four40 a republié ceci
Thanks for the insights Alexandre Dewez for featuring four40 though four40 has been featured under pure-productivity as opposed to #CustomerSuccessManagement (the "CS" category mostly targets customer support & low touch / automation use cases) ; it also helps us validate the point that Customer Success is the least understood job on the market and given the diversity of roles within CSMs, the amount of information they need to work with - current solutions aren't addressing their needs.
I'm delighted to share my 2023 report on the French tech ecosystem with 120 slides covering everything: general metrics, tech trends, general market update, funds investing in France, angels, unicorns, exits and an outlook for 2024! Below are 5 key insights from the report: * In 2023, the French venture ecosystem experienced its first contraction in its modern history. French startups raised only €6.8bn (41% YoY decline) across 632 funding rounds (17% YoY decline). * The top 15 rounds raised €2.5bn (36% of total). Most of the top funding rounds were in deep-tech projects, focusing on areas such as climate (Verkor, Ynsect, MyLight150), Generative AI (Mistral, Poolside), cryptocurrency (Ledger), and quantum computing (Pasqal). * AI (accounting for 15% of the total amount raised) and Climate (comprising 34% of the total amount raised) were the two investment themes with the greatest momentum. * To understand the French venture market, you have to accept that there are two parallel market realities occurring simultaneously: (i) the ecosystem has never been as competitive in certain market segments as it is now and (ii) it has never been as challenging to raise capital for all other French startups. * Going forward, I don’t expect the French Tech ecosystem to experience further decline in 2024. It has found a new rhythm since Q2-22, having raised €1.5-2.0bn across c.150 transactions every quarter. https://lnkd.in/ejqHxzH9