Motier Ventures

Il y a des moments où tout s’accélère. Ma grand-mère, notre Présidente, Ginette Moulin, nous a quittés il y a quelques jours. Elle croyait à l’impact positif de l'entreprise, elle croyait au pouvoir de l’innovation et de la création, elle croyait en la France. Elle a façonné le groupe Galeries Lafayette , sa fondation Lafayette Anticipations, et notre holding Motier pour que nous nous engagions à notre manière , dans les grandes transformations que notre époque demande. Le projet de Motier Ventures que j’ai le privilège de porter avec des équipes talentueuses, n’aurait jamais vu le jour sans son inspiration. Être aux côtés de celles et ceux qui innovent, c’est pour nous le plus sûr moyen de faire émerger des idées, des formes, des technologies qui demain contribueront à transformer nos modes de penser, d’être et de travailler. Le sommet de l’IA qui vient de s’achever a fait émerger sous nos yeux un ecosystème entrepreneurial qui souffle sur la France et l’Europe un vent d’optimisme dont nous avons tant besoin. Je pense à Mistral AI bien sûr et son rôle aujourd’hui de locomotive , mais également aux 30+ entreprises IA que nous avons la chance de soutenir et d’accompagner dans leur développement et leur mission. Ce que nous construisons avec et pour les entrepreneurs est une source de fierté pour Motier notre family office qui, à travers Motier Ventures, poursuit sa quête d’excellence et de progrès. L’ouverture prochaine de La Maison, un lieu entièrement dédié à celles et ceux qui font et pensent l’IA en France, est une étape importante de cet engagement au long cours. Stay tuned. 🐬✨

MarketLeap raises $8 million Series A round to facilitate “seller-obsessed” D2C ecommerce. 🛍️ MarketLeap is the first fully integrated AI-driven platform designed to simplify and scale D2C ecommerce, enabling brands to focus on their core business while managing operational complexities with ease. 📈 A huge round of applause to Mamoun B., Mekki Mouaddeb and their team for this significant milestone! We are thrilled to be part of your journey alongside Smedvig Ventures, Expon Capital and angels from Amazon, SoftBank, and Unilever. 💫 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Mariette Boitard, Vittorio Noury, Laurine Moureaux #ecommerce #D2C #operations

Stockly announces its €26m Series B to revolutionize e-commerce stock management across Europe. 🛍️ Stockly is transforming the e-commerce landscape by enabling retailers to offer an unlimited range of products without needing to hold physical stock. Their platform connects the inventories of hundreds of large European e-retailers, allowing seamless product availability and delivery. 🛒 Congratulations to Eliott Jabès, Oscąr Wąlter and their team on this impressive achievement! We are thrilled to continue our journey with Stockly alongside prestigious co-investors 83NORTH, daphni, Eurazeo, Anyma Capital and Square Capital 🚀 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Mariette Boitard, Vittorio Noury and Laurine Moureaux #FutureofCommerce #Retail #SupplyChain

Dfns raises $16M in a Series A funding round to revolutionize wallet infrastructure for crypto finance. 🔗 Dfns delivers the most secure, reliable, and scalable wallet infrastructure for digital assets. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and a strong commitment to security, they empower fintechs and financial institutions to confidently build on blockchains. 🛡️ A huge round of applause to Clarisse Hagège, Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines and the entire team for this incredible milestone! 👏 Congratulations to Further Ventures for leading this round! Delighted to join the journey alongside Wintermute, as well as historical partners like White Star Capital, Bpifrance, Motive Ventures, Hashed, Semantic, and Techstars. 🚀 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Mariette Boitard, Vittorio Noury and Laurine Moureaux #Blockchain #CryptoInfrastructure #Wallet

Last night, we were thrilled to welcome Mozza for the conference "Build with AI: Putting GenAI into Action". ✨ This gathering brought together over 200+ key players in Tech, including innovation leaders from major companies like PwC, Orange, LVMH, and L'Oréal as well as CPOs and AI directors from top scale-ups such as DeepL, Pigment, Mirakl, Doctolib, Photoroom and PayFit. The evening began with a co-introduction by David Chriqui, Guillaume Houzé and the French Minister of AI and Digital Affairs Clara Chappaz, followed by two roundtables with inspiring speakers: 'Integrating GenAI into mature products: winning strategies' (👋 Anne-Claire BASCHET, Nacim Rahal, Sylvain Grande) and 'Building LLMs: towards reliable and scalable AI products' (👋 Samya B., Ahmed Dahbi, Vincent C.). The conference concluded with a friendly cocktail reception. 🥂 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Mariette Boitard, Laurine Moureaux, Vittorio Noury, Stephanie Bros #AI #FrenchTech #Conference

