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Program of the day :
π° Extra! Extra! Weekly news
π Fundraisings, acquisitions and IPOs of the week
π VC of the week: Bartosz Jakubowski
π Internship and job offers
π The Gift
π° Extra! Extra! Weekly news
π¨ Pinterest launches its own incubator: TwoTwenty
Pinterest announced a new plan to help the company accelerate internal innovation. The company is introducing an internal experimental product team made up of engineers, designers and other product experts who will research, prototype and test new features and ideas, then determine what catches the eye. Successful products will be passed on to other teams within the company for scaling. Learn more
π COP 26 shows shift in power from states to investors
The time when climate finance was seen as a burden without return is over. Indeed, taking part in the financing of a net-zero economy seems to have become so profitable that the financial world appears willing to supply much of the capital that it will need. As an example, the Mark Carney's Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero declared they want to provide $130 trillion in private capitalΒ to the net-zero transition by 2050. Also, the alliance believes that 70% of the $32 trillion in investment needed by 2030 for a net zero economy by 2050 could be provided by private capital. Learn more
π Musk says Starship could conduct his first orbital flight in January
SpaceX's ultra-fast spacecraft, known as the largest super-heavy reusable launch system ever designed, is expected to reach orbit "comfortably" by 2022. However, starting launches in January does not mean Starship will reach orbit instantly. Musk says "I'm not going to say that this first launch is likely to be successful, but I think we're going to make a lot of progress." Learn more
π¨βπΌ French president announces β¬2 billion for green hydrogen
Emmanuel Macron announced this week that β¬1.9 billion would be made available to develop the hydrogen sector in France, as part of the « France RelanceΒ Β» plan. The stated aim is "to reconcile the industrial adventure, economic growth, with the decarbonisation of our economies". Hydrogen is seen as a great opportunity for Macron since France seems to have an advantage on the other countries for this domain, as it has a solid nuclear power that allows it to produce hydrogen on a much larger scale. Learn more
π Self driving car in the Apple pipe
We already knew that Apple was working on the development of an electric car from a long time. According to Bloomberg, the californian giant is now interesting in developing a fully self-driving car. Learn more
π Fundraisings, acquisitions and IPOs of the week
𩺠Lifen (Series C): They just raised 50M⬠with Creadev and Lauxera Capital Invest and with the contribution of old investors like Serena and Partech. Formerly known as Honestica, this Tech start up created a platform to digitize medical records of all sorts. It is used by over 240000 healthcare professionals.
π° Mon Petit Placement (Unknown Series): They just raised 6Mβ¬ on Tuesday with investors such as the French Tech Seed (Bpifrance), Insurtech Capital, Weaving Invest, Aonia Ventures et French Founders. The Lyon (France) based FinTech aims to help people invest their money and savings by providing help for their financial decisions.
π Pigment (series B): They raised 73M$ from Greenoaks and its old investors (Blossom Capital et FirstMark Capital). Pigment revolutionizes the way businesses analyze their data, it has created a new alternative to the classic spreadsheet by improving it for business usage.
Find all the fundraising of the week from 500k⬠on this Airtable
π VC of the week: Bartosz Jakubowski
The VC of the week is Bartosz Jakubowski. Bartosz is Principal at Alven.
After he graduated from HEC and Ecole Polytechnique in 2014, Bartosz gained his first experience in banking at Goldman Sachs and as a Data Analyst intern at fifty-five.
He joined the VC world as an Associate at XAnge in 2014. Three years later, he moved in Sweden to work for EQT Ventures. And since May 2019, he is part of Alvenβs team as a Principal.
He is particularly interested in blockchain technologies, Fintech and Healthcare.
His Track record includes startups like Shopmium, a mobile shopping service that includes couponing and promotion; Tinyclues, a solution that allows brands to scale their customer marketing by predicting unexpressed customer demand; Kaiko, the leading cryptocurrency market data provider for institutional investors and enterprises; Mindee, a solution which helps software product teams build lightning-fast, accurate, and robust document processing automation features in their applications.
His hard work and dedication has led him to the prestigious Forbes β30 under 30β list in 2018.
And since there is not only work in life, you should know that Bartosz is a fan of soccer and electro music. πΈ
π Internship and job offers
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BPI Hub - Analyst Internship (Paris) π Apply here
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