21.07.2021

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2021

French open-source API management platform Gravitee.io scores €9.3 million in fresh funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 9.3M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AlbionVC (https://www.albion.vc/) Oxx (https://www.oxx.vc/)

21.07.2021

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2021

Spendesk raises €100M in Series C Funding

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Eight Roads Ventures (https://eightroads.com/en/) General Atlantic (https://www.generalatlantic.com/) Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/)

19.07.2021

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2021

PEP-Therapy raises €2.6M in Series A Extension Financing

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 2.6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Anaxago (https://anaxago.capital/) i&i Prague (https://www.iniprague.com/) BADGE (https://business-angels.info/) Bpifrance (https://www.bpifrance.com/private-equity/direct-investment/venture-capital/large-venture)

28.06.2021

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2021

Electra raises € 15 million, aims to deploy 1,000 electric charging stations across France by 2030

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Serena (https://www.serena.vc/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) Frst Venture Business Angels

17.06.2021

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2021

AI-powered insurance pricing automation platform Akur8 raises $30 million

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital (https://www.blackfin.com/) MTech Capital (https://www.mtechcapital.com/)

16.06.2021

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2021

Mnemo Therapeutics Raises €75M in Series A Funding

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 75M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Casdin Capital (https://casdincapital.com/) Sofinnova Partners (https://www.sofinnovapartners.com/) Redmile (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/redmile-group) Emerson Collective (https://www.emersoncollective.com/) Alexandria Venture Investments (https://www.are.com/venture-investments.html)

15.06.2021

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2021

Upflow raises $15 million to manage your outstanding invoices

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 9yards Capital (https://9yardscapital.com/) eFounders (https://www.efounders.com/) Maximilian Tayenthal (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/maximilian-tayenthal) Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty Raffael Johnen (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/raffael-johnen)

10.06.2021

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2021

Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger bags $380M funding, London VC Draper Esprit and Felix Capital also participate

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 380M €

USD 1.5B

Valuation

Investors: 10T Holdings (https://10tfund.com/) Alliance Entreprendre (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/alliance-entreprendre) Animoca Brands (http://www.animocabrands.com/) Ascendant Capital (http://ascendant-cap.com/) CapHorn Invest (https://caphorn.vc/) Cardinal Capital Partners (http://www.cardinalcapital.com/) Cathay Innovation (http://www.cathayinnovation.com/) CITA Investissement (http://cita-invest.com/) Crypto.com Capital (https://crypto.com/capital) Credit Agricole Centre Loire Cygni Capital Digital Currency Group (http://dcg.co/) Draper Associates (http://www.draper.vc/) Draper Dragon (http://www.draperdragon.com/) Draper Esprit (http://www.draperesprit.com/) Fabric Ventures (https://www.fabric.vc/) Felix Capital (http://www.felixcap.com/) FirstMark (http://www.firstmarkcap.com/) Global Founders Capital (http://www.globalfounders.vc/) Groupe Arnault iAngels (http://www.iangels.co/) Inherent Group (http://www.inherentgroup.com/) Korelya Capital (http://www.korelyacapital.com/) Libertus Capital (http://www.libertuscapital.com/) MACSF (https://www.macsf.fr/) Marcy Venture Partners (https://www.marcyvp.com/) Rosemoor Capital Management LLC (http://www.rosemoorcapital.com/) Scott Galloway Tekne Capital The Maze Group (https://themazegroup.com/) Uphold (https://uphold.com/) Warburg Serres Investments Wicklow Capital

10.06.2021

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2021

Yousign raises $36.6 million to build a European alternative to DocuSign

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: EUR 30M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: eFounders (https://www.efounders.com/) Lead Edge Capital (http://www.leadedgecapital.com/)

08.06.2021

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2021

Pasqal Raises €25M in Series A Funding

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (http://bpifrance.fr/) Daphni (http://www.daphni.com/) Eni Next (https://www.eni.com/en_IT/home.page) European Innovation Council (https://ec.europa.eu/research/eic/index.cfm) Quantonation (http://www.quantonation.com/) Runa Capital (http://www.runacap.com/)

01.06.2021

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2021

Severe Heart Failure Treatment: FineHeart Successfully Raises €15 million Series B funding With Industrial and Independent Investors

Founded: 2010

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AQUITI Gestion (http://www.aquiti.fr/) Broadview Ventures (http://broadviewventures.org/) Doliam (http://www.doliam.fr/) Galia Gestion (http://www.galia-gestion.com/) IRDI (http://www.irdigestion.fr/) Lauak Group (https://www.groupe-lauak.com/) M Capital Partners (http://www.mcapital.fr/) Verve Ventures (http://verve.vc/)

31.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based Malt raises €80 million to strengthen its freelance consulting marketplace

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: EUR 80M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en/) GS Growth (https://www.goldmansachs.com/gsgrowth)

