French Tech Funding Wire November 8: Cintoo, Alpagga, Billy & More!
π Company: ZE Energy
π Description: Independent renewable energy producer specializing in hybrid solar power plants that combine photovoltaic energy with battery storage solutions. Majunke
π» Website: https://ze-energy.com/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Growth Equity
π° Amount raised: β¬54 million
π¦ Investors: Amundi Energy Transition; Demeter (Climate Infrastructure Fund); SorΓ©gies; Marguerite; HTGF; ZE WAY INVEST
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Mathieu Lassagne
ποΈ News: ZE Energy raises β¬54 million from Amundi Energy Transition, Demeter, and SorΓ©gies
π Company: Cintoo
π Description: Offers the industryβs most comprehensive scan-BIM platform to compare a scan and a BIM model or a scan to a scan
π» Website: http://cintoo.com/
π HQ City: Biot-Sophia Antipolis, France, and Miami
π§ Round: Series B
π° Amount raised: β¬37.0 million
π¦ Investors: Partech; Amavi Capital; Armilar Venture Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Dominique Pouliquen; Denis Thibaudin; Leonardo H. Fonteles; Anis Meftah; Rob Rasnic
ποΈ News: Cintoo secures β¬37 million in Series B funding
π Company: Alpagga
π Description: Your go-to platform for safe buying and selling of new and used catering equipment
π» Website: https://alpagga.com/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: EARLY VC
π° Amount raised: β¬6.0 million
π¦ Investors: 50 Partners; FJ Labs; Ring Capital; Acurio Ventures
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: N/A
ποΈ News: Alpagga raises β¬6 million to extend the lifecycle of restaurant equipment
π Company: Billy
π Description: A live event ticketing platform built for the benefit of artists, organizers, and their communities
π» Website: https://billyapp.live/
π HQ City: Levallois-Perret
π§ Round: EARLY VC
π° Amount raised: β¬3.1 million
π¦ Investors: Accel; Stake Capital; Izun Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Robin Champseix; Etienne Vaast
ποΈ News: Billy raises β¬4 million for its ticketing solution for event creators
π Company: Cominty
π Description: AI for Work specializing in work optimization
π» Website: http://cominty.ai
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: SEED
π° Amount raised: β¬1.2 million
π¦ Investors: Adnexus
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Fariha Shah; Moustapha Ebnou
ποΈ News: Cominty reinvents work management
π Company: OuiLive
π Description: HR gamification platform for employees
π» Website: https://www.ouilive.co/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount raised: β¬1.5 million
π¦ Investors: The Moon Venture; Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Augustin Bernard; Olivier Houyvet
ποΈ News: N/A
π Company: Theremia
π Description: AI-driven platform to design drug derivatives with improved efficacy and tolerability across diverse demographics.
π» Website: https://theremia.health/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount raised: β¬3 million
π¦ Investors: Eurazeo; Salica Investments; Entrepreneur First; Bpifrance; Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Iris MarΓ©chal; ChloΓ© Geoffroy
ποΈ News: Paris-based Theremia secures β¬3 million to advance personalised medicine
π Company: Siit
π Description: AI-powered internal support platform for employees
π» Website: https://www.siit.io/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Seed
π° Amount raised: β¬5 million
π¦ Investors: StageOne Ventures; Seventure Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Anthony Tobelaim; Chalom Malka; Dimitri Cabete Jorge
ποΈ News: Siit raises β¬5 million to improve employee support with AI
π Company: SKEZI
π Description: Publisher of e-health solutions, the platform is customizable and secure for the collection of e-PRO or e-cohorts.
π» Website: http://skezi.eu/
π HQ City: Annecy
π§ Round: Early Stage
π° Amount raised: β¬1.9M
π¦ Investors: Bpifrance, business angels
π Company: NΓ©nΓ¨s Paris
π Description: Personalize jewelry creation platform
π» Website: http://nenes-paris.com/
π HQ City: Paris
π§ Round: Early Stage
π° Amount raised: β¬1.5M
π¦ Investors: Business Angels
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Arnault Daubresque,
π Company: BiblioOnDemand
π Description: Digital library
π» Website: https://www.biblioondemand.com
π HQ City: Lille
π§ Round: Early
π° Amount raised: β¬1M
π¦ Investors: IRD Invest, Finovam Gestion
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Marie-Delphine Foudriat
ποΈ News: https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/biblioondemand-leve-1-million-deuros
π Company: inHeart
π Description: AI-driven digital twin of the heart
π» Website: https://www.inheartmedical.com/
π HQ City: Bordeaux
π§ Round: Early Stage
π° Amount raised: β¬750,000
π¦ Investors: SWEN Capital Partners
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Todor Jeliaskov, Jean-Marc Peyrat
ποΈ News: https://www.inheartmedical.com/news/inheart-closes-750keu-funding-with-swen-capital-partners
π Company: UV Boosting
π Description: Exclusive and patented solution to stimulate the natural defenses of plants thanks to UV-C flashes.
π» Website: https://uvboosting.com/
π HQ City: Saint-Nom-la-BretΓ¨che
π§ Round: Series A
π° Amount raised: β¬6.9M
π¦ Investors: Kubota, TechnoFounders, Business Angels
ποΈ News: https://www.farm-connexion.com/2024/10/28/kubota-entre-au-capital-de-uv-boosting-specialiste-de-la-stimulation-par-uv-c/
π Company: Verkor
π Description: Lithium batteries for EVs.
π» Website: http://verkor.com/
π HQ City: Grenoble
π§ Round: Late Stage
π° Amount raised: Undisclosed
π¦ Investors: US industrial battery manufacturer EnerSys and Dutch banking and financial services firm ING Group
π¨πΌπ©πΌ Founders: Benoit Lemaignan, Christophe Mille, Sylvain Paineau, Philippe Chain, Gilles Moreau
ποΈ News: https://renewablesnow.com/news/energy-storage-firm-verkor-attracts-enersys-ing-as-investors-873095/