French Tech Wire: Meero's Pivot Hero And Qwant's GenAI Savior
Also in this edition: Trace for Good wants to revolutionize traceability and ESG.
Resurrecting Qwant: New Owners Bet On GenAI To Provide Answers
Qwant CEO Olivier Abecassis: "We believed – and we still believe – that with GenAI some opportunities would appear if can find the right combination of technology and experience. [Now] we have a shareholder who is willing to fund that work."
French Tech Funding Wire December 20: BforeAI, Comand AI, TETMET & More!
French startups that raised money the week of December 16 to December 20 also include HALIAS Technologies, Annette, Meet My Mama, Alvie, Terakalis, RMAN Sync, Little John, HomeCycle, and Vibly.
🤖 La Machine #11: Physics-Loving Pharma And Customer Service Drama 🤖
In this week's edition: Aqemia is using GenAI to reinvent drug discovery; Yampa is deploying AI agents to fix customer service.
Seed Of The Week: Yampa
Yampa raised €3M to transform customer service with autonomous AI agents.
Teaching Physics to AI: How Aqemia Wants To Revolutionize Drug Discovery
Aqemia's Novel Approach to Drug Discovery Attracts €30M in New Funding
French Tech Wire: Elicit Grows Plants While InterCloud Loses Its Pants
In this edition: How AgTech Elicit Plants wants to become a global biotech friend for farmers. InterCloud files for bankruptcy. And Klaxoon exits to a U.S. company after its international expansion sputtered.
French Tech Funding Wire December 13: Aqemia, Deeplife, ION-X & More!
French startups that raised money the week of December 9 to December 13 also include Yampa, Ecosystem Restoration Standard, Biomemory, Syroco, Wecasa, Growl, Bsport, DashBook, Uptale, Bitstack, DFNS, Artifeel, and Glyss.
🤖 La Machine #10: France Plays David To Silicon Valley's AI Goliath 🤖
In this week's edition: A look at efforts by Probabl.ai and Cathay Innovation to address the competitive AI gap between Europe and the U.S.
Can Probabl.ai Catalyze Open-Source Innovation in Machine Learning?
CEO Yann Lechelle: "The future belongs to those who own not only their data, but their data science, their machine learning, and their AI."
C.Lab: How Cathay Innovation Wants to Bridge the AI Gap Between Europe and Silicon Valley
The Paris-based VC fund wants to be a guide for corporates and startups to plug into the global AI hub.
French Tech Wire: Political Pickle Sours Holiday Startup Spirits
In this edition: Will France's political turmoil hurt the startup economy? Plus, Hero's fintech journey, a bonanza of new funds, and exits-exits-exits!
Startup Of The Week: Hero's Fintech Journey
CEO and Founder Roland Jais-Nielsen explains how Hero wants to democratize short-term financing for SMEs to address the challenge of payment delays.
French Tech Funding Wire December 5: Orakl, Happydemics, Enakl & More!
French startups that raised money the week of December 1 to December 5 also include The Blockchain Group, Mirabelle, Omnidoc, The Adirelounge, and Smartviser.
🤖 La Machine #9: French AI Radar November Recap
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of our French AI newsletter. Inside: the latest headlines, product launches, company foundings, and funding rounds.
New French AI Company Radar: November 2024
The latest filings for new AI-related companies in France, plus AI startups selected for incubators and accelerators.