The Big Deals 💣 : Mistral AI, Braincube, Néolithe, Colonies
A mega GenAI funding ends the year with a bang; plus biotech, IoT, and industrial startups make some noise.
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Deep Dive: Lessons On Industrial Startups From Grenoble
France is pouring billions of euros into programs that take innovations out of the labs and turn them into innovations that spawn new manufacturing. Grenoble, in the foothills of the Alps, is ground zero for these initiatives.
Spotlight Interview: Partech Partner Rémi Said
"If we can tackle 15 of the most pressing challenges that the world is currently facing and build champions capable of solving these issues on a global level within the next 4-6 years then that will be my ultimate dream come true."
Seed Scout #9: Tourism And Travel Tech Set Course For Destination Disruption
The government pushes for greater innovation in a critical economic sector. Plus: 50 Partners reinvents the accelerator model.
Sector Deep Dive: Tourism and Travel Tech
The French government wants startups in this sector to go faster and further to transform a critical piece of the nation's economy.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Augment, Qevlar AI, Stockoss, Finishers
Health, sports, and AI were the focus of December's first batch of early-stage deals.
Seed Of The Week: alltheway
The Paris-based Travel Tech startup has created a logistics platform for checking-in bags outside of airports. That's the first step in a larger e-commerce vision for travel needs.
Investor Spotlight: 50 Partners Founder Jérome Masurel
"We think it's very important to be a long-term partner, because it takes time to create a good startup. You can't do it in three months or six months."
French Tech News: Xavier Niel's GenAI Gamble
Can the French billionaire turn France into a global leader in this emerging technology?
The Big Deals 💣 : Tech solaire, Eodev, Upway, Bioserenity
Funding for sustainability and climate startups lead the latest batch of deals.
Xavier Niel's Plot To Win AI For France
The French startup godfather has assembled an unlikely crew of fellow billionaires to support his plan to make the nation a GenAI epicenter.
Spotlight Interview: Poolside Co-Founders Jason Warner And Eiso Kant
The GenAI startup made big news when it decided to move its HQ to Paris. While the company has been in stealth mode, the co-founders recently explained their vision for transforming the way software is created.
Seed Scout #8: Quobly And Quantonation Chart Quantum Computing's Future
Part II of our Quantum Computing series looks at the early stage push behind this emerging technology.
Hot seed deals 🔥: Numalis, Revoltrain Academy, Numi, Ensol
Deeptech, AI, and life sciences led the early-stage funding in November.
Seed Of The Week: Quobly
The Grenoble-based startup is emblematic of the policies and research that France hopes will make it a global leader in quantum computing.
Investor Spotlight: Quantonation CEO Christophe Jurczak
Jurczak on quantum computing investing: "There is no lack of science or ideas."