Funding News: Doctolib, SpaceFill, Akeneo, Educapital, and Galion

As Doctolib snagged the crown for France's most valuable unicorn, Galion launched a splashy new Seed fund.

, and Chris O'Brien

March 21, 2022 . 8:00 AM

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Galion (left to right): Agathe Wautier, Chloé Monneyron, Kevin Kuipers, and Willy Braun.

Logistics startup @SpaceFillFr raised $27M for its platform that manages warehouses. Investors: @ngpcapital and @MaerskGrowth led the funding with previous investors @Eurazeo and @lafamigliaVC. Co-founders: @maximehuzar, Gustave Roche, and Quentin Drillon.https://t.co/jQgqNqv32Y
— FrenchTechJournal (@FRTechJournal) March 20, 2022

Medical booking platform @doctolib raised €500M in cash and debt at a value of €5.8B to become France's most valuable unicorn. Investors: @Bpifrance, @eurazeo, and @generalatlantic. https://t.co/B0sUcOypNa
— FrenchTechJournal (@FRTechJournal) March 20, 2022

Nantes/Boston-based @akeneopim raised $123M for its product information management platform. Summit Partners led the round which also included money from @alvencap and @PartechPartners. Cofounders: @FdeGombert, @BJacquemont, and @duponico. https://t.co/dhn45PIFdq
— FrenchTechJournal (@FRTechJournal) March 20, 2022

French VC news: @litziemaarek and @mclevet of @Educapital_vc announce 2nd fund focused on EdTech and Future of Work. €100M raised toward a €150M goal. One of the few VC firms founded by women, Educapital has backed 22 companies in its 4-year history. https://t.co/tXpzYNAMBA pic.twitter.com/23vjOqpNVm
— Chris O'Brien (@obrien) March 15, 2022

The Galion Project (@TheGalionP) is creating a seed fund managed by @WillyBraun and Kevin Kuipers (@nanark_) with @ChloeMonneyron as associate VC, in partnership w/ Galion CEO @AgatheWautier.

Kuipers gets karma points for his hella cool Oakland A's hat.https://t.co/kL9F1SMafh
— Chris O'Brien (@obrien) March 17, 2022

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