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French Tech Funding Wire March 7: Netforce, Flowdesk, Renaissance Fusion & More!

Startups that raised from March 3 to March 7 also include: Satisfy, Osivax, Comet, Agriodor, Wealthcome, Faks, Kleio, Spash, Terratis, Papkot, and Cherico.

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📇 Company: Flowdesk
🔍 Description: Digital asset financial technology provider building a trading infrastructure to provide market-making services for web3 players.
💻 Website: https://www.flowdesk.co/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Extension to Series B
💰 Amount Raised: $52M
🏦 Investors: HV Capital; ISAI Ventures; Eurazeo; Cathay Innovation
👨💼👩💼 Founders: François Cluzeau; Guilhem Chaumont; Paul Bugnot; Balthazar Giraux
🗞️ News: LinkedIn, Blog Post


📇 Company: Netforce
🔍 Description: Law enforcement technology development company
💻 Website: https://www.nexstun.com
📍 HQ City: Mauguio
🧗 Round: Growth Equity VC
💰 Amount Raised: €45M
🏦 Investors: Global Emerging Markets
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Laurent Mollinari
🗞️ News: Financial Post


📇 Company: Renaissance Fusion
🔍 Description: Developer of magnetic confinement fusion technologies designed for energy production and net zero emissions goals
💻 Website:
📍 HQ City: Fontaine
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €32m
🏦 Investors: Crédit Mutuel, Lowercarbon Capital
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Damien Paccard, Francesco A. Volpe, Martin Kupo
🗞️ News: Startup Ecosystem


📇 Company: Satisfy
🔍 Description: Premium running apparel designed to enhance performance and creativity, exclusively available online.
💻 Website: https://satisfyrunning.com/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series B
💰 Amount Raised: €11.3M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Brice Partouche
🗞️ News: Fashion United


📇 Company: Osivax
🔍 Description: A company developing "universal" vaccines able to prevent highly mutating respiratory viral infections.
💻 Website: http://www.osivax.com/
📍 HQ City: Lyon
🧗 Round: Series B
💰 Amount Raised: €10M
🏦 Investors: Meiji Seika Pharma
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Alexandre Le Vert; Fergal Hill, Florence Nicolas
🗞️ News: PR


📇 Company: Comet
🔍 Description: Building a new operating model for organizations relying on the power and agility of freelancing.
💻 Website: https://www.comet.co
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: €10M
🏦 Investors: Kima Ventures; Daphni; FJ Labs; Founders Future; Otium Capital; Tomcat Invest
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Charles Thomas; Valentin Cordier
🗞️ News: Silicon Canals


📇 Company: Agriodor
🔍 Description: The biocontrol solution against pests.
💻 Website: https://www.agriodor.com
📍 HQ City: Rennes
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: €7M
🏦 Investors: CapAgro; SWEN Capital Partners; BNP Paribas Développement; UI Investissement; CapHorn
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Alain Thibault
🗞️ News: CapAgro


📇 Company: Wealthcome
🔍 Description: Developed a technology ecosystem dedicated to all stakeholders in wealth management, private management and personal financial management.
💻 Website: https://www.wealthcome.fr/
📍 HQ City: Bordeaux
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €7M
🏦 Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Cyprien Delmeule
🗞️ News: Planet Fintech


📇 Company: Faks
🔍 Description: An application linking pharmacy professionals, including pharmacies, groups, and laboratories.
💻 Website: http://faks.co
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: €6M
🏦 Investors: Seedcamp; Speedinvest; Connect Ventures (Europe); FJ Labs
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Corentin Geoffray; Clément Goupy; Félix Pignard
🗞️ News: JDN


📇 Company: Kleio
🔍 Description: AI-driven conversational software specialized in boosting sales conversion.
💻 Website: https://www.kleio.ai/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €3M
🏦 Investors: Serena; Julien Bellanger; Daphni; Houman Behzadi; Raphael Simon; Dave Kellogg; Fred Hessabi
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Philippe Wellens; Adrien Mathieu; Louis Poirier
🗞️ News: LinkedIn


📇 Company: Spash
🔍 Description: A sportech company innovating in the sports industry.
💻 Website: https://spash.com
📍 HQ City: Saint-Priest
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €2.5M
🏦 Investors: N/A
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Tristan Vernay
🗞️ News: LinkedIn


📇 Company: Terratis
🔍 Description: Operator of a prevention platform intended to reduce harmful insect populations using the sterile insect technique
💻 Website: terratis.fr
📍 HQ City: Montpellier,
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.5m
🏦 Investors: Odyssée Venture, Galapagos Innovation, SATT AxLR
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Clelia OLIVA, Dorian BARRERE
🗞️ News: LinkedIn


📇 Company: Aquassay
🔍 Description: A digital water management platform optimizing water usage efficiency for local governments and industrial facilities, helping them adapt to climate change.
💻 Website: https://aquassay.com/
📍 HQ City: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: €1.4M (€1M from Banque des Territoires, €400K from Aquiti via ACI Fund)
🏦 Investors: Banque des Territoires; Aquiti (ACI Fund); Initial Investors
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Stéphane Gilbert
🗞️ News: J'aime les startups


📇 Company: Papkot
🔍 Description: A company specializing in replacing plastic with sustainable paper-based alternatives.
💻 Website: https://papkot.com
📍 HQ City: Schiltigheim
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: Fedrigoni
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Manuel Milliery
🗞️ News: Packaging Gateway


📇 Company: Cherico
🔍 Description: A chicory micro-roaster crafting healthy, gourmet, and sustainable beverages for the future.
💻 Website: https://cherico.fr
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Early VC (Qui veut être mon associé)
💰 Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: The Group Spadel
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Jacques Ferté

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