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Marlène Schiappa signs a contract worth nearly 4 million euros for Toopi Organics [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2019], 26th January 2023
“Secretary of State Marlène Schiappa visited the Toopi Organics company in Loupiac-de-La-Réole (Gironde) and Cap Solidaire in Langon on Thursday January 26, 2023. »
Gironde: The start-up Toopi Organics markets the first fertilizer based on human urine [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2019], 24th October, 2022
“The start-up based in Loupiac-de-la-Réole (Gironde), Toopi Organics, announced this Monday the marketing in France and Europe of Lactopi StartTM, “the world's first urine-sourced biostimulant intended for agriculture. By “urino-sourced”, understand a product made from human urine. »
Space constellation: the startup Unseenlabs inexorably increases its firepower [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2021], 3th May 2022
“Unseenlabs is on the verge of dizzying growth. The Galic brothers (Clément, Jonathan and Benjamin) “drop off” aboard Unseenlabs, the Rennes startup that they created in 2015. After launching two radio frequency signal detection satellites BRO-5 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter-5) last January then BRO-7 at the beginning of April aboard two Falcon 9 launchers (SpaceX), Unseenlabs now has a seventh satellite put into orbit during the night from Monday to Tuesday by Electron from Rocket Lab (BRO-6). Launched one month apart, these two satellites will increase the firepower of Unseenlabs' satellite constellation previously dedicated to the maritime market. Since 2019, the French startup, which claims the position of European leader in the detection of radio frequency (RF) signals from space, has been expanding the largest constellation of this type. »
SUN Mobility and Terra Motors collaborate to accelerate EV Adoption in India [Michelin Mobility International – Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2021], April 22th
“Terra Motors, a Japanese electric vehicle manufacturer with the vision of creating a new industry and sustainable society, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sun Mobility, the leading provider of battery swapping services for electric vehicles (EVs). Together, the two companies plan to integrate Terra Motors’s 3W passenger vehicles and 2W platforms with SUN Mobility’s swappable battery-based energy solution. »
School support: the start-up Meet in Class opens its first agency in Paris [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2018], 5th February 2022
“Academic support: the start-up Meet in Class opens its first agency in ParisThe start-up specializing in support courses, from primary to high school, has just opened its first agency on rue Charcot in Paris, to welcome students and teachers. »
Editis enters the capital of Meet in Class [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2018], September 3, 2021
“Thanks to this merger with the Editis group, Meet in Class will offer its support courses from CP to Terminale in 2021 French departments from the start of the 29 school year. Since its creation in 2017, the social start-up has experienced meteoric growth, meeting the expectations of families from all social backgrounds. Editis is a leader in the education sector with Maisons Bordas, CLE International, Daesign, Le Robert, Éditions MDI, Nathan, Retz, Syros. »
‘Wave Bumper’: removable dikes to combat rising water levels, from Biarritz to New York [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2019], 31th May 2021
“Tomorrow eco. Created in 2017 in Bayonne, this start-up develops anti-submersion shields linked to storms and cyclones. With the European Space Agency, it is developing an application to predict changes to the coastline. Called all over the world, its expertise has even convinced the American army. »
Virtuo finalizes a fundraising of 80 million euros [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2018], 20th May 2021
“Virtuo has just raised 80 million euros in two stages, a funding round of 50 million euros led by Axa Venture Partners and bank financing of 30 million euros. Enough to ensure its expansion in Europe and the intensive electrification of its fleet. »
La Banque Postale buys microDON [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2014], July 16, 2020
“Our subsidiary KissKissBankBank & Co, a crowdfunding specialist, acquires the start-up microDON. An approved solidarity company of social utility, microDON has been popularizing “embedded” generosity for more than 10 years in France, notably with L’ARRONDI solidaire, allowing everyone to support associations of general interest on a daily basis. »
Toopi Organics raises more than €1 million to transform human urine into organic fertilizer [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2019], April 14th
“The Gironde startup Toopi Organics, which transforms human urine into the most effective organic agricultural fertilizer, has just raised more than a million euros in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. By the end of the year, it will have built its first human urine enrichment unit in South Gironde. A low-tech and inexpensive process for a product whose high effectiveness has been measured. »
Okahina wants to make her artificial wave break at Futuroscope [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2016], April 2th
“The next Futuroscope surf spot? The Vienne department has just signed a letter of intent with the company Waveriding Solution which has developed a very innovative artificial wave concept called Okahina Wave. »
