VC Funds in France 2026: 20 Venture Capital Firms by Stage and Sector
Kima, Daphni, Partech, Serena, Bpifrance: the 20 most active VC funds in France in 2026, ranked by stage and check size, with the best way into each one.
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We regularly share practical resources for startups
VC or Business Angel: How to Choose in France (2026)
Ticket sizes, dilution, support, cap table: a decision tree for choosing between business angels, VCs, or a mix in France in 2026.
Vibe coding: agency, freelancer, CTO or solo? How to choose (2026)
Pricing, decision framework, red flags: when to hire a vibe coding agency in 2026, and when to vibe code it yourself or hire a developer.
10 vibe coding mistakes (and how to recover if you're already in too deep)
Security, technical debt, broken dependencies: the 10 vibe coding mistakes ranked by severity, plus a checklist to rescue a project that has drifted.
Vibe coding an MVP: how a non-technical founder ships in 4 weeks (2026)
A complete walkthrough for vibe coding your MVP in 4 weeks: scope, tools, real budget (€200-800) and the mistakes to avoid, by swanbase.
Things That Don't Scale: the practical guide to doing things that don't scale
A practical guide to Things That Don't Scale (Paul Graham, July 2013). 5 canonical tactics, 15 documented YC cases (Airbnb, Stripe, DoorDash, Pebble), how to apply it in 2026, and Brian Chesky's rule for knowing when to stop.
How to find your first 10 customers (the method by business model)
First 10 startup customers: the go-to-market method broken down by business model (B2B SaaS, B2C, marketplace, vertical SaaS, hardware, services), with French examples Doctolib, Qonto, Vinted, Lydia, Ledger.
Founder-led content: why you should publish before you raise, and how to keep it up
Why you should publish under your own name in the months before a raise: what an investor can learn from your feed, which platform to pick, five post formats, a sustainable cadence and four metrics worth tracking.
Early-stage startup pricing: 4 methods (and the test that shows if you're underpricing)
Cost-plus, value-based, tier-based, usage-based: 4 early-stage pricing methods, the pricing power test and 6 French SaaS pricing pages to help you set your first price.
