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French Tech Funding Wire June 20: Nabla, Animaj, Pelico, & More!

Other startups that raised a round between June 16 and June 20 include: DESKi, Skarlett, Sifflet, Arlequin AI, Fungu'it, Jubilé, La Bourse aux Livres, Base for Music, Angel, Daven, Jockiz, ArcaScience, Alsanor, OLENERGIES, and Descartes Underwriting.

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Nabla founders, from left to right: Alex LeBrun, Delphine Groll, Martin Raison
Nabla co-founders (left to right): Alexandre Lebrun, Delphine Groll, Martin Raison

📇 Company: Nabla
🔍 Description: An AI assistant that reduces practitioner stress by automating clinical documentation, improving patient care, and integrating seamlessly with EHRs
💻 Website: https://www.nabla.com/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series C
💰 Amount Raised: €63.64M
🏦 Investors: HV Capital, DST Global, Highland Europe, Tony Fadell, Cathay Innovation
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Alexandre Lebrun, Delphine Groll, Martin Raison
🗞️ News: Sifted


📇 Company: Animaj
🔍 Description: Builds a gateway between content creators and young audiences through animation
💻 Website: https://www.animaj.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series C
💰 Amount Raised: €75M (equity and debt)
🏦 Investors: XAnge, Bpifrance, Daphni, Left Lane Capital, HarbourView Equity Partners, Marquee Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Gregory Dray, Sixte de Vauplane
🗞️ News: Maddyness, Bpifrance, Sifted


📇 Company: Pelico
🔍 Description: AI-powered operations management platform helping industrial manufacturers resolve disruptions, anticipate bottlenecks, and improve operational performance in real time.
💻 Website: https://www.pelico.ai/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series B
💰 Amount Raised: $40M (~€37M)
🏦 Investors: Eight Roads, Partech, Serena Capital, 50 Partners
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Quentin Fournela, Jean-Baptiste Pinelli
🗞️ News: Maddyness


📇 Company: Sifflet
🔍 Description: Developer of an AI-powered data observability platform designed to help organizations monitor, troubleshoot, and ensure the reliability of their data pipelines.
💻 Website: https://www.siffletdata.com
📍 HQ City: Paris / New York
🧗 Round: Series A (extension)
💰 Amount Raised: €16M
🏦 Investors: EQT Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners (existing); Capmont (new)
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Salma Bakouk, Wajdi Fathallah, Wissen Fathallah
🗞️ News: Maddyness, Blog


📇 Company: Skarlett
🔍 Description: Fintech platform dedicated to retirees, offering access to financial services and retirement-related content
💻 Website: https://skarlett.fr/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €8M
🏦 Investors: Eurazeo, XAnge, OneRagtime, business angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Guillaume-Olivier Doré, Guillaume Geniès, Rémi Guyot
🗞️ News: Maddyness


📇 Company: DESKi
🔍 Description: AI-powered cardiac ultrasound software for remote diagnosis on any device
💻 Website: https://heartfocus.ai
📍 HQ City: Bordeaux
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €5.45M
🏦 Investors: BNP Paribas Développement, NACo, Épopée Gestion, Better Angle, Racine², Good Only Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Bertrand Moal, Olivier Moal
🗞️ News: Finance News, Maddyness


📇 Company: Arlequin AI
🔍 Description: Provides insights from complex social data using advanced AI embeddings
💻 Website: http://arlq.ai
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €4.4M
🏦 Investors: Kima Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, 10x Founders, Better Angle
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Hugo Micheron
🗞️ News: Tech Funding News


📇 Company: Fungu'it
🔍 Description: Makes healthy, local, and planet-friendly food more accessible
💻 Website: https://funguit.fr/
📍 HQ City: Dijon
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €4.0M
🏦 Investors: Evolem, UI Investissement, Asterion Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Anas Erridaoui, Paul Ledesve
🗞️ News: FrenchWeb


📇 Company: Jubilé
🔍 Description: Fintech company and accredited financial institution focused on the distribution of reverse mortgage loans (“Prêt Viager Hypothécaire”) to address credit exclusion among French seniors.
💻 Website: https://www.jubile.fr/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €3M
🏦 Investors: Business angels including Charles Egly, Frédéric Ruppli, Olivier Scheibling, Renaud Baboin, Hervé de Kerdrel
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Pierre Cornet-Vernet, Renaud Baboin, Louis Renaudin, Mikael Levy
🗞️ News: FrenchWeb


📇 Company: La Bourse aux Livres
🔍 Description: Marketplace for buying and selling used books, now expanding into new book sales
💻 Website: https://labourseauxlivres.fr/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €2.3M
🏦 Investors: UI Investissement, Notus Technologies, business angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Paul Lernould, Valentin Martineau
🗞️ News: Les Échos, Livres Hebdo


📇 Company: Base for Music
🔍 Description: Platform to launch ads on Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
💻 Website: http://baseformusic.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.5M
🏦 Investors: LeanSquare, Gilles Moncaubeig, Tristan Toulemonde
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Maxence Bazin
🗞️ News: Digital Music News


📇 Company: Angel
🔍 Description: Creates simple and free business plans
💻 Website: http://angel-start.com
📍 HQ City: Saint-Malo
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.1M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance, Wendel


📇 Company: Daven
🔍 Description: Tool for measuring the performance of the HR
💻 Website: https://www.davenhr.com/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1M
🏦 Investors: Paris Business Angels, Bpifrance, Private Investors
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Cedric Levasseur
🗞️ News: LinkedIn


📇 Company: Jockiz
🔍 Description: Platform for buying, selling, and trading virtual jockey cards
💻 Website: https://www.jockiz.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1M
🏦 Investors: FDJ United
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Bilal EL ALAMY, Julien Mirabel
🗞️ News: LinkedIn


📇 Company: ArcaScience
🔍 Description: Dual AI system leveraging biomedical data for precision querying and targeting
💻 Website: https://www.arcascience.ai/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €620K
🏦 Investors: Akka
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Romain Clement


📇 Company: Alsanor
🔍 Description: Humanoid robotic solutions for housekeeping
💻 Website: https://alsanor.com/
📍 HQ City: Nanterre
🧗 Round: Pre-Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €15kM
🏦 Investors: Startupbootcamp
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Noé Jenn-Treyer, Ihor Husak


📇 Company: OLENERGIES
🔍 Description: Designer of smart lithium battery technology
💻 Website: https://www.olenergies.com
📍 HQ City: Montreuil
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: Undisclosed
🏦 Investors: Reed
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Julien Le Guennec
🗞️ News: Renewables Now


📇 Company: Descartes Underwriting
🔍 Description: Insurtech specializing in climate risk modeling and data-driven risk transfer
💻 Website: https://descartesunderwriting.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Growth Equity VC
💰 Amount Raised: Undisclosed
🏦 Investors: Battery Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Tanguy Touffut, Sebastien Piguet
🗞️ News: Reinsurance News

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