Bridge.audio | €3m | Music

Paris-based Bridge.audio has raised €3 million from Bpifrance, LeanSquare, and business angels. The startup provides private workspaces for musicians and audio professionals to manage share, and connect their projects. With over 30,000 users, Bridge.audio's Sync Hub marketplace connects audiovisual professionals to licensable music using natural language searches.

Presti | $3.2m | GenAI

Paris-based Presti, founded in November 2022, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round led by Partech. Presti uses generative AI to transform a single furniture image into realistic lifestyle photos for retailers like Maisons du Monde—simplifying and reducing the cost of traditional photoshoots. Their approach relies on a specialized model trained on over 75,000 high-quality furniture images, allowing for accurate and customizable product visuals.

Syntetica | €4.2m | Textiles

Paris-based Syntetica raised €4.2 million in a seed round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from the Peugeot and ETAM family offices. The fashion startup focuses on innovative nylon recycling to reduce textile industry pollution, using a unique depolymerisation technique (say that 5x fast) to create fully recycled nylon materials. This method aims to lower carbon emissions and prevent textile waste.

Symalean | €5m | CSR Software

Vendée-based Symalean, a CSR software specialist, has raised €5 million from the Turenne Emergence fund to support international growth. The company, founded by Aurélien Castel in 2013, offers data analysis tools for managing quality, safety, and environmental impact with 400 clients including major accounts like Veolia and Vinci. With the new funds, Symalean aims to expand its team and increase its turnover to €4 million this year.

Stirweld | €6m | Materials

Rennes-based Stirweld has raised €6 million to accelerate the deployment of its friction stir welding (FSW) technology for aluminum. Founded in 2017, the company serves over 100 global customers in sectors like electric mobility and aeronautics. The funding will help Stirweld double its workforce, create four subsidiaries, and continue R&D for ecological innovations such as liquid hydrogen tanks and battery cooling.

Spotlight Medical | €6.2m | MedTech

Paris-based Spotlight Medical, a spinoff of Institut Curie, has raised €6.2 million in seed funding led by Kurma Partners and Heal Capital to enhance cancer treatment strategies with AI-powered prognosis tests. The startup leverages decades of patient data to develop tests that help physicians select the most effective treatments, aiming to prevent over or undertreatment and improve outcomes. This funding will support the clinical introduction of their first AI-based prognosis test, marking a significant milestone in precision oncology.

Nutriearth | €8m | Food & Beverage

Nutriearth, a producer natural vitamin D3 from edible insects, has raised €8 million from historical shareholders and new regional investors, including Demeter Investment Managers and Rev3 Capital, to expand production and international development.

Enerdigit | €20m | Energy

Nantes-based Enerdigit, a startup specializing in energy grid flexibility solutions, has closed a €40 round with €20 million in equity financing from Ring Capital, Bpifrance's France Investissement Energie fund, and Océan Participations, and €20 million in debt. Founded by Bénédicte Pléau in 2015, Enerdigit helps balance the electricity grid through load shedding to reduce consumption during peak demand.