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Idinvest makes global strides with 2 new Series B investments
Frichti, a French food delivery startup, raised 12€ million and Planday, a Danish workforce management SaaS platform, scored 14€ million this week, both from IdInvest, underscoring the growing trend of European startups raising growth-stage funding in 2016. Following Tech.eu’s market report finding that French venture capital is weak both in Series B and international funding, […]
Europe’s loveliest startup offices and coworking spaces
While we’re not all working out of Mom’s garage, many of us can relate to startup life in less-than-optimal conditions. When you’re starting out, running water, electricity and (obviously) wifi are about the primary benchmarks for somewhere you can set up operations – heck, it’s part of the charm. More than once, we’ve had someone […]
From Paris to San Francisco: Tribe the experiential messaging app hits 200K users
If you think you’ve got your messaging app needs covered, try a “walkie talkie for videos” on for size. Tribe is an alternative to text messaging and live video chat – users can chat via 15-second ephemeral video messages that can be picked up at their convenience, and disappear after viewing. Messages can be sent […]
Democratizing Robotics: InMoov lends the future of AI a hand
If all you saw in robotics yesterday was Microsoft’s failed attempt at it, then it was kind of a disappointing day for artificial intelligence. The humans built it, and the other humans broke it… bummer. Luckily for me, I was at Hacking de l’Hôtel de Ville where got to spend time with InMoov, the world’s […]
Farming in Paris: fact or fiction?
The defining characteristic of La French Tech is, arguably, innovation for a global market. Irrefutably the darling of CES 2016 and a growing leader in fields including, but not limited to, big data, mobile gaming, ad-tech, IoT, sharing economy and med-tech, France’s startup footprint is starting to look more like the makings of a global […]