Predictice raises 5 million euros [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2017], November 26, 2019
“Legaltech Predictice is raising 5 million euros to ensure the development of its predictive justice solution. »
Nickel account: 1,2 million customers, and many more to come! [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2015], 9th May 2019
“The BNP Paribas group reveals some figures on its Nickel service: 1,2 million customers, and 4 partner tobacconists make it possible to create an ecosystem conducive to the development of this alternative current account. »
Agorize raises 13 million to stimulate Open Innovation internationally [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2016 / Baby 2014], April 1th
“The start-up is developing a platform on which online innovation challenges are organized. It is raising 13 million euros to gain international market share. »
Crowdfunding: how Glowee raised more than 1,3 million euros [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2015], September 3, 2019
“Sandra Rey, founder of Glowee, an ecological light source based on bioluminescence, gives her advice for a successful crowdfunding campaign. It has already completed two and is leading a third in the form of equity. »
Virtuo raises 20 million euros to shake up vehicle rental [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2018], 12th February 2019
“Present in France, the United Kingdom and Belgium, this new generation car rental company intends to develop its offer in new markets in Spain and Germany. Its credo: an autonomous rental process from a mobile application. »
Finalcad raises $40 million to accelerate the digital transformation of the construction sector [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2019 / Baby 2015], December 13, 2018
“French society Finalcad, specializing in the digital transformation of the construction sector, has completed a $40 million funding round. Besides the investors historical, Serena Capital, Aster Capital and CapHorn Invest, Draper Esprit, Cathay Innovation as well as Salesforce Ventures, the investment vehicle of the world leader in CRM, also participated in the operation. This comes two years later a fundraising of 20 million dollars »
BOLD, the new L’Oréal investment fund is banking on Sillages Paris [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2018], December 6, 2018
“Sillages Paris, the French start-up which wishes to transform the world of perfume with its personalized online creation service, will receive a first investment from BOLD, the L'Oréal private equity fund intended to take stakes minorities in innovative start-ups with high growth potential. »
Advitam raises 1,8 million euros to simplify the organization of funerals [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2016], 15th October, 2018
“The French start-up Advitam, which is developing an online funeral service, has completed a funding round of 1,8 million euros. For this operation, the company, which joined the Ile-de-France accelerator Wilco in 2017 for three years, surrounded itself with Newfund, the investment fund of François Véron and Patrick Malka with 200 million euros, Bpifrance and of business angels. »
Two years after its acquisition, Nokia resells Withings to its founder [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2014], 31th May 2018
“It’s now official, Nokia Health becomes Withings again! Far from its brilliant form of a few years ago, the former tricolor flagship of connected objects, transformed into the health division of Nokia which designs health and well-being products, will return to square one. Indeed, the Finnish group has formalized the sale of Nokia Health to Eric Carreel, who is none other than one of the founders of Withings. The amount of the transaction has not been revealed, but would not exceed 30 million euros, far from the 170 million euros put on the table by Nokia in 2016 to afford Withings, a pioneering connected health company co-founded in 2008 with Cédric Hutchings. »
AI: startup QuantCube raises $5 million from Moody’s and Five Capital [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2016], 30th May 2018
“The Parisian start-up, which has designed macro-economic and financial forecasting algorithms, is carrying out its first round of funding. It has the ambition to become “a world leader in big data analysis for the financial sector”
Startups: French cloud specialist Scality raises $60 million [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2015], April 20th
“This fundraising brings to $152 million the amounts raised by this French cloud hosting nugget since its creation in 2009. A future unicorn? »
Mobibam, 1 million euros to create tailor-made furniture [Finalist Blue Ocean Awards 2017], April 6th
“The French start-up Mobibam, specializing in the design of custom furniture, has completed a funding round of 1 million euros. For this operation, the company benefited from the contribution of business angels and subsidies. The investors have not been communicated. »
Predictice won the 2018 WILCO Digital Grand Prix [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2017], April 3th
“Louis Larret-Chahine, co-founder of Predicts, won the WILCO Prize Digital. Predictice calculates, in one click, the probabilities of resolving a dispute based on the most influential elements in previous decisions rendered. Louis was supported by Philippe EYMERIE, Bouygues Télécom, and was presented with the trophy by Myriam Beque, BNP PARIBAS.”
