Spotlight Interview: Fly Ventures' Marie Brayer
"What's really exciting is seeing the emergence of academic entrepreneurship in France."
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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.
Interview: Why Cathay's Marguerite de Tavernost Is Still Bullish On Web3
"This is fundamentally a long-term game. It's all about putting in place the structures and the foundations of the crypto industry so that it can become more mainstream."
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."
Investor Spotlight: Wind Co-Founders Thierry Vandewalle And Xavier Gury
A 25-year partnership that started as entrepreneurs has evolved into a new early-stage Deep Tech fund which has raised its first €90M toward a €130M goal.
Investor Spotlight: Super Capital Co-Founder Corentin Orsini
Sparked by a newsletter from a former tech journalist, Super Capital has grown into a network of 1,000 investors with 180 companies in its portfolio.
Investor Spotlight: Intuition Partner Etienne Boutan
On starting a €15m consumer tech fund: “If you're a consumer investor and you're backing early-stage deals, there's no competition."
Investor Spotlight: Serena Partner Bertrand Diard
Thanks to an early bet on Data and AI, Serena was able to raise a new €100m early-stage fund to expand its investments in one of tech's hottest spaces.
Investor Spotlight: Varsity Co-Founder Didier Valet
The former Société Générale exec co-founded a European Seed Fund that just announced its first closing of €80m to back fintech, healthtech, climatetech and enterprise Saas startups.
Investor Spotlight: Agrilife Studio Co-Founders Priscilla Rozé-Pagès and Antoine Coutant
The new AgTech studio aims to identify ideas and founders that can be catalyzed into high-impact startups. The co-founders just raised €25 million to accelerate their mission.
Investor Spotlight: Upscalers CEO Yoann Benhacoun
The early-stage angel investment club takes a community-led approach to backing startups by recruiting experienced operators to be angel investors.
Investor Spotlight: 50 Partners Founder Jérome Masurel
"We think it's very important to be a long-term partner, because it takes time to create a good startup. You can't do it in three months or six months."
Investor Spotlight: Quantonation CEO Christophe Jurczak
Jurczak on quantum computing investing: "There is no lack of science or ideas."
Investor Spotlight: Roundtable CEO Evan Testa
Testa: "We want to enable everybody to finance the next big thing in the private markets."
Spotlight interview: Hi Inov Co-Founder Valérie Gombart
"The whole idea from the very beginning was to build a bridge between corporates and startups," Gombart said.
Investor Spotlight: HCVC Partner Alexis Houssou
Housssou: "Is this company building a breakthrough technology? Is it going to create long-lasting, competitive advantages?"