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📇 Company: Mila
🔍 Description: Rental platform offering fast rent payment (within 72 hours), extended eligibility for tenants, certified tenant files in 6 hours, and response to claims within 48 hours.
💻 Website: http://mila.direct
📍 HQ City: Puteaux, France
🧗 Round: Growth Equity VC
💰 Amount Raised: €12 million
🏦 Investors: Elevation Capital Partners
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Jean Boucher
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
📇 Company: Ensol
🔍 Description: Provider of custom photovoltaic installations, delivering tailored solar energy solutions for residential and commercial use.
💻 Website: https://www.goensol.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €14 million (including €8 million in debt)
🏦 Investors: Breega, Endgame, Watermelon
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Paul de Preville, Martin d'Hoffschmidt
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
📇 Company: Dolphin Design (Dolphin Semiconductor)
🔍 Description: Provider of IP cores for power management and signal processing to improve performance and efficiency in electronic systems.
💻 Website: https://www.dolphin-design.fr
📍 HQ City: Meylan
🧗 Round: Series B
💰 Amount Raised: €10 million
🏦 Investors: Vertex Growth
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Philippe Berger (CEO)
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
📇 Company: Febus Optics
🔍 Description: Developer of fiber-optic sensing solutions, primarily for structural health monitoring and industrial applications.
💻 Website: https://www.febus-optics.com
📍 HQ City: Pau, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €4 million
🏦 Investors: Thales, Pléiade Venture, GSO Innovation, Pyrénées Gascogne Développement, Acer Finance
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Vincent Lanticq, Etienne Almoric
🗞️ News: Blog Post
📇 Company: Brink Therapeutics
🔍 Description: Biotech startup developing programmable recombinase-based genome editing technology that enables precise insertion of long DNA sequences without double-strand breaks, offering a safer and more efficient alternative to CRISPR-Cas9 for cell and gene therapies.
💻 Website: https://www.brinktx.com
📍 HQ City: Paris, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €3.5 million
🏦 Investors: Kurma Partners, Breega, Kima Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Jonathan Naccache (CEO), Harry Kemble (CTO)
🗞️ News: FrenchWeb
📇 Company: Circular
🔍 Description: Smart ring that analyzes body signals to help users improve sleep, activity, and overall wellness.
💻 Website: https://www.circular.xyz/
📍 HQ City: Paris, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €2.68 million
🏦 Investors: Kickstarter (crowdfunding)
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Laurent Bsalis, Amaury Kosman
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
📇 Company: CustomsBridge
🔍 Description: Developer of an AI-powered platform that simplifies and automates customs procedures for importers and exporters, enhancing compliance and reducing administrative burdens.
💻 Website: https://www.customsbridge.fr
📍 HQ City: Nice, France
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €2.5 million
🏦 Investors: Soget
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Loïc Poisot, Charles Devaux, Hamza Saouli.
🗞️ News: Les Echos
📇 Company: Celest Science
🔍 Description: Healthtech startup focusing on innovative digital and behavioral health solutions.
💻 Website: https://www.celest.science/
📍 HQ City: France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €2 million
🏦 Investors: Astorya.vc, Plug & Play Ventures, Business Angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Léo Lemordant, Pierre Gentine
🗞️ News: Plug & Play
📇 Company: Klaimy
🔍 Description: AI-powered platform helping insurance companies process simple claims in under a minute, saving up to 70% in operational costs.
💻 Website: https://www.getklaimy.com/
📍 HQ City: Les Ulis, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.2 million
🏦 Investors: Insurtech Gateway, Tenity, U-Investors
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Juan Barragan, Yazid Hadni, Amira Nakouri
🗞️ News: EU Startups, LinkedIn
📇 Company: Ecklo
🔍 Description: Developer of a sustainable alternative to industrial plastic film, aiming to eliminate single-use plastic in packaging by offering a recyclable and reusable solution.
💻 Website: https://ecklo.fr/
📍 HQ City: France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.2M
🏦 Investors: Emmanuel Picot, BACS-Innov, Bpifrance
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Corentin Dejean, Florian Dejean
🗞️ News: Les Echos
📇 Company: H’ability
🔍 Description: Developer of a medical rehabilitation solution using immersive virtual reality for stroke and trauma patients.
💻 Website: https://www.h-ability.fr
📍 HQ City: Lyon, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.2 million
🏦 Investors: Yeast, BAMA, Bpifrance, Banque Populaire, CIC
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Anne-Charlotte Monneret
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
📇 Company: Clikodoc
🔍 Description: Developer of a digital medical appointment booking platform supporting both in-person and virtual consultations.
💻 Website: https://www.clikodoc.com
📍 HQ City: Guadeloupe, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.1M
🏦 Investors: Caomie, Outremer Antilles, Business Angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Carl Andrianasolo
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
📇 Company: BARY
🔍 Description: Metaverse and VR solutions for B2B tradeshows, enabling enhanced interaction, lead generation, remote collaboration with blockchain integration, and TheSubtil.ai – its AI-powered platform.
💻 Website: https://bary.ai
📍 HQ City: Paris, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: Undisclosed
🏦 Investors: Netgem
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Mathias Cohen, Elie Zerbib
🗞️ News: LinkedIn
