French Tech Funding Wire February 14: Germitec, ScorePlay, Smile Wanted & More!
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\U0001f4c7 Company: Germitec\U0001f50d Description: Leading provider of chemical-free and ultra-fast automated high-level disinfection solutions for reprocessing ultrasound probes.\U0001f4bb Website: http://germitec.com\U0001f4cd HQ City: Ivry-sur-Seine\U0001f9d7 Round: Series B\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 29M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Turenne Capital; Eurazeo; Financi\xe8re Arbevel; Kurma Partners\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Cl\xe9ment Deshays\U0001f5de News: Maddyness, EU Startups\U0001f4c7 Company: ScorePlay\U0001f50d Description: An AI-powered platform revolutionizing sports media management by automating the tagging, organization, and distribution of content for sports organizations.\U0001f4bb Website: https://www.scoreplay.io/\U0001f4cd HQ City: New York and Paris\U0001f9d7 Round: Series A\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 12.5M\U0001f3e6 Investors: 20VC; Seven Seven Six; APEX Capital; BYL Ventures; Trybe Ventures; FIBA; LORi6 Ventures\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Victorien Tixier; Xavier Green\U0001f5de News: EU Startups\U0001f4c7 Company: Smile Wanted\U0001f50d Description: An adtech company that has developed a marketplace connecting content publishers with advertisers through an algorithm that filters and categorizes high-performing advertising spaces using cookieless criteria.\U0001f4bb Website: https://www.smilewanted.com/\U0001f4cd HQ City: Paris\U0001f9d7 Round: Series A\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 10M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Elevation Capital Partners; Bpifrance\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: J\xe9r\xe9my Abitan (CEO)\U0001f5de News: Maddyness\U0001f4c7 Company: Ekstere\U0001f50d Description: A platform specializing in the sale of reconditioned electric bicycles, promoting sustainability and circular economy practices.\U0001f4bb Website: https://ekstere.eco/\U0001f4cd HQ City: V\xe9lizy-Villacoublay\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 1.6M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Seventure Partners; Business Angels\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Philippe Masseau,\U0001f5de News: PR\U0001f4c7 Company: Oncodiag\U0001f50d Description: Developer of non-invasive diagnostic testing kits designed to help in the early detection of urological cancers\U0001f4bb Website: https://www.oncodiag.fr/\U0001f4cd HQ City: Paris\U0001f9d7 Round: Series A\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 1.4m\U0001f3e6 Investors: Business Angels\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Claude Hennion, Jean-Pierre Roperch\U0001f4c7 Company: ExtraJool\U0001f50d Description: Converts industrial waste heat into electricity, promoting energy efficiency in manufacturing.\U0001f4bb Website: https://extrajool.com/\U0001f4cd HQ City: Bordeaux\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 1M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Aquiti; SideAngels; One Green\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Euryale Chatelard\U0001f4c7 Company: ToumAI\U0001f50d Description: Provides local ESG data solutions for Africa, amplifying community voices to enhance sustainability.\U0001f4bb Website: https://toum.ai\U0001f4cd HQ City: Goetzenbruck\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 1M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Bpifrance; Orange Ventures; Digital Africa; Launch Africa Ventures; Go Ventures; Madica\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Bruno Akpaka\U0001f5de News: LinkedIn\U0001f4c7 Company: Agri Lab Leverage\U0001f50d Description: Promotes the use of co-products and plant-based waste for sustainable agriculture.\U0001f4bb Website: http://agrilableverage.com\U0001f4cd HQ City: Lyon\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 0.9M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Femmes Business Angels; SideAngels; Foodara; TimeToAct Capital\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: C\xe9line Domerc, Michel Zuliani\U0001f5de News: PR\U0001f4c7 Company: CountAct\U0001f50d Description: An enterprise emergency management application designed to improve safety response times and coordination in the workplace.\U0001f4bb Website: http://countact.fr/\U0001f4cd HQ City: Grenoble\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 780K\U0001f3e6 Investors: Grenoble Angels; 50 Partners Capital; Kapa Invest; Grenoble Alpes M\xe9tropole; Business Angels\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Lounis LAKHAL, Ili\xe8s LAKHAL, \U0001f5de News: LinkedIn\U0001f4c7 Company: Freeda\U0001f50d Description: Automated plan compliance verification and collaboration platform for construction projects.\U0001f4bb Website: http://freeda.so\U0001f4cd HQ City: Paris\U0001f9d7 Round: Early VC\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 0.2M\U0001f3e6 Investors: Business Angels from Mistral AI, Station F, and Databricks\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Augustin Perraud\U0001f4c7 Company: Plantibodies\U0001f50d Description: Develops a sustainable biotech platform to produce and deliver oral biologics with increased efficacy and fewer side effects.\U0001f4bb Website: http://plantibodies.tech\U0001f4cd HQ City: Paris\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: 0.19M\U0001f3e6 Investors: BADGE\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Pierre Bau\xebr\U0001f4c7 Company: EyePick\U0001f50d Description: Develops robotic and machine-learning technologies to enable automation in industries and increase productivity.\U0001f4bb Website: https://eyepick.co/\U0001f4cd HQ City: Paris\U0001f9d7 Round: Seed\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: N/A\U0001f3e6 Investors: Entrepreneur First\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Mehdi Adjaoue; Florian Fontaine-Papion\U0001f4c7 Company: VCAST\U0001f50d Description: Provides online and multichannel voting solutions for private sector businesses in industry, services, and distribution.\U0001f4bb Website: http://vcast.vote\U0001f4cd HQ City: Villers-l\xe8s-Nancy\U0001f9d7 Round: Spinout\U0001f4b0 Amount Raised: N/A\U0001f3e6 Investors: INRIA; French National Centre for Scientific Research\U0001f468\U0001f4bc\U0001f469\U0001f4bc Founders: Michael Houalef, Stephane Glondu