> ## 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 November 22: Faircraft, Solteo, Arenametrix & More! - URL: https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/french-tech-funding-wire-november-22-faircraft-solteo-arenametrix/ - Published: 2024-11-21T21:18:59.000Z - Updated: 2024-11-23T21:18:20.000Z - Description: French startups that raised money the week of November 17 to November 22 also include The Exploration Company, MicroOLED, GreenGot, Hoji, Freqens, Ikonisys, Primaa, ChapsVision, and Linkup - Author: Chris O'Brien - Tags: Funding News ![](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/content/images/2024/11/FC_GRP_002_16x9.jpg) The Faircraft Team πŸ“‡ **Company:** Faircraft πŸ” **Description:** Developing lab-grown leather using patented tissue engineering techniques for sustainable, high-quality leather goods. πŸ’» **Website:** [https://faircraft.bio/](https://faircraft.bio/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City:** Paris πŸ§— Round: Series A πŸ’° Amount raised: €15 million 🏦 Investors: Kindred Ventures, Cap Horn, BPI, Sake Bosch, Entrepreneur First, Alliance for Impact, Heirloom πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders:** HaΓ―kel Balti, CΓ©sar Valencia Gallardo πŸ—žοΈ **News:** [https://www.maddyness.com/2024/11/21/faircraft-boucle-une-serie-a-pour-sindustrialiser/](https://www.maddyness.com/2024/11/21/faircraft-boucle-une-serie-a-pour-sindustrialiser/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company:** The Exploration Company πŸ” **Description:** Developing reusable and refillable spacecraft "Nyx" for low-Earth orbit and lunar exploration. πŸ’» Website: [https://www.exploration.space/](https://www.exploration.space/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Bordeaux, Munich, Houston, Turin πŸ§— Round: Series B πŸ’° Amount raised: €150 million 🏦 Investors: Balderton Capital, Plural, Bessemer Venture Partners, NGP Capital, French Tech SouverainetΓ©, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, Bayern Capital, EQT Ventures, others πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders:** HΓ©lΓ¨ne Huby and a team of former Airbus and ArianeGroup engineers πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/tec-raises-160m-to-develop-reusable-space-capsule](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/tec-raises-160m-to-develop-reusable-space-capsule?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company:** MicroOLED πŸ” Description: Specializes in high-resolution, low-power OLED microdisplays for AR/VR and wearable technologies. πŸ’» Website: [https://microoled.net](https://microoled.net/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Grenoble πŸ§— Round: Private πŸ’° Amount raised: Not disclosed 🏦 Investors: Applied Ventures (Applied Materials' venture arm) πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Not disclosed πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://tech.eu/2024/11/21/applied-ventures-backs-microoled-in-advancing-arvr-technology/](https://tech.eu/2024/11/21/applied-ventures-backs-microoled-in-advancing-arvr-technology/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company:** GreenGot πŸ” Description: A green financial institution focused on funding ecological transition projects. πŸ’» Website: [https://www.greengot.com/](https://www.greengot.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: Crowdfunding πŸ’° Amount raised: Targeting €2 million 🏦 Investors: Community-driven crowdfunding supported by VC funds πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Maud Caillaux, AndrΓ©a Ganovelli, Fabien Huet --- ![](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/content/images/2024/11/solteo.png) πŸ“‡ Company: Solteo πŸ” Description: SaaS platform for renewable energy installers, enhancing solar project management. πŸ’» Website: [https://www.solteo.fr](https://www.solteo.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: Seed πŸ’° Amount raised: €1.5 million 🏦 Investors: Axeleo Capital, Kima Ventures, Campus Fund, and angel investors πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Manon Hias, Alexandre d'Auvigny, KΓ©vin BΓ©e --- πŸ“‡ **Company:** Hoji πŸ” Description: Startup studio focused on environmental transition for industries. πŸ’» Website: [https://hoji.fr](https://hoji.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Lyon πŸ§— Round: Seed πŸ’° Amount raised: €8.5 million 🏦 Investors: Banque des Territoires, Greenpact, ACI, family offices πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Emmanuel Gonon, StΓ©phane Folliet, Laurent Geray, Jean-Christophe Berne πŸ—žοΈ **News:** [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264559578988642304/](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264559578988642304/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company:** Freqens πŸ” Description: Advanced intelligence platform that transforms B2B negotiations, empowering finance teams and buyers to lead confidently πŸ’» Website: [https://www.freqens.com](https://www.freqens.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: SEED πŸ’° **Amount:** €2.73M 🏦 **Investors:** Kima Ventures; FinanciΓ¨re Saint James; Motier Ventures; Better Angle; Purple; Seedcamp; Notion Capital; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABmU50Bp0XHDywip4yZuDoMM1MffaPserw?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAACZZIYBkT%5FJY9FJZeU4dKd%5FVPKuaLfhVy4?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Roxanne VARZA; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAd0TrAB4CSMy1UuNJ01Ja%5FBf5SwlObyIZc?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Alexandre Berriche; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAVMY8EBnrlLhRQCThe05oDBb6NgdXt1F5o?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Mark Ransford; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAhUm%5FYBPSsDvW6vUVepLgydYX9FQBwi4hE?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Alexandre Yazdi; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAG06YBHfIqpq0xyN76JgegyTVMZ6Zcz3A?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Will Neale; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAXzpLAB%5FobRqfP8LMSoPWf-UliXbN0oXHI?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Maxime Brousse; [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABF4U0QB13Wo8SQwNF4zukUGmFIu8Tl5Ewk?