The new fund challenges Silicon Valley's model by focusing on collaboration that connects AI startups directly with corporate giants to transform industries rather than disrupt them in an era where 'everybody has to play.'
After a rocky 2024, we take the pulse of France's VC community for 2025.
France ranks 3rd in Europe for unicorns, but these big startups are playing a key role in accelerating the ecosystem by producing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
When it comes to backing French startups, American investors are far outpacing other European funds.
Partech wants to be a bridge to Africa's rising markets for European entrepreneurs.
> Business forecasting startup @gopigment [https://twitter.com/gopigment?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] raised $73M for its platform that challenges Excel. Investors include @mattturck [https://twitter.com/mattturck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] of @FirstMarkCap [https://twitter.com/FirstMarkCap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], @ophelia_brown [https://twitter.com/ophelia_brown?ref_
> HR startup @swile [https://twitter.com/swile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] raised $200M in a round led by @SoftBank [https://twitter.com/SoftBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] for its employee benefit cards.@HeadlineVC [https://twitter.com/HeadlineVC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], @IndexVentures [https://twitter.com/IndexVentures?ref_src=twsrc%
Kima Ventures calls itself the world's most active business angel. The man behind the investment curtain explains how the game is changing in France.
As Digital Minister, she created La French Tech Mission. Now she's trying to get European entrepreneurs to look east for opportunities.
The French video game platform raised $50 million this week, its second round in 2021. Homa's goal: Become a global gaming giant.
While E.U. and Israel startups still lag, a new report by Accel shows the cloud companies growing at a faster rate than the U.S. France ranks third in top cloud startups behind the U.K. and Israel.
> PropTech startup @MonBuilding [https://twitter.com/MonBuilding?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] rebranded as @Witco_io [https://twitter.com/Witco_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] and raised 12M. Investors included @daphnivc [https://twitter.com/daphnivc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], @eurazeo [https://twitter.com/eurazeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], @naxicap [https:
The NFT-based fantasy football platform raised $680M -- a new French Tech record. Sorare's CEO explains what's next, including a bigger push into the United States.
The one-two punch of 9-figure fundings may be the biggest single day in French Tech history.
Bpifrance issued a 10-year report card on the Fonds National d’Amorçage. With Seed funding booming, France faces a tough choice about whether to continue the program.
Yes, fundraising has exploded in France. But that's true around the world. Bottom line: Be proud, but don't get cocky.
