Seed Scout #11: Pimento Building GenAI To Boost Brainstorming
Plus: Agrilife Studio co-founders explain how they want to help entrepreneurs build AgTech Startups.
Helen O'Reilly-Durand
Franco-British Communications expert who has worked extensively with founders and investors. She previously advised startups at a prominent European VC and SMEs at France’s Economy Ministry.
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Hot seed deals 🔥: Guided Energy, Geev, LiveMeUp & more!
GreenTech, FinTech, DeepTech are all in the crosshairs of early investors.
French Tech News: Turning AI Hype Into Business
Launchmetrics CEO shares lessons from building an AI success. France Digitale offers the optimistic case for French startups in 2024. And the courtship between startups and corporations gets a boost.
The Big Deals 💣: Aqemia, Latitude, Greenerwave, Kinvent & More
AI continues to make investors swoon, but Defense Tech and Space Tech also make their case.
Spotlight Interview: France Digitale CEO Maya Noël
Noël: "The period of plentiful cash might be over for the moment, but the recent major AI, climate, energy, and mobility-focused rounds we are seeing tell us there are more inspiring success stories to come."
Seed Scout #10: Augment Wants To Build A Better MBA
Plus: Upscalers is building a new European angel investment club of experienced operators. And France's EV charging sector is zooming ahead.
Revolutionary Road: French EV Charging Market Surges
According to Dealroom, France's EV startups have raised a total of €1.4bn, with €1.2bn of that since 2021. As investors continue to ramp up their support for climate startups, the EV sector has emerged as one of the hotter categories.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Phospho, Minitrucks Robotics, Prolong, Crealo
AI and automation continue to be hot sectors, but the circular economy and health tech attracted early-stage investors.
French Tech News: Building A French VC Giant
If 2023 brought a harsh dose of reality for the French tech ecosystem, there were still some reasons for optimism heading into 2024.
The Big Deals 💣 : Electra, Scalinx, Enyo Pharma, Nabla & more
Electra lights a fuse on the new year with a €304m round to build out its EV charting stations.
French Tech News: Lessons On Industrial Startups From Grenoble
France wants to rebuild its manufacturing sector by turning lab innovations into industrial giants.
The Big Deals 💣 : Mistral AI, Braincube, Néolithe, Colonies
A mega GenAI funding ends the year with a bang; plus biotech, IoT, and industrial startups make some noise.
Spotlight Interview: Partech Partner Rémi Said
"If we can tackle 15 of the most pressing challenges that the world is currently facing and build champions capable of solving these issues on a global level within the next 4-6 years then that will be my ultimate dream come true."
Seed Scout #9: Tourism And Travel Tech Set Course For Destination Disruption
The government pushes for greater innovation in a critical economic sector. Plus: 50 Partners reinvents the accelerator model.
Sector Deep Dive: Tourism and Travel Tech
The French government wants startups in this sector to go faster and further to transform a critical piece of the nation's economy.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Augment, Qevlar AI, Stockoss, Finishers
Health, sports, and AI were the focus of December's first batch of early-stage deals.