French Tech Funding Wire November 8: Cintoo, Alpagga, Billy & More!

πŸ“‡ Company: ZE Energy
πŸ” Description: Independent renewable energy producer specializing in hybrid solar power plants that combine photovoltaic energy with battery storage solutions. Majunke
πŸ’» Website: https://ze-energy.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Growth Equity
πŸ’° Amount raised: €54 million
🏦 Investors: Amundi Energy Transition; Demeter (Climate Infrastructure Fund); Sorégies; Marguerite; HTGF; ZE WAY INVEST
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Mathieu Lassagne
πŸ—žοΈ News: ZE Energy raises €54 million from Amundi Energy Transition, Demeter, and SorΓ©gies


πŸ“‡ Company: Cintoo
πŸ” Description: Offers the industry’s most comprehensive scan-BIM platform to compare a scan and a BIM model or a scan to a scan
πŸ’» Website: http://cintoo.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Biot-Sophia Antipolis, France, and Miami
πŸ§— Round: Series B
πŸ’° Amount raised: €37.0 million
🏦 Investors: Partech; Amavi Capital; Armilar Venture Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Dominique Pouliquen; Denis Thibaudin; Leonardo H. Fonteles; Anis Meftah; Rob Rasnic
πŸ—žοΈ News: Cintoo secures €37 million in Series B funding


πŸ“‡ Company: Alpagga
πŸ” Description: Your go-to platform for safe buying and selling of new and used catering equipment
πŸ’» Website: https://alpagga.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: EARLY VC
πŸ’° Amount raised: €6.0 million
🏦 Investors: 50 Partners; FJ Labs; Ring Capital; Acurio Ventures
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: N/A
πŸ—žοΈ News: Alpagga raises €6 million to extend the lifecycle of restaurant equipment


πŸ“‡ Company: Billy
πŸ” Description: A live event ticketing platform built for the benefit of artists, organizers, and their communities
πŸ’» Website: https://billyapp.live/
πŸ“ HQ City: Levallois-Perret
πŸ§— Round: EARLY VC
πŸ’° Amount raised: €3.1 million
🏦 Investors: Accel; Stake Capital; Izun Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Robin Champseix; Etienne Vaast
πŸ—žοΈ News: Billy raises €4 million for its ticketing solution for event creators


Cominty co-founders: Fariha Shah (CEO) - Moustapha Ebnou (CTO) - Jonathan Bordereau (CSO)

πŸ“‡ Company: Cominty
πŸ” Description: AI for Work specializing in work optimization
πŸ’» Website: http://cominty.ai
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: SEED
πŸ’° Amount raised: €1.2 million
🏦 Investors: Adnexus
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Fariha Shah; Moustapha Ebnou
πŸ—žοΈ News: Cominty reinvents work management


πŸ“‡ Company: OuiLive
πŸ” Description: HR gamification platform for employees
πŸ’» Website: https://www.ouilive.co/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount raised: €1.5 million
🏦 Investors: The Moon Venture; Business Angels
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Augustin Bernard; Olivier Houyvet
πŸ—žοΈ News: N/A


Theremia co-founders Iris MarΓ©chal and ChloΓ© Geoffroy

πŸ“‡ Company: Theremia
πŸ” Description: AI-driven platform to design drug derivatives with improved efficacy and tolerability across diverse demographics.
πŸ’» Website: https://theremia.health/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount raised: €3 million
🏦 Investors: Eurazeo; Salica Investments; Entrepreneur First; Bpifrance; Business Angels
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Iris MarΓ©chal; ChloΓ© Geoffroy
πŸ—žοΈ News: Paris-based Theremia secures €3 million to advance personalised medicine


πŸ“‡ Company: Siit
πŸ” Description: AI-powered internal support platform for employees
πŸ’» Website: https://www.siit.io/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Seed
πŸ’° Amount raised: €5 million
🏦 Investors: StageOne Ventures; Seventure Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Anthony Tobelaim; Chalom Malka; Dimitri Cabete Jorge
πŸ—žοΈ News: Siit raises €5 million to improve employee support with AI


πŸ“‡ Company: SKEZI
πŸ” Description: Publisher of e-health solutions, the platform is customizable and secure for the collection of e-PRO or e-cohorts.
πŸ’» Website: http://skezi.eu/
πŸ“ HQ City: Annecy
πŸ§— Round: Early Stage
πŸ’° Amount raised: €1.9M
🏦 Investors: Bpifrance, business angels


πŸ“‡ Company: NΓ©nΓ¨s Paris
πŸ” Description: Personalize jewelry creation platform
πŸ’» Website: http://nenes-paris.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Paris
πŸ§— Round: Early Stage
πŸ’° Amount raised: €1.5M
🏦 Investors: Business Angels

πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Arnault Daubresque,


πŸ“‡ Company: BiblioOnDemand
πŸ” Description: Digital library
πŸ’» Website: https://www.biblioondemand.com
πŸ“ HQ City: Lille
πŸ§— Round: Early
πŸ’° Amount raised: €1M
🏦 Investors: IRD Invest, Finovam Gestion
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Marie-Delphine Foudriat
πŸ—žοΈ News: https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/biblioondemand-leve-1-million-deuros


πŸ“‡ Company: inHeart
πŸ” Description: AI-driven digital twin of the heart
πŸ’» Website: https://www.inheartmedical.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Bordeaux
πŸ§— Round: Early Stage
πŸ’° Amount raised: €750,000
🏦 Investors: SWEN Capital Partners
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Todor Jeliaskov, Jean-Marc Peyrat
πŸ—žοΈ News: https://www.inheartmedical.com/news/inheart-closes-750keu-funding-with-swen-capital-partners


πŸ“‡ Company: UV Boosting
πŸ” Description: Exclusive and patented solution to stimulate the natural defenses of plants thanks to UV-C flashes.
πŸ’» Website: https://uvboosting.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Saint-Nom-la-BretΓ¨che
πŸ§— Round: Series A
πŸ’° Amount raised: €6.9M
🏦 Investors: Kubota, TechnoFounders, Business Angels
πŸ—žοΈ News: https://www.farm-connexion.com/2024/10/28/kubota-entre-au-capital-de-uv-boosting-specialiste-de-la-stimulation-par-uv-c/


πŸ“‡ Company: Verkor
πŸ” Description: Lithium batteries for EVs.
πŸ’» Website: http://verkor.com/
πŸ“ HQ City: Grenoble
πŸ§— Round: Late Stage
πŸ’° Amount raised: Undisclosed
🏦 Investors: US industrial battery manufacturer EnerSys and Dutch banking and financial services firm ING Group
πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Benoit Lemaignan, Christophe Mille, Sylvain Paineau, Philippe Chain, Gilles Moreau
πŸ—žοΈ News: https://renewablesnow.com/news/energy-storage-firm-verkor-attracts-enersys-ing-as-investors-873095/