In 2002, Maurice, Guillaume and myself co-founded Brixlogic, a software development platform for Web Services. Much like today, it felt like the worst possible timing to start a company, right after the internet bubble had burst. We had designed our platform to handle any kind of server-to-server communication using XML. There was a huge potential market, but we didn’t have …
#1 Pain Point You Can Solve: Increasing access to care in the U.S.
As said in our previous post, a result of its huge cost, the U.S. Healthcare ecosystem is seeking solutions that will: (i) Increase Access to Care, (ii) decrease the cost of care and (iii) improve outcomes. In this post, we are going to focus on access to care. The goal of Increasing Access to Care is to enable the U.S. …
Pytheas Technology & Resolute Marine won the concept stage of the US Department of Energy Waves to Water Prize.
Sometimes, it is not necessary to be in the U.S to start doing business with large institutions & close promising deals. Isn’t it Vincent ? Our friends from Pytheas Technology with their U.S. partner Resolute Marine have developed a desalination system powered by a wave energy converter. The system, called WaveWaterTM, is a unique combination of wave energy and desalination …
US Sales Tax 101: as TIRESOME as UNAVOIDABLE
Good news: you are generating sales in the US and are sending the first invoices. BUT, are you applying the right sales tax? Are you adapting it based on the state the sales are shipped to and the type of product you are selling: hardware, licensing (recurring revenues), professionals services, maintenance, etc.? For example, how does sales tax apply to …
Synapsys acquired by Inventis
Inventis Srl (www.inventis.it) announced in January that it has acquired 100% share capital of Synapsys SAS (www.synapsys.fr), the French leader in balance diagnostic systems.With this first acquisition, Inventis, an Italian company founded in 2005 with headquarters in Padua, which designs and manufactures advanced audiological diagnostics equipment, is launching its announced strategy that aims to complete its product range, at the same time extending its international …
Progress USA! Discover our 5 laureates!
On February 7th, risingSud, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d’Azure and big bang factory announced the launch of Progress USA, an individual program to support innovative companies in their US development. We are proud to announce the five first companies joining the program: BuyCo, a disruptive Shipping Management Platform Usercube, the first comprehensive Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) as a service Dreaminzz, the first connected …
How to improve the readiness of your medical technologies for the U.S. market?
Series of blog post written by Mathieu Petitjean, CEO, Mednest and Susan Z. Paquette MBA, MS, Executive Consultant, MedNest Part 1: Why you need to adapt your strategy for the $156 billion US market. Garnering the attention of U.S. policy makers, investors and innovators, the U.S. Medical Device market reached $156 billion in 2017 (40% of the global market!) and …
When should I launch my product in the U.S.?
Timing is probably one of the most complicated parameters for a US expansion, as I stated in my previous article about “Why do startups fail in the US?” If you come too soon, you might burn your cash before finding your product market-fit. If you come too late, competition will be too fierce for you to get a chance to …
Progress USA ! : votre développement sur les US (offre Région Sud / risingSUD)
risingSUD accompagne depuis des années les entreprises de la Région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur aux États-Unis via des missions exploratoires. Cette année, ils ont décidé de faire appel à big bang factory et son programme individuel Impulse! pour permettre aux entreprises de franchir une étape supplémentaire dans l’accès au marché américain. Impulse ! a pour objectif de faire progresser sur des aspects stratégiques avec une approche …
Uptale presented L’Oreal’s use case during Microsoft’s Retail Innovation Days
How Virtual Reality is accelerating the Onboarding of Retail Associates Uptale is honored to have been selected for Microsoft Retail Innovation Days in New York on January 13 to present its Enterprise Immersive Learning Platform. Microsoft’s goal in organizing this event during NRF2020 is to spark digital transformation in retail. Uptale presented a case study with NYX Professional Makeup, L’Oreal’s …