Liam Boogar
15 countries launch Allied For Startups, a new global startup advocacy network
At France Digitale Day in Paris this week, France Digitale, a startup advocacy association which lobbies the French government for startup legislation, has launched Allied for Startups, alongside 14 other country-based associations of similar nature based on 4 continents: Startup Chile, Startup Brazil, Berlin-based The Factory, Startup Malaysia, the USA’s Engine Advocacy & Startup Malaysia are […]
After Just Eat, Zendesk, King & Criteo, Index Ventures announces new €400 Million fund
Index Ventures has closed €400 Million fund, which it plans to use to invest in “more of the same” – which for Index Ventures, means global leaders in the industries of FinTech, Mobile, Big Data, Security & Marketplaces. In conjunction with its announcement to invest in Europe, the US & Israel, Index Ventures has doubled […]
Textmaster raises another €1 Million for their content marketplace
Paris-based startup Textmaster has raised another €1 Million from its traditional investors (Alven Capital, Fabrice Grinda, eFounders, Geoffroy Bragadir), and has added Webedia co-founder Cédric Siré to the board. Textmaster provides a variety of content services – translation, content generation, writing, etc. – and provides a “qualified crowdsourced” marketplace, as co-founder Thibault Lougnon called it in an […]
1800 attendees descend upon Nantes for Web2Day, France’s largest extra-Parisian startup conference.
I spent most of last week in Nantes, where Web2Day was hosting its 6th edition – easily the biggest one yet. Organized by Atlantic 2.0, a non-profit association which provides co-working and event space for startups, Web2Day has become my go-to “outside of Paris” French conference: it brings out hundreds of Parisians for 3 days, […]
France’s biggest Kickstarter success Lima raises $2.5M Series A from Partech Ventures
Crowdfunding as a stepping stone to Venture Funding? Yes, Please. Oculus Rift, Thalmic Labs, and Lima all have that in common, as the later has just secured a $2.5M Series A from Partech ventures, after raising a wopping $1.2 Million on Kickstarter last year. Co-founded by Severin Marcombes & Gawen Arab, the announcement that the […]
Can We Save Ourselves with Technology? Gary Atkinson Tells us about the Future at Connected Conference
Recently, Ray Kurtweil, a well known expert in Artificial Intelligence and Google’s head of engineering, commented that robots will be smarter than us by 2029. This made us think about where technology is really going and how much we are looking forward to hearing Gary Atkinson talk at the Connected Conference on June 18 in […]
In Paris, the first ‘haut de gamme’ connected hardware retail chain gets ready to launch
Here in Paris, a chain of haut de gamme, luxury technology retail stores is opening up this June. The retail chain LICK, which bought up 17 The Phone Shop stores after the company ceased activity in France, provides a curated store where brands can display approved products, which LICK salesmen master in order to educate […]
Axelle Lemaire speaks on France’s investment in the Internet of Things
With the Connected Conference coming up in June, we’re excited to announce that Axelle Lemaire will be among the 50 speakers at the Connected Conference, speaking at noon on June 19th. When we first set out to create the Connected Conference, we decided that we would not give any preferential treatment to speakers based in […]
Reduce your Health Insurance bill by tracking steps with wearables
Wearables were a big disappointment in 2013 – consumers were looking for more from their fitness tracker than a pedometer. However, what if tracking your fitness resulted in real tangible advantages? Well, Withings and AXA have done just that – the two announced a partnership today which offers AXA customers a free Withings Pulse (retail price: […]
Commerce Guys pull in €5.3 Million for their Drupal “Platform” play
Paris and Michigan-based Commerce Guys have raised a €5.3 Million Series from Hi Inov, ISAI, Alven Capital & Open Ocean Capital. The announcement comes just weeks after the company rolled out Platform, a PaaS hosting solution that allows for seamless continuous development, focusing on seamless push-to-prod. Commerce Guys launched in 2010, and the bulk of […]