• Dawex

  Participated · Equity · May 2019

  Dawex operates the Dawex Global Data Marketplace and a Data Exchange Platform that let organizations orchestrate data circulation by sourcing, monetizing and exchanging data directly without intermediaries. Its enterprise-grade solutions are highly scalable and integrate technologies such as blockchain to enable secure, compliant data exchanges. Since its creation in 2015, Dawex reports 7,000 organizations across 20+ industries using its platform. The company positions itself to serve sectors including agriculture, automotive, financial services, construction, energy, logistics, retail, telco and travel. Dawex plans to accelerate development in Europe and the United States, establish operations in Asia and the Middle East, and continue investing in technology and innovation. Financially, the company announced a new €5 million funding round and notes total funds from inception top €12 million, including a €2.5 million Horizon 2020 grant; co-founders Fabrice Tocco and Laurent Lafaye remain majority shareholders and retain control over strategy and operations.

• Saagie

  Participated · Equity · Nov 2016

  Saagie provides a smart big-data processing platform as both a SaaS and on-premise solution that leverages AI to speed development of business applications. The platform offers pre-integrated open source blocks for collecting, analyzing and processing large enterprise data. It is massively used in the bank and insurance industry. The company was founded in 2013 by CEO Arnaud Muller and is based in Petit-Quevilly, France, with offices in Paris and San Francisco. Saagie intends to use recent funding to continue improving the product and to expand its business internationally, including plans to open in NYC. The company recently completed a €5M Series A+ financing to support those efforts. Saagie provides a big-data platform designed to help businesses tap into and operationalize large-scale data and analytics. The company serves enterprise clients including Vente‑privee.com, Johnson & Johnson, Ferrero, Caisse d’Épargne Normandie, BudgetBox and Bouygues Énergies & Services. For Vente‑privee.com Saagie has optimized the product recommendation engine; with Bouygues it is working to improve availability and maintenance of industrial equipment. Saagie was launched in 2013 and previously raised €850,000 in summer 2015 from earlier backers. The startup recently hired Jerome Trédan, formerly of Microsoft, as Vice President of Marketing and Sales to restructure sales and marketing. The new funding is earmarked to accelerate international growth and to further develop the company’s artificial intelligence technology and product.

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