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


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πŸ“‡ Company: Flowdesk
πŸ” Description: Digital asset financial technology provider building a trading infrastructure to provide market-making services for web3 players.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.flowdesk.co/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Extension to Series B
πŸ’° Amount Raised: $52M
🏦 Investors: HV Capital; ISAI Ventures; Eurazeo; Cathay Innovation
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: FranΓ§ois Cluzeau; Guilhem Chaumont; Paul Bugnot; Balthazar Giraux
πŸ—žοΈ News: LinkedIn, Blog Post


πŸ“‡ Company: Netforce
πŸ” Description: Law enforcement technology development company
πŸ’» Website: https://www.nexstun.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Mauguio
πŸ§— Round: Growth Equity VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €45M
🏦 Investors: Global Emerging Markets
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Laurent Mollinari
πŸ—žοΈ News: Financial Post


πŸ“‡ Company: Renaissance Fusion
πŸ” Description: Developer of magnetic confinement fusion technologies designed for energy production and net zero emissions goals
πŸ’» Website:
πŸ“ HQ City: Fontaine
πŸ§— Round: Series A
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €32m
🏦 Investors: Crédit Mutuel, Lowercarbon Capital
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Damien Paccard, Francesco A. Volpe, Martin Kupo
πŸ—žοΈ News: Startup Ecosystem


πŸ“‡ Company: Satisfy
πŸ” Description: Premium running apparel designed to enhance performance and creativity, exclusively available online.
πŸ’» Website: https://satisfyrunning.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Series B
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €11.3M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Brice Partouche
πŸ—žοΈ News: Fashion United


πŸ“‡ Company: Osivax
πŸ” Description: A company developing "universal" vaccines able to prevent highly mutating respiratory viral infections.
πŸ’» Website: http://www.osivax.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Lyon
πŸ§— Round: Series B
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €10M
🏦 Investors: Meiji Seika Pharma
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Alexandre Le Vert; Fergal Hill
πŸ—žοΈ News: PR


πŸ“‡ Company: Comet
πŸ” Description: Building a new operating model for organizations relying on the power and agility of freelancing.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.comet.co
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Early VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €10M
🏦 Investors: Kima Ventures; Daphni; FJ Labs; Founders Future; Otium Capital; Tomcat Invest
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Charles Thomas; Valentin Cordier
πŸ—žοΈ News: Silicon Canals


πŸ“‡ Company: Agriodor
πŸ” Description: The biocontrol solution against pests.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.agriodor.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Rennes
πŸ§— Round: Early VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €7M
🏦 Investors: CapAgro; SWEN Capital Partners; BNP Paribas Développement; UI Investissement; CapHorn
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Alain Thibault
πŸ—žοΈ News: CapAgro


πŸ“‡ Company: Wealthcome
πŸ” Description: Developed a technology ecosystem dedicated to all stakeholders in wealth management, private management and personal financial management.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.wealthcome.fr/
πŸ“ HQ City: Bordeaux
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €7M
🏦 Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Cyprien Delmeule
πŸ—žοΈ News: Planet Fintech


πŸ“‡ Company: Faks
πŸ” Description: An application linking pharmacy professionals, including pharmacies, groups, and laboratories.
πŸ’» Website: http://faks.co
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Early VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €6M
🏦 Investors: Seedcamp; Speedinvest; Connect Ventures (Europe); FJ Labs
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Corentin Geoffray; ClΓ©ment Goupy; FΓ©lix Pignard
πŸ—žοΈ News: JDN


πŸ“‡ Company: Kleio
πŸ” Description: AI-driven conversational software specialized in boosting sales conversion.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.kleio.ai/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €3M
🏦 Investors: Serena; Julien Bellanger; Daphni; Houman Behzadi; Raphael Simon; Dave Kellogg; Fred Hessabi
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Philippe Wellens; Adrien Mathieu; Louis Poirier
πŸ—žοΈ News: LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: Spash
πŸ” Description: A sportech company innovating in the sports industry.
πŸ’» Website: https://spash.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Saint-Priest
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €2.5M
🏦 Investors: N/A
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Tristan Vernay
πŸ—žοΈ News: LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: Terratis
πŸ” Description: Operator of a prevention platform intended to reduce harmful insect populations using the sterile insect technique
πŸ’» Website: terratis.fr
πŸ“ HQ City: Montpellier,
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €1.5m
🏦 Investors: Odyssée Venture, Galapagos Innovation, SATT AxLR
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Clelia OLIVA, Dorian BARRERE
πŸ—žοΈ News: LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: Aquassay
πŸ” Description: A digital water management platform optimizing water usage efficiency for local governments and industrial facilities, helping them adapt to climate change.
πŸ’» Website: https://aquassay.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
πŸ§— Round: Early VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €1.4M (€1M from Banque des Territoires, €400K from Aquiti via ACI Fund)
🏦 Investors: Banque des Territoires; Aquiti (ACI Fund); Initial Investors
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: StΓ©phane Gilbert
πŸ—žοΈ News: J'aime les startups


πŸ“‡ Company: Papkot
πŸ” Description: A company specializing in replacing plastic with sustainable paper-based alternatives.
πŸ’» Website: https://papkot.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Schiltigheim
πŸ§— Round: Early VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: Fedrigoni
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Manuel Milliery
πŸ—žοΈ News: Packaging Gateway


πŸ“‡ Company: Cherico
πŸ” Description: A chicory micro-roaster crafting healthy, gourmet, and sustainable beverages for the future.
πŸ’» Website: https://cherico.fr
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Early VC (Qui veut Γͺtre mon associΓ©)
πŸ’° Amount Raised: N/A
🏦 Investors: The Group Spadel
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Jacques FertΓ©