International investors: Spotlight on French founders was part of the launch of Sesamers on Tour that took place on April 13th, 2021.
International investors: Spotlight on French founders was part of the launch of Sesamers on Tour that took place on April 13th, 2021.
Hosted live from Station F in Paris. Join us on this tour around the world to discover the tech ecosystems of our partners. More at https://tour.sesamers.com ▶ Speakers: Maxine Rior, Investor, Northzone
Michael Schuster, Founding Partner, Speed Invest
Marguerite de Tavernost, Partner, Cherry Ventures
Moderator: Chris O'Brien, Founder, The French Tech Journal
"What we want to do is help entrepreneurs have the best ecosystem to create, to scale, and to go abroad."
"We have one goal, which is to build the biggest brand in the world of sports. To do that, five years from here, we want to have the biggest community in the world of sports."
French Soccer/football star Blaise Matuidi and Ilan Abehassera (NYC-based CEO of Dots) spoke with me on stage at VivaTech in 2023 about the intersection of sports stars, influencers, and investing.
Dohmke argues that fears of AI threaten to undermine its potential to do good. He worries that the rush to regulate with leave Europe behind in the competition around this critical technology.
Phagos uses AI-designed bacteriophages to fight bacterial infections; Claimy is building algorithms to chase lost musical royalties. Plus: Mistral AI gets a fancy new crib; Paris ranks #3 in global AI hubs; Probabl leads AI funding with €13M round.
Claimy, a Paris startup backed by €1.5 million in pre-seed funding, is building an AI-powered platform to locate and reclaim lost royalties, attacking a $15 billion global problem that’s eroded transparency and trust in the booming music economy.
Antibiotics are failing. French biotech Phagos thinks the answer lies in nature’s own bacteria-killers: 'phages.' With €25 million and an AI platform to match viruses with their prey, the startup could rewrite the rulebook on how we fight infection.
Between Oct 13 and Oct 17 a total of 16 French Tech companies raised €225.28 million, including: Probabl, EVerZom, Cartan Trade, Isentroniq, Carb0n, Allergen Alert, BiznessMatch, Astriis, OneTake AI, Cellura, Unlimited Driving Corporation (UDC), Vaultys, and Komu.
