Venture capital investment in tech startups has fallen by a third signalling growing caution at levels not seen since the dotcom bubble. Where is this leading us?
Chris O'Brien, European Correspondent for VentureBeat, led a conversation about the state of venture investing in November 2016 with:
"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.
Chris O’Brien, Editor of the French Tech Journal, spoke to FRANCE 24’s François Picard following the resignation of the ‘godfather’ of artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, from Google, who warned that the field poses “profound risks to society and humanity.”
Europe bets €70B on tech sovereignty, France’s cloud and AI firms gear up for scale, and autonomous agents take center stage at VivaTech. Meanwhile, nuclear energy makes an AI-powered comeback, ChatGPT flunks the Bac (again), and regulators race to protect kids from rogue AI bots.
From copilots to collaborators, multi-agent AI systems took center stage at VivaTech 2025, powering everything from enterprise automation to software engineering. As the industry pivots from hype to impact, agentic platforms promise to redefine work, scale, and trust in the AI era.
As AI accelerates global energy demand and climate change pressure increases, nuclear power is undergoing a revival. While fusion and fission both have their advocates, but are likely to coexist in a carbon-constrained, AI-driven world.
Other startups that raised a round between June 16 and June 20 include: DESKi, Skarlett, Sifflet, Arlequin AI, Fungu'it, Jubilé, La Bourse aux Livres, Base for Music, Angel, Daven, Jockiz, ArcaScience, Alsanor, OLENERGIES, and Descartes Underwriting.
