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French Tech Wire: Apocalypse Or Revival For The Nation's Startups?
Despite the ongoing funding struggle, there are signs that the worst may be behind the nation's startup ecosystem.

How Iktos Wants To Revolutionize Drug Discovery With AI And Robotics
CEO Yann Gaston-Mathé believes his company represents "the way drug discovery will look like in the years to come."
French Tech Funding Wire November 15: OpenAirlines, Elicit Plant, Agicap & More!
French startups that raised money the week of November 10 to November 15 also include Prelude, Liberlo, Money Walkie, Meet My Mama, Wyden, Alentis Therapeutics, Omaha Insights Trace For Good, IADYS, and AdipoPharma.

🤖 La Machine Special Edition: LightOn IPO Tear Down 📈
Hyped as Europe's first GenAI public listing, the company is more Seed-stage startup than juggernaut. After starting as a hardware research project, the company pivoted to a SaaS platform. The journey has been financed by public subsidies, tax credits, debt, and equity from Huawei.

🤖 La Machine #6: Scaleway + Xavier Niel Take The Pulse Of French AI
ai-Pulse 2024 at Station F held its second edition last week. We give you the rundown, plus all the AI headlines, funding news, and events.

ai-Pulse 2024: Scaling AI For Healthcare And Biotech
Julia Gimbernat Mayol of InstaDeep, Jean-Philippe Vert of Bioptimus, and Robert Marino of Qubit Pharmaceuticals discuss the specific challenges the industry faces as these companies expand.

ai-Pulse 2024: How Poolside Is Pursuing AGI For Software Development
Vitor Monteiro, Head of Solutions Engineering at Poolside, breaks down how the company plans to reinvent coding.

ai-Pulse 2024: Should AI Investors Go Big Or Go Niche?
Unpacking Europe's AI investing landscape with Frst's Gabriel de Vinzelles, Kima Ventures' Alexis Robert, Balderton Capital's Rana Yared, Lightspeed Venture Partners' Paul Murphy, and Felix Capital's Julien Codorniou.

ai-Pulse 2024: Kyutai CEO On Conversational AI
"AI has become way too important these days to be only developed and operated behind closed doors."

ai-Pulse 2024: H CEO Charles Kantor's Vision For Next-Gen AI Agents
"This is a huge opportunity to disrupt productivity."

ai-Pulse 2024: France's AI Minister On Building a 'Third Way'
Clara Chappaz: "If we want to be serious about sovereignty, we need to wake up."

ai-Pulse 2024: Michael Dell On AI's Rapid Rise And The Need For A New Computing Paradigm
"Most people want to use technology for beneficial purposes," Dell said. "AI will be an expansionary force creating more opportunities for everyone."

ai-Pulse 2024: France Stakes Claim To Be Europe's AI Power Player
The event explored the future of AI infrastructure, models, and economics. But the underlying theme: France's ambition to be Europe's leading AI hub.

French Tech Wire: Lots Of Green for GreenTech
It was a good week for climate-related companies whose names start with the letter 'Z.'

SpaceTech Latitude Prepares For Lift Off With New CEO
France fell behind in the space race. Latitude is among a new generation of Space startups that hope to close the gap. Founder and outgoing CEO Stanislas Maximin explains the vision.