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⚡️44 million meals prepared and counting! Our portfolio company Chef Robotics just raised a fresh $43M in funding to scale its AI-powered robots for commercial kitchens. With more meals prepared than any other company in the space, Chef is now the clear category leader—quietly building the foundational automation layer for food production. Huge congrats to Rajat Bhageria and the Chef team on this next chapter! 🍽️🤖 https://lnkd.in/ep2kF2Si

Great to see European countries move their defence procurement policies in the right direction. Alexandre Flamant shares a few words on how the UK is accelerating its adoption of nimbler systems and making it easier for startups to work with its armed forces Bloomberg News https://lnkd.in/eFNP2-Jr

Looking forward to an engaging panel discussion, led by Mike Butcher ✍️ and joined by Alexandre Flamant, Samuel Burrell and Sinéad O'Sullivan where we’ll dive into "Defence Tech Startups: What’s Next for 2025?" #techeusummit25

We’re excited to be back in business with Lindon and York at Dyna Robotics as part of their $23.5M seed round led by First Round Capital and CRV! ✨ As one of the early backers of Caper (acquired by Instacart), we’ve seen firsthand how this team builds and ships. Now with Dyna, they’re bringing foundational AI to robotics, designing general-purpose machines that perform complex, high-throughput tasks with minimal setup. Their focus on simplicity, reliability, and real-world deployment is setting a new bar for operational efficiency. https://lnkd.in/gwx5vCtf

Alexandre Flamant from our team will be at #TechEUSummit25 this Wednesday to discuss European Defence with Sinéad O'Sullivan Mike Butcher ✍️ and Samuel Burrell

Deep Tech Postcards from Paris: Hello Tomorrow Edition 🇫🇷🚀 The city was buzzing with breakthrough ideas, bold founders, and back-to-back #deeptech moments that reminded us why we do what we do. Here are some highlights from our side: 🔬 Things kicked off with BioLabs Investor Day at CNRS, where brilliant biotech founders pitched next-gen therapeutics, tools, and platforms. A room full of ideas ready to reshape health and bio. 🌎 The same day we had an unforgettable evening at the Inflection Award Gala at STATION F, brought to life by Marble, to celebrate the 30 exceptional PhDs shaping the future of climate tech. ⚡️ Midweek momentum built fast: Investor Day was packed with bold visions — from quantum and robotics to synbio. We wrapped the evening celebrating 'Women in Deep Tech', co-hosted by us, IQ Capital, European Investment Fund (EIF), unlock VC (previously WVC:E) and Commplicated. 🍸 Thursday was full-on: after the LP/GP Cocktails at 'Financing the Future', we hosted a cozy crêpe evening at our office! 🥐 Friday came early, but strong: our big breakfast with HV Capital, great coffee and even better company to close out the week. 🏆 And just when we thought it couldn’t get better — Nūmi, one of our portfolio companies, won the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge! A well-deserved spotlight for a team building something truly transformational. Paris, you delivered. Merci to everyone who made it such a week to remember ✨. cc Alexis Houssou, Alexandre Flamant (the crêpe chef), Isabel Zhang, Aymerik Renard, Jerry Yang, Romain Lacombe, Hailey Eustace, Sophie Winwood, Elaine Hegarty, Nadya Petrova, CFA, Maxi Pethö-Schramm, Jan Miczaika, Arnaud de la Tour, Selma El Ouardi

In the heart of Paris last week, HV and HCVC hosted an early morning gathering over coffee, croissants, and conversations during Hello Tomorrow. 🥐 Some of the best deep tech founders, investors, and ecosystem players joined us for conversations on what’s next in deep tech—from AI to climate tech and beyond. Huge thanks to Alexis Houssou, Isabel Zhang, Alexandre Flamant, and everyone who stopped by! ☕️ cc: Jan Miczaika, Maxi Pethö-Schramm, Richard von der Horst

Great to see Jan-Hendrik Boelens from Alpine Eagle GmbH on Bloomberg News this morning to discuss their latest fund raise, how the West will mitigate the threat of autonomous drones, and the challenges faced by European defence startups.

Jan-Hendrik Boelens from Alpine Eagle GmbH shares a bit on the regulatory struggles he and fellow European defence tech companies still face, and how things can improve. https://lnkd.in/eQ2NrPqD

After leading their pre-seed less than two years ago, we are excited to double down on Alpine Eagle GmbH. Jan and Timo are building the world’s first air-to-air counter UAS system at a time when our sovereignty has rarely felt this precarious. Europe needs to innovate and adapt to protect itself, and it can. From protecting our borders to safeguarding global supply chains, AE’s system provides a comprehensive defence solution that adapts to the most complex and dynamic threat landscapes. The future of anti drone technology is airborne, autonomous, and made in Munich. Thank you Jan-Hendrik Boelens Timo Breuer @TechCrunch article by Anna Heim here https://lnkd.in/gvVb6X2T IQ Capital Expeditions Fund HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds General Catalyst Archie Muirhead Mikolaj Firlej Jeannette zu Fürstenberg