Seed Of The Week: Kolet
Kolet raised €5m to develop an eSIM platform for international travelers. It's the first step of CEO Eduardo Ronzano's long-term vision of connecting billions of people to the internet by reinventing the telecom industry.
Investor Spotlight: Serena Partner Bertrand Diard
Thanks to an early bet on Data and AI, Serena was able to raise a new €100m early-stage fund to expand its investments in one of tech's hottest spaces.
French Tech News: AB Tasty's AI Gets Emotional
Also inside: Seventure Partners' Bruno Rivet talks Sportstech; and meet Speedinvest, the European fund making a play in France.
Getting Emotional: How AB Tasty Wants To Personalize Digital Experiences
Co-founder and Co-CEO Alix de Sagazan says its AI-driven tool that detects users' emotions, a solid financial foundation, and a focus on people have the company ready to accelerate at a time when many French tech startups are stalling.
Seed Scout #13: Can France Win The Sustainable Aviation Future?
In this special edition, we take an in-depth look at France's emerging Sustainable Aviation ecosystem. ✈️ 💚 We also zoom in on Elixir Aircraft and Starburst Aerospace.
Seed Of The Week: Elixir Aircraft
The sustainable aviation startup secured €40m in financing in recent months, including money from an Industrial Seed fund to begin scaling its manufacturing.
Investor Spotlight: Starburst Aerospace CEO François Chopard
The French founder has built a global network of accelerators and investment funds that have worked with more than 120 startups in aerospace and defense.
French Tech News: Sweetch Energy Makes Waves By Turning Water into Wattage
Also inside: Inside EDF Pulse Ventures; Verve Ventures is a Deep Tech European investor scouting startups in France; and Zama leads the latest funding rounds.
Spotlight Interview: EDF Pulse Ventures Director Yann Coïc
The corporate venture fund has invested €500m since its creation in 2017 to find startups that will help transform the energy giant for the future.
Seed Scout #12: Phospho Is Forging Picks And Shovels For The GenAI Gold Rush
Plus: Varsity co-founder Didier Valet discusses the journey from banking titan to his new pan-European Seed Fund.
Investor Spotlight: Varsity Co-Founder Didier Valet
The former Société Générale exec co-founded a European Seed Fund that just announced its first closing of €80m to back fintech, healthtech, climatetech and enterprise Saas startups.
Seed Of The Week: Phospho
The open-source startup raised a €1.7m Pre-Seed round to build the picks and shovels for the GenAI Gold Rush.
French Tech News: Beyond Aero Flies The Cleaner Skies
Also inside: A French FoodTech fight; Techinnov tries to build bridges between corporates and startups; Earlybird Venture Capital expands in France; and GenAI takes over the country.
Beyond Aero: French Sustainable Aviation Plans Take Flight
The startup recently staged the first test flights of its hydrogen-electric system for low-carbon airplanes. With aerospace a major piece of the French economy, the nation is counting on such aviation innovation to secure the sector's future.
Seed Scout #11: Pimento Building GenAI To Boost Brainstorming
Plus: Agrilife Studio co-founders explain how they want to help entrepreneurs build AgTech Startups.
Investor Spotlight: Agrilife Studio Co-Founders Priscilla Rozé-Pagès and Antoine Coutant
The new AgTech studio aims to identify ideas and founders that can be catalyzed into high-impact startups. The co-founders just raised €25 million to accelerate their mission.