French Tech Funding Wire May 2: VSORA, SafeHeal, Via Sana & More!

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📇 Company: VSORA
🔍 Description: IP provider for chipmakers designing next-generation AI, signal processing, ADAS, and 5G communication systems.
💻 Website: http://www.vsora.com
📍 HQ City: Vélizy-Villacoublay
🧗 Round: Late VC
💰 Amount Raised: €36.36 million
🏦 Investors: Omnes Capital, Otium Capital, Adelie Capital, EIC Fund
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Pierre Emmanuel Bernard, Trung Dung Nguyen, Khaled Maalej, Julien Schmitt
🗞️ News: Maddyness


📇 Company: SafeHeal
🔍 Description: Developer of Colovac, a novel digestive anastomosis protection device designed to eliminate the need for a temporary stoma following colorectal surgery.
💻 Website: https://safeheal.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series C
💰 Amount Raised: €35M
🏦 Investors: Crédit Mutuel Innovation, Sofinnova Partners, Genesis MedTech, Xerys Invest, UI Investissement, and multiple family offices
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Karl Rübel, Christian Sibert
🗞️ News: Business Wire


📇 Company: Via Sana
🔍 Description: Digital healthcare platform offering integrated services to support better patient health outcomes.
💻 Website: https://centreviasana.com
📍 HQ City: Tours
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: €16 million (some as debt)
🏦 Investors: 360 Capital, ISALT (la Caisse des dépôts)
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Louis Fosse, Ulysse Vallier
🗞️ News: Maddyness


📇 Company: Chipiron
🔍 Description: Developer of portable, ultra-low-field MRI scanners designed to make high-precision imaging more accessible and affordable.
💻 Website: https://www.chipiron.co
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €15 million
🏦 Investors: Blast Club, EIC Fund, iXcore, Bpifrance, France 2030, EIC Accelerator
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Evan Kervella, Dimitri Labat
🗞️ News: EU Startups, FrenchWeb, Maddyness


📇 Company: Dark
🔍 Description: Developer of components for the aerospace and aeronautics industry.
💻 Website: www.dark-space.co
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €9.7M
🏦 Investors: Eurazeo, Long Journey Ventures, FRST
👨💼👩💼 Founder: Clyde Laheyne
🗞️ News: Spacenews


📇 Company: Reelevant
🔍 Description: Email intelligence platform analyzing recipient behavior and context to optimize real-time personalization and engagement.
💻 Website: https://reelevant.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Series A
💰 Amount Raised: €6 million
🏦 Investors: Seventure Partners, GO Capital, Nathalie Balla
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Vincent Martinet, Anaïs Demaison, Rémy Roches
🗞️ News: FrenchWeb, Maddyness


📇 Company: Next Generation
🔍 Description: All-in-one platform for fast, global payments in fiat and digital assets.
💻 Website: https://ngpes.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €5 million
🏦 Investors: N/A
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Suren Hayriyan, Frank Combay
🗞️ News: LinkedIn, Finextra


📇 Company: Inicio
🔍 Description: Identifies land with high potential for photovoltaic development in France and Europe, focusing on locally anchored solar projects.
💻 Website: https://www.go-inicio.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €4 million
🏦 Investors: ISAI Ventures, Kima Ventures, CapHorn, EDF Pulse Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Romain Batby
🗞️ News: LinkedIn, EDF


📇 Company: Chenevia
🔍 Description: Cultivates, collects, and processes hemp flower for innovative and natural therapeutic solutions.
💻 Website: LinkedIn
📍 HQ City: Vannes, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €3.0M
🏦 Investors: Bretagne Sud Angels, Business Angels 35, SFLD, GwenneG, Bpifrance
👨💼👩💼 Founder: Quentin Beauva


📇 Company: Sitowie
🔍 Description: SaaS platform helping real estate professionals manage and optimize the sustainable lifecycle of their building portfolios using predictive modeling.
💻 Website: https://www.sitowie.fr
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed (second round)
💰 Amount Raised: €2.7 million
🏦 Investors: Paris Region Venture Fund (Karista), WinEquity, FBA, PBA, Axeleo Capital, 6-24 Holding
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Pauline Koch (CEO)
🗞️ News: LinkedIn


📇 Company: Aéronde
🔍 Description: Designer of airships equipped with electric thrusters and remotely controllable tilting propellers.
💻 Website: https://aeronde.com/
📍 HQ City: Le Versoud
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.6 million (including €0.6 million debt)
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance, Wiseed
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Nicolas Sornin


📇 Company: Chloé in the Sky
🔍 Description: Fintech company specialized in the low-carbon economy, registered as an investment advisor and insurance broker.
💻 Website: https://chloeinthesky.com/
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1.2 million
🏦 Investors: Business Angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Éric Blain, François Bottolli


📇 Company: Ogalo
🔍 Description: Developer of a SaaS application for connecting with horse transport professionals and managing related services.
💻 Website: https://ogalo.fr/
📍 HQ City: Saint-Jean-de-Braye
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1 million (including €0.2M debt)
🏦 Investors: Business Angels
👨💼👩💼 Founder: Johnatan Héraud


📇 Company: Cooloc
🔍 Description: COOLOC is a 100% digital community of co-tenants and owners, real estate investors, real estate agents, and coliving operators.
💻 Website: https://cooloc.com
📍 HQ City: Paris
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €270,000
🏦 Investors: Crowdcube
👨💼👩💼 Founder: Virginie Perret
🗞️ News: LinkedIn