How Yubo Achieved Profitability By Breaking Social Media's Ad Addiction
Yubo CEO and co-founder Sacha Lazimi: "The goal is to create authentic and meaningful new connections that are not based on followers or likes or comments."
Deep Dives
Descartes Underwriting: Doubling Down On Climate Risk As Insurance Industry Retreats
Chief Science Officer Kévin Dedieu: "AI represents between 2-5% of our tech investments. Next year, we’re increasing that by 10%, with more resources dedicated to AI and using it for our core models. The cost of AI is relatively low, but its impact is huge.”
Spore.Bio's AI Slices Bacteria Testing From Days to Minutes
The startup has raised $31.3 million for its light-based AI technology to disrupt centuries-old testing methods across food, pharma, and cosmetics industries.
How WeWard Convinced Venus Williams To Put Her Money Where Your Feet Are
CEO Yves Benchimol: "She definitely understood how a startup works. She said, 'Okay, I want to be a shareholder of this company. I trust it in terms of its image and business. It can be huge, especially in the US and in terms of impact.'"
Growl's AI Boxing Bag Delivers A Knockout Fitness Experience
A pair of French entrepreneurs in Texas have launched Growl, a connected fitness startup that reimagines the traditional boxing bag as an AI-powered, interactive home coach. As the company moves towards commercialization, CEO and co-founder Léo Desrumaux explains the vision.
Europe Needs AI Infrastructure. Cleyrop Wants To Build It
Artificial intelligence is advancing at an unprecedented pace, reshaping industries, economies, and global power structures. But while AI models and applications are evolving rapidly, the infrastructure that powers them is struggling to keep up, especially in Europe. The reality is stark: Europe is falling behind in AI-ready infrastructure. Unlike the
Ÿnsect Bankruptcy: Private Equity, Public Debt, and Bpifrance's Role
Public investment in the company has been substantial. Its failure will give new ammunition to the French government's extensive support for costly innovation programs.
AI Optimizing France’s Nuclear Future: Metroscope Prevents Energy Loss at Scale
CEO Aurélien Schwartz: “We’re at the beginning of a massive industrial transformation. AI is no longer optional—it’s the backbone of a smarter, more resilient energy grid.”
Buggin' Out: Can Innovafeed Salvage France's Alternative Protein Dreams?
With Ÿnsect rolling toward bankruptcy and Agronutris seeking court protection, France's ambitions for the insect-based food market may have been squashed. But Innovafeed is still in the game thanks to a very different strategy.
From Code to Commerce: Mistral AI Shows It Means Business at Paris Summit
CEO Arthur Mensch: "Our goal is to be a global market leader." France's Great LLM Hope announced a flood of business deals in the face of mounting skepticism that it can compete against rivals such as OpenAI and DeepSeek.
Building for the Future: How Altaroad is Driving Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
CEO Cécile Villette: “We’re helping the industry become future-proof.”
Le Fourgon’s Big Bet: Reinventing The Milkman To Crush Single-Use Plastics
The company has developed a delivery service offering groceries in reusable glass containers designed to be cleaned and reused dozens of times. But with high infrastructure costs, can the company scale to achieve its impact goals?
Deep Dive: How La French Tech Grand Paris is Shaping Innovation in France’s Capital
Alexandra André: “AI is reshaping industries worldwide, and Paris has all the ingredients to lead this revolution."
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.
CES 2025: French Invasion Includes Connected Objects, AI, and Robots
The love affair between France and CES continues with the latest edition of the trade show in Vegas.