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Sophie is a Paris-based technology journalist covering the Western European startup ecosystem. With over a decade of experience reporting on venture capital, fintech, and deep tech innovation across France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, she brings sharp analytical insight to the stories shaping Europe's digital economy.

Swiss Deeptech Startup Minysa Lands €163,000 Seed Funding to Advance GaN Chip Development

June 18, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Swiss electronics startup Minysa secured €163,000 from Venture Kick to accelerate the development of its next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) control chips

Categories Funding Tags Deeptech, Minysa, Seed, Switzerland, Under €1M Leave a comment

Ukraine and France Launch Joint Defense Innovation Fund Worth 20 Million Euros

June 18, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Ukraine and France launch a joint technological fund BRAVE FRANCE to accelerate the development of battle field innovations

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, BRAVE FRANCE, France Leave a comment

Warren Secures €10 Million in Seed Funding to Transform European Retirement Savings

June 18, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Ghent-based fintech startup Warren raises €10 million to reshape retirement savings

Categories Funding Tags €5M–€20M, Belgium, Fintech, Seed, Warren Leave a comment

Rakuten explores sale of French marketplace as e-commerce challenges mount in Europe

June 18, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Rakuten is seeking a buyer for its French marketplace, which was previously known as PriceMinister. If no buyer is found, the Japanese company may shut down the platform.

Categories Acquisition Tags France, Rakuten Leave a comment

American Express to Acquire TheFork for $700 Million

June 15, 2026 by Sophie Renard

American Express has made a proposal to acquire TheFork, a European restaurant booking platform, for $700 million.

Categories Acquisition Tags Consumer, France, TheFork Leave a comment

Belfius Insurance Acquires Leocare to Strengthen European Digital Insurance Position

June 15, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Belfius Insurance acquired Leocare, aiming to build a European champion in digital insurance

Categories Acquisition Tags Belfius Insurance, Belgium, Insurtech Leave a comment

Researchers Ditch Text Parsing for Screenshots in New RAG System That Outperforms Traditional Approaches

June 12, 2026 by Sophie Renard

PixelRAG outperforms text-based RAG across six benchmarks, improving accuracy by up to 18.1% over text-based baselines.

Categories Launch Tags Artificial Intelligence, PixelRAG, Switzerland Leave a comment

Paul Murphy Departs Lightspeed Venture Partners After Five Years Leading European Investments

June 12, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Paul Murphy, known for leading Lightspeed’s bet on French AI unicorn Mistral, is leaving the US-headquartered firm after five years.

Categories People Tags Artificial Intelligence, France, Lightspeed Venture Partners Leave a comment

CardNexus Secures €3.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Build Trading Card Game Platform

June 11, 2026 by Sophie Renard

CardNexus, a French trading card game platform, raised €3.5 million in pre-Seed funding to support team expansion and platform development.

Categories Funding Tags CardNexus, France, Gaming, Pre-seed Leave a comment

French AI Adoption Platform Mendo Raises €12M in Series A Funding

June 11, 2026 by Sophie Renard

Mendo helps enterprises adopt generative and agentic AI

Categories Funding Tags €20M–€100M, Artificial Intelligence, France, Mendo, Series A Leave a comment
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