Business Angel Spotlight: Sylvain Zimmer
The Contentsquare executive has backed more than 120 companies.
French Tech News: Hyperloop Pipe Dreams, Luko's Fate, And Unicorn Factories
While France has seen some startups humbled, the entrepreneurial flywheel offers reason for long-term optimism.
Luko's Economic Twist Of Fate
From unicorn hype to being acquired, the insurtech startup has become emblematic of how the frigid funding climate has turned the sector upside down.
Spotlight Interview: Accel Partner Harry Nelis
France ranks 3rd in Europe for unicorns, but these big startups are playing a key role in accelerating the ecosystem by producing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Hot Seed Deals: Flowie, Dust, Trezy, And DataGalaxy
Security, robotics, AI, and e-commerce all attracted critical early-stage support.
Seed Of The Week: Topo.io
The sales management tool was developed at Aircall and launched with a €1m pre-seed round.
Business Angel Spotlight: Mozza Angels
France's most influential product studio has started an angel syndicate. Co-founder Antoine Sakho explains how product managers can make an impact beyond writing a check.
Dreaming Of Qwant And IPOs
Funding and exit numbers for the first half of 2023 paint a grim picture for French startups and VCs.
France's Government Can't Quit Qwant
A look back at more than a decade of public support for a privacy-themed search engine that failed to deliver.
In The Spotlight: Aurélien Narminio, Euronext's Head Of Equity Listing
The French government wants to boost IPOs. Those plans could help companies across Europe.
Introducing: Seed Scout
Featuring Seed Of The Week Filigran, a cybersecurity startup that raised €5m to build enterprise offerings around its open-source tools.
Hot Seed Deals: Look Up Space, Astraveus, Gapianne
What: Gapianne is developing a hybrid e-commerce service that offers a place to purchase intimate health and sex products for women that also offers workshops and advice on related topics. Why: There are few places where women can speak frankly about such products and topics and receive expert tips and
Business Angel Spotlight: Julien Zakoian
The former CMO for Meero and Airbnb exec is an impact investor who wants to help B2C startups develop their branding.
Seed Of The Week: Filigran
The cybersecurity startup raised €5m for its open-source platform that coordinates and simplifies threat management.
Viva Tech: Github CEO Thomas Dohmke On Learning To Love AI
Dohmke argues that fears of AI threaten to undermine its potential to do good. He worries that the rush to regulate with leave Europe behind in the competition around this critical technology.