Monbanquet.fr raises 2,5 million euros [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2017], March 15, 2018
“The French start-up Monbanquet.fr, specializing in the delivery of buffets designed by artisans, has completed a funding round of 2,5 million euros led by ISAI. In June 2016, the ISAI Seed Club, composed in particular of Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet and Olivier Mathiot (PriceMinister), Éric La Bonnardière and Yvan Wibaux (Evaneos), and even Thibault Viort (CityVox), had already injected 500 000 euros in the society. »
MIP robotics raises 500 euros for its collaborative robot [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2017], 24th January 2018
“Established in the Paris region, MIP robotics has announced that it has concluded a new fundraising of 500 euros, in order to industrialize the production of its industrial robots and to develop new functionalities,” says the French start-up, in a press release. MIP robotics has developed a technology (patented) which makes it possible to “offer a collaborative robot allowing a wide field of application, programmable very easily by non-specialists. »
Mérieux NutriSciences acquires majority stake in traQ'food [Blue Ocean Award Baby 2016], 10th January 2018
Mérieux NutriSciences announces today the acquisition of a majority shareholding in traQ'food, a French start-up commercializing a digital application for restaurants and food service to manage their hygiene and sanitary control plan. traQ'food strategically complements Mérieux NutriSciences' already existing Digital Solutions portfolio.
BNP Paribas takes over Compte-Nickel [Blue Ocean Award Mentor 2015], April 4th
“It’s a bit like the wedding of the year that is being prepared in France in the world of fintech. BNP Paribas and Compte-Nickel – this solution which allows you to open a current account in a tobacco shop – announced this Tuesday morning that they had signed an agreement for the purchase by the Banque de la rue d'Antin of 95% of Financière Electronic Payments, the company that owns Compte-Nickel. »
Nokia buys French Withings [Blue Award Mentor 2014], April 26th
“The Finn, former mobile star, will get his hands on the French connected health specialist for 170 million euros. Will Nokia get back into shape thanks to Withings? The Finnish manufacturer announced on Tuesday its intention to buy the French specialist in connected objects. Withings will join the Nokia Technologies division, Cédric Hutchings, CEO of Withings, will take over as head of the health division of the Finnish company. »
What an assessment, nine months after the acquisition of Leetchi [Blue Award Mentor 2014] by Crédit Mutuel-Arkéa, 24th June 2016
“In September 2015, the French online prize pool start-up Leetchi was acquired by Crédit-Mutuel Arkéa […] The first nine months confirm the full potential for synergies between Leetchi (via mangopay in particular) and Monext (distributor of the Payline solution ). By joining the forces of these two subsidiaries, we were able to win calls for tenders that were difficult for each of the players to win alone. Furthermore, and this is fundamental, this entrepreneurial state of mind, which is the great value of Leetchi, is preserved. »
Agorize [Blue Award Baby 2014] enjoyed very rapid success, March 23, 2015
“Agorize became profitable in less than a year and enjoyed very rapid success, supported by a fundraising of 2 million euros at the end of 2014 and contracts signed with leading companies such as Michelin, Google UK and Crédit Agricole. The company now has around twenty employees and has built through its challenges a global network of several thousand innovators (students, startups, developers, etc.) to which it connects its prestigious clients. »
Boco [Blue Award Baby 2014] launches its franchise internationally, 8th October, 2015
“While the double-starred restaurateur Olivier Bellin and the pastry chef Philippe Urraca recently joined the “Bande à Boco” by signing 4 original sweet and savory recipes, the concept of chefs' cuisine packaged in jars created ago 5 years by the Ferniot Brothers intends to give new impetus to its development. After having inaugurated a sixth Parisian address, Boco is indeed arriving in Brussels, avenue Louise. “This first unit abroad could not be done without adapting Boco recipes by calling on local chefs,” explains Vincent Ferniot. »
Boco[Blue Award Baby 2014] launches in Switzerland after Belgium, April 30th
“Boulevard Georges-Favon. Number 10. In the arcade where the late Mamounia was once nestled, a new and intriguing brand was born yesterday. Boco, her name is. This is the Swiss franchise of a chain of concept restaurants which already has six addresses in France and Belgium. »
Sen.se [Blue Awards Baby 2014] presents Mother for seniors at CES in Las Vegas, 5th January 2016
“The French start-up Sen. is presenting at CES a version of its Mother system dedicated to the elderly, and will sell its sensors individually. 2016, the year of the true democratization of connected objects! The French start-up Sen.se, founded by Rafi Haladjian, a pioneer in the sector, believes in it, and puts its money where its mouth is. It is presenting at CES a miniaturized and independent version of its Motion Cookies sensors, key elements of its Mother solution, presented two years ago in Las Vegas. »
