French Tech Funding Wire May 30: Solveo Energie, Quobly, Amplitude Studios & More!

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πŸ“‡ Company: Solveo Energie
πŸ” Description: Renewable energy, specifically wind energy
πŸ’» Website: http://solveo-energie.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Fenouillet
πŸ§— Round: Late VC
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €98M
🏦 Investors: Mirova
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Jean-Marc Mateos
πŸ—žοΈ News: ESG Today


πŸ“‡ Company: Quobly
πŸ” Description: Quantum computing startup developing scalable silicon-based 100-qubit chip technology.
πŸ’» Website: https://quobly.io
πŸ“ HQ City: Grenoble
πŸ§— Round: Series A
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €21m
🏦 Investors: Quantonation, Bpifrance, Supernova Invest, 50 Partners, CEA Investissement, Fonds Innovation Défense
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: FranΓ§ois Perruchot, Maud Vinet, and Tristan Meunier
πŸ—žοΈ News: Data Center Dynamics, Quobly


πŸ“‡ Company: Amplitude Studios
πŸ” Description: PC games and development
πŸ’» Website: https://www.amplitude-studios.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Series A
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €12M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance, Griffin Gaming Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Romain de Waubert de Genlis
πŸ—žοΈ News: GamesBeat


πŸ“‡ Company: Hemerion Therapeutics
πŸ” Description: Innovative technology for treating glioblastoma and advancing cancer therapies
πŸ’» Website: https://www.hemerion.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Villeneuve-d'Ascq
πŸ§— Round: Series A
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €6.5M
🏦 Investors: Capital Cell, Finovam, Nord France Amorçage, CAPTECH Santé Nutrition
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Serge Mordon
πŸ—žοΈ News: PR


πŸ“‡ Company: Kyron.bio
πŸ” Description: Bioproduction platform enhancing therapeutic drug yield and stability for life-saving treatments
πŸ’» Website: https://www.kyron.bio/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €5.5M
🏦 Investors: Verve Ventures, Entrepreneur First, HCVC, Saras Capital
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Emilia McLaughlin, Vaibhav Longani
πŸ—žοΈ News: FrenchWeb


πŸ“‡ Company: Dastra
πŸ” Description: SaaS software enabling organizations to comply with privacy laws such as GDPR
πŸ’» Website: http://dastra.eu
πŸ“ HQ City: Saint-MandΓ©
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €4.3M
🏦 Investors: C4 Ventures, Adnexus
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Paul-Emmanuel Bidault, Romain Bidault
πŸ—žοΈ News: Planet Fintech


πŸ“‡ Company: Ecomer
πŸ” Description: Developer of maritime safety equipment and software solutions aimed at decarbonizing professional shipping fleets.
πŸ’» Website: https://ecomer-data.fr/
πŸ“ HQ City: Nantes
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €2m
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance (Fonds de Décarbonation de la Filière Maritime), Mer Invest
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Geoffroy Lacoin, Jean Brossollet
πŸ—žοΈ News: LinkedIn


πŸ“‡ Company: Novem
πŸ” Description: Biotech startup using Grenoble walnuts for use in sustainable cosmetics.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.novemlab.co/en
πŸ“ HQ City: Grenoble
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €638k
🏦 Investors: Grenoble Angels, Business Angels
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Maegan Rocca
πŸ—žοΈ News: Lyon Entreprises


πŸ“‡ Company: Danim
πŸ” Description: Digital agency using AI to provide communication solutions for real estate professionals.
πŸ’» Website: https://www.danim.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Lyon
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €2m
🏦 Investors: Business Angels
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Danyl Hassim
πŸ—žοΈ News: ImmoMatin


Other Funding News

πŸ“‡ Company: Ankar
πŸ” Description: Helping IP and R&D teams streamline patent search, filing, analysis, and infringement detection across the entire IP lifecycle.
πŸ’» Website: https://ankar.ai/
πŸ“ HQ City: London
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount Raised: 3M pounds
🏦 Investors: Index Ventures, Olivier Pomel, Daphni, Julien Chaumond, Motier Ventures, Puzzle Ventures, Booom
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Wiem Gharbi, Tamar Gomez (French co-founders)
πŸ—žοΈ News: Sifted, Tech.eu


πŸ“‡ Company: TreeFrog Therapeutics
πŸ” Description: Stem cell company enabling broader patient access to cell therapies
πŸ’» Website: https://treefrog.fr
πŸ“ HQ City: Pessac
πŸ§— Round: Quasi-Equity
πŸ’° Amount Raised: €30M
🏦 Investors: European Investment Bank
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: KΓ©vin Alessandri, Jean-Luc Treillou, Erwan Bezard
πŸ—žοΈ 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.