Home renovation is a dream for many, but often, the process turns out to be a nightmare. Today, the market lacks transparency and trust, which leaves 50% of homeowners dissatisfied with the result and the cost. Although renovations often represent a significant financial cost, homeowners are left in the dark in terms of budgeting, timing and quality. Only in France, the renovation market is worth €40B, but it is hugely fragmented with many small players being unable to negotiate discounts with their providers. Hemea tackles this market through its SaaS enabled platform, which connects homeowners wishing to renovate their homes, with carefully selected architects and qualified local contractors. The company has a winning strategy due to its customer oriented focus, where respect for the budget and the timing, as well as transparency in prices are at the core of the business. On top of this, the company generates immense value for contractors, as the service delivers high demand and seamless administrative tools, streamlining their work.
PASQAL is developing a full-stack quantum computer that will be used to simulate complex phenomena for scientific discovery and to address general problems such as optimization, drug discovery, and machine learning. The company's quantum processing units are made up of hundreds of atomic qubits in 2D and 3D arrays, and their programming environment, to address our customers' needs in quantum computing and simulation.
Masteos SAS is a rental real estate investment advisory firm based in Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France, founded in 2019. The company operates a platform that assists users in identifying and managing rental investment opportunities. Masteos offers a range of services, including renovation and furnishing assistance to enhance property value and rental income, as well as rent tracking features. This approach enables clients to invest in real estate efficiently, minimizing financial effort and operational burdens.
Archeon is fully dedicated to the development of innovative solutions for the monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients in prehospital care.
Goshaba SAS is a technology company that specializes in recruitment and talent management solutions. Founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, Goshaba offers a platform designed to automate candidate qualification through innovative methods. Its key offerings include Smart Screening, which identifies candidates that closely match job criteria; Cognitive Gaming, a gamified approach that assesses candidates' personality traits through engaging mini-games; and Talent Mapping, which analyzes the skills and personalities within a talent pool. By leveraging cognitive science, Goshaba enables recruiters to evaluate candidates effectively and make informed hiring decisions, ultimately empowering individuals to recognize their potential and align their career aspirations with suitable opportunities.
Leocare Assurance is an insurer that offers multi-equipment contracts.
Double is a service that connects busy executives with experienced part-time assistants, facilitating the delegation of various tasks. The platform streamlines support for professionals by offering assistance with email management, scheduling meetings, organizing contacts, and other administrative responsibilities. By utilizing Double, users can delegate work such as calendar management, inbox organization, employee recruitment, and event planning to skilled assistants. This enables executives to save time, enhance focus, and prioritize their most important tasks. The service aims to provide on-demand business support that meets the needs of professionals seeking to optimize their productivity.
Tap in. Lights on. Coffee on. AC up. A lot goes into creating an environment for people to do their best work. Witco eliminates the friction that breaks up your flow, smoothing over every detail to enhance workplace productivity and well-being. From meeting to seating, attendance to experience, Witco exudes effortless ease with a seamless fluidity that permeates every area of a modern business. Available on the web & mobile, Witco software enables companies globally like Vinci, Sanofi and Hermès to centralize all the services their employees and workplace managers need to do their best work. • Space management: desk & meeting room booking, office map. • Hybrid work: hybrid work rules, attendance declaration & registers. • Data for decision making: resource usage data, satisfaction surveys. • Community: events, social polls, forum, marketplace • Lifestyle services: concierge, wellness, fitness, catering, mobility • Smart services: incidents, visitor management • Internal communication: photo organizational chart, newsfeed, useful documents & contacts
Modjo is a conversation intelligence platform that specializes in capturing and analyzing customer interactions to provide actionable insights for revenue teams. Founded in 2019 in Paris by Matthieu de la Fournière, Paul Berloty, and Como Hug de Larauze, the company focuses on optimizing sales team performance through its cloud-based software. By delivering data-driven insights, Modjo empowers organizations to make informed decisions and convert opportunities more effectively, thereby enhancing overall sales effectiveness.
