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France Digitale AI Mapping: 750 Startups And Dreams Of Digital Greatness
On the eve of the AI Action Summit, France is staking its claim to be a leader in this critical sector. The report highlights the vast potential -- and the big challenges.
AI Action Summit: France Digitale CEO Maya Noël Is All Business
On the Summit's Business Day: "The idea is to make people understand the use and not just talking about what are the models, what is the value chain, but very concrete stuff to inspire a lot of companies to use more AI in their business."
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French Tech Wire: Budget Cuts Bite As Startups See Green
In this edition: Le Fourgon CEO Charles Christory explains his mission to reduce single-use plastics; Laurent Van Lerberghe discusses how new VC firm Keles wants to help European Digital Health startups scale. Plus: French tech budget follies.
Le Fourgon’s Big Bet: Reinventing The Milkman To Crush Single-Use Plastics
The company has developed a delivery service offering groceries in reusable glass containers designed to be cleaned and reused dozens of times. But with high infrastructure costs, can the company scale to achieve its impact goals?
French Tech Funding Wire February 7: Stockly, Riot & More!
Startups that raised from Feb. 3 to Feb. 7 also include: Wildsense, NETRI, Extracthive, Sirius NeoSight, Histovery, Neuralk AI, PAPAYA, NEO ECO, Epyr, Lyv Healthcare, The QA Company, ASTRA IT, Crown Procurement, Aleph-Networks, and Upciti.
Spotlight Interview: Keles' Laurent Van Lerberghe On Digital Health Investing
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