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[Interview] Pilo Cofounder and CEO Nicolas Toper introduces Pilo, the 100X Better Battery

Throughout the July / August vacation period, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising startups, where their founders give us more insight into their business, their future plans and what sets them apart from the rest. In this installment, we talk with Nicolas Toper, Pilo CEO […]

Big Data innovator Expernova wins  the ‘Worldwide Innovation Challenge’

Big Data innovator Expernova wins the ‘Worldwide Innovation Challenge’

The worldwide innovation challenge that grew out the French government’s ‘Innovation 2030’ commission has come to a close, and Montpellier-based, Expernova has emerged as one of the big winners in the Big Data category. Started in 2008 by Pascal Magnier and Clément Penin, Expernova is a platform focused on the science and technology space, which provides any collaborators […]

[Interview] WePopp CEO and Cofounder Julien Hobeika introduces their new ‘scheduling made easy’ app WeTime

[Interview] WePopp CEO and Cofounder Julien Hobeika introduces their new ‘scheduling made easy’ app WeTime

  Throughout the July / August vacation period, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising startups, where their founders give us more insight into their business, their future plans and what sets them apart from the rest. In this installment, we talk with Julien Hobeika, […]

[Interview] Fitle Founder and CEO Charles Nouboue discusses their plans to redefine the online shopping experience

Throughout the July / August vacation period, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising startups, where their founders give us more insight into their business, their future plans and what sets them apart from the rest. In our first installment, we talk with Charles Nouboue, CEO and Founder […]

Enter the Lovie Awards by August 1st – Be the Best of the EU Web

  If you’re creating great interactive and digital work that you just know deserves real recognition, you’re in luck: The 4th Annual Lovie Awards deadline has been extended to August 1st, giving you a bit more time to compete to be the best of the European Web. Now in its fourth year, The Lovie Awards, brought […]

Gutenberg Technology scoops up e-learning and e-health specialist, Digeetis

SaaS e-education and e-learning leader Gutenberg Technology announced the purchase of e-learning and e-health specialist Digeetis for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition comes on the heels of their closing a €5 million round  late last year. Wilth ePUB3 becoming the global standard for digital books, Gutenberg Technology anticipates that the open-source technology Readium will become the global standard […]

Forget.me helps you exercise your ‘right to be forgotten’

  Europe’s “Right to Be Forgotten” ruling has been gotten much attention since being handled down in May. Not surprisingly, Google has received a significant number of URL removal requests since the law was announced in May – in fact, approximately 70k to date. This number is, of course, expected to jump pretty substantially overtime, […]

Starting this fall, Orange to offer two free tech-focused MOOCs

Orange continues to broaden its digital reach, announcing that it will be making its first forays into the MOOC space. Starting in September, Orange will launch two free MOOCs focusing on digital technology. To target a broader population with this initiative, Orange has teamed-up with Pôle Emploi (France’s unemployment agency). The first course will focus on […]

Hardware accelerator Buildit launches call for startups for its second season

  At this year’s Connected Conference, we were excited to have on board the first hardware-focused accelerator based in Northern and Eastern Europe, Buildit.  While there are hundreds of accelerators around the world, very few focus on hardware.  Buildit is looking to change all of that. With a first, successful season under their belts, they’re now gearing […]

Girls in Tech & Orange team-up for the 4th ‘Lady Pitch Night’

Girls in Tech & Orange are teaming up to host the 4th edition of ‘Lady Pitch Night’, a competition which puts the spotlight on Europe’s female tech entrepreneurs. All tech start-ups that have at least one woman in the founding team, are fewer than three years-old, and have their headquarters in Europe can apply for […]