Archive for February 2015
Lucky Cart raises €1.6 million to roll-out across Europe and launch SaaS solution
Lucky Cart, the specialist in Promogaming, announced today on Frenchweb that they’ve closed a 1.6 million euro round with five funds, namely Partech Ventures, Kima Ventures, Pléiade Venture, Fa Diese and Edenred. With this new round, Cyril Marchal is looking first of all to build out his commercial team in order to solidify their position in France […]
PK's Smartphone Swiss Army Knife charges, syncs & stores
Whether out of battery, out of disk space, or need to sync your phone, Paris-based PK has got a solution for you. The Paris-based startup, which is revisiting USB Keys with a French touch, has already put out a variety of USB key products, including the world’s smallest USB Key (K1), a Belt clip USB Key […]
Prynt's Polaroid Plugin Case for smartphone Propels past $500K on KickStarter
Turn your boring old iPhone 6 into a retro 1980’s polaroid-esque camera? Yes, please! This is certainly the cry that the guys at Prynt are answering, with their Kickstarter campaign, launched last week, already well beyond its official campaign goal and up above $500,000 at the moment of publishing. Prynt, founded by Clement Perrot & David […]
The Sharing Economy's top event OuiShare Fest is back on 20-22 May
This year, 1000+ leading innovators, entrepreneurs and thought leaders from collaborative economy space will descend on Paris the 20-22 May for the 3rd edition of OuiShare Fest. This year’s event, titled ‘Lost in Transition’, will tackle head-on the challenges the Sharing Economy sector has been facing of late as well as explore promising areas of opportunity; collaborative consumption, […]
JeLoueMonCampingCar Raises 550,000€ to expand internationally and… shorten its name
French RV renting platform, JeLoueMonCampingCar.com, has reached a fundraising milestone of 550,000€. Founded in 2012, the site is a service for mobile home owners to rent out their vehicles to individuals, while they are not using it. You can think of their service as Air B&B for RVs! JeLoueMonCamping has had significant growth in the French marketplace, noting […]