CES 2025: French Invasion Includes Connected Objects, AI, and Robots
The love affair between France and CES continues with the latest edition of the trade show in Vegas.

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French Tech Funding Wire May 16: Tinubu Square, Orasio, Riverse & More!
Other startups that raised a round between May 12 and May 16 include: Plakar, Alta Ares, and Legapass.

🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Dero’s Mission to Transform France’s Circular Economy
Devialet faces severe financial losses, while Alice & Bob plans a $50M quantum lab. Younited acquires eco-friendly neobank Helios, and BlaBlaCar expands into train ticket sales.

Secondhand Shopping Made Easy: Dero’s Mission to Transform France’s Circular Economy
Dero is reshaping secondhand shopping in France by aggregating 65+ trusted marketplaces into one interface. With 150,000 users and a new mobile app, Dero wants to make buying used simple, secure, better for your wallet -- and the planet.

🤖 La Machine #30: Is France Losing Its AI Funding Mojo? 🤖
Also: Meet Gigi, an AI matchmaker that scrapes your digital footprint to recommend connections for business, networking, and dating -- whether you asked it to or not. The Black Mirror-esque platform, already backed by Sequoia, OpenAI, and Monashees.