Memo Bank SA is a banking institution based in Paris, France, focused on providing financial products and services tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and microenterprises across Europe. Established in 2017, the bank leverages software tools and automation technologies to streamline financial processes, enabling businesses to manage cash flows and finance both tangible and intangible projects more efficiently. Memo Bank emphasizes transparency in contracts and pricing, allowing its clients to minimize time spent on administrative tasks and contract negotiations.
PASQAL is developing a full-stack quantum computer that will be used to simulate complex phenomena for scientific discovery and to address general problems such as optimization, drug discovery, and machine learning. The company's quantum processing units are made up of hundreds of atomic qubits in 2D and 3D arrays, and their programming environment, to address our customers' needs in quantum computing and simulation.
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, connecting consumers with professional sellers of certified and guaranteed devices. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and operates in 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, among others. With a workforce of 480 employees across offices in New York, Berlin, Paris, and Bordeaux, Back Market aims to promote the sale and use of refurbished products, allowing customers to purchase electronics at reduced prices. This approach not only offers affordability but also supports sustainability by encouraging the reuse of electronic devices.
Save Market developed a marketplace for consumer electronics, an electronic repurchasing platform built to effectively manage and combat inefficiencies related to electronic waste.
Zoe is a personalized nutrition company that operates extensive nutrition-science studies, including the ZOE Health Study. By utilizing data on an unprecedented scale, Zoe seeks to enhance the health of individuals through a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between food, lifestyle, and health. The company initiates its program with at-home testing that assesses gut health, blood fat, and blood sugar responses. Based on the results, members receive tailored dietary recommendations designed to optimize their health and well-being. The accompanying mobile application provides ongoing insights, food scores, and advice for making healthier dietary choices over a four-week period. Zoe's research has been recognized in prominent peer-reviewed journals, underscoring its commitment to advancing the field of personalized nutrition.
Holberton School is an innovative educational institution that serves as an alternative to traditional college for aspiring software engineers. Founded in 2016 by Sylvain Kalache and Julien Barbier, it offers a two-year, project-based program designed to train students to become full-stack software engineers. Holberton emphasizes hands-on learning and peer collaboration, allowing students to engage in real-world projects and develop their own applications. The curriculum is structured to foster creativity and teamwork, preparing students to tackle practical challenges in the tech industry. Initially launched in San Francisco, Holberton School has expanded to include campuses in New Haven, Bogotá, and Medellín, making its unique approach to education accessible to a broader audience.
Stockly is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing software to connect brands and e-retailers with a global inventory, ensuring that they can continue to sell products even when their own stock is depleted. By facilitating real-time access to the inventories of other merchants, Stockly addresses a significant challenge in e-commerce, where stock-outs can lead to a 30% drop in consumer purchasing intentions. This innovative approach allows e-commerce websites to enhance their product offerings, maintain customer engagement, and reduce potential revenue losses associated with low inventory levels. Additionally, Stockly provides solutions for individuals seeking to rent storage space for leisure vehicles, further diversifying its service offerings.
Stockly is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing software to connect brands and e-retailers with a global inventory, ensuring that they can continue to sell products even when their own stock is depleted. By facilitating real-time access to the inventories of other merchants, Stockly addresses a significant challenge in e-commerce, where stock-outs can lead to a 30% drop in consumer purchasing intentions. This innovative approach allows e-commerce websites to enhance their product offerings, maintain customer engagement, and reduce potential revenue losses associated with low inventory levels. Additionally, Stockly provides solutions for individuals seeking to rent storage space for leisure vehicles, further diversifying its service offerings.
Hubcycle provides upcycled food ingredients that are future-proof. Hubcycle creates new value chains based on side streams and everyone benefits. Hubcycle provides high-performance and sustainable ingredients that are tailored to the needs of the consumer.
Leocare Assurance is an insurer that offers multi-equipment contracts.
Masteos SAS is a rental real estate investment advisory firm based in Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France, founded in 2019. The company operates a platform that assists users in identifying and managing rental investment opportunities. Masteos offers a range of services, including renovation and furnishing assistance to enhance property value and rental income, as well as rent tracking features. This approach enables clients to invest in real estate efficiently, minimizing financial effort and operational burdens.
