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French Tech Funding Wire December 8: VC Deals Fall; TechBio Rises; €175.35M Raised In 18 Rounds
Between Dec 1 and Dec 5, French Tech startups raising money included Gradium, Axoltis Pharma, Spark Cleantech, Bitstack, Innerskin, Ray studios, 2501.ai, ECAIR, Veragrow, Basalt, ReSoil, Kimialys, Minitap, ROB’OCC, Arrago, Annette, Néosylva, BiPER Therapeutics, and Vulgaroo.
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