American Express to Acquire TheFork for $700 Million
American Express has made a proposal to acquire TheFork, a European restaurant booking platform, for $700 million.
France
EasyGroup Launches easyDelivery to Unify Europe’s Fragmented Last-Mile Logistics
EasyGroup launches easyDelivery, a pan-European aggregator of delivery and pickup points for e-commerce
Paul Murphy Departs Lightspeed Venture Partners After Five Years Leading European Investments
Paul Murphy, known for leading Lightspeed’s bet on French AI unicorn Mistral, is leaving the US-headquartered firm after five years.
CardNexus Secures €3.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Build Trading Card Game Platform
CardNexus, a French trading card game platform, raised €3.5 million in pre-Seed funding to support team expansion and platform development.
French AI Adoption Platform Mendo Raises €12M in Series A Funding
Mendo helps enterprises adopt generative and agentic AI
France Positions Itself as European Hub for AI-Powered Data Centre Development
France is determined to establish itself as a prime location for data centre development to power the next generation of AI in Europe
Surgical AI Startup Uncovr Secures $7M in Seed Funding from Index Ventures and Backers
Uncovr, a surgical AI startup, raised $7M in seed funding to develop AI infrastructure for surgery
French AI startup FONIO.AI secures 14.5 million euros to advance conversational telephone agents
FONIO.AI raised 14.5 million euros in funding to develop AI-powered telephone agents
French Defence Tech Startup Alta Ares Secures €50m Series A for Air Defence System Production
French startup Alta Ares raised a €50m Series A to increase production of its AI-powered air defence systems
Former Electra Co-Founder Launches Battery Marketplace With €20 Million Funding Round
A former co-founder of Electra has raised 20 million to create a financial market for batteries