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, connecting consumers with professional sellers of certified and guaranteed devices. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and operates in 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, among others. With a workforce of 480 employees across offices in New York, Berlin, Paris, and Bordeaux, Back Market aims to promote the sale and use of refurbished products, allowing customers to purchase electronics at reduced prices. This approach not only offers affordability but also supports sustainability by encouraging the reuse of electronic devices.
Over the past couple of decades, the exponential progress of sequencing technologies has allowed an increasing number of cancer patients to benefit from precision oncology. However, the aggregation, analysis, and visualization of the massive amounts of genomic data remain a major challenge for precision oncology expansion. The Epigene Labs technology platform enables cancer drug hunters to seamlessly leverage advanced artificial intelligence in transforming genomic data into actionable insights for designing precision oncology approaches. With R&D in Paris and business development in Boston, Epigene Labs operates in the setting of value-based partnerships with world leading cancer centers and high-profile biotechs.
Home renovation is a dream for many, but often, the process turns out to be a nightmare. Today, the market lacks transparency and trust, which leaves 50% of homeowners dissatisfied with the result and the cost. Although renovations often represent a significant financial cost, homeowners are left in the dark in terms of budgeting, timing and quality. Only in France, the renovation market is worth €40B, but it is hugely fragmented with many small players being unable to negotiate discounts with their providers. Hemea tackles this market through its SaaS enabled platform, which connects homeowners wishing to renovate their homes, with carefully selected architects and qualified local contractors. The company has a winning strategy due to its customer oriented focus, where respect for the budget and the timing, as well as transparency in prices are at the core of the business. On top of this, the company generates immense value for contractors, as the service delivers high demand and seamless administrative tools, streamlining their work.
Another Brain, SA is a Paris-based artificial intelligence startup founded in 2017 that specializes in developing bio-inspired chipsets for AI and robotics. These innovative chipsets enable autonomous, unsupervised data extraction and embedded pattern recognition without relying on external databases. They are designed to detect and process multiple patterns simultaneously, learning from previously encountered data. The company also offers software tools to facilitate the integration of these chipsets and conduct simulations for users. Another Brain's technology has applications across various industries, including healthcare, smart cities, industrial automation, automotive, smart homes, security, biometrics, and data center optimization. By automating processes traditionally performed manually, their chipsets enhance efficiency and performance in many sectors, including Internet of Things (IoT), drones, and robotics.
Cozycozy is a search engine that allows travelers to compare the full range of available accommodation options, ensuring that they find the place that best meets their needs and always at the best price. It allows users to search for all available accommodation options in one place, including hotels, apartments, houses, youth hostels, lodges, boats, tree houses, cottages, cabins, and more.
Cozycozy is a search engine that allows travelers to compare the full range of available accommodation options, ensuring that they find the place that best meets their needs and always at the best price. It allows users to search for all available accommodation options in one place, including hotels, apartments, houses, youth hostels, lodges, boats, tree houses, cottages, cabins, and more.
Pazzi wants to provide turnkey restaurant solutions for locations like train stations, airports, shopping centres, campuses, etc. The startup says that its robots could produce 100 pizzas per hour.PAZZI is the opportunity to create and customize your pizza to infinity. More than 500,000 recipe combinations are available at any time. This is an optimal and visible follow-up of the pizza making by the customers, with a promise of guaranteed time for the first time in restoration. It's also a unique visual experience: show cooking. Customers can see the robots prepare their order by executing elegantly developed movements.
Lifen is a Paris-based startup focused on enhancing digital solutions for hospitals, doctors, and patients. Established in 2015, Lifen specializes in simplifying the sharing of medical data and has become a leading operator of MSSanté in France, partnering with over 600 healthcare establishments. The company facilitates the transmission of approximately 2 million medical documents monthly to around 240,000 doctors. Lifen has developed a healthcare data management platform that includes a mail assistant for creating secure medical email addresses, reducing reliance on paper mail, and optimizing communication methods among healthcare practitioners. Recognized for its contributions to interoperability, Lifen aims to leverage its expertise to create a platform that simplifies the integration and operational deployment of various digital solutions in the healthcare sector.