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Jonathan Widawski. πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAASqF5kBptSfIJHpWjdleAIynex9qMAhPlY?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)[Maxime Liebens](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximeliebens/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com), [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAASjkrsBCUH8L6EZep1Xf795KMLAdYfDVlo?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)[Richard Gozlan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardgozlan/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) and [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAJieKUB%5FvuRyldm2vvTGa1Athh4v1Xz0ZA?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)[Alexandre Barreira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abarreir/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.maddyness.com/2024/11/21/b2b-freqens-leve-3-millions-deuros-pour-aider-les-entreprises-a-acheter-au-juste-prix/](https://www.maddyness.com/2024/11/21/b2b-freqens-leve-3-millions-deuros-pour-aider-les-entreprises-a-acheter-au-juste-prix/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ Company: Arenametrix πŸ” Description: Fan Relationship Management & Revenue Optimization Platform πŸ’» Website: [https://arenametrix.com/en/](https://arenametrix.com/en/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: EARLY VC πŸ’° Amount raised: €8.0M 🏦 Investors: Newfund; Reflexion Capital πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Ludovic Bordes; Ludovic Bordes; KΓ©vin Vitoz πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://startup-in-europe.com/2024/11/arenametrix-raises-8-million-euros-to-develop-its-crm-dedicated-to-the-cultural-and-sports-sectors/](https://startup-in-europe.com/2024/11/arenametrix-raises-8-million-euros-to-develop-its-crm-dedicated-to-the-cultural-and-sports-sectors/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ Company: Ikonisys πŸ” Description: Providing fully-automated slide handling, slide scanning, and real-time image capture and analysis for microscopy πŸ’» Website: [http://ikonisys.com](http://ikonisys.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: PRIVATE PLACEMENT πŸ’° Amount raised: €0.2M 🏦 Investors: N/A πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Michael Kilpatrick πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241118467529/en/Ikonisys-Completed-a-Capital-Increase-Through-a-Private-Placement/](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241118467529/en/Ikonisys-Completed-a-Capital-Increase-Through-a-Private-Placement/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ Company: Primaa πŸ” Description: Developing AI-based software for histological diagnoses, improving a vital step in the detection of cancer πŸ’» Website: [https://www.primaalab.com](https://www.primaalab.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: EARLY VC πŸ’° Amount raised: €5.0M 🏦 Investors: Cenitz; Leia Capital πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: StΓ©phane Sockeel; Stephane Sockeel; Fanny SOCKEEL MASSART; Marie Sockeel πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.frenchweb.fr/primaa-leve-5-millions-deuros-et-mise-sur-une-detection-ultra-ciblee-des-cancers/449926](https://www.frenchweb.fr/primaa-leve-5-millions-deuros-et-mise-sur-une-detection-ultra-ciblee-des-cancers/449926?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ Company: ChapsVision πŸ” Description: Building software solutions that empower businesses and organisations by putting their data at the heart of customer engagement πŸ’» Website: [https://www.chapsvision.com/](https://www.chapsvision.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Suresnes πŸ§— Round: LATE VC πŸ’° Amount raised: €85.0M 🏦 Investors: Bpifrance; Tikehau Capital; Jolt Capital; Qualium Investissement; GENEO Capital Entrepreneur πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Olivier Dellenbach πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://sifted.eu/articles/chapsvision-85m-fundraise-interview](https://sifted.eu/articles/chapsvision-85m-fundraise-interview?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- ![](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/content/images/2024/11/image-41.png) πŸ“‡ **Company:** Linkup πŸ” Description: Connects AIs to the internet πŸ’» Website: [http://linkup.so](http://linkup.so/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ HQ City: Paris πŸ§— Round: EARLY VC πŸ’° Amount raised: €3.0M 🏦 Investors: Kima Ventures; Seedcamp; Y Combinator; Axeleo Capital; FinanciΓ¨re Saint James; Motier Ventures πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό Founders: Boris Toledano; Philippe Mizrahi; Denis Charrier πŸ—žοΈ News: --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Eden AI πŸ” **Description**: Develops an aggregator of artificial intelligence solutions for developers. πŸ’» **Website**: [htpts://www.edenai.co](https://www.edenai.co/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Lyon πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €3 million 🏦 **Investors**: Galion.exe, business angels including Olivier Pomel (Datadog), SΓ©bastien Pahl (Docker), and Alix de Sagazan. πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Taha Zemmour --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Metron πŸ” **Description**: A SaaS environment dedicated to energy management for industrial groups, democratizes data to allow the entire company to participate in the joint project to reduce energy. carbon impact of its activities. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.metron.energy/](https://www.metron.energy/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Series B πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €12.5M 🏦 **Investors**: Get, BNP Paribas, Climate Investment, Vertigo πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Vincent Sciandrac; David Tagliabue πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://tech.eu/2024/11/22/metron-secures-12-5m-for-industrial-energy-management/](https://tech.eu/2024/11/22/metron-secures-12-5m-for-industrial-energy-management/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Pruna AI πŸ” **Description**: AI model optimization with a powerful engine for enhanced performance and efficiency. