AVATAR MEDICAL, the Medical Image VR platform that facilitates the preparation of complex surgeries, today announced it has been named a winner in the Start-up Slams 2020 organized by MedFIT. AVATAR MEDICAL, a ground-breaking spin-off from the Institut Pasteur and Institut Curie, leverages virtual reality and standard medical images (e.g. CT-scan, MRI) to instantly create realistic to-scale patient avatars for …
Category: La French Tech
€20 M Record-breaking Series A For TEHTRIS
TEHTRIS, a former customer of big bang factory’s founders is a European technology leader against cyber espionage and cyber sabotage. In November 2020, the company announced its first round of funding totaling 20 million euros from Ace Management, the European leader in private equity in digital security, together with Open CNP, the corporate venture fund of CNP Assurances, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Co-Investissement …
Pytheas Technology successfully launches its subsidiary in the USA
By increasing the efficiency of renewable energy systems, Pytheas’ breakthrough generators have a great potential in the US. Founded in 2015, Pytheas Technology develops a piezoelectric generator suitable for slow motion characteristics and irregular movements, which are the major weaknesses of renewable energy sources. This solution is unique in that it optimizes the power per weight ratio for low-speed electricity …
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 …
Half a million for Wakatoon!
500,000 This is the number of Wakatoon’s coloring book KFC France is including in its Kid’s menu. 3 coloring books that convert into cartoon thanks to Wakatoon’s application. Wakatoon and KFC are enabling kids to spend hours offline coloring books and a few minutes online to get the magic of discovering the cartoon. After global references such as Danone or …
Can Artificial Intelligence Detect and Prevent Senior Falls?
VA2CS is launching in the U.S. at GSA 2019 – Austin, TX – Nov 13, 2019 VA2CS the European leader in AI-Powered Fall Detection and Prevention is launching its product at GSA 2019! The solution is already deployed in 2,700 rooms in 6 European countries. Artificial Intelligence uses visual and infrared sensors to automatically detect when a person is falling …
Cool Startups Xavier met in France
I always enjoy meeting impassioned entrepreneurs. Their energies full my energy! My recent trip to France was no exception and this is the list of the Top 12 startups I loved. AR GO provides AR Technologies and Factories to build new business models & experiences for the print industry, reaching both the physical and digital worlds. Cryptonext Security markets software …
Scalefast announced a $8M Series A Funding Round!
Scalefast announces its $8 million Series A Funding round, led by Benhamou Global Ventures, with participation from Adara Ventures, B&Y, French Partners and CIC Capital. Scalefast plans to focus heavily on strengthening its Client Success team and introducing new products to help customers establish deeper 1:1 relationships with their own customers, in turn, fueling online retention and revenue growth. “eCommerce, …