
The Big Deals 💣 : Logivolt, Fluid Topics, Hive, And Iceberg Data Lab
Deep Tech, AI, Cloud, and Climate startups all get a boost from investors.
Deep Tech, AI, Cloud, and Climate startups all get a boost from investors.
Also inside: Seventure Partners' Bruno Rivet talks Sportstech; and meet Speedinvest, the European fund making a play in France.
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.
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."
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.
The sustainable aviation startup secured €40m in financing in recent months, including money from an Industrial Seed fund to begin scaling its manufacturing.
Investors swoon for Deep Tech, including Libu and Viqthor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Plus: Bene Bono, Alpinov X, Anozr Way, and Hawkcell.
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.
Plus: Varsity co-founder Didier Valet discusses the journey from banking titan to his new pan-European Seed Fund.
GenAI x 2, plus climate tech, XR for medtech, and foodtech.
The former Société Générale exec co-founded a European Seed Fund that just announced its first closing of €80m to back fintech, healthtech, climatetech and enterprise Saas startups.