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://pruna.ai/](http://pruna.ai/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Munich and Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €6.2M 🏦 **Investors**: EQT, Daphni, Motier Ventures, Kima Ventures, business angels πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Bertrand Charpentier (French founder); Stephan GΓΌnnemann; Rayan Nait Mazi (Paris based); John Rachwan πŸ—žοΈ News: --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: AIA Sports πŸ” **Description**: The first solution for the analysis of data by athletes for athletes, AIA Sports produces and disseminates statistics that are accurate and understandable to all. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.aiasports.fr/](https://www.aiasports.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Bidart πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €1.5M 🏦 **Investors**: Business Angels πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Thomas LiΓ¨vremont --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Haiku πŸ” **Description**: AI and data for lawyers πŸ’» **Website**: [https://haiku.fr/](https://haiku.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Bordeaux πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €900,000 🏦 **Investors**: Newfund, business angels πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Jean Marcel Touzet; GUILLAUME PELLION πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264928407895916544/](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264928407895916544/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Lium πŸ” **Description**: Lium helps security and safety teams in sensitive sites to better protect their infrastructure and manage emergency situations (fires, unannounced leaks and spills, human threats, etc.). πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.lium-tech.com/](https://www.lium-tech.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Avignon πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €800,000 🏦 **Investors**: Valeureux, AVA Capital, Aerospace Angels, Bpifrance, BNP, CIC πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: **Guilain Yvon** and **Thomas Fattore** πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lium-tech\_cest-dingue-une-lev%C3%A9e-de-fonds-qui-activity-7264185653989367808-MY9s/?originalSubdomain=fr](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lium-tech%5Fcest-dingue-une-lev%C3%A9e-de-fonds-qui-activity-7264185653989367808-MY9s/?originalSubdomain=fr&ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: ValueCo πŸ” **Description**: Innovative solution to measure the financial impact of ESG commitments. πŸ’» **Website**: [http://valuecometrics.com/](http://valuecometrics.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €1.5M 🏦 **Investors**: 115K, Techstars, business angels πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Mathieu Joubrel; Mariem Mhadhbi πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mathieu-joubrel\_esg-sustainable-transparent-activity-7264918452455325696-fhum/](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mathieu-joubrel%5Fesg-sustainable-transparent-activity-7264918452455325696-fhum/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- ![](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/content/images/2024/11/image-46.png) πŸ“‡ **Company**: Deblock πŸ” **Description**: A current account integrated with a non-custodial wallet. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://deblock.com/](https://deblock.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Lille + London πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €16M 🏦 **Investors**: Hoxton Ventures, Headline, 20VC, Chalfen Ventures πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Adriana Restrepo; Jean Meyer; Mario Eguiluz Alebicto; Aaron Beck πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7183368893132886016/](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7183368893132886016/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- ![](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/content/images/2024/11/image-47.png) πŸ“‡ **Company**: Upfund πŸ” **Description**: Optimizes real estate decisions with ultra-precise geospatial insights using data and AI. πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.upfundpro.com](https://www.upfundpro.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Paris πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €1.3M 🏦 **Investors**: Bpifrance, Maroc Numeric Fund, πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABbr5BgBrbcT9ZTOf6iEpxh0kf5scfm-MYw?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)Mehdi Bakkali; Bereme Lardjane; Mohamed Ali Ag Ibrahim πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7265369504392654849/](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7265369504392654849/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Vibly πŸ” **Description**: A student communication platform πŸ’» **Website**: [https://www.vibly.fr/](https://www.vibly.fr/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Lyon πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €700,000 🏦 **Investors**: Business angels, Bpifrance, CIC πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Arthur Benard, Maxime Peigney, and ThΓ©o Scamps πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264653096595738625/](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264653096595738625/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) --- πŸ“‡ **Company**: Zen Modular πŸ” **Description**: Digital modular building design platform πŸ’» **Website**: [https://zen-modular.com/](https://zen-modular.com/?ref=frenchtechjournal.com) πŸ“ **HQ City**: Thiers πŸ§— **Round**: Seed πŸ’° **Amount raised**: €1M 🏦 **Investors**: Unicraft, Kanopee πŸ‘¨πŸ’ΌπŸ‘©πŸ’Ό **Founders**: Pascal Chazal πŸ—žοΈ News: [https://www.zen-modular.com/news/zen-modular-leve-1-million-deuros-et-sassocie-a-quatre-leaders-de-la-construction-modulaire-pour-revolutionner-le-secteur-du-batiment](https://www.zen-modular.com/news/zen-modular-leve-1-million-deuros-et-sassocie-a-quatre-leaders-de-la-construction-modulaire-pour-revolutionner-le-secteur-du-batiment?ref=frenchtechjournal.com)