♻️Founders Future's Marc Menasé Talks Impact Investing🔥
Founders Future has launched a €50 impact investment fund. Marc Menasé explains his deal flow and why this sector is so critical.
Podcast: Sorare CEO Nicolas Julia Talks NFTs, Fantasy Football, And That $50M VC Round
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.
💰Lydia's Super App Dreams 💸
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.
🔬France's Deep Tech Ambitions🧪
Speaking with Elaia's Xavier Lazarus, French Tech's Kat Borlongan, and i-Virtual's Gaël Constancin about research-based startups.
Podcast: Vestiaire Collective's Clara Chappaz and Kering's Grégory Boutté
We chatted with Chappaz and Boutté about Vestiaire’s $215 million funding in March for its circular economy fashion platform.
Apple Vs France's App Developers
France Digitale CEO Nicolas Brien and Korelya Capital's Paul Christophle discuss the frustration among entrepreneurs with Apple's App Store.
On Serena's New €300 Million Fund
Managing Partner Xavier Lorphelin explains why the firm is building an operational team to complement its investment partners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serena [https://www.serena.vc/] announced today that it has closed a new €300 million fund, the firm's third and by far largest, as it expands its mission of
Sigfox And The Risky Business Of Startup Heroes
As co-founder Ludovic Le Moan exits Sigfox, a lesson about a young ecosystem relying too much on any single startup for promotion.
Why e.ventures Expanded To France
Partner Jonathan Userovici discusses their first two French investments: Kili Technologies and Homa Games.
Lessons From The French Tech Next40/120
The government's central role, looking for exits, and chasing international talent.
How Zebox Adapted Its Marseille-Based Accelerator And Incubator For The Pandemic
COVID has posed challenges of remotely supporting startups. But it also accelerated the desire for digital transformation among corporate partners.
Robocath raises €40 million to bring its medical robots to Asia
Robocath announced today that it has raised €40 million in venture capital as the medtech company seeks to expand further in Asian markets. The Rouen-based startup [https://www.robocath.com/] has developed a system that uses robots to assist with cardiovascular procedures and has now raised a total of €51.
Partech closes third seed fund at $100 million to target post-COVID innovations
Partech has closed its third seed fund as the venture capital firm seeks to expand investments across a range of sectors it believes will be even more critical in the wake of the coronavirus. The fund, Partech Entrepreneur III, will back companies in areas such as health, work, commerce, finance,
Doctolib reports 2.5 million video consultations during coronavirus lockdown
Doctolib is seeing explosive growth of its video consultation service as patients and doctors have rushed to embrace it as a critical alternative during the coronavirus quarantine. The French startup [https://www.doctolib.fr/] had attained unicorn status on the back of a medical appointment booking service the operates only
StationF to startups: Focus on sustainable growth, not unicorn status
With the coronavirus continuing to upend France’s startup economy, StationF plans to rethink its own approach with the goal of encouraging its startups to focus more on sustainability and less on valuations. In a letter to StationF’s startup community [https://stationf.co/news/letter-to-the-station-f-community/?fbclid=IwAR1wYQ3HShjQsaYO-SbDtJsJRhf8ftVPZyxvLAPSjJwMGVfvFIw5MAfAMGA] , Director Roxanne