🤖 La Machine #5: French AI Radar October Recap
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of our French AI newsletter. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding rounds.
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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🚀October AI Funding Recap: Poolside, Filigran, Stoïk
25+ French AI companies raised a VC round in October led by Poolside's €453M round.
French Tech Wire: Filigran And Beyond Aero Didn't Get The Vacation Memo
It's the holiday period in France. While French startup funding is still slow, some companies are bucking the trend.
🤖 La Machine #4: France's AI Data Center Dreams 🤖
The nation's lack of data centers could hamper its AI economy. So the government wants to unleash a data center boom.
French Tech Wire: Autumn Brings VC Shakeups, Gaming Giant Games, And A Climate Hot House
A recap of the big news + funding in the French tech ecosystem this week. Subscribe to The French Tech Journal to access all the articles and archives. Tech Talk Xavier Niel Takes Control of Troubled VC Firm New Wave | Xavier Niel has taken over the venture capital firm New Wave
🤖 La Machine #3: French AI News Recap For September
Welcome to the latest edition of our French AI newsletter. Each month, we'll tell you what you need to know about an ecosystem that is emerging as a global AI hub. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding rounds.
🚀August-September AI Funding: Alan, Akur8, Jared & More!
French AI companies raised a VC round in August and September: Jared, Entalpic, Steerlab, Probabl, Dotfile, SurgAR, Phacet,
French Tech Wire: C12 Enters Quantum Realm While Jimmy Goes Nuclear
Inside this edition: C12 CEO Pierre Desjardins, Jimmy CEO Antoine Guyot, and Flaash CEO Jean Mulin.
Startup Of The Week: Flaash
The early-stage startup is bootstrapping an AI-native business by focusing on the real estate market.
French Tech Wire: Neoplants' Bioengineered Pollution Revolution
Also inside this edition: Why Cathay Ledger's Marguerite de Tavernost is still bullish on Web3; Seed Of The Week Entroview is using cutting-edge physics to enable lifecycle management of lithium batteries; and the latest funding roundup.
Seed of the Week: Entroview
The lithium battery market is booming. Deep Tech startup Entroview has raised a $1.6M Seed Round to help companies manage the lifecycle of those batteries. CEO Gaetan Depaepe explains the tech and the vision.
🔥 Hot Seed Deals: Agendize, Floatee, Greenscope, NomadHer & More!
Also inside: Steerlab, Daurema, Kwan-Tek, Jared, and Lockself.
💣 The Big Deals: Morpho, WattAlps, Sekei & more!
Also inside: Calyxia, Sirfull, and Entalpic.
🤖 La Machine #2: French AI News Recap For July
Welcome to the latest edition of our French AI newsletter. Each month, we'll tell you what you need to know about an ecosystem that is emerging as a global AI hub. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding raises.
July AI Funding 🚀: MicroPep, Apiday, OrusEnergy & More!
12 French AI-related companies raised a VC round in July: Cashbee, Spotlight Medical, D-Ice Engineering, Altrove, Presti, Scalingo, OrusEnergy, Pinpo.ai, Ubikap, and CogEngines
Special Report: Olympics Fuel French SportsTech Dreams
France's sports entrepreneurs have been getting unprecedented support over the last two years thanks to the Paris 2024 Games. Will it be enough to transform this overlooked industry into an important startup player?