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Upway raises $60M to scale its circular e-bike business. Plus: new French Tech 2030 startups, STATION F releases annual Future 40 – 2025 Edition, Mistral AI’s Montmartre HQ, and Doctolib fined.
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A controversial partnership between legendary French retailer BHV and the Chinese low-cost retailer erupted into a cultural and economic fight. Amid Paris protests and a government crackdown on illicit goods, France faces a reckoning over algorithmic commerce and its principles.
From Quantum Physics to Circular Mobility: Upway's Journey To Transforming The E-Bike Market
The French startup raised $60M in Series C funding to expand its refurbished e-bike empire across Europe and the US. With sales doubling yearly and operations already profitable in multiple markets, Co-founder and COO Stéphane Ficaja explains how Upway is chasing its goal of 1M bikes by 2030.
La Machine #49: Microsoft AI ❤️ France
The American Tech giant released a report emphasizing all the ways it's spending €4 billion on France's AI transformation. Plus: Nvidia eyes a $1B bet on Poolside, Schneider Electric rides the data center wave, and French publishers warn of AI abuse.