Top 30 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in France in October 2023

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• FINALCAD — Finalcad is a construction software management specialist. We help on buildings, infrastructure and energy projects. We cover the whole construction lifecycle.
• DCbrain — DCbrain helps Datacenters teams to run and optimize their buildings. They provide a systemic view of their systems displaying a dynamic map of all datacenter flows (energy, chilled water ...) and dynamic expert dashboards.
• Warehousing1 — Warehousing1 is building the number one warehousing and distribution network in Europe. Companies can utilize the innovative platform to find ideal warehousing solutions anywhere, manage them digitally and optimize processes by gaining real-time visibility and data transparency.

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• Nonna Lab — Make the Most. Le laboratoire qui vous rend la vie meilleure.
• Altior — Altior is an IT company that offers cloud industrial management software and ERP solution.
• Umiami — Umiami Technologies is a leader in plant-based meat. Our proprietary technology allows us to create clean-label and incredibly tasty foods.

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• Sinay — Use the full potential of your data with intelligent solutions. Become more efficient on a daily basis and reduce your environmental impact.
• Allozymes — Allozymes, Pte. Ltd. is a leading deep technology company applying innovative ultrahigh-throughput microfluidics technology to accelerate enzyme evolution and development. We developed sensitive, accurate, and generic assays for the detection of enzymatic reactions, proprietary microfluidic chips and proteomics technologies to take enzymedevelopment to the next level.
• Vedanta Biosciences — Vedanta Biosciences is a developer of immunotherapies designed to treat immune-mediated and infectious diseases. The company's immunotherapies include a suite of proprietary assays to select pharmacologically potent strains, vast proprietary datasets from human interventional studies, and facilities for cGMP-compliant manufacturing ofrationally-defined bacterial consortia in powder form, enabling physicians to access live bacteria drug to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases easily.It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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• Everysens — Designed to help industrial and transport companies to improve their quality of service and increase productivity, Everysens offers a predictive and collaborative visibility platform to plan and monitor in real time all the logistics flows of your Supply Chain. Everysens has also launched Ralf - Robot Assistant & Labor Facilitator - the firstever AI-powered digital transport assistant. It supports operational teams in transport management processes by assisting with their daily tasks. Founded in 2015, Everysens harnesses the power of IoT, Big Data and AI to boost transport performance throughout more than 37 countries, for market-leading companies such as Total, Saint Gobain, Gefco or Arcelor Mittal.
• Risc Zero. — RISC Zero is revolutionizing the internet by creating the infrastructure & tooling for Web3 developers around the globe to build zero-proof software.
• Async — Free up your calendar with voice messages you can read, share and respond to whenever you want.

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• Cauldron — Cauldron aim is to create a Worldbuilding is the art form that is foundational to everything at Cauldron. We want people to truly feel they can not only escape into our worlds, but through the advances of Web3, be a part of them.
• Bubblehouse — Bubblehouse is a full-suite loyalty provider delivering increased retention through unique brand-focused solutions
• Invisible Universe — Invisible Universe is an internet-first animation studio that develops original character IP on social media and web3 platforms. Its mission is to create the next household name animated franchises faster and more economical than traditional models. We believe the next generation of animated franchises will be born on the internet.

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• Strapi — Strapi is the next-gen headless CMS, open-source, javascript, enabling content-rich experiences to be created, managed and exposed to any digital device.
• PacketAI — No Thresholds, no rules. Logs and metrics go in. Predictive alerts and Root Cause come out.
• HARDLOOP — Marcher, courir, grimper, glisser : découvrez chaque jour de nouvelles aventures sportives et le matériel pour les réaliser.

