This research aims to states the funding to which the start-ups in France can claim in 2015. Through a field study in which I created my innovative company, this paper makes an inventory of different financing methods depending on the company’s stage of maturity Personal savings, love money, bank loans, business angels, each of these funds cannot be requested at the same time. The riskiness of the start-up activities determines the type of funding to continue their development. Through the creation of Orbiteo, an online reputation management company, we will see how it can be possible for a start-up to combine funds for its development.