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.
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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.
Spotlight Interview: VivaTech's Nicolas Douchement
"This year feels more optimistic, like the beginning of a new era."
Seed Scout #15: Avatar Medical Visualizes Healthcare's 3D Future
Also inside: Masawa Managing Partner Sabine Flechet discusses the new mental health early-stage fund; and Seed Deals.
🔥Hot Seed Deals: Hephaistos-Pharma, VoltR, Klineo & Edonia
Deep Tech and Health Tech continue to attract early-stage investors.
Seed Of The Week: Avatar Medical
CEO and Co-Founder Xavier Wartelle explains how a recent €5 million Seed Round will be used to accelerate the rollout of the company's 3D Extended Reality imaging technology.
French Tech News: SNCF Digital Plans Go Full Steam Ahead
Also inside: How Qubit Pharmaceuticals will use quantum computing to reinvent drug discovery; AI startups continue to make VCs swoon.
Next Stop: SNCF's €2bn Digital Plan To Reinvent Rail Travel
France's train company is investing in AI, robots, and data. SNCF's Christophe Fanichet: “If we want to remain the leader in mobility, there is no choice but to be a leader in tech."