 2 | Lynx Manufacturer of mixed reality headsets | $7M | 48 mo ago | 26 | Stan Larroque Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+17 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 3 | HypnoVR Developer of virtual reality based digital therapies for pain and anxiety reduction | $6M | 54 mo ago | 32 | Denis GRAFF Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+27 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 4 | AVATAR MEDICAL Provider of a virtual reality assistant for surgeons | $5M | 28 mo ago | 20 | Elodie Litzler Co-Founder & COO | WebflowVimeoSwiper+13 | Top 10M | 19 patents Image-guided surgical planning and navigation using 3D patient models and probe control | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 5 | EVA Provider of virtual reality esports arena experiences | $5M | 46 mo ago | 22 | William Klein CTO | SentryZendeskTypeScript+30 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 6 | Giroptic 360-degree imaging solutions | $4M | 126 mo ago | 45 | — | — | — | 50 patents Multi-lens spherical cameras for immersive panoramic and stereoscopic imaging | — |
| 7 | Retail VR Provider of VR and AR-based retail solutions | $2M | 50 mo ago | 18 | — | — | — | 6 patents Automated creation of 3D digital models for retail virtual‑reality environments | — |
| 8 | 3DRudder Manufacturer of feet-based motion controllers for VR and 3D | $2M | 116 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | 6 patents Foot-controlled input devices for gaming and data transmission hardware. | — |
| 9 | Skylights VR-enabled in-flight entertainment solutions | $1M | 113 mo ago | 10 | Rateb Zaouk Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 3D Sound Labs Provides 3D audio software and hardware to enable immersive audio | $1M | 113 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | 19 patents Personalized 3D ear modeling and head-related transfer function generation for spatial audio | — |
| 11 | C2Care Provider of virtual reality based therapeutics for healthcare professionals | $1M | 77 mo ago | 19 | Pierre Gadea Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 12 | Immersive Factory Virtual reality solution for EHS/QEHS training | $1M | 77 mo ago | 27 | Francis Savic Founder | TypeScriptNode.jsChart.js+24 | Top 5M | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 13 | GoTouchVR Developing a wearable haptic device for application in virtual reality | $992K | 101 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Light and Shadows VR Products, 3D Software, Photorealistic Digital Mockup and CG Images | $736K | 77 mo ago | — | Stephane Imbert Founder & CEO | — | — | 16 patents Haptic VR controllers and wearable electronics with snap‑fit modular attachment systems. | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 15 | Immersion Developer of high-end interaction devices, hardware, and software components for industries | $584K | 149 mo ago | 35 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+20 | Top 10M | 86 patents AR/VR immersive interaction, head‑tracking alignment, shared virtual environments, multi‑peripheral control | 3 partnerships |
| 16 | OREKA Solutions Provider of VR-based visualization solutions for construction industries | $512K | 134 mo ago | — | Luc Ardellier Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | VRtuoz Developer of VR experiences and spaces | $111K | 132 mo ago | — | Gildas Dussauze Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Revinax VR/MR based training solutions for enterprise applications | $109K | 114 mo ago | — | Maxime Ros Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressPleskMySQL+29 | Top 10M | 11 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
Top 12 Virtual Reality companies in France
#1
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 40 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Uptale is a VR-based learning platform for businesses. It enables users to create, share, and track training modules in virtual reality. It offers various modules which include authoring tools, distribution solutions, authentication systems, and more. Its features include one-click translation, cognitive services in VR, automated storyboard, and more.
- Dec 2024Series A$9.5M
- Apr 2023Convertible Debt—
#2
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 20 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Provider of a virtual reality assistant for surgeons. It offers a technology that has the capability to generate interactive 3D avatars of patients based on medical images in a virtual environment for surgeons to prepare for their surgeries. It allows users to visualize or highlight structures such as tumor, blood vessels, organs and more.
- Feb 2024Seed$5.4M
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$597.2K
- Jul 2020Grant (prize money)$3M
#3
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 26 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of mixed reality headsets. Its features include circular catadioptric freeform prism optics and dual 4K resolution. Its use cases are in augmented and virtual reality applications.
