French Tech Funding Collapse: Time To Panic?
In Q1 2025, startup funding hit a 7-year low. We talk to 2 prominent VCs to unpack the trend.
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🤖 La Machine #56: Will 2026 Be The Year Of Responsible AI?
As 2025 closes, BetterTech founder James Martin warns that the race to deploy AI is stripping away vital safeguards. Also: Yann LeCun finds a CEO, French retail investors are using more AI, and Hugging Face ships more robots.
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French Tech Funding Wire December 22: SF $10B HQs, 13 Companies Raised €140.5M
Between Dec 15 and Dec 19, French Tech startups raising money included SkillCorner, NanoXplore, Ankar, Club Employés, Arcads.ai, Helios, Lucis, Agreenculture, Edailabs, Miura Simulation, Ublo, Cube, and Drama Studios.
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