Ubisoft creates a subsidiary valued 4 billion euros with Tencent as a strategic partner
Ubisoft brings together its emblematic franchises – Assassin’s Creed,, Far cry,, Rainbow Six – within a new entity valued at 4 billion euros. The Chinese group Tencent, already a 10 %shareholder, will inject 1.16 billion euros to acquire 25 %, thus consolidating its strategic role in the future of the French publisher. This subsidiary will control existing catalogs and future developments, in exchange for royalties paid to Ubisoft.
This operation, resulting from a competitive process initiated in January, aims to deset the group and offer it a bubble of air to establish its future developments.
Alexis Renard and Laura Pallier (ex-regatta) launch Allia in automated compliance
After the repurchase of REGATE by QONTO and a short period of post-acquisition integration, Alexis Renard (ex Mailjet) and Laura PALLIER embarks on a new entrepreneurial adventure: Alliaa startup SaaS B2B dedicated to Compliance automated by AI. The objective: to simplify and make regulatory compliance processes for businesses.
Omaj: end of cycle for the circular fashion startup, an in progress transmission
Founded in 2021 by Marine Daul Mernier and Louis Marty, Omaj was responsible for democratizing the second hand in fashion by making the resale of clothes simpler and rewarding. In three years, the startup has gathered a community of more than 150,000 people, attracted 30,000 customers, and built a team of 30 employees with its peak of activity.
Faced with a triple challenge – price war against Vinted and Shein, a low -margin model requiring volume and cash, and difficulty lifting in a market that has become selective – Omaj has failed to finalize its funding. The company is now in receivership.
Apple and Meta should avoid the worst: Trump’s shadow hovers in Brussels
The European Commission is preparing to inflict fines limited to Apple and Meta in the context of Digital Markets Act (DMA), aimed at avoiding exacerbating tensions with US President Donald Trump. According to the Financial Times, Apple should be sanctioned and forced to modify the rules of its App Store, while Meta will have to review its “pay or consent” model concerning data monitoring. Although the DMA provides penalties up to 10 % of global turnover, the Commission is considering much lower fines. The “Trump effect” weighs behind the scenes, for the American president, any sanction of Europe would be considered as a form of “extraterritorial taxation”.
Facebook tries to become again… Facebook
Meta introduces a “Friends” tab which displays only the statutes of your friends, as in the heyday when Facebook was still a social network, not an algorithmic content machine. Objective of Mark Zuckerberg to reconnect with the initial use, without pubs or distractions?. Other returns to sources are announced. Will nostalgia be enough to repair the wear of the model?
Tiktok Shop accelerates in Europe, under threat of banishment in the United States
Tiktok Shop extends its operations to France, Germany and Italy on Monday, despite the growing pressure on his parent company Bytedance, ordered to yield its American activities under penalty of ban. Already launched in the United Kingdom in 2021 and the United States in 2023, the Tiktok e-commerce platform now targets continental Europe with a faster approach. Carrefour, Aboutyou and Cosnova are among the first partner merchants. In parallel, Tiktok Shop seeks to attract more European sellers to balance an offer still largely dominated by Chinese products at low prices.
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Experial raises 2 million euros to reinvent market studies with AI
The German Deeptech Experial, founded in Cologne in 2022, has just raised 2 million euros in pre-seed from Capnamic, XDECK and Business Angels including Professor Bernd Schmitt (Columbia). The startup is developing digital twins boosted at AI to simulate consumer behavior and replace traditional, deemed biased and costly surveys. Already adopted by Fressnapf or TDK, its technology allows real -time analyzes, without personal data, up to 100 times cheaper than conventional methods.
Ethos raises 3 million euros to map real expertise thanks to the AI
The London startup Ethos has raised 3 million euros from General Catalyst, 8VC, Conviction, Common Magic, Interface, and Business Angels from Sequoia, A16z, McKinsey and Softbank. Founded by James Lo (ex-McKinsey, Softbank) and Daniel J. Mankowitz (Ex-Deepmind), Ethos uses AI to identify experts from open data (publications, github, podcasts, etc.). Already adopted by 25 funds and consulting firms, the platform automates Calls experts and prepares its expansion to recruitment and professional events.
Fyxer Ai raises 10 million euros to automate email and boost actual productivity
The London startup Fyxer AI, which automates email management and taking up notes in Outlook and Gmail, raised $ 10 million in series A from 20VC, Marc Benioff, Marcelo Claure, David Singleton, Lenny Rachitsky, and several sports figures like Nico Rosberg and Pat Cummins. In ten months, the company has reached $ 5 million in arrival and already manages more than 40,000 mailboxes in sectors such as real estate or recruitment. This lifting will be used to launch “Memory”, a knowledge base powered by AI to fluidify the sharing of information in business.
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- 40 billion more for Openai / The real KPI forgotten in the IA / Le Comex race is still in office, but the AI is already in charge
- UK – USA: The GAFA tax in exchange money / vinter entered luxury / national intelligence does not outsource
- Microsoft at the school of the Republic / Trump, the Achille d’Elon Musk / 23andme heel is bankrupt
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- Zestmeup and Supermood unite to build a European player in employee engagement
- Will European technological independence go through the HPC RHEA HPC microprocessor of Sipearl?
- Towards increased resilience of critical infrastructure: France wants to strengthen its cybersecurity
- Does Mirakl really be worth $ 3.5 billion?
- Trapped by its own economic model, mention is put into receivership.
