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🎉 Excited to share that the PitchBook 2024 France Private Capital Breakdown is now live! 📊 Key Highlights: Venture Capital: 📊 Mixed Start: VC deal activity below 2023 levels but improving QoQ. Early stage showing resilience, driven by AI & ML sectors. 🚪 Exits: Down but more resilient than greater Europe. SaaS leads in exit value, followed by AI & ML. 💰 Fundraising: Declined in line with Europe. Median fund sizes decreased. Partnerships, like Lazard & Elaia, offer investment opportunities. Private Equity: 📉 Declining Activity: Q1 2024 deal value at €10.6B, down 17.1% YoY. Non- European investor activity dropped significantly. 🚪 Exits: Declined for four consecutive quarters, with Q1 2024 down 74.8% YoY. Expecting gradual recovery as monetary easing approaches. 💰 Fundraising: Healthy pipeline with a 27.8% increase in capital raised in 2023. Balanced fundraising characteristics. 🏛 New Regulations: Introduction of ELTIF 2.0 in Jan 2024, democratizing investment and attracting more retail capital. 🔗 Check out the full report for detailed insights! #PrivateCapital #VentureCapital #PrivateEquity #FranceInvestments #AI #ML #ELTIF

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You wanna know how startup funding is going on right now in Belgium 🇧🇪 ? 🔮 I shared with Maxime SAMAIN (L'Echo) my point of view on that matter. 🦄 < >🐌 Article here: https://lnkd.in/e9qbCKKX Discover my take on the situation in 4 points: 1️⃣ More experienced 🐼 Belgium's startup scene boomed around 2015. These early-stage investors, the Business Angels, have gained experience through their investments made between 2015 and 2020. This newfound expertise makes them more rigorous in their analysis and more demanding of startups, ultimately limiting funding for a select few. 2️⃣ Investment shift ↩ The 2022 inflation surge reshaped investor mindsets and expectations. This trend solidified in 2023, becoming the "new normal." Consequently, 2024 witnessed a significant decline in funding for startups lacking a clear path to profitability. 3️⃣ Cycle ♻ The pre-pandemic boom in startups (around 2020) is now experiencing its first wave of bankruptcies. This has understandably shaken some Business Angels' confidence. While this cycle is natural, fear currently dominates investment decisions for many. 4️⃣ Post trauma 🤕 We are in a “post trauma” period. The above elements are making Business Angels much more risk averse. To restore confidence, we need to see successful Belgian 🇧🇪 startups emerge. Thankfully, time can be a healer, and some inspiring success stories 💪 are likely unfolding even as you browse this tremendous LinkedIn post 😜. Let's scale it up! 👏 #startups #scaleups #buildingbridges

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Transforming education into an interactive experience 🚀 Christophe Dané, Head of Digital Communication and Ebusiness at IIM Digital School, uses Wooclap to transform his courses into captivating interactive experiences. Find out through his testimonial: 🔵 How to create memorable learning experiences for students 🔵 How to generate a conversation from a Word Cloud 🔵 The crucial role of teachers in modern learning To discover the full story, click here 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e8pYJdDT #Education #IIM #Wooclap

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🕚Here’s a flashback to an exciting and bold VC fund launch from 2023. 💸 In Q4 2023 Paris, France based Venture Capital Firm Hi Inov - Dentressangle successfully raised €75mn at first closing of its third fund from investors including DENTRESSANGLE and new investors from Germany and Luxembourg. 🌍 #France #Benelux and DACH region: #Germany #Austria #Switzerland 💡 #B2B fund targeting six sectors (i) #SaaS (ii) #PaaS / no-code / low-code (iii) #Cloud infrastructure software / DevOps (iv) #ClimateTech (v) Collaborative Tools (vi) #ArtificialIntelligence / #Data. Tickets of €2 million to €6 million and can go up to €15 million for #SeriesA and #SeriesB investment. A small #seedstage pocket of about €10mn to make between 10 and 12 investments. 📈 ‘Over the past ten years, Hi Inov has invested in 39 start-ups incl. Styla, 360Learning, Deepki, Glopal, Kenjo, Luzmo, Famoco, Zelros, amongst others; and now has €350mn in capital under management. 💭 “The fund is 50% bigger than previous funds, but we will keep a focused strategy. We simply want to have more reserves for the complicated period ahead so that we can support our societies more..." - Valerie Gombart, co-founder and CEO of Hi Inov. 🗞️Monon Triniac Maddyness https://lnkd.in/etPX22sF 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 Pierre-Henri Dentressangle I Wolfgang Krause I Marie ROLE I Veronique Gauduchon I Valère Rames I Eléonore Caillaud I Camille Rivet I Nicolas Amiet I Myrtil Mitanga I Audrey Caramelle I Team Hi Inov … #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #paris #venture #fund

