> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # French Tech Funding Wire January 10: Usual, Syroco, Happydemics & More! - URL: https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/french-tech-funding-wire-january-10-usual-syroco-happydemics/ - Published: 2025-01-09T22:37:02.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-21T14:37:26.000Z - Description: Startups that raised from Dec. 23. to Jan. 10: CyGO Entrepreneurs, AYDO, rBlox, Hexalean, Data Inceptio, Mirabelle, Evergaz, SkyVisor, Coave Therapeutics, Spareka, Matchers, DeepHawk, and VBTech. - Author: Chris O'Brien - Tags: Funding News πŸ“‡ **Company**: CyGO Entrepreneurs πŸ” **Description**: Entrepreneurial platform supporting local initiatives. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.cygo-entrepreneurs.com](https://www.cygo-entrepreneurs.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Lyon πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €5M 🏦 **Investors**: BNP Paribas; Malte Pollmann; France 2030 πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: [Laurent Hausermann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenthausermann/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com), [AurΓ©lie Clerc](https://www.linkedin.com/in/clercaurelie/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [FrenchWeb](https://www.frenchweb.fr/cygo-entrepreneurs-leve-5-millions-deuros-pour-creer-son-startup-studio-dedie-a-la-cybersecurite/450520?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: AYDO πŸ” **Description**: Platform to supercharge structured product investments. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://aydofinance.com](https://aydofinance.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Early VC πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: N/A 🏦 **Investors**: VAeX Capital Partners πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Arthur Teixeira πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Silicon Luxembourg](https://www.siliconluxembourg.lu/aydo-secures-funding-opens-innovation-hub/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: rBlox πŸ” **Description**: Provides software solutions for property management. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://rblox.io/](https://rblox.io/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Issy-les-Moulineaux πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €50K 🏦 **Investors**: Startup Wise Guys πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: CΓ©cile Caroun Gul πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7269370961089507329/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Hexalean πŸ” **Description**: Solutions for energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.hexalean.com/](https://www.hexalean.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: ConfranΓ§on πŸ§— **Round**: Growth Equity VC πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: N/A 🏦 **Investors**: Origine Partners πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Fabrice Lacour πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Fusacq](https://www.fusacq.com/buzz/le-groupe-hexalean-accueille-a-son-capital-origine-partners-a250750%5Fca%5F?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Data Inceptio πŸ” **Description**: Training and consulting in data, blockchain, and AI. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.data-inceptio.com](https://www.data-inceptio.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Carquefou πŸ§— **Round**: N/A πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €80K 🏦 **Investors**: Justcloudit πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Olivier Lagrandeur --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: NomadHer πŸ” **Description**: Mobile app empowering female solo travelers with safety and support. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.nomadher.com](https://www.nomadher.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €1.14M 🏦 **Investors**: Korea Credit Guarantee Fund; K Bridge Investment πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Hyojeong Kim --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Usual πŸ” **Description**: Innovative protocol redefining finance with transparency and inclusivity. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://usual.money](http://usual.money/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Series A πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €9.09M 🏦 **Investors**: Wintermute; Fasanara Capital; Coinbase Ventures; Binance Labs; LeadBlock Partners; Amber Group; Krypital Group; Galaxy πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Pierre Person; Adli Bataille; Hugo SallΓ© Chou πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Finyear](https://www.finyear.com/Usual-Labs-une-levee-en-Serie-A-a-10-millions-de-dollars%5Fa51878.html?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Syroco πŸ” **Description**: Syroco EfficientShip is a software platform that builds digital twins of ships using physics modeling, data, and AI. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://syro.co](https://syro.co/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Marseille πŸ§— **Round**: Series A πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €7.50M 🏦 **Investors**: Seventure Partners; Alter Equity πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Florent Boutellier; Bertrand Diard; Yves de Montcheuil; Olivier Taillard πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Maddyness](https://www.maddyness.com/2024/12/09/syroco-leve-75-millions-deuros-pour-accelerer-la-transition-energetique-du-transport-maritime/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Happydemics πŸ” **Description**: Providing technology for marketing research. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://happydemics.com/](http://happydemics.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Series B πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €13.00M 🏦 **Investors**: Adelie Capital; Wille Finance πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Tarek Ouagguini πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Silicon Canals](https://siliconcanals.com/happydemics-secures-e13m-in-series-b/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Mirabelle πŸ” **Description**: Specializing in reverse mortgages and life annuities for retirees. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.mirabelle.fr](https://www.mirabelle.