French Tech News: BeReal Founders, Hiring Havens, And Miracle Mirakl
Despite the 2022 tech slump, many French startups had big hiring years while Mirakl also defied gravity.
Seed Of The Week: Agua Blanca
Agua Blanca raised €3m to develop its marketplace for natural home, beauty, and health products.
Pigment Co-CEO Eléonore Crespo On The Startup Playbook For Tough Times
The business planning SaaS platform has continued to raise money even as VCs pull back elsewhere.
French Tech News: Zenly Shuts, Eurazeo Erupts, And Ovni Launches
Zenly co-founder is making a social app comeback while Eurazeo's chief is being shown the exit.
Seed Of The Week: Cohort
Cohort raised €3.2m for its platform that enables brands of all sizes to launch NFT-powered marketing campaigns.
After Molotov, Jean-Marc Denoual Reboots With Narative For The Creator Economy
The former TV exec believes his cloud-based production studio can power big and small video producers.
Startup Of The Week: Renaissance Fusion
Renaissance Fusion is developing a nuclear fusion reactor that it hopes will provide clean and affordable energy by the next decade.
French Tech News: Egerie's Cybersecurity Dreams, Scooter Squabbles, And Pasqal's Quantum Leap
France's ambitious plans for cybersecurity and Deep Tech got a boost this week.
Seed Of The Week: Cubzh
Cubzh has developed a cube-based platform that enables players and developers to build a wide range of 3D objects and create their own games.
RIP Salto: France Is Losing The Streaming Wars
French broadcasters are about to pull the plug on their streaming service platform, the latest failed attempt to respond to the rise of Netflix.
Seed Of The Week: Revyze
Revyze is an educational mobile app that has created a TikTok-style learning experience for teenagers.
The Unraveling Of Meero
Three years after a $230m funding round, the AI photography platform announced a pivot, layoffs, and new leadership.
Looking On The Bright Side Of France's 2022 VC Meltdown
French startups have raised $1.6 billion so far this quarter, down from $2.8 billion in Q4 2021. But other European ecosystems have been hit harder.
Seed Of The Week: Simbel
Simbel has built a SaaS-enabled educational marketplace for employers to provide training and skills development for employees.
How Platform.sh Wants To Turbocharge Web Development
The company closed a $140m funding round in a tough environment thanks to its strong metrics and conservative financial approach.
Funding News: MadKudu, Dust Mobile, Pelico, Virgil, Waat
Waat led the week with a €30m funding round for its network of electric car charging stations.