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• Ecodrop — Ecodrop is the solution for construction waste
• Innoskel — Innoskel is a pioneering bioscience platform company developing transformative therapies for the unmet needs of individuals with rare bone disorders Initially the Company is developing a gene therapy for a group of diseases known as type II collagen disorders, whilst also expanding the use of its technology and know-how to target and treat
• PathoQuest — PathoQuest provides a pioneering next generation sequencing (NGS) approach to biologics characterization and release testing

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• Rediv — Patatam is the european's most trusted online shop for buying and selling like-new clothing for kids and babies. Parents can send their quality kids' clothing in a free pre-paid bag (the Patabag), earn cash up front for their clothing selected, and can shop the best brands for their kids at Patatam.com for up to 90% off retail. Based inthe south west of France, Patatam was launched in 2013 by Mariève Bidart, Eric Gagnaire and Mathieu Bidart. The company is advised and backed by former Price Minister CEO and founder Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet, Frederic Mazzella and Francis Nappez (founders of BlaBlaCar) and several other investors.
• Minuit une — Minuit has developed a groundbreaking patented laser technology called IVL™ lighting (stand for Immersive & Versatile Laser lighting) which grabbed rapidly the attention of all related sectors (concert, event, TV production, clubbing).
• Serious Factory — Serious Factory revolutionizes traditional training by offering engaging and memorable e-learning modules. Discover simulations, interactive animations, Serious Games, video learning, and data visualization tools that allow you to measure and enhance your training results thanks to AI.

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• Pongo — Pongo has created for you the first intelligent marketing assistant that communicates with your customers and increases your Google referencing, without you having to lift a finger
• Orosound — Orosound is a tech company with a unique expertise in audio. Learn more about our technologies and our headsets, designed and made in France.
• Remotebase — Remotebase | Hire silicon valley caliber developers remotely | Remote software engineers jobs

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• autone — Autone is a SaaS operational platform enabling retail & CPG businesses to make optimal decisions easily and quickly
• 58 Facettes — Jewelry
• The Poken Company — We are a blockchain based technology startup which wants to put the spotlight back to the content creators and artists.

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• Oreegami — Oreegami is a digital marketing academy that offers training to the future elite of digital marketing and data. It specializes in education, digital marketing, ESS, formation, search, Adwords, analytics, Programmatic, and Facebook ads.
• Mon Chasseur Immo — Mon Chasseur Immo is a Real Estate, based in Languedoc Roussillon.
• Le Mercato de l'Emploi — Le Mercato de l'Emploi is a local recruitment firm. The company aims to refocus the meeting between employers and job candidates on a human approach and proximity while taking advantage of the strengths of digital and social networks. Le Mercato de l'Emploi was established in 2017 in Salles-d'angles, France.

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• GANGZ — Gangz is the first digital platform for talent recruitment: Models, hosts, extras and actors.
• SailEazy — The SailEazy community offers all sailing enthusiasts the choice of freedom. A shared professional fleet, bases between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean ... discover a disruptive and innovative way of navigation. Throughout the year, 7 days / 7 and 24 hours a day, you can book and discover the high-performance sailboats of a professionalfleet, entirely managed by SailEazy. Subscriber, or punctual browser, autonomous or not, you have the choice. You freely determine your niche of reservation, without constraint time or duration, you choose your base of departure and your sailboat, according to your program (short exit, cruise, regatta, coastal, wide ...). Hourly pricing includes a 360 ° service keychain beyond the cost of the lease, including insurance, fuel, cleaning and equipment. Compulsive veiled, expert or contemplative, all members of the community have their way of navigating.
• C4Diagnostics — C4Diagnostics developed a fast, reliable detection of microorganisms. Our Click-chemistry technology is at the core of our portfolio of diagnostic tests.

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• MORFO — We combine local seeds, biological symbioses, drones and artificial intelligence to sustainably reforest and fight global warming around the world.
• Omie & Cie — Food delivery with a conscience
• Entocycle — Entocycle is developing the world’s most efficient and sustainable way to produce protein. The rainforests and savannahs of South America are being destroyed at shocking rates in order to grow crops such as soy to feed farm animals. Using insects to feed livestock requires significantly less land and water compared to soy whilst being a naturalpart of the diet for many animals including fish, chickens and pigs. Their technology is significantly more efficient at producing protein than traditional methods of production as their insects are vertically farmed and not restricted to floor space or area. Thanks to their automated system they can produce at industrial scale and offer farmers a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to soymeal and fishmeal.