FretLink is a SaaS marketplace connecting thousands of transportation companies with companies that need to send big piles of stuff. FretLink is a flow management solution to industrial shippers that brings more visibility to all stakeholders in the chain. The carriers inform their available transport capacity and receive transport orders at the right price to complete their loads.
Double is a service that connects busy executives with experienced part-time assistants, facilitating the delegation of various tasks. The platform streamlines support for professionals by offering assistance with email management, scheduling meetings, organizing contacts, and other administrative responsibilities. By utilizing Double, users can delegate work such as calendar management, inbox organization, employee recruitment, and event planning to skilled assistants. This enables executives to save time, enhance focus, and prioritize their most important tasks. The service aims to provide on-demand business support that meets the needs of professionals seeking to optimize their productivity.
Trusk is a freight forwarder specializing in on-demand transportation services, primarily focused on moving furniture. The company operates a network of qualified and insured transport professionals, known as Truskers, who are trained in the company's values through a dedicated training program called Trusk Academy. Trusk's services include real-time tracking of shipments, allowing customers to monitor the movement of their items to ensure timely delivery. By providing an efficient and affordable transportation solution, Trusk aims to simplify the logistics of moving objects from one location to another.
Antescofo is the mariage of world-class R&D and Business endeavours. Their technology is the result of 7+ years of R&D in the world’s largest laboratory dedicated to Music and Technology, IRCAM in Paris, and public experience with the most important musicians and orchestras around the world. The principle? Through Intelligent Machine Listening, they recognize how humans perform music in real-time and use that information to synchronize content and provide an immersive experience! Antescofo was incorporated in July 2016 and based in Paris, France.
Swile is a French company founded in 2018 by Loïc Soubeyrand, focused on enhancing employee engagement and managing employee benefits. The company initially disrupted the traditional meal voucher market by offering an all-in-one smartcard that consolidates various employee benefits, including meal vouchers, gift vouchers, and mobility benefits. Swile's innovative super app aims to improve workplace culture through features such as employee recognition, event organization, collections, and peer-to-peer payments. Additionally, the company provides tools for conducting employee engagement surveys and delivering insightful analytics, enabling businesses to streamline expense management and simplify the distribution of benefits, ultimately contributing to the financial well-being of employees. Based in Paris, Swile continues to redefine the landscape of employee services.
Zoov is an electric bicycle-sharing service that offers a convenient and efficient mode of transportation for urban areas. Its lightweight and compact e-bikes are equipped with GPS, allowing users to navigate easily while promoting safe and affordable short-distance travel. The service features a compact parking system that integrates seamlessly into public spaces, making it an ideal choice for companies, schools, and community areas. Zoov is set to launch in Paris-Saclay this September and plans to expand into several additional urban areas in the coming months.
Zoe is a personalized nutrition company that operates extensive nutrition-science studies, including the ZOE Health Study. By utilizing data on an unprecedented scale, Zoe seeks to enhance the health of individuals through a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between food, lifestyle, and health. The company initiates its program with at-home testing that assesses gut health, blood fat, and blood sugar responses. Based on the results, members receive tailored dietary recommendations designed to optimize their health and well-being. The accompanying mobile application provides ongoing insights, food scores, and advice for making healthier dietary choices over a four-week period. Zoe's research has been recognized in prominent peer-reviewed journals, underscoring its commitment to advancing the field of personalized nutrition.
Agricool, founded in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru, aims to provide local, tasty, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables by transforming shipping containers into urban farms. These innovative farms are designed to optimize growing conditions, utilizing advanced technology to enhance productivity and sustainability. Agricool's farming methods are significantly more efficient than conventional agriculture, achieving up to 120 times greater productivity and reducing water usage by over 90%. The farms operate entirely on renewable energy, ensuring an environmentally friendly approach to food production. Currently, Agricool cultivates strawberries in Paris and Dubai, with aspirations to expand its offerings to a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, contributing to the urban farming movement and addressing global food needs.
