🔬Laser-Focused: mirSense Secures €7M For Industrial Safety And Defense Sovereignty
mirSense wants to redefine safety and defense with its quantum cascade laser tech. From blinding missiles with powerMir to sniffing out toxic gases with uniMir and mirChip, the dual-application startup believes it can change the game in defense and industrial monitoring.
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🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Brevo’s €1B Breakout Bet and France’s TechBio Surge
Brevo’s €500M PE-led liquidity deal crowns it a unicorn and resets the French-tech cap table, arming the company for U.S. expansion, M&A, and AI acceleration. Plus: a new TechBio map spots 40 French startups fusing biology and deeptech.
Mapping French TechBio: 40 Companies Mixing Biology, Data, and AI
A comprehensive mapping by France Biotech and France Deeptech identifies 40 companies operating at the intersection of biology and breakthrough technology, and argues that France could become a global leader in this emerging field.
Brevo’s €500M Deal Delivers Historic Liquidity Event for French Tech
Brevo’s €1bn valuation was driven by a PE-led growth buyout: General Atlantic and Oakley take 50%, Partech exits, and the cap table resets. It’s a landmark French-tech liquidity moment that gives Brevo powerful partners for U.S. expansion, bigger M&A, and AI-powered growth.
La Machine #53: Meet France's Humanoid Robotics 'Supergroup'
Mistral AI unloads Mistral 3. Gradium spins out of Kyutai to ride the Voice AI wave. UMA Robotics emerges out of stealth with a humanoid robotics "supergroup." HyprView Co-founder Victor Outters explains how the company is using photonics and AI to turn tumor light signatures into readable biology.