🤖 La Machine #14: AI + Fake Brad Pitt ❤️ France 🤖
Also inside: How Maki wants to use agents to transform HR; and lessons from Insight's majority investment into digital twin pioneer Cosmo Tech.
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La Machine tells you what you need to know about an ecosystem that is emerging as a global AI hub. This includes the latest headlines, product launches, company launches, and funding rounds.
Why Insight Partners Backed AI Simulation Pioneer Cosmo Tech
The deal with the global PE firm provided a welcome boost for a French startup. But it also highlighted the hurdles companies face in raising capital for international scaling.
How Maki Wants To Transform HR With Conversational Agents
The French AI startup raised $28.6M in a Series A round. CEO Maxime Legardez: "I think this will be a complete revolution."
Seed Of The Week: Hyperline
Hyperline raised $10M to transform revenue management for the AI era. CEO Lucas Bédout explains the vision.
🤖 La Machine #13: French AI Radar December Recap
Welcome to the monthly edition of our French AI newsletter. Inside: the latest headlines, company launches, and funding rounds.
New French AI Company Radar: December 2024
The latest filings for new AI-related companies in France, plus AI startups selected for incubators and accelerators.
🤖 La Machine #12: France's 2024 AI Story, From Digital Snails to Nuclear Tales 🤖
The year saw exceptional momentum in France's AI ecosystem -- and warnings of the challenges ahead.
Resurrecting Qwant: New Owners Bet On GenAI To Provide Answers
Qwant CEO Olivier Abecassis: "We believed – and we still believe – that with GenAI some opportunities would appear if can find the right combination of technology and experience. [Now] we have a shareholder who is willing to fund that work."
🤖 La Machine #11: Physics-Loving Pharma And Customer Service Drama 🤖
In this week's edition: Aqemia is using GenAI to reinvent drug discovery; Yampa is deploying AI agents to fix customer service.
Seed Of The Week: Yampa
Yampa raised €3M to transform customer service with autonomous AI agents.
Teaching Physics to AI: How Aqemia Wants To Revolutionize Drug Discovery
Aqemia's Novel Approach to Drug Discovery Attracts €30M in New Funding
🤖 La Machine #10: France Plays David To Silicon Valley's AI Goliath 🤖
In this week's edition: A look at efforts by Probabl.ai and Cathay Innovation to address the competitive AI gap between Europe and the U.S.
Can Probabl.ai Catalyze Open-Source Innovation in Machine Learning?
CEO Yann Lechelle: "The future belongs to those who own not only their data, but their data science, their machine learning, and their AI."
C.Lab: How Cathay Innovation Wants to Bridge the AI Gap Between Europe and Silicon Valley
The Paris-based VC fund wants to be a guide for corporates and startups to plug into the global AI hub.
🤖 La Machine #9: French AI Radar November Recap
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of our French AI newsletter. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding rounds.
New French AI Company Radar: November 2024
The latest filings for new AI-related companies in France, plus AI startups selected for incubators and accelerators.