Seed Of The Week: Augment
Augment raised a €6m Seed Round to develop its online business education platform. Co-founder Ariel Renous takes us inside the company that wants to reinvent business education and make it more accessible.
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Investor Spotlight: Upscalers CEO Yoann Benhacoun
The early-stage angel investment club takes a community-led approach to backing startups by recruiting experienced operators to be angel investors.
French Tech News: Building A French VC Giant
If 2023 brought a harsh dose of reality for the French tech ecosystem, there were still some reasons for optimism heading into 2024.
The Big Deals 💣 : Electra, Scalinx, Enyo Pharma, Nabla & more
Electra lights a fuse on the new year with a €304m round to build out its EV charting stations.
Spotlight Interview: Diversidays CEO Anthony Babkine
The non-profit has become an influential player in the movement to bring greater inclusion to a French tech ecosystem lacking diversity.
Dude, We're Huge: Inside The Elaia-Lazard Plan To Build A Growth Equity Giant
The influential early-stage VC is embarking on a new partnership with global financial giant Lazard. The deal could transform both -- and be another step toward closing Europe's late-stage funding gap.
French Tech News: Lessons On Industrial Startups From Grenoble
France wants to rebuild its manufacturing sector by turning lab innovations into industrial giants.
The Big Deals 💣 : Mistral AI, Braincube, Néolithe, Colonies
A mega GenAI funding ends the year with a bang; plus biotech, IoT, and industrial startups make some noise.
Deep Dive: Lessons On Industrial Startups From Grenoble
France is pouring billions of euros into programs that take innovations out of the labs and turn them into innovations that spawn new manufacturing. Grenoble, in the foothills of the Alps, is ground zero for these initiatives.
Spotlight Interview: Partech Partner Rémi Said
"If we can tackle 15 of the most pressing challenges that the world is currently facing and build champions capable of solving these issues on a global level within the next 4-6 years then that will be my ultimate dream come true."
Seed Scout #9: Tourism And Travel Tech Set Course For Destination Disruption
The government pushes for greater innovation in a critical economic sector. Plus: 50 Partners reinvents the accelerator model.
Sector Deep Dive: Tourism and Travel Tech
The French government wants startups in this sector to go faster and further to transform a critical piece of the nation's economy.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Augment, Qevlar AI, Stockoss, Finishers
Health, sports, and AI were the focus of December's first batch of early-stage deals.
Seed Of The Week: alltheway
The Paris-based Travel Tech startup has created a logistics platform for checking-in bags outside of airports. That's the first step in a larger e-commerce vision for travel needs.
Investor Spotlight: 50 Partners Founder Jérome Masurel
"We think it's very important to be a long-term partner, because it takes time to create a good startup. You can't do it in three months or six months."
French Tech News: Xavier Niel's GenAI Gamble
Can the French billionaire turn France into a global leader in this emerging technology?