French Tech Funding Wire November 1: Beyond Aero, Filigran, Hubcycle & More!
π Company: Vaxinano
π Description: Developing innovative subunit vaccines against parasites of livestock
π» Website: Vaxinano
π HQ City: Loos
π§ Round: EARLY VC
π° Amount raised: β¬6.0 million
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance, Wiseed, Nord France Amorcage, TCD Capital, CAPTECH SantΓ© Nutrition
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Didier Betbeder
ποΈ News: https://www.finsmes.com/2024/10/vaxinano-raises-e6m-in-funding.html
π Company: NetZero
π Description: A climate venture specializing in long-term carbon removal from the atmosphere
π» Website: NetZero
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: EARLY VC
π° Amount raised: β¬7.0 million
π¦ Investors: INNOVX
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: AimΓ© Njiakin, Axel Reinaud, Olivier Reinaud
ποΈ News: https://www.maddyness.com/2024/10/29/netzero-leve-7-millions-deuros-pour-accelerer-sur-le-continent-africain/
π Company: Hubcycle
π Description: Offers a hub that converts fruit and vegetable waste into innovative raw materials for personal care and food industries.
π» Website: Hubcycle
π HQ City: Avignon
π§ Round: EARLY VC
π° Amount raised: β¬15.0 million
π¦ Investors: Daphni, RAISE, Citizen Capital, ETF Partners, SWEN Capital Partners, Bleu Capital, Techmind VC
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Julien Lesage
ποΈ News: https://etfpartners.capital/articles/etf-partners-invests-in-hubcycle-a-groundbreaking-company-revolutionising-the-upcycling-of-food-by-products/
π Company: Beyond Aero
π Description: World's first electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion to reach more than 800 nautical miles
π» Website: Beyond Aero
π HQ City: Cugnaux
π§ Round: SERIES A
π° Amount raised: β¬18.18 million
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance, Initialized Capital, Nathan Blecharczyk, Arash Ferdowsi, Giant Ventures, Teampact Ventures
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Valentin Chomel, Hugo TarlΓ©, Eloa Guillotin
ποΈ News: https://tech.eu/2024/10/28/beyond-aero-raises-44m-to-electrify-aviation/
π Company: Filigran
π Description: Provides cyber threat intelligence, knowledge subsystems, and crisis response solutions worldwide
π» Website: Filigran
π HQ City: AsniΓ¨res-sur-Seine
π§ Round: SERIES B
π° Amount raised: β¬31.82 million
π¦ Investors: Accel, Insight Partners, Moonfire Ventures
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Julien Richard, Samuel Hassine
ποΈ News: https://frenchtechjournal.com/filigran-raises-35m-for-ai-powered-cyber-threat-intelligence/
π Company: Wine In Block
π Description: Innovative NFT marketplace for wines and spirits leveraging blockchain technology
π» Website: Wine In Block
π HQ City: Aix-en-Provence
π§ Round: SEED
π° Amount raised: β¬0.2 million
π¦ Investors: Provence Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Sylvie Busca, Jean-RΓ©mi Quiricon, Fabien GuΓ©dΓ©, Rodolphe De Noose
ποΈ News: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7252619461680156673/
π Company: Coda
π Description: Higher education for IT
π» Website: www.coda.school
π HQ City: Orleans
π§ Round: Early Stage
π° Amount raised: β¬910,000
π¦ Investors: Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: LΓ©ni Maroglou and Marin Vogler
ποΈ News: https://www.coda.school/blog/coda-levee-de-fonds-10-ecoles-d-informatique-en-10-ans
π Company: Sairen
π Description: SaaS B2B company specializing in automating incoming and outgoing telephone calls for SMEs and midcaps through artificial intelligence.
π» Website: www.sairen.io
π HQ City: Paris
π° Amount raised: β¬1M
π¦ Investors: Business Angels, Bpifrance
π Company: Starfish Bioscience
π Description: Rebuilding soil ecosystems to restore fertility and enable a sustainable agri-food system.
π» Website: https://www.starfishbio.com/
π HQ City: Bordeaux
π° Amount raised: β¬700,000
π¦ Investors: IRDI Capital Investissement, Bpifrance
π Company: Survoltage
π Description: Electricity consumption monitoring and optimization
π» Website: http://survoltage.fr
π HQ City: Grenoble
π° Amount raised: β¬1.5M
π¦ Investors: Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Joris BrΓ©mond and Jeff Knoepfli
ποΈ News: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/survoltage_la-start-up-is%C3%A9roise-survoltage-acc%C3%A9l%C3%A8re-activity-7254763708285898753-Fd99?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
π Company: Kamea Labs
π Description: Tokenization investment platform for startups.
π» Website: http://kamealabs.com/
π HQ City: Paris
π° Amount raised: β¬600,000
π¦ Investors: 50 Partners, Provence Angels, Cedar Mundi Ventures, Sharpstone, Diagonale Capital, business angels
π¦ Investors: Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Constantin Dubus and AndrΓ© DibΓ©
π Company: Startin'Blox
π Description: Web application creation software.
π» Website: https://startinblox.com/
π HQ City: Paris
π° Amount raised: β¬300,000
π¦ Investors: CoopVenture
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Alex Bourlier
ποΈ News: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/startinblox_interoperability-fundraising-activity-7256975023779827712-Eqz5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop