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In France, Nest available today online & in select retailers
The day has finally come for Nest to arrive in France (& Ireland, as of today), after the company announced their international plans earlier this month at IFA. Nest’s French-language website is online, and it looks like the Nest Protect & the Nest Thermostat will be available online (no news on Dropcam yet). http://twitter.com/lionelpaillet/status/512504702018535424 At last […]
Sketchfab crosses 150K uploads, adds Genius-like 3D Annotations
Sketchfab now counts over 150,000 3D images uploaded to its site. Its popularity has grown since raising $2 Million last December, after which they announced integration with Adobe Photoshop (Sculpteo also recently announced similar integration), and have been quick at integrating with hardware as they get announced. Their Kickstarter integration has allowed campaigns to render a […]
Does Paris need NUMA?
Rue du Caire has never had so many startups passing through its passages and buildings. While historically there have always been small businesses occupying the Sentier district in Paris, it’s hard to call the boutique stores & seamstress shops ‘startups.’ Sentier was a logical fit for startups to call home – the neighborhood is home […]
Why 2014 will be the year of Connected
Last year around this time I wrote that 2013 would be the year of “Passive.” The main reasoning I used to argue this point was the number of apps that I had encountered which needed me to commit to a certain level of activity in order to ‘learn’ about me. This past year, I can safely […]
Lima’s $1.2M KickStarter joins the Top 10 most funded campaigns. What’s next?
Yesterday evening at 7:00PM, French startup Forgetbox wrapped up their 60-day KickStarter campaign for their flagship product Lima, which was looking to crowdfund $69,000. They surpassed that goal – in fact, they did it in less than 24 hours. In the 59 days that followed, they managed to crowdfund an additional $1,160,074 from a total of 12,840 […]
Balderton invests in 3D Hubs, a social network for the 3D Printing community
Balderton Capital has invested in the seed round of 3D Hubs, an Amsterdam-based startup which currently boasts the largest network for 3D Printers. Leveraging the roughly 95 percent down time that 3D Printers have in people’s homes and offices, 3D Hubs wants to leverage the fast-growing communities of 3D Printer-owners and 3D makers by creating […]
3DSystems bets big on 3D Printing with its 4th acquisition in France
3DSystems announced today that they have required Phenix Systems, a leading global provider of Direct Metal Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printers based in Riom, France. While the details of the acquisition have not been closed, 3DSystems is expected to acquire an 80% stake in the company, with a maxmium payout of 13 euros per share – […]
5 French startups that fit the bill for LeWeb London’s “Sharing Economy” program.
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 there are definitely concerns as […]
France Digitale: The French lobbying association for the startup Ecosystem
JournalduNet[FR] reported today that the lobbying association France Digitale has just been created in order to promote the startup/tech ecosystem. The association is presided over by venture capitalist Marie Ekeland, a partner at Elaia Partners, and Marc Menasé, President of Meinvest. The association will reportedly be made up of entrepreneurs and other investors, as well. The […]
13 French Start-ups among the 25 selected for the French & Benelux Tech Tour
13 French startups pitched a 20-minutes presentation to key investors and professionals from Europe, the U.S. and Asia, representing €10 billion worth of investment capital.