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• ENVISOL — ENVISOL is a Consulting and engineering for polluted sites and soils.
• Snowleader — Votre boutique en ligne (qui sent bon le reblochon) spécialiste des sports d’hiver, outdoor et street.
• TDI - Transfert Développement Informatique — TDI - Transfert Développement Informatique is a publisher of software solutions and web services for the management of multi-carrier shipments.

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• HARDLOOP — Marcher, courir, grimper, glisser : découvrez chaque jour de nouvelles aventures sportives et le matériel pour les réaliser.

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• Hathora — Seamlessly build, deploy, and scale game servers globally
• Clair — Clair is a New York-based fintech startup that provides Instant Pay Access as a service for human capital management platforms and the gig economy. With Clair, employees, and contractors get access to a digital bank account that allows them to get a portion of their earned wages as soon as they finish work. It aims to make every worker financiallyfree.
• Renew — Renew is a scalable, centralized solution that automates and optimizes the lease renewal and renter retention process to drive NOI and improve the bottom line for multifamily property managers.

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• Equixly — Equixly helps eliminate blind spots by testing your running APIs.
• Energy Dome — Energy Dome | Groundbreaking Long Duration Energy Storage. Using CO2 against climate change. Our Technology enables to store renewable energy efficiently.
• Via Sana — Via Sana provides healthcare workers with a fresh coworking environment as well as gorgeous and fully-furnished private offices.

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• Colizey — Colizey is building a global sports marketplace, starting with France. It is connecting technical and inspiring brands (and edgy retailers) to passionate consumers. It is centralizing, simplifying and elevating the experience of shopping for sports equipment for men, women and children.

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• HARDLOOP — Marcher, courir, grimper, glisser : découvrez chaque jour de nouvelles aventures sportives et le matériel pour les réaliser.

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• Blue Valet — Blue Valet is a provider of valet parking-parking at airports and train stations.
• Mob-Energy — Mob-Energy is a privately held company specializing in the development of mobile and innovative charging solutions. It designs autonomous charging robots capable of moving energy where it is needed, optimizing the site's existing infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Snowleader — Votre boutique en ligne (qui sent bon le reblochon) spécialiste des sports d’hiver, outdoor et street.

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• Agriodor — Agriodor is to provide concrete and effective alternatives to insecticides to help farmers produce more sustainably.
• FHE Group — Focused on environmental issues, FHE develops intelligent energy management solutions. It is by taking control of household consumption that the energy balance improves. The advanced features of our solutions (thermostatic programming and domestic hot water (ECS)) facilitate the use of solar energy. With the self-consumption of the energy producedby solar panels, participating in the energy transition is no longer a utopia. The mission of FHE is to design and develop intelligent energy management solutions that are sustainable and controlled.
• Beem Energy — Beem Energy is a manufacturer of home energy efficiency and energy management systems such as solar kits.

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• SeniorAdom — Founded in November 2012, SeniorAdom offers new remote assistance technology. SeniorAdom’s next-generation technology automatically detects falls and sudden illness using a smart system of detectors (no cameras) connected to a central device. This central device is easy to install and use. It can simply be plugged into a power socket (no need foran internet connection because it has an embedded GSM mobile phone card). No special training is required. In addition to falls and sudden illness, SeniorAdom’s solution can also report any unusual patterns in the life of a dependent person by sending a text or email to their carer. Each carer has a personalised and secure space from which they can monitor the well-being of the person living in their own home. SeniorAdom has genuinely disrupted the remote assistance space, which had barely advanced in 35 years. It provides comfort and peace of mind to both carers and service users.
• Snowleader — Votre boutique en ligne (qui sent bon le reblochon) spécialiste des sports d’hiver, outdoor et street.
• SnapEvent — SnapEvent is a mobile application that enables its users to follow conference trends and event planning tips. It was launched in 2014 by Edgars Vecozolins and Zigmars Rozentals and is based in Riga.

