Elaia

🎙️ We are thrilled to be an Investor Ally of SISTA! As an investor ally, we work with SISTA to support them on their mission to reduce funding gaps for female entrepreneurs. Through hosting dedicated events and office hours with our investors, we aim to make 1:1 support to female entrepreneurs accessible, especially for aspiring deep tech entrepreneurs! Thanks for the feature Romane Sitbon and SISTA.

🏥 2024 has marked a significant rebound in European digital health, with funding already matching the $3.1bn high of 2021. Despite market and regulatory challenges, European digital health startups are finding ways to grow as highlighted in a recent article from Sifted focusing on Europe’s 10 fastest-growing digital health startup teams. We’re proud to see two members of the #ElaiaFamily represented: Doccla and Qantev, who both raised significant Series B rounds this year. Interested in seeing the full list? Read the article in full here (thanks Kai Nicol-Schwarz) 👉 https://lnkd.in/euNNQnyC

🇫🇷 Who are the hottest startups in Paris according to WIRED? Congrats to NcodiN and H Company who are the two #ElaiaFamily portfolio companies featured as WIRED rounds up the 100 hottest startups in Europe. Want to know more about why the French capital’s tech ecosystem is heating up? Hint: it’s about more than just AI talent. Read the full article here (thanks Morgan Meaker) 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2ZrwGCa

🌎 Dunia secures $11.5 million in funding! Dunia is on a mission to revolutionize the energy transition by accelerating the discovery of new sustainable materials. Dunia combines AI and robotics in a closed loop platform which accelerates up to tenfold the go-to-market of climate critical innovations such as green hydrogen, ammonia and advanced chemical products. Targeting a $1.5 trillion market opportunity by 2050, Dunia’s approach to electrocatalysts drastically reduces traditional R&D cycles from decades to just three years. With a team charged with deep scientific backgrounds and many years of experience and published research., the Dunia team is well-positioned for their next step in new materials discovery. Please join us in congratulating Alexander Hammer and the Dunia team! Read more in Tech.eu (thanks Lucy Adams) 👉 https://lnkd.in/dnHWd2tV

📘 .txt raises $11.9 million in funding! We’re thrilled to welcome dottxt to the #ElaiaFamily. Dotxt is building a tool to make large language models (LLMs) reliable enough for the world to build on. Through creating critical guardrails to ensure predictable results from LLMs that slot easily into existing computing structures, dottxt ensures developers have a reliable layer of infrastructure to smoothly design, execute, deploy, and evaluate LLM applications. Using dottxt, LLMs can output language with vastly enhanced usability through customized, structured generation. With an open-source library, Outlines, that has been downloaded over 2.5 million times, the round of funding will principally go towards growing the team. Please join us in congratulating Rémi Louf and the team! Read more in Les Echos (thanks Adrien Lelièvre) 👉https://lnkd.in/eBgPFVRA

🎉 Elaia has been named GP Bullhound’s VC of the Year! Thank you to the team at GP Bullhound for this honour, we are so grateful for your support. At Elaia, everything we do begins and ends with our entrepreneurs. We’ve always believed that VC is about more than just funding—it’s about nurturing ambition, driving technological progress, and empowering brilliant entrepreneurs to turn their vision into reality. This award is a testament not just to our work, but to the relentless passion of the founders we have the privilege of partnering with. We’re just getting started! 💫 P.S. Swipe through to see the Elaia team onstage at the 2024 Tech Allstars Awards! Xavier Lazarus, Pauline Roux and Delphine Villuendas

🚀 Early-stage deep tech startups face unique challenges when bringing their innovations to market. In the first part of a two-part series, Elaia Investment Director, Clément Vanden Driessche, dives into what early-stage deep tech startups need in their arsenal to tackle the crucial go-to-market steps and milestones from Pre-Seed to Series A. From the risks of a poorly-structured GTM strategy to the importance of market education, our latest article highlights a few key recommendations and trends we’ve observed from exchanging with many founders over the years. Check out the full article on our Medium 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVk6zWnh

🎉 Qantev raises 30 million euros! We’re pleased to share our participation in Qantev’s latest funding round that will focus on R&D, international expansion and hiring key AI and engineering talent! Qantev is a leading AI claims platform for health and life insurance that puts efficiency at the heart of claims management, fraud prevention, data acquisition and network management. As one of the fastest-growing markets for insurance worldwide, healthcare claims represent an estimated $2.38tn opportunity for innovation. With this in mind, this latest funding round led by Blossom Capital will go towards expanding Qantev’s R&D efforts including adding advanced AI modules and focus on expanding in key markets including North America and Asia. Please join us in congratulating Tarik, Hadrien and the team! Read more in TechCrunch (thanks Anna Heim)👉 https://lnkd.in/gSk_gNxJ

🏆 We’re proud to see a few familiar faces from the #ElaiaFamily in Institut Choiseul's inaugural list of 40 under 40 future leaders in healthcare designed to highlight those who are driving innovation in healthcare. Please join us in congratulating our featured founders! ⭐️ Christian Allouche, Co-founder & CEO of GLEAMER ⭐️ Cecile Brosset Dubois, CEO & Co-founder of Sonio ⭐️ Edouard Gasser, Co-Founder & CEO of Tilak Healthcare ⭐️ Emmanuelle Martiano Rolland, Co-Founder & COO of AQEMIA Read more in Maddyness: https://lnkd.in/eHjr6Gy8

Looking for your next step? Elaia is hiring! We’re looking for the next candidate to join our Investor Relations team. Who are we looking for? ➡️ Someone comfortable working with a wide range of sophisticated investors from large financial institutions to HNWI, on a global scale ➡️ Superior communication skills - from powerpoint to presentation ➡️ High emotional intelligence and a team player ➡️ Previous experience in PE/VC Sound like you? Apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee_MiPNJ