Shine is a mobile bank that provides an administrative and financial management platform for freelance workers. It offers freelancers a multitasking solution platform that combines online banking with contract and invoice management, streamlining administrative and financial tasks for those who work independently. The company was established in year 2017 in Paris, France.
Double is a service that connects busy executives with experienced part-time assistants, facilitating the delegation of various tasks. The platform streamlines support for professionals by offering assistance with email management, scheduling meetings, organizing contacts, and other administrative responsibilities. By utilizing Double, users can delegate work such as calendar management, inbox organization, employee recruitment, and event planning to skilled assistants. This enables executives to save time, enhance focus, and prioritize their most important tasks. The service aims to provide on-demand business support that meets the needs of professionals seeking to optimize their productivity.
GEEV is a mobile application that facilitates the donation and collection of various objects among its users, promoting a collaborative anti-waste initiative. It allows members to either give away items they no longer need or to obtain free objects from others, thereby encouraging sustainable practices and reducing waste. The platform includes features that enable users to communicate easily, arrange meetings, and effectively exchange items, fostering a community-driven approach to sharing resources. By connecting individuals who wish to donate with those seeking to obtain, GEEV aims to give a second life to usable items while minimizing environmental impact.
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, connecting consumers with professional sellers of certified and guaranteed devices. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and operates in 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, among others. With a workforce of 480 employees across offices in New York, Berlin, Paris, and Bordeaux, Back Market aims to promote the sale and use of refurbished products, allowing customers to purchase electronics at reduced prices. This approach not only offers affordability but also supports sustainability by encouraging the reuse of electronic devices.
Swile is a French company founded in 2018 by Loïc Soubeyrand, focused on enhancing employee engagement and managing employee benefits. The company initially disrupted the traditional meal voucher market by offering an all-in-one smartcard that consolidates various employee benefits, including meal vouchers, gift vouchers, and mobility benefits. Swile's innovative super app aims to improve workplace culture through features such as employee recognition, event organization, collections, and peer-to-peer payments. Additionally, the company provides tools for conducting employee engagement surveys and delivering insightful analytics, enabling businesses to streamline expense management and simplify the distribution of benefits, ultimately contributing to the financial well-being of employees. Based in Paris, Swile continues to redefine the landscape of employee services.
Comet is an online platform established in September 2016 that connects skilled freelancers in technology and data with companies seeking their expertise. The platform focuses on matching freelancers, who prefer flexible work arrangements, with organizations that require specialized skills for various projects. Comet employs a sophisticated matching algorithm and artificial intelligence to assess and evaluate freelancers, ensuring that companies can efficiently find the right candidates for their needs. By fostering an interactive community, Comet aims to provide a satisfying experience for both freelancers, who seek secure and inspiring projects, and companies, which depend on top-tier talent to thrive in a competitive environment.
Pazzi wants to provide turnkey restaurant solutions for locations like train stations, airports, shopping centres, campuses, etc. The startup says that its robots could produce 100 pizzas per hour.PAZZI is the opportunity to create and customize your pizza to infinity. More than 500,000 recipe combinations are available at any time. This is an optimal and visible follow-up of the pizza making by the customers, with a promise of guaranteed time for the first time in restoration. It's also a unique visual experience: show cooking. Customers can see the robots prepare their order by executing elegantly developed movements.
Holberton School is an innovative educational institution that serves as an alternative to traditional college for aspiring software engineers. Founded in 2016 by Sylvain Kalache and Julien Barbier, it offers a two-year, project-based program designed to train students to become full-stack software engineers. Holberton emphasizes hands-on learning and peer collaboration, allowing students to engage in real-world projects and develop their own applications. The curriculum is structured to foster creativity and teamwork, preparing students to tackle practical challenges in the tech industry. Initially launched in San Francisco, Holberton School has expanded to include campuses in New Haven, Bogotá, and Medellín, making its unique approach to education accessible to a broader audience.
