> Business forecasting startup @gopigment [https://twitter.com/gopigment?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] raised $73M for its platform that challenges Excel. Investors include @mattturck [https://twitter.com/mattturck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] of @FirstMarkCap [https://twitter.com/FirstMarkCap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], @ophelia_brown [https://twitter.com/ophelia_brown?ref_
Paris-based Routine has created a productivity tool to make it easier to take notes, schedule meetings, and create lists of tasks.
InFinity, a new conference organized by the Indian Embassy in France, wants to bring together the French and Indian ecosystems to promote cooperation and highlight cross-border opportunities between the two countries.
Lessons from three French AI health startups: Dreem, Cardiologs, and Lifen. Their journeys show the challenges and potential for AI and medicine. Bonus: AI health startup Owkin becomes a unicorn.
What technical trends are defining the recruitment needs at Dataiku, Zelros, and Reezocar, and what kinds of skills and qualities are they looking for when they hire new talent, especially for technical roles?
Founded in Paris, kickstarted in Silicon Valley, and now based in New York, Aircall is the poster child for French founders who are successfully building bridges between Europe and the U.S.
Paris-based Paladin has developed a decentralized protocol for blockchain governance.
The French government will invest €2.2 billion over the next 5 years to boost the nation's efforts to become a global AI leader.
France has at least 502 startups specializing in artificial intelligence that have raised €1.5 billion in 2021 compared to € 708 million for all of 2020.
Almost two-thirds of startups say that hiring the right talent is the biggest challenge. France Digitale is trying to address that problem.
What: Toulouse-based Fintech PaySika [https://paysika.co/] is developing a banking app for French-speaking African markets. PaySika's mobile banking service has an app but also uses a chatbot that works via Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Customers can conduct transactions via any of those channels. Why: According to
At the F For Femme Conference at Station F, I hosted a conversation with Lubomila Jordanova, Co-founder and CEO of Plan A; Cindy Demichel, Founder and CEO of Celsius Energy; and Aude Guo, Co-founder and CEO of InnovaFeed.
BlaBlaCar has become an icon of the French Tech ecosystem. But the mobility company that wants to efficiently help people get from Point A to Point B has made plenty of unexpected detours on its own journey toward a possible IPO next year.
> HR startup @swile [https://twitter.com/swile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] raised $200M in a round led by @SoftBank [https://twitter.com/SoftBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] for its employee benefit cards.@HeadlineVC [https://twitter.com/HeadlineVC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], @IndexVentures [https://twitter.com/IndexVentures?ref_src=twsrc%
This is a new feature. The idea is to highlight one pre-seed or seed funding of a company that future investors or potential employees will want to have on their radars. Send your nominations to me at: chris@frenchtechjournal.com Kicking things off: Kipoya [https://site.kipoya.com/] What: This
Kima Ventures calls itself the world's most active business angel. The man behind the investment curtain explains how the game is changing in France.