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'Healthcare platform Doctolib has conquered France — but can it take on Europe?' Lloyd Price, HealthTech M&A Advisor and Partner at Nelson Advisors shares his thoughts with Daphné Leprince-Ringuet from Sifted discussing Doctolib, their continued success, big future and potential next moves. 'Few startups in France can claim to have changed the way people behave in as systemic a way as Doctolib. Launched in 2013 by Stanislas Niox-Chateau, Doctolib has become a key component of the country’s healthcare system. Its first product — an online booking platform that lets patients schedule doctor appointments — saw huge adoption in a sector with very little digitisation. > Today, the company covers “almost all of the French population”, says Doctolib’s CFO Pierre Vergnes. It counts 80m patient accounts spanning three countries, of which the vast majority remains in France. Doctolib also has 19m users in Germany, which it expanded to in 2016, and a “nascent” number of users in Italy, launched in 2021. > During the Covid pandemic, the French government selected the company as an official partner to manage vaccination appointments. “[In France], they’re a utility company for running healthcare infrastructure now,” says Lloyd Price, a healthtech M&A advisor. Mergers, Acquisitions, Growth and Strategy for Healthcare Technology companies > HealthTech M&A - Buy Side, Sell Side, Growth & Strategy services for companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Visit www.nelsonadvisors.co.uk > HealthTech M&A Newsletter from Nelson Advisors - HealthTech, Health IT, Digital Health Insights and Analysis. Subscribe Today! https://lnkd.in/e5hTp_xb > Healthcare Technology Buy Side, Sell Side, Growth & Strategy services for Founders, Owners and Investors. Email lloyd@nelsonadvisors.co.uk > Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors – Market Insights, Analysis & Predictions. Visit https://lnkd.in/ezyUh5i https://lnkd.in/edDCqmrz

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Podcast Preview! 🚀 Exclusive sneak peek into the upcoming podcast with Quentin WERLE on Finscale Podcast! Discover how 6M is moving the line of crypto asset management. 👂 Listen to the preview here:  https://lnkd.in/ex_j5aBk https://lnkd.in/ej6cGSxs Don't miss the full episode coming next Sunday. 📞 Interested in Setting Up a Regulated Fund in EU? If you’re planning to establish a regulated investment fund in Europe, get in touch! Our team is ready to help you navigate the regulatory landscape and make your project a success. #AlternativeInvestments #CryptoAssets #InvestmentFund #FinancePodcast #FinancialInnovation #Leadership #AssetManagement

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Here's what you need to know this week in 🇫🇷 French tech: 💶 14 French companies raised €174 million in new funding. 🔋 Verkor secured a €1.3b loan to finance their planned gigafactory in Dunkirk. The plant is expected to become operational in 2025. 📈 French night vision tech firm Exosens went public. In its first day of trading, the stock reached a market cap of €1.2 billion. Read the full update here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ef6VmKBX #frenchtech #startups #venturecapital

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Alerte top mission PM freelance - Paris - startup à impact 🌱 👀 Product: startup early - B2B SaaS à impact - énergie - transition écologique 📆 Getting Started: ASAP 🤝 Format: full-time ⏰ Duration: 1 month possibly renewable 💰TJM: €500-600 📍 Paris Station F - 3 days/week on site 🎯 Mission: full PM role on the core product, while waiting for the 1st PM to join Prerequisites: ✅ You have evolved > 5 y in startup, ✅ You've already built AND launched a product from scratch (mandatory please 🙏🙏🙏) ✅ You are ultra-rigorous, pragmatic and you like to work iteratively ✅ You are senior, 100% autonomous, you are used to integrating easily into Tech & Product teams ✅ You’re happy to prepare basic design inputs on figma 🎁 Bonus if you have already worked with CSS frameworks like tailwind 🎁 Bonus if you are knowledgeable in discovery / UXR / methods 💌 Contact : marion@pachamama.pm - only emails please - linkedin DMs are already too crowded

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Thank you Les Echos for talking about how HERA.I is improving investors’ lives with AI! ⚡ • For French speakers, check out the fantastic article here: https://lnkd.in/eZUEzS99 • For English speakers, here’s a recap: Last week, Edda released a revolutionary suite of AI tools in HERA.I. These powerful features will transform how you handle some of the most tedious investing tasks thanks to unprecedented AI efficiency. HERA.I tool include: 🔍 Pitch Deck Reader - Analyze pitch decks in seconds ⭐ Due Diligence Assistant - Supercharge your due diligence process ✍️ Decision Writer - Generate comprehensive decision reports effortlessly 🔢 Cap Table Importer - Simplify cap table management like never before 🌍 FinGreen AI Integration for ESG Reporting - Seamlessly integrate ESG data with FinGreen AI Thank you, Charlie Perreau, for the wonderful interview and fantastic article! Your support in sharing our story means a lot to us. 🙏 Learn more by visiting Edda’s page or talking to our team! (link in 1st comment)

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🤯 How does it feel to make over 100 angel investments? Join the conversation with Alexandre Berriche, Co-founder & CEO of Fleet and probably the most active Sequoia Capital Scout in Europe! We spill the beans on lessons learned from over hundred angel deals including: - How to build relationships with founders - What does it take to add value as an angel investor - And why should you start angel investing in the first place Tune in for some great time and inspiration on EU-Startups Podcast. Link to full episode in the comments. #startup #founders #venturecapital