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €1.00M 🏦 **Investors**: Inter-Invest; MINDSTONE πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Hugo Jenny; Bastien Davalos πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Finyear](https://www.finyear.com/La-future-fintech-Mirabelle-leve-13-M-avec-des-BA-et-Inter-Invest-pour-devenir-la-reference-du-pret-viager%5Fa51783.html?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Γ―kos Bordeaux πŸ” **Description**: A cooperative initiative transforming discarded items into valuable resources through solidarity-based reuse. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://ikos-bordeaux.fr/](https://ikos-bordeaux.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Bordeaux πŸ§— **Round**: Late VC πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €4.00M --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Evergaz πŸ” **Description**: French and European biogas greentech, providing solutions for sustainable energy. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://evergaz.com](http://evergaz.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Late VC πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €60.00M 🏦 **Investors**: SWEN Capital Partners; Meridiam πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Andre May πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Meridiam](https://www.meridiam.com/news/evergaz-completed-capital-increase/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com#:~:text=Evergaz%2C%20an%20independent%20player%20in,transition%20and%20longstanding%20Evergaz%20shareholders.) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Wise Trail Running πŸ” **Description**: Co-creating trail clothing that doesn’t harm the planet. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.wisetrailrunning.com/](https://www.wisetrailrunning.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Annecy πŸ§— **Round**: Early VC πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €3.00M 🏦 **Investors**: Axelle Nardoux πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: N/A πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Endurance](https://endurance.biz/2024/industry-news/french-running-brand-wise-raises-e3-million-to-expand-internationally/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: SkyVisor πŸ” **Description**: Inspection and automatic monitoring by drones for industrial infrastructures such as wind turbines and electrical installations. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://www.skyvisor.fr/](http://www.skyvisor.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €1.20M 🏦 **Investors**: Bpifrance; Ile-de-France (Paris Region); Tomcat Invest πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Paul Fontaine; Fabien Sauvage πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Pulse 2.o](https://pulse2.com/skyvisor-e1-2-million-raised-for-enhancing-drone-based-inspection-software/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Ecosystem Restoration Standard πŸ” **Description**: A new carbon standard to measure and verify impacts on climate, biodiversity, and livelihoods. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://ers.org/](https://ers.org/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €5.00M 🏦 **Investors**: LocalGlobe; noa; AENU πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Thibault Sorret πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Carbon Herald](https://carbonherald.com/ers-to-scale-operations-with-new-5m-funding-in-answer-to-rising-certification-demand/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Coave Therapeutics πŸ” **Description**: Clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for ocular and central nervous system diseases. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://coavetx.com/](http://coavetx.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Series A πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €32M 🏦 **Investors**: Novo Holdings; Bpifrance; Invus; UI Investissement πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Rodolphe Clerval πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Forex TV](https://forextv.com/coave-therapeutics-secures-e32-million-33-million-in-series-a-financing-to-advance-its-next-generation-genetic-medicines/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Spareka πŸ” **Description**: Online marketplace offering spare parts for home appliances. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.spareka.fr/](https://www.spareka.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Montreuil Île-de-France πŸ§— **Round**: Series C πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €2.5M 🏦 **Investors**: Sowefund πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Geoffroy Malaterre πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [Maddyness](https://www.maddyness.com/2025/01/09/spareka-plateforme-leader-daide-a-la-reparation-leve-25-millions-deuros-et-ouvre-son-capital-au-grand-public/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Matchers πŸ” **Description**: HR training programs platform. πŸ’» **Website**: [matchers.fr](http://matchers.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Montpellier πŸ§— **Round**: Series A πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €1.2M (including €0.5M debt) 🏦 **Investors**: Sofilaro πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/formation-matchers%5Fformationprofessionnelle-tpe-pme-activity-7275437950400630784-LdPW?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: DeepHawk πŸ” **Description**: AI software for industrial quality control. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://deephawk.ai/](https://deephawk.ai/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Cesson-SΓ©vignΓ© πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €600K 🏦 **Investors**: The Moon Venture πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Gilles Allain, Tomas Crivelli πŸ—žοΈ **News**: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deephawk%5Fdeephawk-raises-1-million-pre-seed-round-activity-7271964917841240064-vJdq?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: VBTech πŸ” **Description**: Brain digital twin technology for neurological interventions. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://vb-tech.eu/](https://vb-tech.eu/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Aix-en-Provence πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount Raised**: €500K 🏦 **Investors**: Rise Partners; 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