The Big Deals 💣: Odaseva, TRicares, Enerdigit, Pixmania & more!
Also inside: Apiday, iSYBUY, Nutriearth, Cashbee, Overseed Biotech, and Scalingo.
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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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Spotlight Interview: Kinomap Founder Philippe Moity
The French SportsTech startup is the official organizer of a connected marathon for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The interactive event will give Kinomap global visibility that it hopes to leverage to pursue its goal of reinventing the way people watch sports.
Seed Scout #18: 🛰 Skynopy Dreams Of Friendlier Satellite Skies 📡
Also inside: Wind Co-Founder Xavier Gury takes us inside the 25-year partnership that led to this new early-stage Deep Tech fund.
Seed Of The Week: Skynopy
Founded by two Space Tech veterans, the startup raised a €3.1 million Seed Round for its platform that makes it easier for companies to manage their satellite services.
🔥Hot Seed Deals: Skynopy, Yumgo, Tengo & More!
Also inside: Olyzon, APREX Solutions, Midipile Mobility, Webyn.ai, Morfo, Reyouzz, and Net Carbon.
🤖 La Machine: French AI News Recap For June
Welcome to the first 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.
June AI Funding 🚀: Mistral AI, Poolside AI, Dust, Omi, Veeton & More!
16 French AI companies raised a VC round in June: Gireve, Descartes & Mauss, Kelvin, Deema, Morfo, Tengo, Veeton, Webyn.ai, Finovox, Quantiq Medical, Seelab, and Tetmet.
French Tech News: Raising The Social Media Dead With Voodoo And BeReal
Also inside: the Great French Tech Election Freak out; and Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch is optimistic about France's AI ecosystem, but says the nation faces big disadvantages due to hiring rules and financing.
The Big Deals 💣 : Mistral AI, YesWeHack, C12, Omi & More!
Also inside: Materup, Hero, Ramify, Zeliq, Onafis, and Mercateam.
Seed Scout #17: Malibou Feels Your Payroll And HR Pain
Also inside: Super Capital Co-Founder Corentin Orsini explains how a deal newsletter grew into a network of 1,000 investors and a portfolio of 180 startups.
🔥Hot Seed Deals: Kelvin, Biophta, Dealt & More!
Also inside: Descartes & Mauss, Deema, Vortex-io, Nanomade, Finovox, and Veeton.
French Tech News: How LumApps Kicked Down The Exit Door
Also inside: XMOBILITY CEO Magali Alix-Toupé revs up the engine of her new Le Mans accelerator.
Spotlight Interview: XMOBILITY CEO Magali Alix-Toupé
On the new Le Mans accelerator: “Long term, we will have succeeded when we have found and helped launch the pioneers who will drive the decarbonization of transport."
The Big Deals 💣: Imagino, Gireve, Supervizor & More!
Vizcab and Continuity also raised as SaaS, Data, and AI remained money magnets.
Seed Scout #16: Adaptive ML Promises To Fix Enterprise GenAI Fails
Also inside: Etienne Boutan breaks down the strategy behind Intuition, a €15 million early-stage fund focused on consumer and creator tech; and Hot Seed Deals.
French Tech News: VivaTech-A-Palooza
It's VivaTech time. We give you a rundown of the 21 French startups with unicorn potential; Plus a Q&A with one of the conference's founders.