17 companies raised a total of €177.08 million last week. Other startups that raised a round between June 23 and June 27 include: Ever Dye, Policloud, Le Drive tout nu, Wilgo, Qomon, DejaBlue, GeodAlsics, Waypoint AI, Oria Bioscience, Altertable, Vipali, Hydroclimat, Stairling, and Winalist.
Director Julie Huguet lays out La French Tech mission's mission in a VivaTech video interview, Skeepers bets on pragmatic SaaS growth with U.S. PE backing, Zama hits unicorn status with encrypted computing, Ledger partners with the Spurs, and new moves in HR tech, semiconductors, and search.
"What we want to do is help entrepreneurs have the best ecosystem to create, to scale, and to go abroad."
Europe bets €70B on tech sovereignty, France’s cloud and AI firms gear up for scale, and autonomous agents take center stage at VivaTech. Meanwhile, nuclear energy makes an AI-powered comeback, ChatGPT flunks the Bac (again), and regulators race to protect kids from rogue AI bots.
From copilots to collaborators, multi-agent AI systems took center stage at VivaTech 2025, powering everything from enterprise automation to software engineering. As the industry pivots from hype to impact, agentic platforms promise to redefine work, scale, and trust in the AI era.
As AI accelerates global energy demand and climate change pressure increases, nuclear power is undergoing a revival. While fusion and fission both have their advocates, but are likely to coexist in a carbon-constrained, AI-driven world.
Other startups that raised a round between June 16 and June 20 include: DESKi, Skarlett, Sifflet, Arlequin AI, Fungu'it, Jubilé, La Bourse aux Livres, Base for Music, Angel, Daven, Jockiz, ArcaScience, Alsanor, OLENERGIES, and Descartes Underwriting.
Union activism hits startups, Nabla and Descartes raise big rounds, agri-robotics stumbles, and Nantes bets on healthtech. Plus: VivaTech 2025 brings humanoid robots to life, raising bold questions about AI, work, and the future.
Agility Robotics Chief Business Officer Daniel Diez: “Right now, we're focused on areas where it's hard to find people to take certain jobs."
Traditional AI startups sell software to existing businesses, but full-stack AI companies are becoming the businesses themselves.
From NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s grand AI vision to Mistral AI’s sovereign playbook, and robots roaming the halls, this year’s edition spotlighted France’s global tech ambitions in several next-generation technologies. This Special Edition will dig into the big AI news.
Other startups that raised a round between June 9 and June 13 include: Expliseat, Elkedonia, Enterome, Kolet, ENYO Pharma, PeopleSpheres, Arlequin AI, Olyzon, STEPS ORTHO, KONCRETE, and Circulacar.
CEO Arthur Mensch: “The race is not over. Europe is not late. We just needed the right tools—and now we have them.”
The CEO set the tone for the mega-tech conference with his focus on next-generation computing, robotics demos, and major French partnerships in a wide-ranging keynote.
Mistral AI targets $1B to scale globally and launches Mistral Code, Hugging Face debuts efficient robotics model SmolVLA, Kyutai unveils voice AI Unmute, H Company rolls out cost-cutting agents, and Aive raises €12M for enterprise AI video.
