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.
#39: Rewiring VC For The AI Age
Cathay's $1B AI fund balances disruption with collaboration between corporates and startups. Meta battles EU regulators over privacy rules. European AI funding surges 61% to €3.04B. Mistral's Le Chat upgrades. France cracks down on biometric surveillance.
Cathay Innovation's $1B Bet On Rewiring Venture Capital For The AI Age
The new fund challenges Silicon Valley's model by focusing on collaboration that connects AI startups directly with corporate giants to transform industries rather than disrupt them in an era where 'everybody has to play.'
French Tech Funding Wire July 18: Stellaria, Spiko, One Biosciences & More!
Between July 14 and July 18, a total of 6 companies raised €68.7 million, including: Dreampath Diagnostics, Dillico, and Retab.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Rewriting Accounting Books With AI
Dougs is shaking up the quiet world of French accounting. Zenchef merges with Spain’s CoverManager. French VC drops 35%, while Eurazeo raises €650M. Bayrou slashes subsidies but eases red tape. Meta faces antitrust heat. Plus: Keenest, Verkor, WAT, Stellaria & more.
#38 Photon-Powered Chips And Desktop Droids
French-founded Arago and Hugging Face are reshaping AI hardware: Arago’s photonic chips promise radical energy savings for data centers, while Hugging Face’s $299 Reachy Mini brings modular, open-source robotics to the desktop.
Photonic Chip Startup Arago Wants to Cut AI's Massive Energy Appetite by 90%
A year-old French company claims its light-powered processors could slash data center power consumption while keeping warehouse robots running all day instead of just one hour.
Hugging Face’s $299 Reachy Mini Signals A New Era In Personal Robotics
The AI powerhouse wants to bring robotics to the masses with its modular, open-source, and AI-integrated approach. By democratizing robotics, the company aims to spark a new wave of accessible hardware innovation.
French Tech Funding Wire July 11: Million Victories, BrainEver, SiPearl & More!
Between July 7 and July 11, a total of 21 companies raised €188.31 million, including: Arago, Turbotech, HiQuTe Diamond, Solarock, Ciloa, Tandem, VizioSense, Relief, Optimistik, Seaturns, HEXANA, ex9, Solence, bYoRNA, Justclip, ANYFIELDS, LABEL4.AI, and KaraFun Group.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Rethinking Sustainability For Resilient Cities
VivaTech spotlights climate-resilient cities, Superhuman's Rahul Vohra decodes product-market fit, SXSW bets big on European startups, and French gaming scores a $40M win. Plus: Meta’s billion-euro eyewear play, a medtech breakthrough down under, and turbulence at EuraTechnologies.
Superhuman Founder Rahul Vohra On Reverse Engineering Product Market Fit
Speaking at Viva Technology 2025, Vohra breaks down his Product Market Fit Engine, a data-driven framework that leverages the right user feedback to build products that users love.