French Tech Journal: The Grim Rentrée Edition
French startups have raised $545 million in the first 2 months of Q3 2022, a weak showing compared to the $3.9 billion raised in Q3 2021. The funding freeze is here.
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Seed Of The Week: Healshape
Healshape has developed a personalized bioprosthesis solution for breast reconstruction using 3D printing and the patient's natural tissue.
Tech Funding Crisis? What Funding Crisis?
Amid global startup turbulence, the biggest French Tech startups like Qonto, Contentsquare, and Swile are doing deals to consolidate their market leadership.
Seed Of The Week: Omi
Omi's SaaS platform allows clients to model and render 3D photos and videos of their brand and products to achieve photo-realistic quality for virtual worlds.
Uber Files 'Scandal' Spotlights France's Responsible Approach To Digital Progress
A leaked trove of Uber documents put President Macron on the hot seat for his support. Rather than uncovering Macron misconduct, the revelations highlight France's balanced view of innovation.
Seed Of The Week: Hors Normes
Hors Normes has developed a platform that lets organic farmers and producers sell leftover products directly to consumers.
Mystery Digital Minister Materializes, Station F Turns 5, And Deezer IPOs
Jean-Noël Barrot was named France's new Digital Minister this week. To which many in the French Tech ecosystem responded: Who?
Seed Of The Week: Sonio
Sonio has created an artificial intelligence platform that aims to improve pregnancy care by giving greater insight to doctors.
Clara Chappaz On La French Tech's Future: Greener, Fairer, Smarter
Six months into her tenure, the new-ish director of France's entrepreneurship agency sees a mature ecosystem ready to make a bigger impact and mature enough to weather economic uncertainty.
Macron At VivaTech, Yubo In The Crossfire, And The Family On The Attack
The return of VivaTech also marked the return of President Macron to a setting where he is beloved. But his shaky political position following his re-election leaves La French Tech facing uncertainty.
French Tech News: Tech Chills And Web3 Wobbles?
French tech and Web3 startups are trying to adjust to the growing anxiety around funding and valuations.
Looking Beneath The Web3 Surface with Timmu Tõke Of Ready Player Me
Timmu Tõke, CEO at Ready Player Me, joined Chris O'Brien, editor of The French Tech Journal, on stage at TechChill to discuss the future of the virtual economy.
TechChill 2022 Video: Community For Diversity
At TechChill 2022 in Latvia, we explored the roles of journalists and PR teams in promoting diversity and deciding which stories get told.
French Tech News: Blockchain Boom, Bpifrance Bankroll, and Sigfox Savior
The NFT and Blockchain conferences are the latest sign that Paris is emerging as a Web3 hub. But is this a boom or bubble?
Don't Stop Believin': CEO Jeronimo Folgueira's Plan To Reboot Deezer
Deezer announced a plan to go public on the Paris stock exchange and could raise more than €400m. It's a massive bet that the company can still compete against Spotify and Apple Music.
Seed Of The Week: Blindnet
Blindnet is developing a solution that simplifies the adoption of advanced encryption protocols for companies.