French Tech Funding Wire May 30: Solveo Energie, Quobly, Amplitude Studios & More!
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π Company: Solveo Energie
π Description: Renewable energy, specifically wind energy
π» Website: http://solveo-energie.com
π HQ City: Fenouillet
π§ Round: Late VC
π° Amount Raised: β¬98M
π¦ Investors: Mirova
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Jean-Marc Mateos
ποΈ News: ESG Today
π Company: Quobly
π Description: Quantum computing startup developing scalable silicon-based 100-qubit chip technology.
π» Website: https://quobly.io
π HQ City: Grenoble
π§ Round: Series A
π° Amount Raised: β¬21m
π¦ Investors: Quantonation, Bpifrance, Supernova Invest, 50 Partners, CEA Investissement, Fonds Innovation DΓ©fense
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: FranΓ§ois Perruchot, Maud Vinet, and Tristan Meunier
ποΈ News: Data Center Dynamics, Quobly
π Company: Amplitude Studios
π Description: PC games and development
π» Website: https://www.amplitude-studios.com
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Series A
π° Amount Raised: β¬12M
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance, Griffin Gaming Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Romain de Waubert de Genlis
ποΈ News: GamesBeat
π Company: Hemerion Therapeutics
π Description: Innovative technology for treating glioblastoma and advancing cancer therapies
π» Website: https://www.hemerion.com/
π HQ City: Villeneuve-d'Ascq
π§ Round: Series A
π° Amount Raised: β¬6.5M
π¦ Investors: Capital Cell, Finovam, Nord France AmorΓ§age, CAPTECH SantΓ© Nutrition
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Serge Mordon
ποΈ News: PR
π Company: Kyron.bio
π Description: Bioproduction platform enhancing therapeutic drug yield and stability for life-saving treatments
π» Website: https://www.kyron.bio/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬5.5M
π¦ Investors: Verve Ventures, Entrepreneur First, HCVC, Saras Capital
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Emilia McLaughlin, Vaibhav Longani
ποΈ News: FrenchWeb
π Company: Dastra
π Description: SaaS software enabling organizations to comply with privacy laws such as GDPR
π» Website: http://dastra.eu
π HQ City: Saint-MandΓ©
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬4.3M
π¦ Investors: C4 Ventures, Adnexus
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Paul-Emmanuel Bidault, Romain Bidault
ποΈ News: Planet Fintech
π Company: Ecomer
π Description: Developer of maritime safety equipment and software solutions aimed at decarbonizing professional shipping fleets.
π» Website: https://ecomer-data.fr/
π HQ City: Nantes
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬2m
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance (Fonds de DΓ©carbonation de la FiliΓ¨re Maritime), Mer Invest
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Geoffroy Lacoin, Jean Brossollet
ποΈ News: LinkedIn
π Company: Novem
π Description: Biotech startup using Grenoble walnuts for use in sustainable cosmetics.
π» Website: https://www.novemlab.co/en
π HQ City: Grenoble
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬638k
π¦ Investors: Grenoble Angels, Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Maegan Rocca
ποΈ News: Lyon Entreprises
π Company: Danim
π Description: Digital agency using AI to provide communication solutions for real estate professionals.
π» Website: https://www.danim.com/
π HQ City: Lyon
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: β¬2m
π¦ Investors: Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Danyl Hassim
ποΈ News: ImmoMatin
Other Funding News
π Company: Ankar
π Description: Helping IP and R&D teams streamline patent search, filing, analysis, and infringement detection across the entire IP lifecycle.
π» Website: https://ankar.ai/
π HQ City: London
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount Raised: 3M pounds
π¦ Investors: Index Ventures, Olivier Pomel, Daphni, Julien Chaumond, Motier Ventures, Puzzle Ventures, Booom
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Wiem Gharbi, Tamar Gomez (French co-founders)
ποΈ News: Sifted, Tech.eu
π Company: TreeFrog Therapeutics
π Description: Stem cell company enabling broader patient access to cell therapies
π» Website: https://treefrog.fr
π HQ City: Pessac
π§ Round: Quasi-Equity
π° Amount Raised: β¬30M
π¦ Investors: European Investment Bank
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: KΓ©vin Alessandri, Jean-Luc Treillou, Erwan Bezard
ποΈ News: This financing is part of a new model set up by the EIB for biotechs, in this case to support ongoing trials. Unlike conventional debt, quasi-equity allows for increased financial flexibility without immediate dilution of capital.