French Tech News: Blockchain Boom, Bpifrance Bankroll, and Sigfox Savior
The NFT and Blockchain conferences are the latest sign that Paris is emerging as a Web3 hub. But is this a boom or bubble?
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Don't Stop Believin': CEO Jeronimo Folgueira's Plan To Reboot Deezer
Deezer announced a plan to go public on the Paris stock exchange and could raise more than €400m. It's a massive bet that the company can still compete against Spotify and Apple Music.
Agricool Bankruptcy: What Went Wrong?
An abandoned international expansion, Covid, and an unproven business model hobbled the media-friendly AgTech startup.
French Tech News: Origins' Story, NFT Factory, And Rolling In The Deep Tech
From a new sports influencer fund to a new Web3 center, Frenchies are trying to make a global impact.
CEO Barbara Belvisi's Interstellar Ambitions
The SpaceTech startup has raised $5 million to develop sustainable living systems to fight climate change on Earth using tech designed for life on Mars.
French Tech News: Doctolib Soars, BlaBlaCar Detours, And Akt.io ICOs
Doctolib became France's most valuable unicorn while BlaBlaCar navigated global crises.
French Tech Week: Business Angel Boom, Presidential Pitches, And Gender Gaps
To go even bigger, France will increasingly focusing on smaller venture investors.
How French Tech Is Supporting Ukraine
From housing to work to refugee aid, France's tech community is addressing the impact of Russia's invasion.
French Tech News: Infrastructure Insights, Sigfox Saviors, Snoop Dog Decacorn
Did the legendary rapper inadvertently create France's first decacorn? Plus: U.S. companies go French Tech shopping.
Campus Craze: Cyber, Hectar, And Albert
France loves a good campus. Three new education and research facilities target Cyber, AgTech, and Data.
NFT And Metaverse Lessons From France's Web3 Week
La Collection, Exclusible, and Multis offer examples of how French entrepreneurs are defining these distributed and virtual markets.
French Tech News: Eurogasm, Facebook Freakout, And Non-Fungible Fungi
A new set of Europe Scale-up proposals seem to be addressing problems that may be too late to fix.
French Tech News: InsurTech Insights With Luko, Netflix Nonsense, And Metaverse Madness
Luko, Indeez, and Descartes Underwriting are the latest signs of France's surging Insurtech Sector.
French Tech News: Independent Insurgency, CBD Confusion, And Map Making
More French are becoming self-employed. The CBD industry faces a hazy future. And startup maps galore.
French Tech News: Merger Mania, Padmé Patronage, And The Unicorn Parade
Plume Labs gets bought. Nathalie Portman and Serena Williams heart French startups. And Unicorn-palooza continues.
Why e.ventures Expanded To France
Partner Jonathan Userovici discusses their first two French investments: Kili Technologies and Homa Games.