French Tech News: AB Tasty's AI Gets Emotional
Also inside: Seventure Partners' Bruno Rivet talks Sportstech; and meet Speedinvest, the European fund making a play in France.
Getting Emotional: How AB Tasty Wants To Personalize Digital Experiences
Co-founder and Co-CEO Alix de Sagazan says its AI-driven tool that detects users' emotions, a solid financial foundation, and a focus on people have the company ready to accelerate at a time when many French tech startups are stalling.
Seed Scout #13: Can France Win The Sustainable Aviation Future?
In this special edition, we take an in-depth look at France's emerging Sustainable Aviation ecosystem. ✈️ 💚 We also zoom in on Elixir Aircraft and Starburst Aerospace.
Seed Of The Week: Elixir Aircraft
The sustainable aviation startup secured €40m in financing in recent months, including money from an Industrial Seed fund to begin scaling its manufacturing.
Investor Spotlight: Starburst Aerospace CEO François Chopard
The French founder has built a global network of accelerators and investment funds that have worked with more than 120 startups in aerospace and defense.
French Tech News: Sweetch Energy Makes Waves By Turning Water into Wattage
Also inside: Inside EDF Pulse Ventures; Verve Ventures is a Deep Tech European investor scouting startups in France; and Zama leads the latest funding rounds.
Spotlight Interview: EDF Pulse Ventures Director Yann Coïc
The corporate venture fund has invested €500m since its creation in 2017 to find startups that will help transform the energy giant for the future.
Seed Scout #12: Phospho Is Forging Picks And Shovels For The GenAI Gold Rush
Plus: Varsity co-founder Didier Valet discusses the journey from banking titan to his new pan-European Seed Fund.
Investor Spotlight: Varsity Co-Founder Didier Valet
The former Société Générale exec co-founded a European Seed Fund that just announced its first closing of €80m to back fintech, healthtech, climatetech and enterprise Saas startups.
Seed Of The Week: Phospho
The open-source startup raised a €1.7m Pre-Seed round to build the picks and shovels for the GenAI Gold Rush.
French Tech News: Beyond Aero Flies The Cleaner Skies
Also inside: A French FoodTech fight; Techinnov tries to build bridges between corporates and startups; Earlybird Venture Capital expands in France; and GenAI takes over the country.
Beyond Aero: French Sustainable Aviation Plans Take Flight
The startup recently staged the first test flights of its hydrogen-electric system for low-carbon airplanes. With aerospace a major piece of the French economy, the nation is counting on such aviation innovation to secure the sector's future.
Seed Scout #11: Pimento Building GenAI To Boost Brainstorming
Plus: Agrilife Studio co-founders explain how they want to help entrepreneurs build AgTech Startups.
Investor Spotlight: Agrilife Studio Co-Founders Priscilla Rozé-Pagès and Antoine Coutant
The new AgTech studio aims to identify ideas and founders that can be catalyzed into high-impact startups. The co-founders just raised €25 million to accelerate their mission.
Seed Of The Week: Pimento
The GenAI startup raised a €3m Seed Round to develop a platform designed to reinvent the way creatives brainstorm new projects.
French Tech News: Turning AI Hype Into Business
Launchmetrics CEO shares lessons from building an AI success. France Digitale offers the optimistic case for French startups in 2024. And the courtship between startups and corporations gets a boost.