👉🏻 Ledger (crypto hardware wallets) raises $380M Series C and becomes unicorn

👉🏻 Pasqal raises €25M for its quantum simulators

👉🏻 C12 raises $10M

👉🏻 Tunecore parent company, Believe, IPOs on Euronext

Celebrating important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

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Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

This week's stories: 👉🏻 Dubai launches free trade zone Crypto Centre 👉🏻 Christie's continues its NFT adventure with Andy Warhol auction 👉🏻 Nebula Genomics to mint DNA NFT using Akon's AkoinNFT 👉🏻 Chia Network raises $61M for Proof of Space and Time 👉🏻 Ledger hardware wallet's 500% Q1 revenue announcement and Nano sales

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French health insurance super app Alan just raised $220M at a $1.67B valuation from Coatue, Dragoneer, Exor, and existing investors Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Temasek. CEO and Co-Founder Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve joins us.

Join our Clubhouse live podcast, in English, highlighting important stories in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders.

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Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Today's stories: 👉🏻 $455B Asset Manager and Early Tesla, Alibaba, Moderna Investor, Gaillie Gifford, Invests $100M in Blockchain.com's $300M Round 👉🏻 WeWork Partners with Bitpay to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments, Will HODL 👉🏻 PayPal's Venmo Launches Cryptocurrency Trading For Its 70M Customers 👉🏻 Prada and Cartier (Groupe Richemont) Join LVMH's Aura Blockchain Consortium 👉🏻 After Just Raising $305M at $2.6B Valuation Three Weeks Ago, Is NBA TopShots' Dapper Labs Raising More Capital at $7.5B Valuation? 👉🏻 Mark Cuban Continues Investing in Everything That Moves in the NFTs World, Now Backing NFT Data Aggregator CryptoSlam

🔴 Speakers and questions will be recorded for the Blockchain Economy podcast.

Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Today's stories: 👉🏻 Coinbase had its Direct Listing today on NASDAQ 👉🏻 Ticketmaster/Live Nation partner with Fandragon’s TixTo.me blockchain-based ticketing and digital entertainment wallet 👉🏻 New York Stock Exchange celebrates first-trades with NFT series 👉🏻 Topps to launch official Major League Baseball NFTs à la NBA TopShots on the WAX blockchain 👉🏻 ConsenSys raises $65 million from JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard, UBS, and others

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Geraldine LeMeur has been a key player in building the international presence of French entrepreneurs. Now she’s launched LeFonds, an early stage fund that leverages the FrenchFounders’ network.

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Learn How To Avoid The Legal & Regulatory Pitfalls Associated With NFT’s.

Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Today's stories: 👉🏻 Coinbase Q1 results are out 👉🏻 Korea to launch blockchain-based vaccine certificate this month; New York launches IBM digital health passport 👉🏻 Dapper Labs raises $305 million for NBA TopShot NFT app 👉🏻 Singapore's Monetary Authority issues crypto investment warning following BitClout fraud of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

🔴 Speakers and questions will be recorded for the Blockchain Economy podcast.

From jumping off the Eiffel Tower wearing rollerblades to taking on the telecom industry with On/Off, Taïg Khris likes big challenges. We discuss his new startup Albums, a privacy-minded Instagram challenger.

We'll also discuss Qwant looking to raise another €20M on top of the €43.4M they've already raised historically. Is profitability ahead?

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An Opportunity For Emerging Artists & Creators To Network With NFT Experts.

An Immersive Discussion On NFT Structure & Implementation For Creators.

Book launch!! We are delighted to launch Volume II of What’s Hot in Blockchain & Crypto. Join us to meet the participants and hear their stories. On amazon at - http://mybook.to/WHBC2

Personalized literacy program platform Lalilo acquired by US EdTech leader Renaissance Learning. Dating Group acquires Once App in an $18M deal.

We'll be joined by Clémentine Lalande, Co-Founder and CEO of Once, as well as Lalilo's founders, Benjamin Abdi, Amine Mezzour, Laurent Jolie, and investors Alison Imbert from Partech and Carlos Diaz.

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Showcase Your NFT Art To Crypto Investors! Compete To Win A Spot In Our Virtual NFT Gallery At Club Fest!

Back Market is the leading marketplace dedicated to refurbished devices. Co-founder Vianney Vaute joins us to discuss their mission to make resurrected devices mainstream.

Celebrating important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

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Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Today's stories:

👉🏻 More on Bitclout

👉🏻 Jack Dorsey Tweet NFT Sells for $2.9M

👉🏻 NFT Marketplace OceanSea Raises $23M

👉🏻 Blockchain.com Raises $300M at $5.2B Valuation

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New startup Resilience is reinventing cancer care…from veteran founders Céline Lazorthes (Leetchi) and Jonathan Benhamou (PeopleDoc).

E-commerce on-demand logistics startup Cubyn raises €35M. CEO Adrien Baca joins us.

Jungle raises €42M to scale its vertical farming platform.

Celebrating important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

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Partner Jonathan Userovici discusses their first two French investments: Kili Technologies and Homa Games, as well as France becoming a powerhouse of data talent and startups. Edouard d’Archimbaud, CTO at Kili joins.

