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Launching soon, Molotov.tv is poised to take on Apple TV

This past summer, one of the biggest news stories to come out was that Allociné founder Jean-David Blanc had started up another venture, Molotov.tv. As mysterious as it was volatile, Molotov’s first announcement came not only that it had registered as an official cable TV distributor with France’s broadcasting regulatory body, but that its founders […]

Babolat teams up with PIQ to launch new tennis technology

PIQ, a Swiss start-up, is taking a further step in imposing itself on the market of connected objects in the sports industry by partnering with French global tennis company Babolat. After PIQ raised in May this year 4.9€ million and introduced its multisports sensors in Golf with Mobitee, the start-up is now taking a further […]

Orange Fab France launches call for applications to its 4th season

Orange has made supporting startups and tech ecosystems in France and beyond an integral part of its strategy.  Orange Fab, their 12-wk accelerator program which launched in 2013, is a central part of their focus on startups, aiming to create commercial partnerships between the selected startups and Orange’s various businesses. Orange Fab France is now […]

Backed by FoxConn, PIQ partners with Mobitee to launch first connected Golf experience

This connected startup seemingly came out of nowhere last month when they announced they’d raised $5.5 Million led by FoxConn. At the time, their platform and sensors left much to the imagination, but this latest product launch announcements gives insight into where PIQ may be headed. PIQ is partnering with Mobitee, who makes the most […]

Bpifrance and Business France partner to launch Acceleratech China

2015 is shaping up to be a big ‘international’ year for the French tech ecosystem.  Starting with France’s impressive and widely heralded presence at CES and SXSW as well as La French Tech’s planned French Tech Hubs around the world, France is solidifying its reputation as a key and increasingly visible player on the global tech scene. […]

[Video] UberPop driver taken hostage in Marseille within 24 hours of launch

Uber rolled out in even more cities in France this week – among those cities, Marseille, where gang violence is common due to drug trafficking. Within 24 hours of Uber’s launch, a video has surfaced on Facebook showing an UberPop driver being stopped by a group of men – we learn later in the video that […]

With big launch and $3 million seed round, FileChat seeks to make the cloud social

In recent years, the concept of the social enterprise has taken the business world, both small and large, by storm. In the early days of this transformation, it was the likes of Yammer (rapidly scooped up in 2012 by Microsoft) and Salesforce’s Chatter, or even Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box who were at the forefront of improving the way we […]

Techstars to hold Paris launch event this week for their new Berlin-based food and travel tech accelerator

Techstars has been one of the most successful accelerators in bringing their program to different cities throughout the US and now in Europe. In the last couple years, Techstars’ expansion strategy has taken a interesting turn as they’ve partnered with corporates to build out several vertical accelerators around areas such as entertainment (Disney), mobility (Ford, […]

Aerospace and defense giant Safran launches €50 million venture fund

Looking to reinforce their innovation and transformation focused strategy, French aerospace and defense leader Safran has announced that they’re launching a €50 million corporate venture fund. The investment period of the fund will span 3 years and will focus on innovative startups aerospace, defense and security industries. Safran Corporate Ventures will seek to invest in startups […]

WeLoveWords Launches YouLoveWords, a New Content Production Platform

WeLoveWords, a Parisian company created in 2009 by Gregory Nicolaidis announced on March 26th the launch of YouLoveWords.com, its multilingual platform of premium production content at the service of enterprises, agencies, and creative industries and medias. You may remember WeLoveWords if you were at the Winter Edition of Paris Founders Event, where they previewed their […]