Memo Bank SA is a banking institution based in Paris, France, focused on providing financial products and services tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and microenterprises across Europe. Established in 2017, the bank leverages software tools and automation technologies to streamline financial processes, enabling businesses to manage cash flows and finance both tangible and intangible projects more efficiently. Memo Bank emphasizes transparency in contracts and pricing, allowing its clients to minimize time spent on administrative tasks and contract negotiations.
Lifen is a Paris-based startup focused on enhancing digital solutions for hospitals, doctors, and patients. Established in 2015, Lifen specializes in simplifying the sharing of medical data and has become a leading operator of MSSanté in France, partnering with over 600 healthcare establishments. The company facilitates the transmission of approximately 2 million medical documents monthly to around 240,000 doctors. Lifen has developed a healthcare data management platform that includes a mail assistant for creating secure medical email addresses, reducing reliance on paper mail, and optimizing communication methods among healthcare practitioners. Recognized for its contributions to interoperability, Lifen aims to leverage its expertise to create a platform that simplifies the integration and operational deployment of various digital solutions in the healthcare sector.
Another Brain, SA is a Paris-based artificial intelligence startup founded in 2017 that specializes in developing bio-inspired chipsets for AI and robotics. These innovative chipsets enable autonomous, unsupervised data extraction and embedded pattern recognition without relying on external databases. They are designed to detect and process multiple patterns simultaneously, learning from previously encountered data. The company also offers software tools to facilitate the integration of these chipsets and conduct simulations for users. Another Brain's technology has applications across various industries, including healthcare, smart cities, industrial automation, automotive, smart homes, security, biometrics, and data center optimization. By automating processes traditionally performed manually, their chipsets enhance efficiency and performance in many sectors, including Internet of Things (IoT), drones, and robotics.
LESS is a carpooling app allowing instant match between drivers & riders, creating defacto a new way to move around in a city. LESS connects people driving cars & people willing to move around, in a collaborative environment, on the fly. LESS is less expensive for the riders, generating less pollution, requiring less cars for the same amount of rides, & generating more money for the drivers.
Butterfly.ai is a web platform that specializes in providing real-time leadership coaching and employee feedback tools aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of frontline managers. The platform enables managers to understand and improve team engagement and satisfaction through a data-driven approach. By facilitating feedback collection and initiating meaningful conversations, Butterfly.ai strengthens connections between managers and employees. It offers actionable insights and engagement tools designed specifically for frontline workers, helping to reduce turnover, boost productivity, and enhance overall employee well-being. This comprehensive solution allows managers to effectively oversee their teams across various worksites.
Context is a face recognition app that enables its users to identify celebrities through a smartphone. It scans celebrity images and displays information such as news, social network accounts, biographies, and more. The service can also be integrated with Smart TV, Set-top-box, and tablets. Reminiz was launched by Jack Habra in 2013.
Agricool, founded in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru, aims to provide local, tasty, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables by transforming shipping containers into urban farms. These innovative farms are designed to optimize growing conditions, utilizing advanced technology to enhance productivity and sustainability. Agricool's farming methods are significantly more efficient than conventional agriculture, achieving up to 120 times greater productivity and reducing water usage by over 90%. The farms operate entirely on renewable energy, ensuring an environmentally friendly approach to food production. Currently, Agricool cultivates strawberries in Paris and Dubai, with aspirations to expand its offerings to a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, contributing to the urban farming movement and addressing global food needs.
Shine is a mobile bank that provides an administrative and financial management platform for freelance workers. It offers freelancers a multitasking solution platform that combines online banking with contract and invoice management, streamlining administrative and financial tasks for those who work independently. The company was established in year 2017 in Paris, France.
Foxintelligence is a market intelligence platform focused on enhancing decision-making in e-commerce by providing comprehensive insights into European online shopping trends. The company collects and analyzes data from e-receipts and order confirmation emails, allowing it to measure various aspects of online purchases made by consumers. By utilizing aggregated and anonymized data from hundreds of merchants and thousands of brands, Foxintelligence delivers reliable insights that help e-commerce businesses understand customer behavior and market trends. This approach not only assists companies in improving their strategies but also helps consumers save time and money when shopping online.
