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French Cleantech

French Cleantech is a corporate finance advisory firm based in Lyon, France, specializing in the CleanTech and ClimateTech sectors. They provide advisory services for fundraising, mergers, and acquisitions.

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Overview

What French Cleantech does

What French Cleantech is

French Cleantech is a corporate finance advisory firm based in Lyon, France, specializing in the CleanTech and ClimateTech sectors. They provide advisory services for fundraising, mergers, and acquisitions.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

The current public profile supports funder and publisher capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.

Operational profile

Organization status and context

Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.

Operational status
Active
Organization type
Other
Founded
Founded in 2010
Approximate age
About 16 years
Structured capabilities
Funder · Publisher
Last reviewed
March 19, 2026

Official channels

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Capability profile

French Cleantech as a funder

Investment thesis

French Cleantech focuses on providing corporate finance advisory services to cleantech startups and large corporates, assisting them with fundraising, mergers, and acquisitions in the CleanTech and ClimateTech sectors.

Focus narrative

French Cleantech specializes in advising clients across various sectors, including water, energy, materials, and construction. They qualify equity funds for cleantech startups and identify technologies for family offices and corporates that enhance efficiency and contribute to decarbonization.

Focus and fit

Availability

Currently deploying
Not published

Portfolio and track record

Recorded portfolio count
5

Portfolio context

Notable portfolio companies include: Recupere Metals, which develops recycled copper wire manufacturing for high-performance electrical conductors; Spark Cleantech, which designs and operates on-site production units for decarbonized hydrogen; Kumulus, an atmospheric water generator producing drinking water from air; Estuaire, offering a flight data analytics platform to help the aviation industry reduce emissions; and Recyc'elit, specializing in recycling complex textiles by depolymerizing PET fibers.

Capability profile

French Cleantech as a publisher

Editorial focus

French Cleantech specializes in advising clients in various sectors including water, energy, materials, and construction. They qualify equity funds for cleantech startups and identify technologies for family offices and corporates that enhance efficiency and contribute to decarbonization.

Audience value

French Cleantech provides advisory services to cleantech startups and large corporates, assisting them with fundraising, mergers, and acquisitions.

Format and cadence

Content formats
newsletter
Cadence
monthly

Availability

Guest pitch state
Not currently accepting

Audience and focus

Audience
Corporate Innovators · Founders

Flagship work and coverage

Flagship properties

French Cleantech publishes a monthly newsletter featuring a selection of four innovative French cleantech companies and information on top cleantech events.

Common questions

What to know about French Cleantech

Upseed classifies French Cleantech under the Other organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and publisher capabilities.

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Source basis

Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.

Last reviewed

March 19, 2026

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