Hexa CEO: Charting A Course Through AI's Storm
Matthieu Gombeaud: "We must completely rethink the way we are building companies."
French Tech Funding Wire September 19: GenoMines, La Fourche, Finary & More!
Between September 15 and September 19, a total of 20 companies raised €156.3M, including: Vizzia, Defacto, Tafalgie Therapeutics, Seyna, ROFIM, Carsup, Les Nouvelles Fermes, Load Stations, Juisci, alltheway, Temelion, Moodwork, Moïz, ORIS Materials Intelligence, 10%, and Eyst Technology.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: What The 'Zucman' Is This Tax?
At FDday, a fiery Zucman vs. Aghion wealth tax showdown. Plus: Europe’s startup champions face a scale-up reality check, and the latest on Innovafeed, SeaBubbles, and Back Market.
#42: The Anthropic-Mistral Transatlantic AI Funding Tango
As Anthropic plants its flag in Europe with a trust-first strategy, Mistral secures €1.8B in the continent's boldest AI sovereignty play yet. Meanwhile, French founders wrestle with wealth taxes while Chinese researchers rewrite the efficiency playbook.
Anthropic's Guillaume Princen: 'The building blocks of the digital economy are now as simple as having a conversation.'
The former Stripe executive was hired earlier this year to be Anthropic's Head of EMEA. He spoke with us about sovereignty, vibe coding, and why the Model Context Protocol has catalyzed the agentic era.
The Unlikely Alliance: Europe's Chip Giant ASML Makes A Billion Euro Wager On Mistral AI
ASML’s €1.3B stake in Mistral signals Europe’s boldest play yet to compete with U.S. AI giants, uniting the continent’s semiconductor crown jewel with its fastest-rising AI star in a bid for technological sovereignty.
French Tech Funding Wire September 12: Mistral AI, Cailabs, Heetch & More!
Between September 8 and September 12, a total of 15 companies raised €2.04B, including: Scintil Photonics, NeoFarm, SafeHeal, Dianosic, Nucleon Security, Nepsis Energy, Gobano Robotics, Nona, Manitty, My Auto Specialist, NRGYS, and Zylio.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Sugar, Silicon, Serious Cash, and Slowdowns
This week: Mistral hits decacorn mode, Kyron.bio takes on glyco chaos to make safer biologics, French Tech faces headwinds, Scintil Photonics scores €50M to scale its laser chips, and Quadrille raises €500M to back bold tech bets.
French Start-ups Navigate Turbulence as Growth Slows Despite Resilient Job Creation
French start-ups navigate choppy waters as VC funding plummets 24% while employment surges 11.5%. The 2025 Barometer from France Digitale and EY reveals an ecosystem transitioning from growth-at-all-costs to sustainable profitability amid mounting political and economic headwinds.
#41: Mistral AI Goes Dutch With $14B Valuation
The French AI startup is reportedly on the cusp of raising a new round led by chip equipment maker ASML of the Netherlands. Plus: Hugging Face hires; Cycle gets pedaled down under; Luc Julia gets called out; and Alpic raises $6M for MCP infrastructure.
How Alpic Is Building Model Context Protocol (MCP) Infrastructure For A New Agentic Internet
The Paris-based company has raised $6M to help companies deploy MCP servers for a world where AI agents, not humans, navigate digital services.
French Tech Funding Wire September 5: Zefir, Koolboks, ArcaScience & More!
Between July 21 and September 5, a total of 19 companies raised €65.495M, including: Weekera, Alpic, Byome Labs, Flagcat, VitaDX, Rewayz, NeoEarth, Santafoo, Mocli, Molecular Simulation For All (MS4ALL), MagicPost, ComicBot, Stockline, Suzaku, Addvocate.ai, FLUDIS, and Kriptown.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Rentrée Political Reckoning Means Debt and Doubts for Entrepreneurs
Government instability shadows France’s rentrée, threatening support for innovation programs. The Startup Nation returned from vacation to gloomy headlines about layoffs, online controversies, and economic uncertainty.
#40: When Agentic AI Breaks Bad
Agentic AI shows signs of going rogue, Fidji Simo outlines OpenAI's future, France launches a new digital council, CNIL drops its AI playbook, EDF bets on AI-infused nuclear, and GE Vernova snaps up French startup Alteia.
French Tech Funding Wire July 25: MagREEsource, Elum Energy, Praysbee & More!
Between July 21 and July 25, a total of 10 companies raised €34.285 million, including: Greenphage, Austral Dx, OnParty, Aircap, DareWin Evolution, Easy Cash, and InBrain Pharma.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Quantum Computing Finds Its Mainstream Moment
Quantum was in the spotlight at VivaTech 2025, with NVIDIA, Quandela, and cybersecurity leaders shaping the agenda. Also in this issue: Electra gets charged up; Swan flies; Aldebaran gets a Chinese lifeline; and MagREEsource attracts €23M for its magnet recycling tech.