In a wide-ranging interview, French President Emmanuel Macron highlighted the progress made by the French Tech ecosystem in recent years while continuing to make the case that Europe needs to boost its startups to achieve greater digital sovereignty. Macron spoke on Tuesday with Atomico venture partner Niklas Zennström as part
There’s no denying that 2020 has turned everyone’s plans upside down. Riding several years of momentum, the French Tech ecosystem was going to focus on more funding to help companies scale up while expanding its robust AI sector. Then came COVID and the first lockdown. The French government,
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Robocath announced today that it has raised €40 million in venture capital as the medtech company seeks to expand further in Asian markets. The Rouen-based startup [https://www.robocath.com/] has developed a system that uses robots to assist with cardiovascular procedures and has now raised a total of €51.
Partech has closed its third seed fund as the venture capital firm seeks to expand investments across a range of sectors it believes will be even more critical in the wake of the coronavirus. The fund, Partech Entrepreneur III, will back companies in areas such as health, work, commerce, finance,
Doctolib is seeing explosive growth of its video consultation service as patients and doctors have rushed to embrace it as a critical alternative during the coronavirus quarantine. The French startup [https://www.doctolib.fr/] had attained unicorn status on the back of a medical appointment booking service the operates only
With the coronavirus continuing to upend France's startup economy, StationF plans to rethink its own approach with the goal of encouraging its startups to focus more on sustainability and less on valuations. In a letter to StationF's startup community [https://stationf.co/news/letter-to-the-station-f-community/?fbclid=IwAR1wYQ3HShjQsaYO-SbDtJsJRhf8ftVPZyxvLAPSjJwMGVfvFIw5MAfAMGA]
Vestiaire Collective announced today that is has raised €59 million in venture capital as the Paris-based startup [https://us.vestiairecollective.com/] accelerates its expansion in the U.S. and Asia. New investors in the latest round include Korelya Capital, Fidelity International-managed funds, Vaultier7, Cuit Invest. Previous investors also participated, including
Alan [https://alan.com/] has raised a €50 million round of venture capital as the Paris-based startup seeks to expand its digital health service across Europe. Singapore’s Temasek led the round of funding, which also included participation from previous investors including Index Ventures. Alan has now raised a total
Almost 4.5 years after the launch of La French Tech, the program to accelerate France’s startup ecosystem is getting its biggest overhaul yet with a new director and a long list of new intiatives aimed at tearing down obstacles still weighing on the country’s entrepreneurs. French Digital
If the French Tech ecosystem is looking for an anthem, it should probably consider The Clash’s “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” It’s the question never far from the mind of any Paris-based entrepreneur as they gaze across the waters to Silicon Valley. In the case of
Female entrepreneurs continued to make some progress in France last year, but still lag far behind their male counterparts when it comes to fundraising. And even if the gap is closing, data from a new report by StartHer [http://starther.org/starther-devoile-le-barometre-starther-kpmg-2018-de-lentrepreneuriat-tech-au-feminin/] and KPMG shows that women face far greater
While France’s national health care system may be the envy of others, the outdated paperwork procedures it still uses are not. Lifen [https://www.lifen.fr/] is the latest startup that wants to drag the administrative systems used by health care providers out of the Middle Ages. Today, the
European VC firm Ventech Capital announced today that it has raised €140 million and hopes to bag another €60 million for its fifth fund. The firm, with offices in Paris, Münich, and Helsinki, says it will continue to pursue its strategy of focusing on Series A and Seed rounds. While
One of the most controversial events in the rise of the French Tech scene was a move by the previous government to block the sale of streaming site Dailymotion [https://www.francetvinfo.fr/politique/arnaud-montebourg/polemique-montebourg/dailymotion-le-patron-de-france-telecom-tacle-arnaud-montebourg_315659.html] to Yahoo. In 2013, then Economic Minsiter Arnaud Montebourg, declared: “I
Wildmoka [https://wildmoka.com/] announced today that has raised its Series A round of venture capital as it seeks to expand its cloud video platform for publishers. Founded in Sophia-Antipolis back in 2013, the company offers a service that allows broadcasters and content owners to clip segments of live events