Keakr is a Paris-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in developing software for the urban music community, particularly targeting rappers and beatmakers. It operates a social media platform designed specifically for creating and sharing hip-hop music videos. The platform features an in-app recording studio that allows users to record songs, utilize video filters and vocal effects, and automatically mix and master their videos. Keakr's services enable artists to engage with one another, listen to a variety of music, and participate in competitive challenges, fostering a vibrant community focused on urban music.
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, connecting consumers with professional sellers of certified and guaranteed devices. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and operates in 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, among others. With a workforce of 480 employees across offices in New York, Berlin, Paris, and Bordeaux, Back Market aims to promote the sale and use of refurbished products, allowing customers to purchase electronics at reduced prices. This approach not only offers affordability but also supports sustainability by encouraging the reuse of electronic devices.
FretLink is a SaaS marketplace connecting thousands of transportation companies with companies that need to send big piles of stuff. FretLink is a flow management solution to industrial shippers that brings more visibility to all stakeholders in the chain. The carriers inform their available transport capacity and receive transport orders at the right price to complete their loads.
Holberton School is an innovative educational institution that serves as an alternative to traditional college for aspiring software engineers. Founded in 2016 by Sylvain Kalache and Julien Barbier, it offers a two-year, project-based program designed to train students to become full-stack software engineers. Holberton emphasizes hands-on learning and peer collaboration, allowing students to engage in real-world projects and develop their own applications. The curriculum is structured to foster creativity and teamwork, preparing students to tackle practical challenges in the tech industry. Initially launched in San Francisco, Holberton School has expanded to include campuses in New Haven, Bogotá, and Medellín, making its unique approach to education accessible to a broader audience.
Agricool, founded in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru, aims to provide local, tasty, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables by transforming shipping containers into urban farms. These innovative farms are designed to optimize growing conditions, utilizing advanced technology to enhance productivity and sustainability. Agricool's farming methods are significantly more efficient than conventional agriculture, achieving up to 120 times greater productivity and reducing water usage by over 90%. The farms operate entirely on renewable energy, ensuring an environmentally friendly approach to food production. Currently, Agricool cultivates strawberries in Paris and Dubai, with aspirations to expand its offerings to a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, contributing to the urban farming movement and addressing global food needs.
Foxintelligence is a market intelligence platform focused on enhancing decision-making in e-commerce by providing comprehensive insights into European online shopping trends. The company collects and analyzes data from e-receipts and order confirmation emails, allowing it to measure various aspects of online purchases made by consumers. By utilizing aggregated and anonymized data from hundreds of merchants and thousands of brands, Foxintelligence delivers reliable insights that help e-commerce businesses understand customer behavior and market trends. This approach not only assists companies in improving their strategies but also helps consumers save time and money when shopping online.
Butterfly.ai is a web platform that specializes in providing real-time leadership coaching and employee feedback tools aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of frontline managers. The platform enables managers to understand and improve team engagement and satisfaction through a data-driven approach. By facilitating feedback collection and initiating meaningful conversations, Butterfly.ai strengthens connections between managers and employees. It offers actionable insights and engagement tools designed specifically for frontline workers, helping to reduce turnover, boost productivity, and enhance overall employee well-being. This comprehensive solution allows managers to effectively oversee their teams across various worksites.
HCVC is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, with additional offices in Taipei, Tokyo, and San Francisco. It specializes in seed stage and early-stage investments in the hardware-related industry, focusing on sectors such as digital health, artificial intelligence, new sensors, connected buildings, smart transportation, and consumer hardware. The firm typically invests between $0.5 million and $1.5 million in its portfolio companies. In addition to financial backing, HCVC supports hardtech founders through the Hardware Club, a global community of over 500 startups that offers dedicated resources, partnerships, and events to foster collaboration and growth in the hardtech sector.