Also inside this edition: Why Cathay Ledger's Marguerite de Tavernost is still bullish on Web3; Seed Of The Week Entroview is using cutting-edge physics to enable lifecycle management of lithium batteries; and the latest funding roundup.
Welcome to the latest edition of our French AI newsletter. Each month, we'll tell you what you need to know about an ecosystem that is emerging as a global AI hub. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding raises.
France's sports entrepreneurs have been getting unprecedented support over the last two years thanks to the Paris 2024 Games. Will it be enough to transform this overlooked industry into an important startup player?
Also inside: Wind Co-Founder Xavier Gury takes us inside the 25-year partnership that led to this new early-stage Deep Tech fund.
Welcome to the first edition of our French AI newsletter. Each month, we'll tell you what you need to know about an ecosystem that is emerging as a global AI hub.
Also inside: the Great French Tech Election Freak out; and Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch is optimistic about France's AI ecosystem, but says the nation faces big disadvantages due to hiring rules and financing.
Also inside: Super Capital Co-Founder Corentin Orsini explains how a deal newsletter grew into a network of 1,000 investors and a portfolio of 180 startups.
Also inside: XMOBILITY CEO Magali Alix-Toupé revs up the engine of her new Le Mans accelerator.
Also inside: Etienne Boutan breaks down the strategy behind Intuition, a €15 million early-stage fund focused on consumer and creator tech; and Hot Seed Deals.
It's VivaTech time. We give you a rundown of the 21 French startups with unicorn potential; Plus a Q&A with one of the conference's founders.
Also inside: Masawa Managing Partner Sabine Flechet discusses the new mental health early-stage fund; and Seed Deals.
Also inside: How Qubit Pharmaceuticals will use quantum computing to reinvent drug discovery; AI startups continue to make VCs swoon.
Also inside: Serena Partner Bertrand Diard breaks down the firm's new €100m Data and AI fund; and the latest Seed Deals.
Also inside: Seventure Partners' Bruno Rivet talks Sportstech; and meet Speedinvest, the European fund making a play in France.
In this special edition, we take an in-depth look at France's emerging Sustainable Aviation ecosystem. ✈️ 💚 We also zoom in on Elixir Aircraft and Starburst Aerospace.
Given the historical and economic importance of aerospace to France, the government is putting big resources behind the effort to create cleaner forms of aviation technology in the hopes of remaining a leader in this critical market.
