Investor Spotlight: Serena Partner Bertrand Diard
Thanks to an early bet on Data and AI, Serena was able to raise a new €100m early-stage fund to expand its investments in one of tech's hottest spaces.
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The Big Deals 💣 : Logivolt, Fluid Topics, Hive, And Iceberg Data Lab
Deep Tech, AI, Cloud, and Climate startups all get a boost from investors.
French Tech News: AB Tasty's AI Gets Emotional
Also inside: Seventure Partners' Bruno Rivet talks Sportstech; and meet Speedinvest, the European fund making a play in France.
Getting Emotional: How AB Tasty Wants To Personalize Digital Experiences
Co-founder and Co-CEO Alix de Sagazan says its AI-driven tool that detects users' emotions, a solid financial foundation, and a focus on people have the company ready to accelerate at a time when many French tech startups are stalling.
Spotlight Interview: Seventure Partners' Bruno Rivet
Rivet on the firm's pioneering Sportstech fund: "We believe that the Olympics will serve as a catalyst, encouraging the growth of new and emerging startups, and we're excited to see how it will shape our journey moving forward."
Seed Scout #13: Can France Win The Sustainable Aviation Future?
In this special edition, we take an in-depth look at France's emerging Sustainable Aviation ecosystem. ✈️ 💚 We also zoom in on Elixir Aircraft and Starburst Aerospace.
Seed Of The Week: Elixir Aircraft
The sustainable aviation startup secured €40m in financing in recent months, including money from an Industrial Seed fund to begin scaling its manufacturing.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Diamfab, Firecell, Airthium, Self & Innov and more!
Investors swoon for Deep Tech, including Libu and Viqthor.
Sector Deep Dive: Sustainable Aviation
Given the historical and economic importance of aerospace to France, the government is putting big resources behind the effort to create cleaner forms of aviation technology in the hopes of remaining a leader in this critical market.
Investor Spotlight: Starburst Aerospace CEO François Chopard
The French founder has built a global network of accelerators and investment funds that have worked with more than 120 startups in aerospace and defense.
French Tech News: Sweetch Energy Makes Waves By Turning Water into Wattage
Also inside: Inside EDF Pulse Ventures; Verve Ventures is a Deep Tech European investor scouting startups in France; and Zama leads the latest funding rounds.
How Sweetch Energy Wants To Tap Into Water Power
CEO Nicolas Heuzé reveals how the Rennes-based startup will use its €25m Series to begin scaling a water-powered generation process that he believes could one day provide 15% of the world's energy.
The Big Deals 💣 : Zama, Greenly, Lago, Diabeloop, Sublime Energie & more!
Plus: Bene Bono, Alpinov X, Anozr Way, and Hawkcell.
Spotlight Interview: EDF Pulse Ventures Director Yann Coïc
The corporate venture fund has invested €500m since its creation in 2017 to find startups that will help transform the energy giant for the future.
Seed Scout #12: Phospho Is Forging Picks And Shovels For The GenAI Gold Rush
Plus: Varsity co-founder Didier Valet discusses the journey from banking titan to his new pan-European Seed Fund.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Adaptive ML, Moment, Avatar Medical, Composable Prompts, Agnostic, & More!
GenAI x 2, plus climate tech, XR for medtech, and foodtech.