French Tech Wire: VC Hopes + CES 2025 Vegas Dreams
Also in this edition: Qonto is up, Ubisoft is for sale, and crypto scams are booming. Plus: All the funding news to kick off 2025!
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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French VC Outlook 2025: Big Bets on AI, Climate Tech, and a Dash of Optimism
After a rocky 2024, we take the pulse of France's VC community for 2025.
🤖 La Machine #12: France's 2024 AI Story, From Digital Snails to Nuclear Tales 🤖
The year saw exceptional momentum in France's AI ecosystem -- and warnings of the challenges ahead.
French Tech Wire: Meero's Pivot Hero And Qwant's GenAI Savior
Also in this edition: Trace for Good wants to revolutionize traceability and ESG.
Trace for Good: Revolutionizing Traceability and ESG for a Sustainable Future
Co-founder Léa Gillet: “If you change what people see in terms of product information, you change how they buy."
🤖 La Machine #11: Physics-Loving Pharma And Customer Service Drama 🤖
In this week's edition: Aqemia is using GenAI to reinvent drug discovery; Yampa is deploying AI agents to fix customer service.
French Tech Wire: Elicit Grows Plants While InterCloud Loses Its Pants
In this edition: How AgTech Elicit Plants wants to become a global biotech friend for farmers. InterCloud files for bankruptcy. And Klaxoon exits to a U.S. company after its international expansion sputtered.
Elicit Plant: Redefining Agricultural Resilience with Nature’s Molecules
Following its recent €45 million funding round, the company wants to become a global leader in helping farmers with climate adaptation.
🤖 La Machine #10: France Plays David To Silicon Valley's AI Goliath 🤖
In this week's edition: A look at efforts by Probabl.ai and Cathay Innovation to address the competitive AI gap between Europe and the U.S.
French Tech Wire: Political Pickle Sours Holiday Startup Spirits
In this edition: Will France's political turmoil hurt the startup economy? Plus, Hero's fintech journey, a bonanza of new funds, and exits-exits-exits!
🤖 La Machine #9: French AI Radar November Recap
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of our French AI newsletter. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding rounds.
French Tech Wire: Powering Sustainable Innovation For EVs, V2G, and ESG
In this edition: We zoom in on triPica and ValueCo, two companies that are seizing opportunities in energy innovation, climate tech, and ESG.
Spotlight Interview: ValueCo CEO Mariem Mhadhbi On Making ESG Count in Capital Markets
"The name reflects what we aim to do: create real financial and market value while leveraging the collective intelligence of investors to inspire meaningful change."
🤖 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.
🤖 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.