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Directo turns a TikTok travel hack into a deal-finding Chrome extension
A travel hack that went viral on TikTok teaches users how to save money on hotels and Airbnbs by booking directly with the properties themselves. Now, a new startup, Directo,…
Memorizer is a movie and book tracking app that also helps you find inspiration
There are quite a few apps that let you log the movies, TV shows and books that you have watched and read. Some of them are indie apps that take…
Naboo provides an Airbnb-like experience for company seminars
Naboo, a French company that was created just a couple of years ago, is trying to create a modern online experience for company seminar planning. The startup recently raised an…
Osium AI uses artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation
While everybody is trying to figure out how artificial intelligence can be leveraged across various industries, French startup Osium AI has found an interesting use case for AI — research…
Ida is a relatively new French startup that wants to work with supermarkets and grocery stores to optimize new orders of fresh products, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and…
French billionaire Xavier Niel pledges to invest up to $210 million in AI
Xavier Niel, the founder, CEO and majority shareholder of telecom company Iliad, has announced several new projects around AI and told the AFP that he plans to conduct strategic investments…
By adding some electrodes and some electronics to your earbuds, Wisear can make your music experience a lot more hands-free than before. Bite down on your own teeth twice to…
Stoïk combines cyber insurance products with active security monitoring
Meet Stoïk, a new French startup that wants to protect small and medium companies against cybersecurity incidents. The company offers an insurance product as well as a service that monitors…
Vimeo snaps up AI video startup Wibbitz and ‘shoppable’ video tech maker Wirewax to expand its enterprise video tools
Vimeo, the B2B video platform that spun out from IAC earlier this year, has made a pair of acquisitions aimed at building out the suite of features and tools it…
Could Claap, an asynchronous video meetings platform, end the tyranny of Zoom calls?
Because of the pandemic, we’re all a lot more familiar with remote working than we used to be, whether we like it or not. But the remote tools of the…
BuffaloGrid and Techfugees launch education, solar charging initiative for refugees, aim to raise $3M
BuffaloGrid, a startup that provides phone charging and digital content to people in off-grid environments, is teaming up with the Techfugees refugee nonprofit to provide free educational content and device…
Meet Leeway, a French startup that is building an end-to-end software-as-a-service solution for your contracts. Leeway lets you centralize all your contracts in a single repository, go through multiple negotiation…
Diaspora Ventures explains how AngelList’s rolling venture funds work
A few days ago, Ilan Abehassera and Carlos Diaz announced Diaspora Ventures, their new VC fund. The duo plan to invest in French founders who have a global mindset: They…
France’s api.video raises $5.5M to make it easier for developers to add video features
Api.video, a “developer-first” video platform that makes it easier for websites and apps to add video features, has raised $5.5 million in a seed round led by London venture capital…
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How one European VC firm is reacting to the economic crisis
Public markets around the world have been tanking for the past few weeks, and many companies simply can’t operate during a lockdown. Sheltering in place has had some terrible economic consequences, with a record number of Americans getting laid off, including many startup employees. But what is happening in Europe?…
Since the election of president Emmanuel Macron in 2017, Paris has experienced a surge of momentum as a startup hub. Investor interest had been building for years, but Macron’s government…
French startup Upflow has raised a $2.7 million funding round (€2.5 million) from Kima Ventures, eFounders and various business angels. The company tracks your outstanding invoices and makes sure you…
French startup Karamel wants to help you find things to do for your kids. The company is launching a mobile app that lets you find and book kid-friendly activities around…
SeedLegals closes $4M Series A, led by Index Ventures, to automate startup fundraisings
When SeedLegals launched in 2017 in the U.K., I’d say many of us thought, “why has that not been done before?” After all, two things have happened that make this…
Easyship, a Stripe for global e-commerce shipping, raises $4M
Easyship, a Hong Kong-based startup that aims to make international shipping for e-commerce as easy as payments, has closed a $4 million Series A round. The company was founded in…
The dream of a startup founder can often be summarized by the following well-intentioned, and mostly delusional, quote: “We’ll raise a few rounds and in a few years we’ll IPO…
Suiteness raises $5M to expand their hotel suite booking platform
Suiteness, a YC company that makes it easy to book hotel suites for groups, has raised $5M in Series A funding. The round was led by Bullpen Capital & Global…
Dice snags $6M to win more fans for its frustration-free ticketing platform
London-based ticketing startup Dice, which sells mobile tickets without booking fees and with a current focus on millennials wanting to discover new bands to go see live, has closed a…
Meet Kima’s New Team, With Jean De La Rochebrochard And Vincent Jacobs As Partners
You can call this Kima Ventures 2.0 — the very active French early stage fund has a brand new structure, which could significantly change the firm’s investment strategy. Jean De…
After five very active years, Jérémie Berrebi has announced he is leaving Kima Ventures, the Paris-headquartered VC fund he co-founded with French telco and media entrepreneur Xavier Niel in 2010.
Quote Roller Integrates With Salesforce To Make It Easy To Send And Process Sales Proposals
Today San Francisco-headquartered Quote Roller, which offers cloud-based software to easily create sales proposals, is announcing that its reached a significant milestone on its product roadmap by integrating with Salesforce…
Vint, The P2P Marketplace For Training And Fitness Instructors, Raises $1.8M Led By Creandum
Hoping to pick up the slack left by people who want to get fit but find gym memberships too expensive or unproductive, Sweden’s Vint is an iPhone app that lets…
Kima Ventures Will Allow Startups To Raise $150K Within 15 Days Via AngelList
As Paul Graham wrote a few months ago, fundraising can be incredibly distracting to a founder. It often takes months of pitching, re-pitching and paperwork to finally get your money…
IoT Startup Greenbox Aims To Become Nest For The Garden
Taking cues from the IoT playbook is Israeli startup Greenbox with its “cloud-connected smart irrigation system”. Pegged for a December launch but already available for preorder, the company is pitching…
Card.biz Adds Google Apps Integration To Its Org Chart And Company Directory Service
Card.biz originally launched in Summer 2012 as a me-too offering along the lines of About.me. But as startups are wont to do, the Paris-based company, backed by Kima Ventures, has…
