STATION F’s Post

Alexandre, Théophile et moi-même avons l’immense joie de vous annoncer notre première levée de fonds de 2,2 millions d'euros pour permettre un système énergétique flexible et résilient. Le réseau électrique est devenu le talon d'Achille de la transition énergétique. L’essor des EnR et l’électrification accrue des usages mettent le réseau sous pression. Nous nous attelons à débloquer l'immense potentiel de la flexibilité électrique dans les bâtiments pour lever ce goulot d'étranglement. Une rencontre évidente il y a 2 ans, et l'ambition commune de transformer une industrie complexe et en crise. Après des mois 24/7 en équipe au cœur de la Silicon Valley, un pivot clé et des centaines de discussions avec des gestionnaires de bâtiments, nous lancions Orus Energy. En pilotant intelligemment, en fonction des besoins du réseau électrique, la consommation électrique des actifs flexibles des bâtiments, ceux-ci réduisent directement la dépendance aux centrales thermiques de pointe polluantes, et sont rémunérés pour cela. Une rare conjugaison de bénéfices qui rend Orus indispensable et explique l'adoption si rapide ces derniers mois. Nous sommes fiers d’être désormais épaulés par les acteurs prestigieux de l’écosystème que sont b2venture, Asterion Ventures et Ring Capital (Generations), accompagnés des meilleurs experts de l’industrie (cc Antoine de Broves, Pierre Trémolières, Kevin Cardona). Pour résoudre ce colossal et passionnant défi, nous agrandissons l’équipe : si l’idée de prendre part au nouveau chapitre de l’odyssée d’Orus Energy te séduit, lien en commentaire ! 🐻⚡️ Merci également à Camille Wong (Les Echos) et Benoît Léger (Business Immo) pour leurs articles mettant en lumière ces enjeux au plus grand nombre ! Florian Schweitzer Johanna Junkermann Chase Gummer Charles-Henry CHOËL Etienne Duriez Antonin Léonard Gaspard Martin Sibylle Behaghel Kevin Cardona Antoine Myriam Maestroni Pierre Trémolières Jean-Baptiste Tristan STATION F Leonard EDHEC Business School X-HEC Entrepreneurs

SUNDAY is election day...and it is also the deadline for the next batch of the Founders Program! The current batch is one of the most incredible batches we've had at STATION F - the companies include repeat entrepreneurs like Eliott Reilhac (building Formality) and Clémentine Lalande (building kelvin) - who secured €8m and €4m respectively. They also include deeptech founders like Cyril Véran (building Darween), or international founders like Francisco De Latour & Nicolò Magnante (building Bluco). And many other incredible teams, building companies like Steerlab, Lasqo AI, Adorno AI, Leadbay, Renalto, Televet, Enobase, EXXA, GoDraft, Bampa, Mago, Swaive, Landng & Sonaar. Certain companies in the Founders Program can also qualify for a small founder-friendly investment from STATION F. If you know a great early-stage team - whether they be a repeat founder, international founder, first-time founder, working on AI, deeptech, whathaveyou, please encourage them to apply :) Oh...AND PLEASE VOTE!!!!!

We announced earlier this week that our startups have raised €400 million in the first semester of 2024, which is pretty much aligned with 2022. We did see more funding (volume) go to climate-related solutions than AI for the semester, which is a bit of a shift from 2023 where AI raised 4x more. June was also a strong month, with our companies raising over €50 million collectively. Some of the rounds included: - imagino (€25 million with Cathay Capital, henQ & others) - Mercateam (Future 40 company - €5m raised with ISAI, Ternel & others) - kelvin (€5 million with Serena, Kima Ventures, makesense & others) - Sopht (Future 40 company - €3.3 million with Axeleo Capital (AXC), Ring Capital & others) - Nocturne Games (€3 million with Motier Ventures, Kima Ventures, FJ Labs & others) - Quantiq Healthcare (€2.6 million with The Moon Venture & others) - Estuaire (€2.2 million with XAnge, Ventech, Satgana & others) - Veeton (€2 million with Founders Future, Armilar & others) - MIDIPILE MOBILITY (€2 million with Team for the Planet) And many smaller rounds as well. Congrats to all teams for this incredible milestone :) If any investors would like to receive our monthly list of fundraising companies, please get in touch. A huge thanks to Loup Audouy who helps compile this data each month :)

With Christian and Tristan François, it’s with great joy and excitement that we announce Veeton's €2M fundraising to transform the fashion industry. Our adventure started over two years ago when Tristan, Christian and I embarked on solving the Virtual Try-On challenge: predicting how a garment would look on a body from a simple flat image. Beyond the complexity and excitement of this technology, we are starting a true revolution. Imagery is at the heart of the fashion industry. In our visually driven, connected world, producing these images is time-consuming and costly. Veeton’s mission is to empower fashion brands to generate their visual content at scale with just a few clicks, thanks to generative AI. With Veeton, brands can cut their cost per image by up to ten times and free up valuable time. Inclusivity is no longer a cost; it’s a true opportunity. Our technology dresses every body type, in any pose, with high-quality results. Everything happened so fast. In just one year, we’ve partnered with numerous brands, both big and small, from France and around the world. We've worked on two versions of our technology, earned the "deeptech" label, and were incubated by Microsoft in their GenAI program at STATION F. This fundraising marks the beginning. We’re going to continue enhancing our models' performance, build our product, and welcome the best talents.  We are preparing the next big version so keep an eye on our updates in the coming months. We’re grateful to the fantastic individuals who have chosen to be part of our journey (👋 Wenjia, Pierre, Paul), and we look forward to welcoming even more! We are incredibly proud to be supported by exceptional and talented people & investors: Louis Sautet (Founders Future), Pedro and Ines (Armilar), as well as Kima Ventures, ZEBOX Ventures and our top business angels (Thibaud Elziere, Julien Chaumond, Frederic Halley, Xavier Court).  Let's capture the future. #Veeton #FashionTech #AI #Innovation #Deeptech #Investment #GenerativeAI

Toute l'équipe de kelvin est très fière d'annoncer une *première levée de fonds de 5M€ pour massifier la rénovation énergétique des logements*. Nous réalisons ce tour de financement auprès de Serena x makesense, Kima Ventures, Seedcamp, RAISE Sherpas et Motier Ventures. Plus de détails sur notre ambition avec cette levée de fonds dans les commentaires 👇