July AI Funding 🚀: MicroPep, Apiday, OrusEnergy & More!
12 French AI-related companies raised a VC round in July: Cashbee, Spotlight Medical, D-Ice Engineering, Altrove, Presti, Scalingo, OrusEnergy, Pinpo.ai, Ubikap, and CogEngines
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French AI Company Foundings: June and July
The latest filings for new AI-related companies in France.
French AI Patents: June And July 2024
AI-related patent applications published by French Intellectual Property authority.
Special Report: Olympics Fuel French SportsTech Dreams
France's sports entrepreneurs have been getting unprecedented support over the last two years thanks to the Paris 2024 Games. Will it be enough to transform this overlooked industry into an important startup player?
The Big Deals 💣: Odaseva, TRicares, Enerdigit, Pixmania & more!
Also inside: Apiday, iSYBUY, Nutriearth, Cashbee, Overseed Biotech, and Scalingo.
Olympics Catalyze French SportsTech Ambitions
The Olympics have focused attention on a sector that many believe has great potential but has lacked investment and government support. Over the last two years, a wide range of actors and institutions have rallied to the cause. Will it be enough? And will this momentum last beyond the Games?
Les Sportives Puts Female Athletes In The Spotlight
A digital media and publishing startup has made Founder Aurélie Bresson a leading voice in the fight for greater recognition for female athletes in France.
From Rugby To VC: Teampact Ventures Connects Athletes And Entrepreneurs
French Rugby star Benjamin Kayser: "I've always seen similarities in resilience, drive, mindset, and the mental capacity to rise above adversity and overcome all the challenges that lie ahead."
SporTech President: France Rallying To Boost Sports Innovation
Jacques D'Arrigo is Co-Founder of Footbar and President of SporTech FR, a national association representing sports startups and entrepreneurs. Thanks to the Olympics, he said this often overlooked sector is finally getting support from investors and government.
Video: Sorare CEO Nicolas Julia On Building France's SportsTech Unicorn
"We have one goal, which is to build the biggest brand in the world of sports. To do that, five years from here, we want to have the biggest community in the world of sports."
French SportsTech Startups To Watch
The Olympic Games have put France's SportsTech ecosystem on center stage. Entrepreneurs are tackling challenges ranging from health to fan experience to performance optimization.
Interview: Paris 2024 Olympic Innovation Chief Omar El Zayat
How the Olympic Committee sourced 600 startups and chose 17 to work with the Paris Games -- and what this could mean for France's SportsTech future.
Origins VC: Where Sports Stars And Influencers Meet Funding
French Soccer/football star Blaise Matuidi and Ilan Abehassera (NYC-based CEO of Dots) spoke with me on stage at VivaTech in 2023 about the intersection of sports stars, influencers, and investing.
Spotlight Interview: Kinomap Founder Philippe Moity
The French SportsTech startup is the official organizer of a connected marathon for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The interactive event will give Kinomap global visibility that it hopes to leverage to pursue its goal of reinventing the way people watch sports.
Seed Scout #18: 🛰 Skynopy Dreams Of Friendlier Satellite Skies 📡
Also inside: Wind Co-Founder Xavier Gury takes us inside the 25-year partnership that led to this new early-stage Deep Tech fund.
Seed Of The Week: Skynopy
Founded by two Space Tech veterans, the startup raised a €3.1 million Seed Round for its platform that makes it easier for companies to manage their satellite services.