French Tech Funding Wire December 5: Orakl, Happydemics, Enakl & More!

📇 Company: The Blockchain Group
🔍 Description: The Blockchain Group incubates, builds, develops operationally, and strategically invests in internet and technology companies globally. The company is listed on Euronext Growth Paris, specialized in Data Intelligence, AI, and Decentralized Tech development.
💻 Website: http://theblockchain-group.com
📍 HQ City: Puteaux
🧗 Round: Acquired 25 Bitcoin at a cost of €0.090M for a total amount raised of €2.263M.
💰 Amount Raised: €2.26M
🏦 Investors: Soheil Sk
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Lionel Rigaud; Jean-Philippe Casadepax-Soulet
🗞️ News: https://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/the-blockchain-group-augmentation-de-capital-de-2-5-me-945391.html

📇 Company: Orakl Oncology
🔍 Description: Tumor avatars to transform oncology drug development.
💻 Website: http://orakl-oncology.com
📍 HQ City: Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €11.0M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance; Singular
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Diane-Laure Pagès; Gustave Ronteix
🗞️ News: https://www.maddyness.com/2024/12/03/orakl-oncology-leve-11-millions-deuros-pour-lutter-contre-les-cancers-digestifs/

📇 Company: Happydemics
🔍 Description: Providing a technology for marketing research.
💻 Website: http://happydemics.com/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series B
💰 Amount Raised: €13.0M
🏦 Investors: Adelie Capital; Wille Finance
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Amar Pandit; Tarek Ouagguini; Nicolas Trabuc
🗞️ News: https://happydemics.notion.site/A-Series-B-investment-to-eliminate-the-blind-spot-in-global-ad-spend-14d342514967806f8f89c9ee1b7cdf3b

📇 Company: Enakl
🔍 Description: A Moroccan and French urban mobility startup
💻 Website: http://enakl.com
📍 HQ City: Paris and Morocco
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.27M
🏦 Investors: Station F; Digital Africa; Renew Capital; Catalyst Fund
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Samir Bennani
🗞️ News: https://www.wamda.com/2024/12/enakl-secures-1-4-million-pre-seed-led-catalyst-fund

📇 Company: Mirabelle
🔍 Description: A technology platform that facilitates partnerships with insurers and wealth management to let homeowners to unlock some of the value of their property without losing their property rights or increasing their financial burden.
💻 Website: https://www.mirabelle.fr
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.0M
🏦 Investors: Inter-Invest; MINDSTONE
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Hugo Jenny; Bastien Davalos
🗞️ News: https://www.frenchweb.fr/mirabelle-leve-13-million-deuros-pour-amorcer-sa-plateforme-dediee-au-pret-viager-hypothecaire/450158

📇 Company: Omnidoc
🔍 Description: Facilitate and enhance medical collaboration.
💻 Website: https://omnidoc.fr/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: €6.0M
🏦 Investors: Alven; Newfund; Kurma Partners
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Baptiste Truchot; Pierre Duquesne
🗞️ News: https://alven.co/omnidoc-raises-e6m-to-scale-medical-tele-expertise-to-europe/

📇 Company: The Adirelounge
🔍 Description: AdireLounge is a sustainable textile startup dedicated to creating eco-friendly and socially responsible fashion products.
💻 Website: https://www.adirelounge.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Support Program
💰 Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: EIT Culture & Creativity
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Sarah Odiavbara; Cynthia Asije

📇 Company: Smartviser
🔍 Description: Solutions for the validation of all connected devices.
💻 Website: http://www.smartviser.com/
📍 HQ City: Cesson-Sévigné
🧗 Round: Late VC
💰 Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: Anritsu
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Gilles Ricordel
🗞️ News: N/A

PE Buyout

📇 Company: Private Sport Shop
🔍 Description: Private Sport Shop - Sports Private Sales.
💻 Website: http://privatesportshop.com
📍 HQ City: Vendargues
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: Pechel Industries Partners
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Benoit Durand
🗞️ News: https://www.permira.com/news-and-insights/announcements/pcs2-acts-as-sole-lender-in-bridgepoint-development-capital-s-acquisition-of-leading-sports-online-retailer-private-sport-shop

📇 Company: Elyse Energy
🔍 Description: Provider of low-carbon solutions for industry, air, and sea transport.
💻 Website: https://elyse.energy/en/homepage
📍 HQ City: Lyon
🧗 Round: Series B
💰 Amount Raised: €120M
🏦 Investors: Hy24; PGGM; Bpifrance; Mirova
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Pascal Pénicaud, President; Cédric de Saint-Jouan, Chairman of the Strategic Committee; Benoit Decourt, Director of Operations; and Stéphane Guillard, Chief Financial Officer
🗞️ News: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-05/startup-elyse-energy-raises-120-million-for-maritime-aviation-e-fuel-projects

📇 Company: Otrera New Energy
🔍 Description: Specializing in the development of next-generation nuclear reactors.
💻 Website: https://otrera.fr/
📍 HQ City: Aix-en-Provence
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €2.5M
🏦 Investors: CEA Investissement; Groupe ADF; REEL; Ekium; Groupe Snef; Exergon; Fortil
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Frédéric Varaine
🗞️ News: https://otrera.fr/otrera-levee-nucleaire/

📇 Company: Pess Energy
🔍 Description: Manufactures and markets zero-emission generators.
💻 Website: https://pessenergy.com/en/
📍 HQ City: Marseille
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.7M
🏦 Investors: Rise Partners; CAAP Création; Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence; Région Sud Invest
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Rémi PILLOT

📇 Company: Cilcare
🔍 Description: Solution for hearing disorders
💻 Website: https://www.cilcare.com/
📍 HQ City: Montpellier
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €40M
🏦 Investors: Shionogi & Co; Sprim Global Investments; UVM Health Capital; Sofilaro; ARIS; SudPME
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Celia Belline, Marie-Pierre Pasdelou, Sylvie Pucheu
🗞️ News: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7269977417698455554/

📇 Company: Hub2
🔍 Description: White-label payment infrastructure provider.
💻 Website: https://www.hub2.io/
📍 HQ City: Abidjan, Lagunes
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €7.0M
🏦 Investors: TLcom Capital Partners; FMO; Enza Capital; Business Angels; ENL Corporate Ventures; Axian; Digital Currency Group; Africa Fintech Collective
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Ashley Gaüzère and Jean-Rémi Kouchakji
🗞️ News: https://waya.media/hub2-lands-usd-8-5m-to-unite-africas-fragmented-payment-systems/

📇 Company: Objow
🔍 Description: Platform for performance animation in companies, using gamification to boost team engagement and productivity.
💻 Website: https://www.objow.com/
📍 HQ City: Lyon
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €2.0M
🏦 Investors: Edenred Ventures; Crédit Agricole Création; HUB612 Participations; Holnest; BPI
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Jonathan Le Duc; Hadryen Chartier
🗞️ News: https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/objow-leve-2-millions-deuros-pour-nourrir-son-ambition-europeenne-2109081

📇 Company: Arthritis4Cure
🔍 Description: Biomedicines to treat autoimmune diseases.
💻 Website: https://www.arthritis4cure.com/
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €3.0M
🏦 Investors: Famille Courtin; Fondation Arthriti
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Guy Serre, Christian Jorgensen, Lionel Comole

📇 Company: Limited Resell
🔍 Description: Marketplace specializing in the sale of sneakers
💻 Website: https://limitedresell.com/
📍 HQ City: Nice
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €900.0K
🏦 Investors: Sowefund; Bpifrance; Banque Populaire Méditerranée; CIC; Business Angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Clément Martinelli; Mikhael Tordjman