IT services firm Pentalog invested in accelerator TheFamily through its incubator unit, PentaLabbs.

France-based startup accelerator TheFamily has raised $6.6m in funding from backers including Pentalabbs, the incubator subsidiary of IT services provider Pentalog, according to TechCrunch.

The round also featured 500 Startups, Ace & Company, SGH Capital and angel investors including Fany Péchiodat, John Bautista, Lars Seier and Thibault Poutrel.

The Family began life in 2013 as a straightforward accelerator but now gets much of its income from assisting corporate customers in forming startups.

Venture capital firm Index Ventures invested just short…