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[European StartUp Scene][Events][French-Startup]

iX Paris connecting startups and top international investors on June 18-19th – apply by May 18th!

May 13, 2013 by Trista Bridges

June 18 – 19th one of the top international events with the specific objective of getting promising startups in front of high-quality, international investors is coming to Paris for the first time. We introduced iX Paris, which is run by Bootcamp Ventures, last month to you here. If you’re at the...

[eCommerce][French-Startup][Mobile][TravelTech]

VeryLastRoom raises 400K€ to bring its last-minute hotel reservation service to every town in France

May 7, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Founded by Nicolas Salin, VeryLastRoom announced last week a seed round of funding of 400,000€ in order to spread VeryLastRoom to every city, town & village in France. The service offers users the ability to choose between 50-60 hotels in a given city for a last-minute reservation, taking advantage of...

[.Gov][French-Startup][Video]

Drawing conclusions from the Yahoo-Dailymotion affair – what does it all mean?

May 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar

What a week. I thought most certainly that François Hollande’s announcement of 10 pro-business measures for France would have made international news, but of course, like the great ugly PR machine that France is, they managed to put the spotlight on something else during that very same week – Yahoo walking away...

[Events][French-Startup][The Sharing Economy]

5 French startups that fit the bill for LeWeb London’s “Sharing Economy” program.

Apr 23, 2013 by LiamBoogar

This week Loic & Geraldine LeMeur announced the program for LeWeb London (June 5th & 6th), which includes marketplace giants Etsy, Airbnb, ZipCar & TaskRabbit. This will be the 2nd LeWeb London, and the first LeWeb event since Leweb was acquired by Reed MIDEM at the end of last year, so...

[Events][French-Startup]

French startup Algolia makes it into NEXT Berlin pitch contest finals

Apr 12, 2013 by Trista Bridges

After running open, public voting through end March, NEXT Berlin has announced the 12 finalists that will be pitching at its upcoming conference on March 23rd – 24th. The contest that is, once again, organized in conjunction with Deutsche Telekom’s incubator hub:raum, who added about today’s announcement via representative and jury...

[eCommerce][Enterprise][French-Startup][Hardware][Mobile][Virtual Reality]

Augment raises 220K€ to take its 3D Augmented Reality app to the US

Apr 12, 2013 by LiamBoogar

3D Augmented reality app Augment has raised 220K€ from Paris investors, including PriceMinister cofounder Olivier Mathiot(1001Pharmacies), LeGuide COO Nicolas Vauvilliez, Laurent Therezien & Tristan Vyskoc (who also recently invested in TheFamily). Created in 2011, the company’s cofounders, JF Chianetta, Cyril Champier, and Mickael Jordan were part of Paris Accelerator LeCamping‘s 3rd batch of startups in...

[Events][French-Startup]

Don’t miss your chance to apply to LeWeb London’s Startup Competition – deadline April 15th!

Apr 11, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Le Web London, which is set for June 5 & 6th, will once again be looking to showcase the best and most innovative global startups in its Startup Competition. Although tech startups across various sectors are encouraged to apply, those that have a focus on the theme of this year’s...

[Developer][Events][French-Startup]

The Problem with The French…

Apr 10, 2013 by LiamBoogar

… is they host events called “The Problem with the French.” Last week in San Francisco, Paris Soma and Fabernovel, two French companies allegedly dedicated to helping the French digital ecosystem, organized an event that can only be described as a mix between a circle jerk and a support group, entitled...

[Cloud][Developer][French-Startup]

After OVH announced $181M to go to N. America, Mailjet snags partnership as only newsletter tool in OVH’s marketplace

Apr 8, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Last month, OVH, the number one hosting provider in Europe and fourth globally, announced that it raised $181M to fuel its North American expansion. Now comes the news that they’re integrating Mailjet into their new OVH Marketplace. Mailjet, who are a key competitor of MailChimp and define their offering as...

[.Gov][French-Startup][Society]

Report from French government offers some big ideas to foster a ‘culture of innovation’ in France

Apr 5, 2013 by Trista Bridges

A report published today by the government and covered in detail in Les Echos rings the alarm about where France falls vis-a-vis its international counterparts on innovation and proposes 19 measures to help foster an innovation and entrepreneurial culture in France. Smartly, the report suggests to start at the beginning...

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