MicroDon Rounding [Blue Award Baby 2014] offered to Adidas customers, November 1, 2015
“At the beginning of November, customers of Adidas stores will have the possibility, by paying for their purchases by bank card, to round the amount up to the next euro and thus make a micro-donation to support the brand's solidarity approach alongside the Siel Bleu Foundation and the Unis Vers le Sport association. »
MicroDonation [Blue Award Baby 2014] guest on France 2 with Frédéric Lopez, 6th January 2016
“Wednesday January 6, we had the pleasure of being invited to Frédéric Lopez's new show: Folie passagère on France 2! Pierre-Emmanuel Grange, President and co-founder of microDON, had the pleasure of participating to tell about our great adventure! »
Sage supports Salary Rounding MicroDonation [Blue Award Baby 2014], 28th June 2016
“Sage allows companies to offer their employees payroll donations thanks to Sage Payroll i7. […] Payday donation launched in 2011 by MicroDon is growing rapidly in France. Many French companies have already adopted it to unite their employees around common solidarity action. The principle is simple: each month, employees of a company have the possibility of donating from their net pay a rounded or fixed amount to one or more solidarity associations selected with the agreement of their employer. »
Unilend [Blue Award Baby 2014 & Mentor 2015]: the largest co-financing carried out in France, November 20, 2015
“This is a record in France: 1 members of the Unilend platform, the French leader in lending to SMEs/VSEs, responded to the call from the Var contemporary art gallery “Galerie des Lices” to co-finance a global project of one million euros for its development abroad. »
Crowdfunding: how to Unilend [Blue Award Baby 2014 & Mentor 2015] became a leader, 26th January 2016
In two years of existence, the crowdfunding platform for business loans has enabled more than 200 projects to be financed for an amount of 16 million euros.
Scality[Blue Award Mentor 2015]: The American giant HP invests 10 million dollars, 12th January 2016
“The group invests $10 million and takes a largely minority stake in the cloud specialist, while strengthening the partnership established in 2014. It invested $10 million in the company, in addition to the latest fundraising , and makes this French cloud specialist its preferred supplier for all large capacity storage: Scality works with customers with heavy cloud needs, ensuring them continuous service continuity, permanently, and a fully operational system. secure. The valuation of Scality is not revealed, but the operation would value it on the same basis as its fundraising last August. Scality then had raised 45 million dollars and its price had doubled compared to its previous fundraising, two years earlier. »
Nickel Account [Blue Award Mentor 2015]: 300.000 accounts opened in 27 months, 25th May 2016
“A new tobacconist equipped every 2 hours A new Nickel Account opened every minute. The 300.000th customer has just opened their Nickel Account, 27 months after the service opened on February 11, 2014. The rate of openings is currently 20.000 accounts per month, an increase of 110% compared to the same period of 2015.”
B.Sensory [Blue Award Baby 2015] wins the CES Innovation Award in Las Vegas, 1th January 2016
“Christel Le Coq is not yet very well known in France but she is a real celebrity in the United States and this is not surprising because her connected sex toy won the CES Innovation Award in the category of wearable technologies, or wareables if you prefer. It must also be said that the Little Bird is not like other products of the same type and it should also really appeal to MILFs. »
E.Sensory[Blue Award Baby 2015] raises 450 euros to democratize SexTech with its Little Bird, 19th May 2016
“After several months of waiting and a CES Innovation Award, the product promised by the startup E.sensory will finally be released next June thanks to a fundraising of 450 euros from Nestadio and private investors. »
Glowee [Blue Award Baby 2015] collects nearly 700 euros on the crowdfunding site Wiseed, June 10, 2016
“The idea – brilliant! – from Glowee to produce light without electricity has just been a hit on the crowdfunding platform Wiseed where the young company raised nearly 700 euros in two weeks. »
Finalcad [Blue Award Baby 2015] is acclaimed for its 2nd fundraising, 10th June 2016
“Aurélien Blaha, Marketing Director at Finalcad, meets us with a smile on his face during the Bpifrance Inno Génération. The concept of the startup appeals to investors and he seems very confident about his upcoming fundraising. Aurélien Blaha is not his first attempt. His startup designs applications that improve productivity in the construction industry. And she has already raised funds. It was June 2014, and it was for an amount of 2,1 million euros. »
Fretbay [Blue Award Baby 2015]: Ford’s nice helping hand for a French Internet start-up, 26th February 2016
“The automobile giant is integrating into its on-board multimedia system an application from the French company FretBay, managing private-to-private delivery via the Internet. Future Ford models will have it. »
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