Seed Funding: How Frst Invests And Encourages Bigger Risks
Co-founders Pierre Entremont and Bruno Raillard see a Seed gap in France they want to plug.
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Salto Enters Streaming Wars To Reinvent (And Save) French Television
Shifting to an online subscription model mirrors the broader digital transformation challenges facing large French companies.
Idinvest's Alexandre Dewez Dissects His Insanely Epic French Tech Slidedeck
Also this week: Ÿnsect's worms turn, Glose goes big with Medium, and the French government has thoughts on Trump and Twitter.
How Sketchfab Survived The VR Winter To Become Profitable
With its HQ in NYC but most of its team in Paris, the company had the financial flexibility it needed to pivot.
French Fintech's Frenzied 2020
The sector raised €828.2 million last year, up 18.5% from 2019.
The 5 Largest French Tech VC Rounds Of 2020
Mirakl, EcoVadis, SendinBlue, ManoMano, and Back Market. (Honorable mention to Lydia.)
How Netflix And France Are Learning To Love Each Other
A new agreement with streaming platforms caps a year that has seen Netflix gain wider acceptance within the French film and TV production industry.
How Zebox Adapted Its Marseille-Based Accelerator And Incubator For The Pandemic
COVID has posed challenges of remotely supporting startups. But it also accelerated the desire for digital transformation among corporate partners.
France's Blockchain Ambitions Get A Reality Check
A new report lists only one French startup in the top 50 worldwide.
'French Tech For The Planet' launches search for France's most promising Green Tech startups
The program is part of the Tech For Good initiative and illustrates the role the government plays in the ecosystem.
How France Wants Europe to Conquer Quantum Computing
The next-generation computing architecture offers opportunity and risk.
Macron: France is 'much better than going to California' for entrepreneurs
In a wide-ranging interview, French President Emmanuel Macron highlighted the progress made by the French Tech ecosystem in recent years while continuing to make the case that Europe needs to boost its startups to achieve greater digital sovereignty. Macron spoke on Tuesday with Atomico venture partner Niklas Zennström as part
French Startup Funding Defied Pandemic In 2020 And Set A New Record
There’s no denying that 2020 has turned everyone’s plans upside down. Riding several years of momentum, the French Tech ecosystem was going to focus on more funding to help companies scale up while expanding its robust AI sector. Then came COVID and the first lockdown. The French government,
Startups, VC, and innovation in France
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Robocath raises €40 million to bring its medical robots to Asia
Robocath announced today that it has raised €40 million in venture capital as the medtech company seeks to expand further in Asian markets. The Rouen-based startup [https://www.robocath.com/] has developed a system that uses robots to assist with cardiovascular procedures and has now raised a total of €51.
Partech closes third seed fund at $100 million to target post-COVID innovations
Partech has closed its third seed fund as the venture capital firm seeks to expand investments across a range of sectors it believes will be even more critical in the wake of the coronavirus. The fund, Partech Entrepreneur III, will back companies in areas such as health, work, commerce, finance,