31.05.2021

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Calendar Week # 23 |

2021

Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger bags $380M funding

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 380M €

USD 1,5 Billion

Valuation

Investors: 10T Holdings (https://10tfund.com/) Alliance Entreprendre (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/alliance-entreprendre) Animoca Brands (https://www.animocabrands.com/) Ascendant Capital (https://ascendantcapital.com/) CapHorn Invest (https://caphorn.vc/) Cardinal Capital Partners Cathay Innovation (https://cathayinnovation.com/) CITA Investissement (http://www.cita-invest.com/) Crypto.com Capital (https://crypto.com/capital) Crédit Agricole Centre Loire (https://www.credit-agricole.fr/ca-centreloire/particulier.html) Cygni Capital Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Draper Associates (https://draper.vc/) Draper Dragon (http://draperdragon.com/home-en) Draper Esprit (https://draperesprit.com/) Fabric Ventures (https://www.fabric.vc/) Felix Capital (https://www.felixcap.com/) FirstMark (https://firstmarkservices.com/) Global Founders Capital (https://www.globalfounderscapital.com/) Groupe Arnault (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/groupe-arnault) iAngels (https://www.iangels.com/) Inherent Group (https://www.inherentgroup.com/) Korelya Capital (https://www.korelyacapital.com/) Libertus Capital (https://www.libertuscapital.com/) MACSF (https://www.macsf.fr/) Marcy Venture Partners Rosemoor Capital Management LLC (https://www.rosemoorcapital.com/) Scott Galloway Tekne Capital (https://www.teknecap.com/) The Maze Group (https://themazegroup.com/) Uphold (https://uphold.com/en-us) Warburg Serres Investments (https://www.warburgserres.com/) Wicklow Capital (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wicklow-capital)

27.05.2021

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2021

Agicap raises $100 million for its cashflow management service

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 82M €

EUR 415M

Valuation

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners (http://www.blackfin.com/) Greenoaks Capital (http://www.greenoakscap.com/) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/)

26.05.2021

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2021

DataDome raises $35M to defend ecommerce from bot attacks

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Elephant (http://elephantvc.com/) Isai (https://www.isai.fr/)

25.05.2021

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2021

SoftBank-backed Contentsquare Valued At $2.8B Following $500M Series E

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 500M €

USD 2B

Valuation

Investors: BlackRock Private Equity Partners (https://www.blackrock.com/institutions/en-gb/strategies/alternative-strategies/fund-of-private-equity-funds) Bpifrance (http://bpifrance.fr/) Canaan Partners (http://www.canaan.com/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en/) Highland Europe (http://www.highlandeurope.com/) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (http://www.kkr.com/) SoftBank Vision Fund (https://visionfund.com/)

25.05.2021

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2021

Matera Raises €35M in Series B Funding

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (http://bpifrance.fr/) Burda Principal Investments (http://www.burdaprincipalinvestments.com/) Index Ventures (http://www.indexventures.com/) Mubadala Capital

25.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based employee savings and retirement plan platform Epsor raises €20 million in Series B round

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Augmentum Fintech (https://augmentum.vc/) BlackFin Capital Partners (http://www.blackfin.com/) Gaia Capital Partners (https://tracxn.com/d/private-equity/gaia-capital-partners/__K2RyuHUG_EYCze9WcESLA1DTkB8Vr6EQShUVh-ldzvQ) Partech (https://partechpartners.com/)

18.05.2021

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2021

Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: USD 335M €

USD 3.2B

Valuation

Investors: General Atlantic (http://www.generalatlantic.com/)

17.05.2021

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2021

Ankorstore raises another $102 million for its wholesale marketplace

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 102M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Tiger Global (http://tigerglobal.com/) Bain Capital Ventures (http://baincapitalventures.com/) Index Ventures (http://www.indexventures.com/) GFC (http://www.globalfounders.vc/) Alven (https://www.alven.co/) Aglaé (http://aglaeventures.com/)

10.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based private-wealth platform Klub raises $10 million, builds the bridge between centralised and decentralised finance

Founded: NaN

Investment Raised: EUR 8.3M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alexandre Yazdi Amnis Ventures (https://www.amnis-ventures.com/) BlackDragon Cyril Paglino Guillaume Lestrade Moonwhale Ventures (https://moonwhale.io/) Owen Simonin Ron Stolero Tariq Krim

06.05.2021

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2021

teale raises two million euros to protect mental health

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Evolem Start (https://www.evolem.com/philosophie-dinvestissement/evolem-start/) Isai and Kima Ventures

06.05.2021

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2021

The Briefing: Kahoot Buys Clever, Shift Technology Lands $220M, And More

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 220M €

USD 500M

Valuation

Investors: Accel (http://www.accel.com/) Advent International (http://www.adventinternational.com/) Avenir Growth Capital (http://avenirgrowth.com/) Bessemer Venture Partners (http://www.bvp.com/) General Catalyst (http://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Iris Capital (http://www.iriscapital.com/)

04.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based CrowdSec raises $5 million to firewall the world

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Breega (https://www.breega.com/)

04.05.2021

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2021

Paris-based Fintecture raises $7.5 million in seed financing

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 6.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Samaipata (https://samaipata.vc/) Societe Generale (https://www.societegenerale.com/en) Target Global (http://www.targetglobal.vc/)

31.03.2021

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2021

OLGRAM Completes a €1.5m Seed Round With Business Angels, Bpifrance And the Brittany Region to Accelerate the Development of a New First in Class Anti-infectious Molecules Extracted From an Algae

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 1.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (http://bpifrance.fr/)

31.03.2021

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2021

Leeway is a contract workflow service for your legal team

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 4.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: henQ (https://henq.vc/) Kima Ventures (http://www.kimaventures.com/)

30.03.2021

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2021

Paris-based media platform Newsbridge scores €4 million

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (http://bpifrance.fr/) Dominique Edelin Elaia (http://www.elaia.com/)

30.03.2021

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2021

Elistair, The Pioneer in Tethered UAVs, Announces a €5M Series B Round to Accelerate Its International Expansion

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Omnes Capital (https://www.omnescapital.com/en/) Starquest Capital (http://www.starquest-capital.com/)

29.03.2021

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2021

French Biotech Startup Pili Raises 4MEUR To Industrialize Their Sustainable Pigment Biofactories

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bpifrance (http://bpifrance.fr/) Elaia (http://www.elaia.com/) French Recovery Plan SOSV (https://sosv.com/)