Stéphane Paillard
Covering European fundraising, first-time fund managers, and the founders behind the rounds. Previously built event and community products across the French tech ecosystem; now runs Sesamers and hosts the Sesame Summit.
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Allday Goods Raises £765K to Scale Recycled-Plastic Kitchen Knife Brand
The sustainable consumer goods sector is witnessing growing investor appetite as environmentally conscious brands prove they can combine purpose with profitability. East London-based Allday…
Arkadia Space Secures €14.5M EIC Backing for Green Propulsion Tech
Europe’s space technology sector is experiencing a strategic shift as the continent moves to reduce its dependence on toxic propellants and build sovereign capabilities…
Theia Insights Raises $8M Series A to Map the Global Economy with AI
The intersection of artificial intelligence and financial infrastructure continues to attract significant venture capital attention across Europe, as institutional investors seek more sophisticated tools…
Flink Raises $100M as Quick Commerce Stabilises in Europe
Europe’s quick commerce sector is entering a new phase of maturity, with profitability replacing growth-at-all-costs as the defining metric for investors. After years of…
DiappyMed Raises €5M to Scale Digital Diabetes Therapy Across France
The digital therapeutics market for diabetes management is experiencing rapid growth across Europe, as healthcare systems increasingly recognise the potential of software-based interventions to…
Photoncycle Raises €15M to Scale Seasonal Hydrogen Energy Storage Across Europe
Europe’s residential energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation as households seek alternatives to volatile grid prices and fossil fuel dependence. At the heart…
Rivia raises €13M to bring agentic AI to clinical trials
The application of AI in clinical trials is rapidly reshaping the pharmaceutical development landscape, as biotech companies and contract research organisations grapple with spiralling…
Oxa Raises $103M in Series D to Scale Autonomous Vehicle Technology Across Industrial Sites
The autonomous vehicle sector is undergoing a strategic recalibration across Europe, as investors increasingly back companies focused on controlled industrial environments rather than the…
Ivee Raises $1M Seed Round to Scale AI Upskilling Platform
The artificial intelligence sector continues to reshape not just how businesses operate, but how workers prepare for the jobs of tomorrow. As AI adoption…
Vertical Compute Raises €37M to Tackle AI’s Memory Bottleneck
The race to build the infrastructure underpinning artificial intelligence has moved well beyond software and into the physical layer of computing itself. As AI…