Investor Spotlight: Varsity Co-Founder Didier Valet
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.
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Seed Of The Week: Phospho
The open-source startup raised a €1.7m Pre-Seed round to build the picks and shovels for the GenAI Gold Rush.
French Tech News: Beyond Aero Flies The Cleaner Skies
Also inside: A French FoodTech fight; Techinnov tries to build bridges between corporates and startups; Earlybird Venture Capital expands in France; and GenAI takes over the country.
Beyond Aero: French Sustainable Aviation Plans Take Flight
The startup recently staged the first test flights of its hydrogen-electric system for low-carbon airplanes. With aerospace a major piece of the French economy, the nation is counting on such aviation innovation to secure the sector's future.
Spotlight Interview: Techinnov's Aurélie Hard
Hard talks corporate interest in startups: "We're lagging behind foreign countries and we need to catch up. I think the major groups are becoming aware of this, but we need to catch up with countries like China or the United States, and that's undeniable."
The Big Deals 💣 : Unseenlabs, Planity, Photoroom, Bioptimus, Filigran & more!
SpaceTech, security, and GenAI drew the big checks.
Seed Scout #11: Pimento Building GenAI To Boost Brainstorming
Plus: Agrilife Studio co-founders explain how they want to help entrepreneurs build AgTech Startups.
Investor Spotlight: Agrilife Studio Co-Founders Priscilla Rozé-Pagès and Antoine Coutant
The new AgTech studio aims to identify ideas and founders that can be catalyzed into high-impact startups. The co-founders just raised €25 million to accelerate their mission.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Guided Energy, Geev, LiveMeUp & more!
GreenTech, FinTech, DeepTech are all in the crosshairs of early investors.
Seed Of The Week: Pimento
The GenAI startup raised a €3m Seed Round to develop a platform designed to reinvent the way creatives brainstorm new projects.
French Tech News: Turning AI Hype Into Business
Launchmetrics CEO shares lessons from building an AI success. France Digitale offers the optimistic case for French startups in 2024. And the courtship between startups and corporations gets a boost.
The Big Deals 💣: Aqemia, Latitude, Greenerwave, Kinvent & More
AI continues to make investors swoon, but Defense Tech and Space Tech also make their case.
Launchmetrics: Lessons From A French AI Exit
In the wake of a $240m deal, CEO Michael Jaïs discussed how the company's focus on practical uses of AI helped it become indispensable to fashion, beauty, and luxury brands.
Spotlight Interview: France Digitale CEO Maya Noël
Noël: "The period of plentiful cash might be over for the moment, but the recent major AI, climate, energy, and mobility-focused rounds we are seeing tell us there are more inspiring success stories to come."
Seed Scout #10: Augment Wants To Build A Better MBA
Plus: Upscalers is building a new European angel investment club of experienced operators. And France's EV charging sector is zooming ahead.
Revolutionary Road: French EV Charging Market Surges
According to Dealroom, France's EV startups have raised a total of €1.4bn, with €1.2bn of that since 2021. As investors continue to ramp up their support for climate startups, the EV sector has emerged as one of the hotter categories.