French Tech Funding Wire March 14: Ambos Energy, OpusMajor, Fizimed & More!
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π Company: Ambos Energy
π Description: Deploying large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across Europe.
π» Website: https://www.ambos-energy.com/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬10M
π¦ Investors: Eurazeo and the Ecotechnologies 2 fund, managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance under the France 2030 framework
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Olivier CarrΓ©, Thomas Guillaume
ποΈ News: LinkedIn
π Company: OpusMajor
π Description: Game studio dedicated to creating games and entertainment where music unites people.
π» Website: http://opusmajor.io
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬9.09M
π¦ Investors: Alven; Griffin Gaming Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Jean-Nicolas Vernin; Pierre-Armand Nicq
ποΈ News: VentureBeat
π Company: Ostrea
π Description: Transforms shelled waste into a unique mineral material. Used in worktops, furniture trays and coverings. A responsible, sustainable and ethical solution.
π» Website: https://www.ostreadesign.com/
π HQ City: Paris and Rennes
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬5M
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance AmorΓ§age Industriel, BNP Paribas DΓ©veloppement, business angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Camille Callennec, Tanguy Blevin
ποΈ News: Bpifrance
π Company: Fizimed
π Description: Developed Emy Trainer, a connected probe that allows women to strengthen their perineum at home, via a fun mobile application.
π» Website: https://www.fizimed.com/en/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬4M
π¦ Investors: Fonds Patient Autonome (Bpifrance), UNIQA, UI Investissement
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Emeline Hahn, Julien Guay
ποΈ News: FrenchWeb, LinkedIn
π Company: Ateliers HeritageBike
π Description: βMade in Franceβ electric bikes and electrmotorcycles
π» Website: https://ateliers-heritagebike.com/fr/
π HQ City: Annecy
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬3.3 million raised, aiming for a total of β¬4 million
π¦ Investors: 60 Business Angels, including Romain Lacroix, President of Maped; Guerlain Chicherit, real estate investor; Pascal Cantenot, an industrial baker; Christophe Bouvet, a former executive at Mavic
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Xavier Wargnier, Guillaume Monsigny
ποΈ News: Les Echos
π Company: DashBook
π Description: SaaS and AI tools help you publish your work and reach your readers in just a few clicks.
π» Website: https://www.dashbook.fr/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬3M
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance; Seventure Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: David Botvinik
π Company: DrugOptimal
π Description: AI to automate drug incompatibility detection
π» Website: https://www.drugoptimal.com/
π HQ City: Meylan
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬2.9M (including β¬1.6m debt)
π¦ Investors: Business Angels, Bpifrance
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Lugan Flacher, Matthieu GASC
ποΈ News: Les Echos
π Company: MSInsight
π Description: Empowers the fight against cancer by revealing actionable information from the genome.
π» Website: https://www.msinsight.tech
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬1.6M
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance; Capital Cell; PSBA by Finance & Technologie; Yes Securities; Calyseed
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Arnaud Cutivet
ποΈ News: EU Startups
π Company: Beyond Green
π Description: Group of food brands committed to farmers towards more sustainable agriculture.
π» Website: https://beyond-green.org/
π HQ City: Lille
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬1.5M
π¦ Investors:
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Maxime Durand; StΓ©phane DelebassΓ©
ποΈ News: LSA Conso, LinkedIn
π Company: Sootenir
π Description: Transforms corporate loyalty by turning customer and employee rewards into pre-funded donations to NGOs, promoting engagement with impact.
π» Website: https://sootenir.com
π HQ City: Tours
π§ Round: Angel
π° Amount Raised: β¬40K
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Antoine Coudert; Baptiste Bech
π Company: NOIISE
π Description: N/A
π» Website: https://www.noiise.com
π HQ City: Lyon
π§ Round: Early VC
π° Amount Raised: N/A
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Mathieu Jarsaillon