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• Inato — Inato matches the right sites to the right clinical research study, globally.
• Reebelo — Reebelo is APAC’s leading marketplace for pre-loved tech devices. Our vision is to reduce e-waste by building the circular economy for refurbished electronics. While doing so, we enable consumers to save up to 70% on their favorite brands and flexibly rent devices instead of buying them. Reebelo is based in Singapore with additional offices inAustralia, New Zeland & Malaysia. Get in touch if you want to be part of a high-growth, disruptive team working to make a positive impact!
• Ledger — Secure your crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Monero and more. Give yourself peace of mind by knowing that your cryptocurrencies are safe

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• HR Path — HR Path is a global consultancy with over 500 consultants across North America, Europe and the Middle East, and is solely dedicated to HR Systems Integration, HR Outsourcing, and HR Business Consulting.Co-founded in 2001 by François Boulet and Cyril Courtin, HR Path provides human capital management technology and is an authorized reseller forsoftware solutions in the French market (SAP and SuccessFactors, HR Access, Oracle HCM, Cegid, Sage, Talentsoft). The company has also developed its own HR software solutions, including BiHRdy (a business intelligence decision-making tool), Pandore (a packaged solution for HR, payroll and time management), and Geef (a talent management system).Headquartered in Paris, the company has operations in 13 countries on five continents, employs more than 500 consultants and generates €60 million in annual revenue through its network of agencies in major cities across France and its foreign subsidiaries.The client portfolio includes several CAC 40-listed companies, but also many small and medium-sized enterprises, intermediate-sized firms, and public sector organizations.
• Lafreto — Lafreto is a holding company that owns a number of sporting goods brands. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aubiere, Auvergnerhônealpes.
• OXALYS — Oxalys, the Source-to-Pay software that scales with your organization. A comprehensive and 100% configurable procurement management solution that scales with your organization.

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• Muule — Muule, an ethical outdoor equipment distributor, examines companies before distributing them. Each brand sold on the site is subject to an eco-responsibility barometer that considers three important indicators: product eco-design, manufacturing chain, and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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• Muule — Muule, an ethical outdoor equipment distributor, examines companies before distributing them. Each brand sold on the site is subject to an eco-responsibility barometer that considers three important indicators: product eco-design, manufacturing chain, and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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• Muule — Muule, an ethical outdoor equipment distributor, examines companies before distributing them. Each brand sold on the site is subject to an eco-responsibility barometer that considers three important indicators: product eco-design, manufacturing chain, and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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• Mimbi — Mimbi provides brands and agencies with a platform that allows them to better measure & optimize the impact of retail media campaigns
• OnlyDust — OnlyDust is a contribute to the best StarkNet projects, and get paid in USDC or Tokens.
• Depot — The fastest place to build Docker images.

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• Ellona — Ellona develops environmental intelligence solutions-based devices for outdoor and indoor spaces. Its solutions help decision-makers improve their environments through the use of sensors capable of analyzing and monitoring both air quality and nuisances.
• Olino — Olino is the insurance for tomorrow's SME. A digital service, a turnkey solution tailored to VSBs and SMEs, meeting all insurance needs.
• Therapixel — Therapixel is one of the leading French software companies specializing in artificial intelligence applied to medical imaging.

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• Oncodesign — Pharmacological expertise for anticancer therapies from target to patient : a unique oncology preclinical CRO.Founded in 1995, Oncodesign is a biopharmaceutical company that fills in the innovation gaps in the healthcare industry, based on its unique precision medicine platform. Technological innovation lies at the heart of Oncodesign’smodel—the Etiology, Discovery and Experimentation activities designed and implemented by Oncodesign contribute to a more effective approach to the phenomenon of innate and acquired resistance, more effective treatments and a reduction in therapeutic failures.Working alongside big pharma, biotech’s, public research institutions and investment groups, Oncodesign orients the research and development of new therapeutic and diagnostic tools. Through its range of services, partnerships and licensing programs, Oncodesign’s offering can meet the full range of innovation needs.Oncodesign is listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market and possesses a stable ownership structure with a majority owner committed to its development.
• Updater Services — Updater Services (P) Limited is India's largest facility management services company, with more than 35,000 people spread across the country with a strong branch network. UDS offers a comprehensive and integrated facility management services for Commercial, IT Parks, Township, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Healthcare, Residential, Retail, BFSIand other industries.
• Ashtrom Renewable Energy — Ashtrom Renewable Energy offers breakthrough Israeli innovation alongside the robust financial backing and credibility of Ashtrom Group.