Berlin‑based energy platform Cloover, founded in 2023, announced it has become profitable with a $350 million revenue run rate and secured a $100 million financing facility backed by a €350 million European Investment Fund guarantee, expanding its capacity to fund residential solar, heat‑pump and home‑electrification projects in Germany, the UK, France and Poland.
After 3.5 years of strong growth, NORM, the data and insight layer behind RetailMedia.One, is becoming a standalone platform to provide retailers and brands with granular measurement of retail media effectiveness, with plans to expand into the UK, Germany, France and Belgium.
Criteo announced that its ad inventory is now available in ChatGPT across 31 European countries, allowing advertisers to run campaigns directly from Criteo’s cross‑channel commerce platform. Early tests show higher spend, conversion rates and click‑through rates compared with other referral channels.
French startup Pollen Robotics, now part of Hugging Face, introduced Microduck – a low‑cost, sensor‑rich desktop robot that runs open‑source software and can execute AI models in the physical world. Priced at $400, the robot ships in late 2026 to Europe and the US, aiming to democratise AI‑enabled robotics similar to how Raspberry Pi popularised low‑cost computing.
Montpellier‑based dental robotics startup Lupin Dental raised €15 million in a Series A round led by Fynveur, with participation from Bpifrance, Invus and other investors, to scale its robotic platform for minimally invasive dental procedures.
French quantum‑computing startup Pasqal has entered the Nasdaq market after securing $360 million in financing, marking a major milestone for the company and the European deep‑tech ecosystem.
Paris‑based quantum software startup ColibriTD raised €4 million in a Seed round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from SymbiaVC and Medin VC. The funding will be used to accelerate R&D, expand the team, and grow internationally, building on its H‑DES algorithm for solving partial differential equations across multiple high‑tech sectors.
Paris‑based startup ARCSPACE raised over €2 million to develop and flight‑qualify an electron‑beam technology that could enable repair of disposable satellites, opening a new market for on‑orbit servicing.
Verkor, the unicorn specialized in electric batteries, will change its CEO on 1 September.
Nebex, a space‑trading platform founded in 2025, announced a €100 million initiative in France that will channel global space contracts back to French startups, guaranteeing a full industrial return on foreign spending. The move is backed by a $30 million seed round led by GV and supported by a dozen venture investors. The model aims to simplify cross‑border space procurement and boost the French space ecosystem without changing existing procurement laws.