We’ll also cover the new anti-cancer startup Resilience from FrenchTech veterans Céline Lazorthes et Jonathan Benhamou, e-commerce logistics startup Cubyn raises €35M, Pledge raises €80m for its split payments platform, Taïg Khris launches a European Instagram, and France’s privacy watchdog CNIL opens investigation into, gasp, #Clubhouse

Celebrating important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

🔴 Speakers and questions will be recorded for the French Tech News podcast.

Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Today's stories:

👉🏻 Gumroad raises $5M in 8 hours from 8000 investors on Republic

👉🏻 Arianee raises €8 million for luxury blockchain alliance

👉🏻 BitClout Sells Coins Based on Celebs Without Their Permission

👉🏻 Coinbase registers 114.9 million shares ahead of direct Nasdaq listing

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The French ❤️ Miami. The French Tech does, too. As the SF, Austin, NYC, LA ecosystem exodus wars heat up...join our special guests to talk about why Miami is the best place to be for entrepreneurs and investors. (next to Paris, bien sûr). Also NLP startup Hugging Face raises $40m.

Celebrating important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

🔴 Speakers and questions will be recorded for the French Tech News podcast.

Join us for a conversation with Sista, an association founded 2 years ago to attack the imbalance between male and female entrepreneurs in France. Sista's recent barometer highlighted many of these inequalities. We'll discuss that report and see what lessons Sista has for other ecosystems.

Celebrating important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

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What should France be focusing on for the next decade? We chat with Oussama Ammar, co-founder of The Family

Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Today's stories:

👉🏻 Pipe raises $50m to transform recurring revenues into upfront capital

👉🏻 Fairmint's CAFE (Continuous Agreement for Future Equity)

👉🏻 Moderna and IBM on Covid vaccine traceability and digital health passports

👉🏻 Taco Bell NFTs: Hype or Tasty Digital Art?

Room notes and links: BlockchainEconomy.club

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We’ll chat with Clara Chappaz from Vestiaire Collective as well as Grégory Boutté from Kering on their recent $215m fundraising making them France’s 11th 🦄 and the world's go-to second-hand fashion platform.

#FrenchTechNews highlighting important stories, in English, in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

📄 Room notes/links at http://FrenchTechNews.club 🔴 Speakers and questions will be recorded for the French Tech News podcast.

Our English language roundup of important French startup news with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse. Tonight, we have Co-Founder of Sorare, Nicolas Julia, on their recent raise and the current boom in NFT projects and market interest.

Room notes at http://FrenchTechNews.club

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This week Serena Capital announced the closing of its third fund for 300 million euros. Operating Partner David Bitton joins us to talk about what Serena is building to complement its venture partners and work more closely with its startups. We'll also discuss the Sorare fundraising round and other French Tech news.

Room notes at http://FrenchTechNews.club

🔴 Speakers and questions will be recorded for the French Tech News podcast. .

Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

Room notes and links: BlockchainEconomy.club

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Our twice-weekly roundup highlighting important stories in the world of France’s startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders, with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse.

In this special edition of the French Tech News, we'll be discussing the announcement of France's new Cybersecurity Strategy with Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, Cédric O.

Room notes/links at FrenchTechNews.club

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we are sharing secrets on future of finance: Fundraising, VC investing, blockchain & crypto, alt data for finance across Europe, Asia & US.

Join us as we chat with venture studio Founders Future's Marc Menasé about their recent €50m raise, bringing the fund to €110 million to accelerate its Tech for Good, food production, the circular economy, biomaterials, mobility, health... investments.

Also: FinTech SESAMm raises €7.5m, and Skeepers/Avis Vérifiés acquires blockchain startup Surprise.

📄 Room notes/links at http://frenchtechnews.club

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Our twice-weekly roundup of all of the news you can use about the French Tech startup ecosystem with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse. [In English]

We will discuss French tech lobbying organization, France Digitale, joining the Coalition for App Fairness and the coming war against Apple's App Store hegemony with Nicolas Brien and Paul Christophe as well as a few other French Tech stories.

Room notes and links at: http://ethan.club

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We’ll be discussing the mysteries and burden of long COVID with renowned researchers and long covid sufferers. Conversation will include the needs and types of clinical trials which could help.

Our twice-weekly roundup of all of the news you can use about the French Tech ecosystem, its startups and founders, major milestones, new investments and acquisitions, and more... with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse. [In English]

Le Bitcoin monte, descend et remonte encore plus haut. Ça excite les uns et ça fait flipper les autres. Mais que se passe t’il en ce moment dans le petit monde des cryptos??

Our twice-weekly roundup of all of the news you can use about the French Tech ecosystem, its startups and founders, major milestones, new investments and acquisitions, and more... with Venture Beat's Chris O'Brien and Borderless Ventures' Ethan Pierse. [In English]

Tonight's stories and room notes at http://ethan.club

Catch up on the important stories in Enterprise Blockchain, CryptoAssets, Tokenized Securities, DeFi, NFTs, from The Blockchain Economy Substack newsletter and podcast at: cryptoassets.substack.com

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Join the French Tech News update with Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse as we discuss today's announcement of the 2021 Next 40/FT120 hypergrowth scaleup/startup list and other amazing things about the French startup ecosystem, with special guest Kat Borlongan, Director of the French government's startup mission, La French Tech.

Room notes at http://ethan.club