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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Lifebloom raises €8 million to deploy robotic exoskeleton walking therapy across France
Growing investment in rehabilitation robotics The funding, which closed in late March 2026, comprises €6 million in equity from a consortium of family offices,…
Enersweet raises €45 million to accelerate building energy transition through acquisitions
Europe’s building energy efficiency sector is attracting growing investor attention as tightening regulations force property owners to rethink how they manage energy consumption across…
Five Lives raises €1.7 million to advance digital therapeutics for cognitive decline
Strategic health investors back digital therapeutics for cognitive decline Europe’s digital health sector is witnessing a quiet but significant shift in investor appetite, with…
Nexus raises $4.3 million to scale enterprise AI agent deployment platform
General Catalyst leads seed round as enterprise AI agent adoption accelerates The enterprise AI landscape is evolving rapidly from experimental chatbot deployments towards autonomous…
TerraSpark raises €5 million to advance space-based solar power technology
Strategic investors fuel Europe’s space-based solar ambitions The global race to secure clean, uninterrupted energy sources is intensifying, and a growing number of investors…
Qover secures $12 million to accelerate embedded insurance platform as it marks 10 years
The European embedded insurance market is experiencing significant momentum, with market analysts projecting compound annual growth of 34.8 per cent through 2031, reaching $18.29…
Kestra raises €21 million to become the enterprise standard for workflow orchestration
Enterprise automation is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As organisations increasingly deploy distributed systems, artificial intelligence workloads, and complex data pipelines, the gap between legacy…
IQM Quantum Computers secures €50 million from BlackRock ahead of historic NYSE listing
European quantum computing has historically struggled to attract institutional capital, with the continent capturing roughly 5 per cent of global private quantum funding. However,…
Midas raises $50 million to scale tokenised investment infrastructure
The tokenisation of institutional investment strategies has emerged as one of Europe’s most substantive fintech opportunities. As regulatory clarity solidifies across the continent—particularly through…
Omniscient raises €3.5 million to bring AI-powered decision intelligence to the C-suite
The enterprise AI landscape in Europe is evolving rapidly beyond automation and productivity tools, with a new category of platforms emerging that target the…