Back Market is the leading marketplace dedicated to refurbished devices. On this live podcast on Clubhouse, Co-Founder Vianney Vaute and US Managing Director Serge Verdoux joined us to discuss their mission to make refurbished devices mainstream.
Accel partner Philippe Botteri returned to Europe in 2011 after a decade in Silicon Valley. He believes the ecosystem is on the verge of kicking into overdrive.
Parrot was a darling of the consumer drone boom. Now that the bubble has popped, founder Henri Seydoux is trying to build a future in commercial drones. Plus: Jungle and French AgTech
Sarah-Diane Eck co-founded the Blockchain protocol Sandbox and then the customer loyalty startup Surprise. She explains how the sale to Skeepers went down.
Founders Future has launched a €50 impact investment fund. Marc Menasé explains his deal flow and why this sector is so critical.
Sorare CEO and Co-Founder Nicolas Julia discusses the recent $50M raise from Benchmark, Accel, Antoine Griezmann, Alexis Ohanian, and Gary Vaynerchuk, as well as the current buzz over NFTs and digital collectibles.
CEO Cyril Chiche describes the fintech startup's "fairytale" journey from its humble start to raising €110 million in 2020 to become a financial super app.
Speaking with Elaia's Xavier Lazarus, French Tech's Kat Borlongan, and i-Virtual's Gaël Constancin about research-based startups.
We chatted with Chappaz and Boutté about Vestiaire’s $215 million funding in March for its circular economy fashion platform.
France Digitale CEO Nicolas Brien and Korelya Capital's Paul Christophle discuss the frustration among entrepreneurs with Apple's App Store.
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As co-founder Ludovic Le Moan exits Sigfox, a lesson about a young ecosystem relying too much on any single startup for promotion.
Partner Jonathan Userovici discusses their first two French investments: Kili Technologies and Homa Games.
The government's central role, looking for exits, and chasing international talent.
COVID has posed challenges of remotely supporting startups. But it also accelerated the desire for digital transformation among corporate partners.