- May 2022Series A$4M
- 2019Seed$2M
#4
Series A · Montreuil, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 22 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Provider of virtual reality esports arena experiences. It offers immersive, free-roam VR gaming in large-scale arenas. Players engage in various competitive and cooperative game modes. The company provides a platform for both casual and competitive play, fostering a community through online and in-arena interactions. It also offers arena privatization for events.
- Jul 2022Series A$5.1M
#5
Series A · Strasbourg, Grand Est · founded 2016 · 32 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Developer of virtual reality based digital therapies for pain and anxiety reduction. It offers a medical device using virtual reality hypnosis to alleviate pain and anxiety in various medical specialties. The solution is designed for ease of use by medical practitioners and provides a personalized experience for patients. It combines medical hypnosis with virtual reality technology, offering a non pharmaceutical alternative for managing pain and anxiety. The device is clinically validated and certified. The company also provides solutions to enhance workplace well being for healthcare professionals.
- Dec 2021Series A$5.1M
- Jun 2020Seed$1.8M
- Jun 2018Seed$823.8K
#6
Seed · Nantes, Pays de la Loire · founded 2018 · 18 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of VR and AR-based retail solutions. It enables businesses to generate in context, realistic visualization of all merchandising proposals and show them to clients in a superimposed environment. It also lets users show promotional and POS content in AR/VR and gather analytics or reports. It features in-store activation, retail staging, a virtual showroom, and other eCommerce solutions.
- Apr 2022Seed$1.6M
#7
Acquired · Lille, Hauts de France · founded 2008 · 45 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Giroptic offers 360-degree imaging solutions. 360cam is a standalone pear shaped 360-degree camera which has three, 185º fish-eye lenses. Giroptic IO is a compact smartphone camera for shooting immersive 360° photos, videos, and live streams. Claims that products have its patented real-time stitching technology which allows stitching panoramic images in real time. Offers a companion app with in-app sharing tools which allow users to capture and share 360 images and videos natively to compatible social platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, or broadcast live through YouTube’s live streaming platform.
- Dec 2015Seed$4.5M
#8
Seed · Toulon, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2015 · 19 employees$1.1Mraised▾
C2Care provides virtual reality-based therapeutics for healthcare professionals. The platform is used for phobias, addictions, eating disorders, depression, and functional disorders. The users can find healthcare professionals online also.
- Jan 2020Seed$1.1M
#9
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 27 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Immersive Factory provides virtual reality solutions for EHS/QEHS training. Offers training simulations of dangerous situations that employees may encounter in the course of their work. Provides solutions for managers to consult the statistics to see where errors are made, assess their employees and debrief their behavior with them. Enables industrial organizations to train their teams on strategic issues such as health, safety, and the environment.
- Jan 2020Seed$1.1M
#10
Deadpooled · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2014 · 3 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of feet-based motion controllers for VR and 3D
- Sep 2016Seed$1.6M
#11
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2010$736.4Kraised▾
Lights and Shadows is a French company that designs and manufactures virtual reality products. Their products include a virtual reality device called NeoVR which is a fully immersive device like Oculus' Rift. The other products being gesture controllers called Core and Senso. Light & Shadows has developed a production line allowing calculation of millions photo-realistic CG images for complex products presentation in automotive and aeronautics industries for instance. Mainly focusses on Industrial grade products. Clients include Saint-Gobain, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Dassault Aviation, Airbus Group, CEA, AFPA
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$250.5K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$486K
#12
Acqui-Hired · Cesson, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 10 employees$1.2Mraised▾
3D Sound Labs provides 3D audio software and hardware to enable immersive audio. Products include 3D audio headphone, 3D audio headphone with mic, and a 3D sound module to convert the sound of any headphone to 3D audio. Provides an SDK and a freemium technology-licensing program for third parties. Has developed a driver for Windows which creates a virtual sound card enabling the user to experience 3D sound in video games, films, VR using a 3D Sound One headphone, integrated motion sensors and BLE connectivity. Also, has developed an ambisonics monitoring plug-in which claims to render content directly from DAW allowing sound engineers to have immediate feedback during mixing. Plug-in claims to have features including binaural audio conversion from 1st order ambisonics, HRTF-based spatialization, head tracking with 3D Sound One Module, available for free.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$265.4K
- Mar 2015Seed$1.2M
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Virtual Reality coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
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