French Tech Funding Wire March 14: Ambos Energy, OpusMajor, Fizimed & More!


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πŸ“‡ Company: Ambos Energy
πŸ” Description: Deploying large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across Europe.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.ambos-energy.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €10M
🏦 Investors: Eurazeo and the Ecotechnologies 2 fund, managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance under the France 2030 framework
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Olivier CarrΓ©, Thomas Guillaume
πŸ—žοΈ News: LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: OpusMajor
πŸ” Description: Game studio dedicated to creating games and entertainment where music unites people.
πŸ’» Website: http://opusmajor.io
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €9.09M
🏦 Investors: Alven; Griffin Gaming Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Jean-Nicolas Vernin; Pierre-Armand Nicq
πŸ—žοΈ News: VentureBeat


πŸ“‡ Company: Ostrea
πŸ” Description: Transforms shelled waste into a unique mineral material. Used in worktops, furniture trays and coverings. A responsible, sustainable and ethical solution.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.ostreadesign.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris and Rennes
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €5M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance Amorçage Industriel, BNP Paribas Développement, business angels
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Camille Callennec, Tanguy Blevin
πŸ—žοΈ News: Bpifrance


πŸ“‡ Company: Fizimed
πŸ” Description: Developed Emy Trainer, a connected probe that allows women to strengthen their perineum at home, via a fun mobile application.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.fizimed.com/en/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €4M
🏦 Investors: Fonds Patient Autonome (Bpifrance), UNIQA, UI Investissement
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Emeline Hahn, Julien Guay
πŸ—žοΈ News: FrenchWeb, LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: Ateliers HeritageBike
πŸ” Description: β€œMade in France” electric bikes and electrmotorcycles
πŸ’» Website: https://ateliers-heritagebike.com/fr/
πŸ“ HQ City: Annecy
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €3.3 million raised, aiming for a total of €4 million
🏦 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
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Xavier Wargnier, Guillaume Monsigny
πŸ—žοΈ News: Les Echos


πŸ“‡ Company: DashBook
πŸ” Description: SaaS and AI tools help you publish your work and reach your readers in just a few clicks.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.dashbook.fr/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €3M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance; Seventure Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: David Botvinik


πŸ“‡ Company: DrugOptimal
πŸ” Description: AI to automate drug incompatibility detection
πŸ’» Website: https://www.drugoptimal.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Meylan
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €2.9M (including €1.6m debt)
🏦 Investors: Business Angels, Bpifrance
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Lugan Flacher, Matthieu GASC
πŸ—žοΈ News: Les Echos


πŸ“‡ Company: MSInsight
πŸ” Description: Empowers the fight against cancer by revealing actionable information from the genome.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.msinsight.tech
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €1.6M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance; Capital Cell; PSBA by Finance & Technologie; Yes Securities; Calyseed
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Arnaud Cutivet
πŸ—žοΈ News: EU Startups


Beyond Green co-founders Maxime Durand and StΓ©phane DelebassΓ©

πŸ“‡ Company: Beyond Green
πŸ” Description: Group of food brands committed to farmers towards more sustainable agriculture.
πŸ’» Website: https://beyond-green.org/
πŸ“ HQ City: Lille
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €1.5M
🏦 Investors:
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Maxime Durand; StΓ©phane DelebassΓ©
πŸ—žοΈ News: LSA Conso, LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: Sootenir
πŸ” Description: Transforms corporate loyalty by turning customer and employee rewards into pre-funded donations to NGOs, promoting engagement with impact.
πŸ’» Website: https://sootenir.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Tours
πŸ§— Round: Angel
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €40K
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Antoine Coudert; Baptiste Bech


πŸ“‡ Company: NOIISE
πŸ” Description: N/A
πŸ’» Website: https://www.noiise.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Lyon
πŸ§— Round: Early VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Mathieu Jarsaillon