Liam Boogar
Retail store orders search & seizure at 360 HD Cam Giroptic’s offices
When HD 360 degree Camera Giroptic launched their Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, many were quick to point our that Giroptic looked a lot like Geonaute, a product that Oxylane, Decathlon’s parent company (a leading French sporting goods store), had been showing around at CES earlier that year. The connection became much more clear when it was learned that Decathlon’s Geonaute was […]
BPCE becomes the first bank to allow payment by Tweet
It seems like you can do almost anything via Twitter. Politicians can spread their messages, celbrities can communicate with fans, and, now, Twitter users can pay each other. Groupe BPCE, via its subsidiary S-Money, announced last week that S-Money users will be able to send money to one another starting in October simply by tweeting to @user to whom […]
“Uber for Marketing” DOZ raised $1 Million from Nexus, 500 Startups & Kima
You may have already heard of DOZ, after they wrote about their fight to keep their company brand last year, or more recently when they spoke about raising money abroad as a French startup; however, today’s news comes from myself and not from CEO Anji Ismail – DOZ has raised $1 Million from Nexus Ventures, Kima […]
Fitch parent company Fimalac’s ambitious digital strategy with Webedia
When Fitch parent-company Fimalac bought French media startup Webedia last year for more than €70 Million, it wasn’t quite clear what their strategy was. They stated at the time of acquisition that Fimalac would benefit from Webedia’s reach into the entertainment industry; however, most assumed that it was just Founder & CEO Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière throwing […]
Will Audiophiles take to Deezer’s Sonos-backed US Launch?
Deezer announced this week that the online streaming service is launching in the US, partnering with wireless speakers company Sonos to launch exclusively “Deezer Elite,” a $19.99/month high-quality audio service destined towards audiophiles. The launch comes almost a year after rumors of Deezer’s search for a launch partner began to drop – Microsoft was, until now, the most […]
Notflix.fr shows films that are available only on Netflix’s competitor’s service
As Netflix gets ready to for its big European Launch, France will be among its most difficult nuts to crack – mainly because there are way too many players with an interest in having them fail. There are TelCo operators who have competiting offers, who have refused to partner with Netflix on their launch. And then […]
French startup Fundraising Review – Glowbl, Vigiglobe, Koolicar & Cogniteev
It’s been a busy day for VCs & startups on Rude List – France’s Startup Database – the Summer break is over and the fundraising announcements are pouring in. Vigiglobe Algorithm-driven social media tool Vigiglobe announced its second round of funding today, bringing in €1.1 Million from Kima Ventures, Starquest Capital & others. The startup had already […]
The plot to box Netflix out of the French market
Netflix’s arrival in France has been anything but smooth, and it seems the rough bumps are far from over. After discussions with the French government fell apart and Netflix decided to operate in France out of Luxembourg, avoiding any cultural taxes that France might impose, the French government vowed to make life for Netflix as difficult […]
Carmat has transplanted its artificial heart into a second patient
After rumors began to circulate last week that Carmat, the medical technology startup building the first fully autonomous artificial heart, had performed a 2nd operation on a patient in the Nantes, the company confirmed the information this week, stating that the operation appeared successful thus far. Little is known about the patient’s identity at the time; however, the requirements of […]
Nest’s Smart Thermostat will arrive in four European countries this month
One of the hottest connected home startups Nest, purchased earlier this year for $3.2 Billion by Google, will be arriving in France, Belgium, The Netherlands & Ireland this month, the company announced via blog post this weekend. The official announcement came just hours after it was announced at the Berlin consumer electronics event IFA. Nest has partnered with […]