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French Tech Funding Wire May 9: Kalent, WeMet, Raidium & Softway Medical

Only 4 startups raised from May 5 to May 9 amid the slow French holiday season.

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📇 Company: Kalent
🔍 Description: AI-powered tool streamlining talent acquisition processes for companies.
💻 Website: http://kalent.ai
📍 HQ City: Nantes, France
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1M
🏦 Investors: Kima Ventures
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Cedric Tournay
🗞️ News: FrenchWeb


📇 Company: Wemet
🔍 Description: The connected business card to reinvent your business dating.
💻 Website: https://www.wemet.fr
📍 HQ City: Toulouse
🧗 Round: Seed
💰 Amount Raised: €1M
🏦 Investors: Business Angels
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Samuel Dassa, Hannah Dassa
🗞️ News: J'aime les startups


📇 Company: Raidium
🔍 Description: Radiology foundation model leveraging GPT technology for precision medicine, designed to assist radiologists with enhanced image analysis and diagnostic insights.
💻 Website: https://raidium.eu
📍 HQ City: Roubaix, France
🧗 Round: Early VC
💰 Amount Raised: Not disclosed
🏦 Investors: Debiopharm Group
👨💼👩💼 Founders: Paul Herent, Pierre Manceron
🗞️ News: PR


📇 Company: SOFTWAY MEDICAL
🔍 Description: Health information systems provider serving public and private healthcare institutions in France, offering integrated software solutions for medical data management.
💻 Website: https://www.softwaymedical.fr/
📍 HQ City: Meyreuil
🧗 Round: Growth Equity VC
💰 Amount Raised: Not disclosed
🏦 Investors: Bain Capital
👨💼👩💼 Founders: N/A
🗞️ News: Fusacq

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