23Andme is bankrupt to facilitate his resale
The Californian Biotech 23andme, a pioneer in the consumer DNA tests, has placed itself under the protection of chapter 11 in order to organize its sale in a judicial framework. Valued $ 3.5 billion when it will go on the stock market in 2021, the company is looking to restructure its costs and liabilities in a context of rapid decline. Anne Wojcicki leaves the general management but retains a seat on the board. JOE SELSAVAVES will provide the temporary work.
Microsoft at the school of the Republic: when digital sovereignty becomes an option
On March 14, the publication of the contract between the Ministry of National Education and Microsoft once again highlighted a major contradiction of the digital state strategy. On the one hand, an official doctrine praising digital sovereignty and calling for the use of qualified cloud solutions. On the other, a contractual commitment of several tens of millions of euros with the American publisher, without significant competition. Does the contrast with the ambitions displayed at European level questions: would digital sovereignty become a purely declarative principle?
Mondial Relay is accelerating on automatic lockers and turns the page on relay points
Mondial Relay begins a transformation of its network into France by gradually reducing its presence among traders to favor automatic lockers. Already endowed with 7,000 lockers, the player in home delivery plans to strengthen its network by 2025. This strategy aims to respond to an increasing demand for flexibility, while a Way Opinion study indicates that 25 % of French people now favor instructions. The withdrawal of relay points, sometimes brutal, worries local merchants who lose an estimated source of income at 400 euros monthly.
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Octave placed in compulsory liquidation after a major cyber attack
The OCTAVE software publisher, bought in 2023 by the Canadian Group Valsoft, was placed in compulsory liquidation on March 19, 2025 by the Commercial Court of Angers. The company, established in France and with 38 employees, did not survive the economic consequences of a cyber attack which occurred in August 2024, which had paralyzed a critical part of its information system. Despite rapid technical service, the loss of customers and the worsening of financial difficulties led to its bankruptcy, highlighting the persistent vulnerability of SMEs in the face of cyber risks.
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Rockfi raises 18 million euros to equip private bankers
Nymcard lifts $ 33 million to accelerate the broadcasting of its Full-Stack-Finance Polus platform in Mena
Nymcard, Fintech based in Abu Dhabi, raised 33 million dollars in series B from Qed Investors, which signs its leading role in the Gulf here. The operation also brings together Lunate, Mashreq Bank, Oraseya Capital and other regional funds. Present in more than ten countries, NYMCARD provides a white label payment infrastructure via its owner platform NCORE, which incorporates card issuance, real -time payments and on -board credit. Unlike actors who rely on license technologies, NYMCARD operates a Core Banking Full-Stack designed locally, offering banks, fintechs and telecom operators a technical autonomy and a rapid deployment capacity in the MENA region
Browser uses $ 17 million to make the web readable by IA agents
The startup Browser Use, from the winter 2025 promotion from Y combinator, raised $ 17 million in Seed from Felicis, with the participation of Paul Graham, Capital and Nexus Venture Partners. Founded by Magnus Müller and Gregor Zunic, the company develops an open source solution which transforms the elements of a website (buttons, menus, etc.) into a structured text format, understandable by IA agents. Unlike conventional vision -based approaches or screenshots, Browser USE allows agents to perform online tasks reliably, repeatable and at a lower cost. More than 20 YC startups already use this tool to train their agents on dynamic interfaces like Linkedin.
Buynomics raises 30 million euros to deploy his virtual buyer twin abroad
The German company Buynomics, specializing in the optimization of revenues by the AI, raised 30 million dollars in series B from Forestay Capital to accelerate its expansion, especially in North America. Founded in 2018, Buynomics has developed “virtual shoppers” technology to simulate the behavior of real buyers in order to optimize prices, promotions and assortments. Already adopted by Danone, Unilever, L’Oréal or Vodafone, the solution fits into commercial piloting systems to support predictive income decisions.
Hallo Theo raises 10 million euros to digitize real estate management in Germany
The Berlin startup Hallo Theo raised 10 million euros in Seed from the American Fund Insight Partners. Founded in 2023, the company offers a owner platform which automates real estate management for condominiums, institutional and individual donors. Thanks to AI and automation, Hallo Theo simplifies administrative operations and fluids exchanges between owners, tenants and managers.
Peopleix raises 2,3 million euros To structure the HR intelligence of European companies
Based in Cologne, the PEOPLEIX startup has raised 2.3 million euros in pre-seed to accelerate the development of its HR intelligence platform fed by the AI. The tour was led by Earlybird-X, with the participation of Neoteq Ventures, TS Ventures and several Business Angels specialized in Hrtech. Founded in 2022, Peopleix allows companies to unify and analyze their HR data (ATS, SIRH, pay, commitment) without code, in order to optimize recruitment, retention and productivity. Already adopted by companies such as OMR, Rebuy or Koro, the solution aims to become the strategic analytical base of European HR departments.
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🥐 previous edition of the Good Morning Frenchweb:
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- Defense Tech: The new West of Startups? / Aquarius a media that falls out / do you know CO2 AI, 29th startups of the we innovate 500?
- Harvest: confirmed data leak / Brussels strikes Fort Google and Apple / Cybersecurity, which we have to anticipate in 2025
- Revolving credit for Hexa / Deezer Cash Flow Positive / Moon Surgical Integrates AI in Robotics Surgery with Nvidia
- Health data: the CNIL presss the government on sovereign accommodation / RIPPLING ATTER DEEL in justice / Starlink sets in the White House
- A Belgian startup obtains the entry of the Google / Buy European bank account, 100 tech actors challenge Ursula van der Leyen / Meta tries to stifle an explosive book on its practices
🚀 To read on Frenchweb.fr:
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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.
