Lyft, the US ride‑hailing company, announced the European rollout of its existing app, enabling travelers from North America to book rides in Europe without downloading a new app. The expansion begins with Barcelona and Hamburg and will cover several major European cities by the end of October 2024, with plans to support local currency payments.
LUPIN DENTAL, a Montpellier‑based startup, announced a €15 million funding round to accelerate its robotic solution that automates the preparation of natural teeth for aesthetic veneers under a dentist’s supervision. The company aims to prove that a robot can perform irreversible dental procedures safely and precisely, entering an emerging market for dental robotics.
French cleantech startup Blackfuel, led by serial entrepreneur Charles Kantor, has landed contracts totaling €250 million, marking a major commercial milestone for the company.
Paris‑based industrial robotics startup Inbolt secured €11 million, led by Shift4Good, to accelerate its global expansion and target new markets such as data centres and electronics manufacturing. The funding brings its total capital to €30 million and will help scale its AI‑driven vision system that enables robots to perceive and adapt to their environment in real time.
REELEVANT aims to tackle the high production costs of personalized marketing content by using automation to create content from business data, streamlining the process for marketers and reducing the need for manual creation and maintenance.
Paris-based startup MARBLE raised €6.5 million in a Series A round led by SMARTFIN, with participation from ADNEXUS, Passion Capital and 42Capital, to build an open-source platform that automates fraud detection and AML compliance for financial institutions.
Belgian construction‑tech startup Spotable secured €4 million in seed capital to enhance its AI‑driven measurement and quoting platform for roofers and other contractors, and to scale the business across Europe and the US.
French fintech SHINE has acquired LIBEO, a specialist in supplier invoice management and payment, joining the CEGID group with its team. The transaction amount was not disclosed.
French startup Graneet raised €7 million to enhance its construction ERP, positioning electronic invoicing as the gateway to its platform as new EU invoicing rules take effect.
During the week of 19–25 September, French tech saw 14 funding rounds raise nearly €189 million, with notable raises by HighLife, Biolevate and Wealthcome, highlighting strong investor interest in health, enterprise software and AI infrastructure.