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New job: Business Developer at Ledger. Paris, France based. We're making the world of digital assets accessible and secure for everyone. Business Growth: - Develop and execute strategies to increase sales and profitability across online and physical retail channels. - Manage distributor relationships, including contract negotiations, terms, promotions, and product launches. Revenue Maximization: - Collaborate with retailers to increase conversion by enhancing content and boosting visibility. - Drive in-store launch plans based on return on investment (ROI) when appropriate. Strategic Planning and Execution: - Obtain and analyze sales data from new retailers to ensure optimal stock levels for maintaining online buy boxes. - Work with internal teams such as marketing, product development, and supply chain to align retail activities with business goals. Apply directly: https://lnkd.in/eiFA97a8 #CryptoJobs #HiringNow #RemoteJobs #RemoteWork #blockchainheadhunter #crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #b2B #SaaS

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For the fifth consecutive year, France maintains its top position among European countries in terms of foreign investment. This is likely the result of a supply-side policy and the stability of tax regulations in France. However, there are still many challenges ahead, particularly concerning labor laws, to sustain this performance. Discover below the latest barometer on France's attractiveness published by EY. Roland Lescure

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Exciting news ! Younited is on the "Fintech 100" podium, which has just been released ! 🥇1st Fintech in France in turnover 🥉3rd Fintech in France overall (4 criteria, including turnover) 🥉3rd consecutive year in the top 4 We are honored to be recognized in this latest report published by Truffle Capital, Finance Innovation, Groupe BPCE, and Sopra Steria ranking the top fintechs in France and very proud to be leading the fintech landscape alongside our friends at Qonto and Ledger ! A big thank you to our customers and partners across Europe - your trust and collaboration fuel our continued innovation and success. Check out the full report here: www.fintech100.fr #Fintech #Innovation #Younited #Sopra Banking Software

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Watching the Roland-Garros French Open over the weekend and saw this motto: Victory belongs to the most tenacious. The failure rate of startups is high. According to recent statistics, approximately 90% of startups fail, with around 10% to 20% achieving long-term success. Various sources attribute this high failure rate to multiple factors, including under capitalization, poor product-market fit, inadequate marketing strategies, and team issues. Different industries exhibit varying failure rates. The failure rate for technology startups is around 63% within the first five years , while the failure rate for e-commerce startups is about 80%. HealthTech startups also face a high failure rate of around 80%, largely due to challenges in determining value propositions and strategy. Despite the high risk, some startups do succeed, sometimes making up for the losses of the many failures, which is why investors continue to support them. As the early stage investment market stands currently, a founder should not expect an investment based on the relative merits of a company. In other words, you may be building a great company but there’s no guarantee of an investment. This predicament requires both defensive and offensive strategies to navigate. One that we are seeing increasingly is the move toward cash flow neutral/ cash flow positive operations.

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With AI companies being so young, there is little real expertise on how to grow them. This is why having Rajan lead the efforts at HyperGrowth Partners to launch our AI practice makes a ton of sense: he's one of the few with actual experience at growing an AI company (Cohere) in the past few years. So excited for this 🔥

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The new edition of 🇫🇷 French Tech Updates is here with everything you need to know this week including: 👋 Two new French VC funds 💶 Startups who raised €119 million 👩‍💻 Interesting job opportunities with French startups 📆 Upcoming startup and VC events Read the full update here 👉 https://lnkd.in/etdrX92c #frenchtech #startups #venturecapital #StationF

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The new edition of 🇫🇷 French Tech Updates is here with everything you need to know this week including: 🚀 A new accelerator program at STATION F 💶 Startups who raised €296 million 👩‍💻 Interesting job opportunities with French startups 📆 Upcoming startup and VC events Read the full update here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTMUZiDy #frenchtech #startups #venturecapital

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Another week, another great impact report coming from the PE/VC community. Bravo 👏 Elodie Broad at Balderton Capital:- "..challenging ourselves to make sustainability accessible, actionable, and value adding for tech start-ups" The new report also references on p.3 the excellent "A Start-up guide to ESG". In all of our different roles across sustainability, we often find ourselves having to sell the value of implementing change, or as is often the case, the cost of inaction. We are shifting mindsets away from sustainability being perceived as a costly distraction. For a portfolio company, the business case for sustainability, as Elodie puts it, revolves around 6 key points: 1️⃣ Competitiveness and differentiation (b2b as a vendor and b2c) 2️⃣ Access to funding (Investor due dil has changed) 3️⃣ Minimise risk, build resilience (pre-empt reputational or financial damage) 4️⃣ Regulation for all (carbon accounting will be as key as financial accounting) 5️⃣ Immediate cost-saving (such as energy efficiencies) 6️⃣ Winning the talent war (because most people care) 🌳 SWEEP is a sustainability management tool that enables companies of all levels of maturity to seamlessly collect carbon + ESG data in order to make data-driven decisions and future proof themselves.

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