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How Certificall Is Fighting AI-Fueled Visual Insurance Fraud
Founded by insurance veterans in Toulouse, Certificall transforms photos and videos into certified legal evidence in under 90 seconds. The startup just raised €1M to help insurers, brokers, and industries prevent fraud, ensure compliance, and restore trust in the age of AI-generated fakes.
La Machine #47: Superbugs, Beats, and Billions
Phagos uses AI-designed bacteriophages to fight bacterial infections; Claimy is building algorithms to chase lost musical royalties. Plus: Mistral AI gets a fancy new crib; Paris ranks #3 in global AI hubs; Probabl leads AI funding with €13M round.
Claimy Wants to Use AI to End Music’s Missing Money Problem
Claimy, a Paris startup backed by €1.5 million in pre-seed funding, is building an AI-powered platform to locate and reclaim lost royalties, attacking a $15 billion global problem that’s eroded transparency and trust in the booming music economy.
How Phagos Plans to Kill Superbugs with AI and Nature’s Own Viruses
Antibiotics are failing. French biotech Phagos thinks the answer lies in nature’s own bacteria-killers: 'phages.' With €25 million and an AI platform to match viruses with their prey, the startup could rewrite the rulebook on how we fight infection.
La Machine #46: Special AI Cybersecurity Edition
It's Cybermois, France's cybersecurity month. For Part II of our special Cybersecurity package, we look at MokN's platform that uses AI and "fake doors" to trick hackers into revealing stolen credentials. CEOs Stu Solomon (HUMAN) and Philippe Humeau (CrowdSec) discuss the AI future of security.
How Certificall Is Fighting AI-Fueled Visual Insurance Fraud
Founded by insurance veterans in Toulouse, Certificall transforms photos and videos into certified legal evidence in under 90 seconds. The startup just raised €1M to help insurers, brokers, and industries prevent fraud, ensure compliance, and restore trust in the age of AI-generated fakes.
From Rennes to Roblox: How Gaming Startup RIVRS is Betting Big On UGC Publishing Model In Asia
RIVRS is evolving from a French UGC game studio into a full-fledged publishing platform with a major Asia push. Launching a $1M Creator Fund and new hubs in Vietnam and Hong Kong, it’s betting on speed, AI, and partnerships to professionalize Roblox game creation.
Sector Deep Dive: Inside France’s Ambitious Cybersecurity Sovereignty Strategy
France is betting over €1 billion to become a cybersecurity powerhouse. This in-depth Sector Deep Dive maps the nation’s integrated ecosystem—government, defense, ANSSI, startups, research, and corporate giants—driving its push for digital independence and global leadership.
French Companies Struggle with Cybersecurity Reality Check
A sweeping new study by Cybervadis and CESIN of 1,000 firms finds most have solid policies but weak proof. As Europe's cybersecurity regulation NIS2 expands oversight to thousands more companies, the gap between compliance on paper and verifiable protection is now a national competitiveness issue.
Spotlight Video Interview: Director Julie Huguet on La French Tech Mission
"What we want to do is help entrepreneurs have the best ecosystem to create, to scale, and to go abroad."
Spotlight Interview: ChangeNOW CEO Santiago Lefebvre Wants You To Believe Again
ChangeNOW 2025, the "world expo of solutions for the planet," is in full swing this week. Ahead of the Paris opening, I spoke with Lefebvre about how a bold idea born at COP21 became a global gathering, and why, in a divided world, hope and action still matter.
Spotlight Interview: Keles' Laurent Van Lerberghe On Digital Health Investing
"The region between the UK, France, and Benelux is becoming something like a new Palo Alto. Everything is reachable within two and a half hours, creating a concentrated ecosystem of talent, capital, and market opportunities."
Spotlight Interview: Fly Ventures' Marie Brayer
"What's really exciting is seeing the emergence of academic entrepreneurship in France."
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Certificall Battles Visual AI Insurance Fraud
Also in this edition: ImCheck’s €1B biotech exit shakes up the scene, Lemlist snaps up Claap to boost AI sales, France’s startup job engine stalls, and OVHcloud’s founder returns to reclaim the cockpit.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: Startup Nation Confronts Austerity Nation...Liberté, Égalité, Subventionné?
A French Tech Mission report positions startups as nationwide job engines rather than elite subsidy hogs before the budget axe falls. Also: A new new new digital minister; a Nobel win for economist Aghion; RIVRS pivots to Asia + new publishing model; €105M biotech raise leads funding rounds.
🛡️Special Edition: French Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage
France bets big on cybersecurity as global leaders gather in Monaco. Part 1 of our special edition maps the nation’s €1B cyber strategy—spanning government, defense, startups, and AI-driven innovation—while revealing a widening gap between policy promises and on-the-ground protection.
🇫🇷 French Tech Wire: €500M in New VC Firepower For AI And Deeptech
Refugee women break barriers with Sistech, TiHive raises €8M to reinvent quality control, Serena closes €200M AI & energy fund, EF exits Europe for Silicon Valley, Harmattan AI eyes $1B valuation, and Paris solidifies its spot as France’s startup powerhouse.