The Christmas break isn't the end of the year — it's just halftime of the season! ⚽🏀🏐💪 We still wish you joyful and restful holidays! 🎄🧑🎄🍾🥂 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Nicolas Essayan, Mariette Boitard, Laurine Moureaux, Vittorio Noury, Stephanie Bros, Jordan Pillet

Freqens raises a $3M pre-seed to bring transparency to B2B procurement. 📊 Freqens delivers real-time market insights, enabling companies to benchmark their purchasing performance and refine negotiation strategies. By offering unique, otherwise inaccessible data, they empower businesses to achieve a critical goal: securing the best possible price, every time. 🧠💡 A huge round of applause to Maxime Liebens, Alexandre Barreira and Richard Gozlan on this achievement! 🎉 We are excited to support your journey alongside our friends at Seedcamp, Kima Ventures, Purple, Financière Saint James, Better Angle, ZEBOX, Notion Capital and amazing angels such as Mark Ransford, Roxanne Varza and Alexandre Berriche to name only a few... 🚀 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Nicolas Essayan, Mariette Boitard, Vittorio Noury and Laurine Moureaux #B2B #procurement #AI

Pruna AI is thrilled to announce a $6.5 million seed round to sustainably optimize machine learning models and empower AI engineers to focus on innovation. 🌱 Pruna is the AI optimization engine to make any AI model faster, cheaper, smaller and greener. It combines a variety of techniques to rapidly adapt and enhance models without the need to extensive reengineering, delivering superior compression results in a snap. 💡 Congratulations to Rayan Nait Mazi, Bertrand Charpentier, Stephan Günnemann, John Rachwan and the entire team on this achievement! We are excited to support your journey alongside EQT Ventures, daphni, Kima Ventures and angels like Roxanne VARZA, Hervé N. and Olivier Pomel 🎉 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Nicolas Essayan, Mariette Boitard, Vittorio Noury and Laurine Moureaux #AI #MachineLearning #Optimization #Sustainability

Linkup announces a €3 million funding round to offer a new gateway to the internet in the era of artificial intelligence. 🌐 Linkup is revolutionizing how artificial intelligence interacts with online content. By providing a sustainable and ethical alternative to web scraping, Linkup ensures AI agents can access high-quality data without the legal pitfalls of current methods. 🤖 Congratulations to Philippe Mizrahi, Boris Toledano and Denis Charrier on this impressive milestone! We're thrilled to support your vision alongside notable investors like Seedcamp, Axeleo Capital (AXC), Financière Saint James and Kima Ventures. 👏 cc: Guillaume Houzé, Nicolas Essayan, Mariette Boitard, Vittorio Noury, Laurine Moureaux #AI #DataAccess #Content

How it started: "We'd like you to host our GenAI show this year" - Nicolas Essayan Me: Lol. No. I'm not a journalist. How it's going 👇 📹 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The difference between the two? ⚫ 9 incredible founders with 4 live demos: 1. Gabriel Hubert - Dust & Arthur Mensch - Mistral AI 2. Hugo Mercier - Twin 3. Julien Launay & Baptiste Pannier - Adaptive ML 4. Tamar Gomez - Ankar AI 5. Pauline Glikman & Joseph A. - Payflows 6. Eiso Kant - poolside ⚪ 70hours+ of prep with the Motier Ventures team: From staging to rehearsals to production, to deliver on the promise of "the AI show from founder to founder". Thank you for the hustle until the VERY last minute Mariette Boitard, Laurine Moureaux Vittorio Noury Guillaume Houzé Stephanie Bros and the many redbull cans of Nicolas Essayan 🤗 🔴 1 little voice that said: you should say "yes" more!🙋♀️ What an incredible evening! I couldn't be more excited by those demos and the clear vision of those leaders who are building the world of tomorrow 🙏