French startup Juisci just raised €5.5M to help 200,000+ doctors cut through the flood of medical research. Its AI app turns dense PDF studies into bite-sized insights, saving hours each week and fighting disinformation. Science, served up like Spotify.
Between September 22 and September 26, a total of 23 companies raised €271.8M, including: Lithium de France, StemInov, Groupe Akacia, Futurail, Juisci, Vocca, Rippletide, Igonogo, Kikleo, Abby, Sonomind, Chat3D, Elmut, Gigi, Seaturns, 2501.ai, PikkoPay, Enakl, and All In Box.
€500M+ flows to European AI/deeptech funds as sovereignty takes center stage. Phenix saves 75M meals from food waste, MagREEsource recycles rare earth magnets to cut China dependence, Waat raises €100M for EV charging expansion across Europe.
From leftover baguettes to unsold biscuits, Phenix is proving food waste can fuel growth. With 75M meals saved in 2024 and 16,000 stores onboard, CEO Simon Baldeyrou is scaling passion (and plenty of croissants) into Europe’s fight for zero waste.
From old e-scooters to wind turbines, a Grenoble-based startup is recycling rare earth magnets to cut Europe’s 98% dependence on China. With tech born in the lab and backed by millions in funding, MagREEsource is turning waste into Europe’s path to sovereignty and sustainability.
Cohere doubles Paris team, Deezer battles AI-music surge, MedGPT beats ChatGPT in exams, and €50M+ in fresh French AI funding fuels fintech, healthtech, and infra innovation.
Matthieu Gombeaud: "We must completely rethink the way we are building companies."
Between September 15 and September 19, a total of 20 companies raised €156.3M, including: Vizzia, Defacto, Tafalgie Therapeutics, Seyna, ROFIM, Carsup, Les Nouvelles Fermes, Load Stations, Juisci, alltheway, Temelion, Moodwork, Moïz, ORIS Materials Intelligence, 10%, and Eyst Technology.
At FDday, a fiery Zucman vs. Aghion wealth tax showdown. Plus: Europe’s startup champions face a scale-up reality check, and the latest on Innovafeed, SeaBubbles, and Back Market.
Founders and economists clashed at FDday’s grand finale as Gabriel Zucman defended his global wealth tax blueprint against Philippe Aghion’s warnings about stifling innovation and forcing AI champions abroad, igniting one of the event’s most heated debates yet.
As Anthropic plants its flag in Europe with a trust-first strategy, Mistral secures €1.8B in the continent's boldest AI sovereignty play yet. Meanwhile, French founders wrestle with wealth taxes while Chinese researchers rewrite the efficiency playbook.
The former Stripe executive was hired earlier this year to be Anthropic's Head of EMEA. He spoke with us about sovereignty, vibe coding, and why the Model Context Protocol has catalyzed the agentic era.
ASML’s €1.3B stake in Mistral signals Europe’s boldest play yet to compete with U.S. AI giants, uniting the continent’s semiconductor crown jewel with its fastest-rising AI star in a bid for technological sovereignty.
Between September 8 and September 12, a total of 15 companies raised €2.04B, including: Scintil Photonics, NeoFarm, SafeHeal, Dianosic, Nucleon Security, Nepsis Energy, Gobano Robotics, Nona, Manitty, My Auto Specialist, NRGYS, and Zylio.
This week: Mistral hits decacorn mode, Kyron.bio takes on glyco chaos to make safer biologics, French Tech faces headwinds, Scintil Photonics scores €50M to scale its laser chips, and Quadrille raises €500M to back bold tech bets.
French start-ups navigate choppy waters as VC funding plummets 24% while employment surges 11.5%. The 2025 Barometer from France Digitale and EY reveals an ecosystem transitioning from growth-at-all-costs to sustainable profitability amid mounting political and economic headwinds.
