Meet The New French Tech Next 40/120 Class
La French Tech mission has announced the 120 French startups it considers the most promising. They will benefit from streamlined services to help them scale up.
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French Tech News: Independent Insurgency, CBD Confusion, And Map Making
More French are becoming self-employed. The CBD industry faces a hazy future. And startup maps galore.
Funding News: Resilience, SeqOne, Zoī, Pretto, Stonly, Indeez
This was a big week for e-health led by Resilience.
Seed Of The Week: Zoī
Zoi is developing a mobile app that blends medical checkups and preventative care.
Inside Sigfox's Implosion
Between the pandemic and a disappointing IoT revolution, Sigfox faced a major financial crunch in 2021 when auditors warned it must raise more money to survive. On Wednesday, the former unicorn filed for bankruptcy protection.
French Tech News: Merger Mania, Padmé Patronage, And The Unicorn Parade
Plume Labs gets bought. Nathalie Portman and Serena Williams heart French startups. And Unicorn-palooza continues.
Funding News: Exotec, Spendesk, Coinhouse, Wandercraft, La Vie, Secure-IC
Exotec and Spendesk became the latest French Tech unicorns.
Seed Of The Week: Continuity
Continuity's SaaS platform uses Open Data and AI to identify invalid or out-of-date insurance contracts.
Partech Launches Chapter 54 To Boosts African Expansion For European Scaleups
Partech wants to be a bridge to Africa's rising markets for European entrepreneurs.
What A Blockbuster 2021 Taught Us About French Tech🎆
As France celebrates reaching President Macron's goal of 25 unicorns 3 years early, where does the ecosystem go from here?
Funding News: Qonto, Sellsy, Ankorstore, PayFit, Back Market
Qonto and Back Market battled for the title of Most Valuable French startup.
Seed Of The Week: Lumos Apps
Lumos Apps is reinventing the way mobile apps are developed and published as competition becomes more intense.
Sweep CEO Rachel Delacour On Using Tech To Battle Climate Change
One of France's most prominent entrepreneurs just raised a $22M Series A for her climate change startup.
Funding News: Lydia, Leocare, Continuity, 365Talents, Partech
Fintech Lydia became France's latest unicorn while Insurtech Leocare scored a €110M round.
Seed Of The Week: JellyFi
JellyFi is a blockchain startup that has developed a DeFi lending protocol to enable uncollateralized crypto loans.
Finding French Tech's Place In Europe
The latest State of European Tech report shows French Tech to be a young ecosystem with a lot of momentum.