French Tech Funding Wire June 13: Knave, Wandercraft, Look Up Space & More!

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๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Knave
๐Ÿ” Description: Simply integrate a differentiating and profitable electric vehicle rental service into your business
๐Ÿ’ป Website: http://knave.eu
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Late VC
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ100m
๐Ÿฆ Investor: XIFU Capita
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Jerome Beillevaire
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: Les Echos


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Wandercraft
๐Ÿ” Description: Developer of robotic wheelchairs for people with disabilities
๐Ÿ’ป Website: wandercraft.eu
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Late VC
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ65.6m
๐Ÿฆ Investor: Renault Group
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Nicolas Simon, Alexander Boulanger, Jean Louis Constanza, Alexandre Boulanger
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: Medical Device Network


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Look Up Space
๐Ÿ” Description: Space safety platform using persistent sensing and advanced data processing
๐Ÿ’ป Website: lookupspace.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Toulouse
๐Ÿง— Round: Series A
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ50m (including โ‚ฌ11.0m debt and โ‚ฌ15.0m subsidies)
๐Ÿฆ Investors: MIG Capital, ETF Partners, Karista, EIC Fund, Expansion Ventures, Leadwind
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Juan Carlos Dolado Pรฉrez, Michel Friedling (Gen. R.)
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: Copernical


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Expliseat
๐Ÿ” Description: Developer of the worldโ€™s lightest aircraft seat
๐Ÿ’ป Website: expliseat.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Late VC
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ36M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, GO Capital, SWEN Capital Partners, Supernova Invest, NCI, Crรฉdit Mutuel Innovation
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Jean-Charles Samuelian, Ben Saada
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: L'Usine Nouvelle


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Elkedonia
๐Ÿ” Description: Leveraging a new neuroplastogen approach to develop therapeutic agents to treat depression and other neuropsychiatric condition.
๐Ÿ’ป Website: elkedonia.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Strasbourg
๐Ÿง— Round: Seed
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ11.25M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Bpifrance, Sambrinvest, Capital Grand Est, Kurma Partners, Argobio Studio, Angelini Ventures, CARMA FUND Management, WE Life Sciences
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Delphine Charvin, Jocelyne Caboche
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: Finsmes


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Enterome
๐Ÿ” Description: Biopharma company developing immunomodulatory drugs for cancer and inflammatory diseases
๐Ÿ’ป Website: enterome.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Late VC
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ8.73M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Seventure Partners, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Primo Capital, Lundbeckfonden, SymBiosis
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Pierre Belichard, Marie-Laure Bouttier, Rodolphe Clerval
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: The Pharma Letter


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Kolet
๐Ÿ” Description: Sustainable eSIM provider delivering affordable Internet access to travelers in 180+ countries
๐Ÿ’ป Website: kolet.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Series A
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ8.05M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Daphni, Peter Kern, Jon Gieselman
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Jรฉrรฉmy Gotteland, Anne-Carole Coen
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: Phocuswire

Seed Of The Week: Kolet
Kolet raised โ‚ฌ5m to develop an eSIM platform for international travelers. Itโ€™s the first step of CEO Eduardo Ronzanoโ€™s long-term vision of connecting billions of people to the internet by reinventing the telecom industry.

๐Ÿ“‡ Company: ENYO Pharma
๐Ÿ” Description: Clinical stage biotech innovating with virus-inspired therapies
๐Ÿ’ป Website: enyopharma.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Lyon
๐Ÿง— Round: Series C
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ6M
๐Ÿฆ Investor: Vesalius Biocapital IV
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Jacky Vonderscher, Jean-Jacques Garaud, Patrice Andre, Laurรจne Meyniel-Schicklin, Benoรฎt de Chassey, Vincent Lotteau
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: PR


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: PeopleSpheres
๐Ÿ” Description: AI to help businesses centralize and interconnect all HR data and actions on a single platform.
๐Ÿ’ป Website: https://olyzon.tv/
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Seed
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ5.3m
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Omnes Capital, Odyssรฉe Venture, Irdi, UL Invest, Swen Capital Partners, Sofilaro
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders:
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: PR


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Arlequin AI
๐Ÿ” Description: Delivers actionable insights from social data via advanced AI embedding models
๐Ÿ’ป Website: arlq.ai
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Seed
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ4.4M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Kima Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, 10x Founders, Better Angle
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Hugo Micheron
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: TFN


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Olyzon
๐Ÿ” Description: Aagentic Connected TV advertising platform for global brands
๐Ÿ’ป Website: https://olyzon.tv/
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Seed
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌโ‚ฌ4.3m (including โ‚ฌ0.8m debt)
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Cassius Capital
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Martin Danet, Anouar Benattia
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: AdExchanger


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: STEPS ORTHO
๐Ÿ” Description: Developing and marketing solutions for foot and ankle surgery
๐Ÿ’ป Website: stepsortho.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Bron
๐Ÿง— Round: Late VC
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ2.16M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: N/A
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Philippe Lorenzati, Yannick Ricol
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: LinkedIn


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: KONCRETE
๐Ÿ” Description: Enables construction professionals to obtain real-time quotes, compare supplier pricing, and coordinate logistics through a unified digital platform.
๐Ÿ’ป Website: koncrete.fr
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Paris
๐Ÿง— Round: Seed
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ1M
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Plug and Play, Campus Fund, SkreenHouse Ventures
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Pierre-Marie C., Lรฉopold Delay, Henri Bunod
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: Investegate


๐Ÿ“‡ Company: Circulacar
๐Ÿ” Description: Developer of electric battery packs and retrofit kits for transforming thermal vehicles into electric ones, with a focus on professional and niche use cases such as airport vehicles and park tractors.
๐Ÿ’ป Website: https://www.circulacar.com
๐Ÿ“ HQ City: Lyon, France
๐Ÿง— Round: Seed
๐Ÿ’ฐ Amount Raised: โ‚ฌ1 million
๐Ÿฆ Investors: Movntec (industrial partner), Ponton and GMZ & Sonโ€™s (family offices), Crowdcube (โ‚ฌ200k via crowdfunding)
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ’ผ Founders: Geoffrey Pauwels, Edouard Nicolaรฟ
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News: LinkedIn