French Tech Funding Wire November 29: Devialet, Lactips, Biolevate & More!
French startups that raised money the week of November 24 to November 29 also include Teeptrak, Kapsera, Darwin, Mago, Kryll, Serenn, Klart AI, and I-TRACING.
🤖 La Machine #8: French AI Startups Swimming in Cash While LightOn Makes A Splash 🤖
Enigmatic GenAI startup H released a product; France mulls the global AI rankings; and AI startups remain money magnets.
French Tech Wire: A Vision For The Stars And AR
In this edition: The Exploration Company looks to the stars; Microoled looks to the future of AR.
How Display Pioneer Microoled Wants To Bring AR's Future Into Focus
"The challenge is really to bring a display technology which can be highly luminous at very low power consumption."
The Exploration Company Raises €150M To Get Europe Back In The Space Race
"We believe that Europe is very well positioned to play a more collaborative role in space."
French Tech Funding Wire November 22: Faircraft, Solteo, Arenametrix & More!
French startups that raised money the week of November 17 to November 22 also include The Exploration Company, MicroOLED, GreenGot, Hoji, Freqens, Ikonisys, Primaa, ChapsVision, and Linkup
🤖 La Machine #7: The French Toast OpenAI And Macron's Marshmallow Man 🤖
OpenAI opens its Paris office; Cedric O launches an AI edtech called The Marshmallow Project; the government wants a kinder-gentler AI.
Special Envoy: Global AI Summit Aims to Bridge Digital Divide and Promote 'AI Biodiversity'
Anne Bouverot: "We need to do everything we can to mitigate the risks, and we need to do everything to help AI develop towards the positive outcomes."
France's AI Ambitions: Open And More Inclusive
Clara Chappaz said AI "is an issue that is no longer just a technical issue. Today, it is an issue that is eminently political."
French Tech Wire: Apocalypse Or Revival For The Nation's Startups?
Despite the ongoing funding struggle, there are signs that the worst may be behind the nation's startup ecosystem.
How Iktos Wants To Revolutionize Drug Discovery With AI And Robotics
CEO Yann Gaston-Mathé believes his company represents "the way drug discovery will look like in the years to come."
French Tech Funding Wire November 15: OpenAirlines, Elicit Plant, Agicap & More!
French startups that raised money the week of November 10 to November 15 also include Prelude, Liberlo, Money Walkie, Meet My Mama, Wyden, Alentis Therapeutics, Omaha Insights Trace For Good, IADYS, and AdipoPharma.
🤖 La Machine Special Edition: LightOn IPO Tear Down 📈
Hyped as Europe's first GenAI public listing, the company is more Seed-stage startup than juggernaut. After starting as a hardware research project, the company pivoted to a SaaS platform. The journey has been financed by public subsidies, tax credits, debt, and equity from Huawei.
🤖 La Machine #6: Scaleway + Xavier Niel Take The Pulse Of French AI
ai-Pulse 2024 at Station F held its second edition last week. We give you the rundown, plus all the AI headlines, funding news, and events.
ai-Pulse 2024: Scaling AI For Healthcare And Biotech
Julia Gimbernat Mayol of InstaDeep, Jean-Philippe Vert of Bioptimus, and Robert Marino of Qubit Pharmaceuticals discuss the specific challenges the industry faces as these companies expand.