European VC firm Ventech Capital announced today that it has raised €140 million and hopes to bag another €60 million for its fifth fund. The firm, with offices in Paris, Münich, and Helsinki, says it will continue to pursue its strategy of focusing on Series A and Seed rounds. While
One of the most controversial events in the rise of the French Tech scene was a move by the previous government to block the sale of streaming site Dailymotion [https://www.francetvinfo.fr/politique/arnaud-montebourg/polemique-montebourg/dailymotion-le-patron-de-france-telecom-tacle-arnaud-montebourg_315659.html] to Yahoo. In 2013, then Economic Minsiter Arnaud Montebourg, declared: “I
Wildmoka [https://wildmoka.com/] announced today that has raised its Series A round of venture capital as it seeks to expand its cloud video platform for publishers. Founded in Sophia-Antipolis back in 2013, the company offers a service that allows broadcasters and content owners to clip segments of live events
Growing up in France, Mathilde Collin had a very clear idea of what her future self would be doing one day. “I was a very happy kid,” she said. “I wanted to start a company. I thought that starting a company where people were happy coming work everyday would be
All the hype you’ve been hearing about French Tech over the past year turns out to be more than just hype. According to a new report, French startups blew the doors off in 2017. But those numbers contain some caveats, including a significant slowdown in the second half of
While fundraising by French startups cooled in the third quarter, the country remains on pace to surpass previous highs for number of deals and overall fundraising. According to the latest report from CB Insights [https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/french-tech-q3-2017/?utm_source=venturebeat&utm_medium=referral] , French startups
Four French startups have raised almost $45 million in recent days. That doesn’t include Sigfox’s mega-round of $160 million earlier this month. [http://venturebeat.com/2016/11/18/frances-sigfox-raises-160-million-to-expand-its-iot-network-to-60-countries/] Wynd: The Paris-based Wynd [http://www.wynd.eu/] led the pack today with a round of $31.7 million.
It depends on how and what you count. Last week the quarterly tech funding numbers landed arrived in my inbox, delivering two very different pictures of how French startups and funding. According to Dow Jones VentureSource, French companies in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 raised $304.4 million in
Meet the seven French startups that together just raised $20 million. Doctrine.fr [https://www.doctrine.fr/]: Calling itself the “Google of rights,” this Paris-based startup announced it has raised $2.2 million [http://doctrine-presse.presskithero.com/] to expand its legal search engine. The company says it uses artificial intelligence
These six French startups raised a combined $45 million. IbanFirst [https://www.ibanfirst.com/?gclid=CIek8biS4s8CFQxmGwodlcEJow]: The French startup (which just changed its name from “FX4Biz”) offers “banking as a service” for fintech companies that want to serve small and medium business across borders. Today, it announced [https://www.dropbox.
