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Chinese capital in Elon Musk societies: discreet but strategic infiltration
According to information collected by the Financial Times, wealthy Chinese investors discreetly inject millions into millions in SpaceX, Xai and Neuralink Via opaque investment vehicles, hiding their identity. Although legal, these financial flows raise many concerns about the consequences, especially on the foreign influence which can weigh on strategic companies linked to the United States government. Faced with Sino-American tensions, Washington could strengthen control of foreign investments via the Cfiusrisking prohibiting these indirect funding and forcing Musk to cut any link with Chinese capital.
OPENAI secures its computing power with a strategic agreement of $ 11.9 billion with Coreweave
OPENAI strengthens its infrastructure by securing a contract of $ 11.9 billion over five years with Coreweave, specialized in Optimized Cloud for AI. This agreement guarantees OPENAI an increased calculation capacity to train and deploy its large -scale models. In parallel, Openai takes a participation of $ 350 million in Coreweave, which is preparing an IPO valued at more than $ 35 billion.
Gleamer extends to MRI with the acquisition of Pylon and Caerus Medical
Gleamer strengthens his leadership in medical AI by buying Pixel And Caerus Medicalspecialized in the analysis of neurological and musculoskeletal MRIs. This double acquisition is expanding its offer, which now covers radiography, scanner, mammography and MRImaking Gleamer the first actor to offer a Unified IA suite in radiology.
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Eric Schmidt takes control of Relativity Space to relaunch his ambition against SpaceX
The former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, takes the lead of Relativity Space after having invested there via his Hillspire fund. In difficulty in raising new funding, the startup, specializing in rockets partially printed in 3D, now on its Terran R launcher to compete with SpaceX. Despite the failure of its first flight in 2023, Rortality Space secured nearly $ 3 billion in launch contracts and aims for a first mission in 2026.
IdNow goes under the control of Corsair Capital in an operation of 273 million euros
The IDNOW Munichoise Identity Verification Platform was bought by the American Corsair Capital fund for 273 million euros in cash. Corsair, which already held 43 % of the capital since 2019, now acquires 96 % of the shares and plans to accelerate business growth on a European scale. Specialist in infrastructure and buyout investments, Corsair aims to growth from IDNOW by acquisitions for its strengthening on the digital identification market.
LDLC announces a dismissal plan in the face of the withdrawal of its activity
The LDLC group provides 88 layoffs for economic reasons Due to a significant decline in its activities in a degraded economic context. Two Job backup plans (PSE) were validated by the Management Board, affecting 68 positions at LDLC and 20 in its subsidiary Olyssubject to internal reclassifications. The company counted 1,149 employees at the end of January.
Virtuo in receivership: the car rental startup looking for a buyer
The 100 % digital vehicle rental rental platform was officially placed in receivership by the Paris Commercial Court this Wednesday, February 26, 2025. This decision comes according to our information after the brutal withdrawal of a last minute investor, compromising the company’s financing prospects. Now, Virtuo has until March 17 to find a buyer and try to ensure his sustainability.
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Philipp Schmidt takes over the presidency of the union of publishers control rooms
The director general of Prisma Media, Philipp Schmidt was unanimously elected president of the Union of Publishers Roles (SRP) for a two -year term, succeeding Fabienne Marquet.
+ Special edition we innovate 500
We Innovate 500: The 2025 prize list of the most dynamic startups of French tech.
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- N ° 1: Do you know Flex Ai? The startup that wants to revolutionize training AI on demand
- N ° 65: Do you know Catalog? The startup that wants to become the B2B shopify
- N ° 126: Do you know Underdog? The startup that wants to make the reconditioned a standard in household appliances
+ Undertake
Hexa Scale: The third way for profitable startups, between VC and Private Equity
+ Fundraising
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- Kleio raises 3 million euros to transform the customer experience thanks to the conversational AI
- Comet raises 10 million euros and appoints Laurent Potel to his head
- Flowdesk completes a 94 million euros round to meet institutional demand in crypto
- Wealthcoma raises 7 million euros to accelerate the digitalization of heritage management
- FAKS raises 5 million euros to modernize the commercial management of pharmacists
- Edomapper raises 5 million euros to help students choose their orientation
Axelera Ai wins € 61.6 million to speed up AI in Europe
The Dutch startup Axelera ai receives up to € 61.6 million program Eurohpc Dare to develop Titaniaan AI inference processor based on its architecture Digital In-Memory Computing (D-IMC).
Bourn lifts £ 1.5 m to reinvent the financing of SMEs in the United Kingdom
British Fintech Bourn loop a tour of £ 1.5 million in seedled by Haatch, Love Ventures and Portfolio Venturesto deploy his Flexible Trade Account (FTA)an intelligent alternative to banking overdrafts. Thanks to theIA and Open Bankingthis solution adjusts in real time the lines of credit of SMEs, simplifying their cash management.
+ Experiences
How does fintech Noelse restore purchasing power to individuals and professionals?
- Virtual Selling: a methodology to excel in remote sales
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📅 Webinar – Manage innovation: become the engine of your organization’s innovation.
🥐 previous edition of the Good Morning Frenchweb:
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- Stability Ai allies with WPP / Publicis acquires LOTAME / LARRY PAGE FROM AI to transform the manufacturing industry
- Orange wants to become the AWS of telecoms / How does AI feed cybercrime? / Social networks, new American immigration filter
- Google work behind the scenes to avoid its dismantling / $ 14 billion in federal subsidies for Starlink? / 94 million euros for the French startup Flowdesk
🚀 To read on Frenchweb.fr:
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- ServiceNow offers Moveworks for $ 2.85 billion, its biggest acquisition to date
- AI manus: Chinese AI capable of doing everything on its own
- Virtuo in receivership: the car rental startup looking for a buyer
