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?? Fresh from the AI Action Summit in Paris, we met with everyone.AI, a Bay Area nonprofit?dedicated to preventing risks and regulating the use of AI for younger audiences . They shared key insights into its initiatives and latest efforts to protect children in an AI-driven world. Read in ????: https://lnkd.in/geybXTsN Read in ????: https://lnkd.in/gCxaybZV Clara Chappaz Florian Cardinaux Anne Bouverot Anne-Sophie SERET Gregory Renard Mathilde Cerioli, Ph.D Celine Malvoisin Vanessa Lotoux-Macias

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A great interview with my partner in crime Arnaud Auger to share more about Cathay Innovation and our C.Lab activities at the "intersection of venture capital, innovation, and high-impact investment". Long read with our background and work across startups, corporates and investments with a cross-border DNA between Europe and the USA (and over time LATAM and Asia too!). ?????????????? ?? Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/guVJGUtX Thank you MerciSF.com Sabrina Bot Vanessa Lotoux-Macias for the time and the great picture too from our office!?? #officeWithAView

Reposting our 2021 interview by Anne Marie Bourcier of Pierre-Damien Vaujour as Loft Orbital yesterday announced a $170M Series C round (and making it a unicorn according to some sources) Congratulations to Pierre-Damien and Loft Orbital Team!! ????? ???? https://lnkd.in/gi4Wj4Q4 ???? https://lnkd.in/e8Wiqia

???? Networking event with the French-American Business Community : ?? https://lnkd.in/gPhSsyGV It's this Wednesday 1/15! ????Joindre l'utile à l'agréable : réseauter avec la communauté franco-américaine de la French Tech San Francisco et de la FACC California SF-LA | French American Chamber of Commerce, California tout en dégustant la fameuse ??Galette des Rois??. C'est ce Mercredi 15 janvier ??Et surtout découvrir le dernier livre de Marylene Delbourg-Delphis Beyond Eureka - The Rocky Roads to Innovating qui sera là pour le présenter. ?? Il reste quelques places : https://lnkd.in/gPhSsyGV

Read in ???? https://lnkd.in/gQ8CjNKx Lire en ???? : https://lnkd.in/gW5h3xuq We had the pleasure of interviewing Marjorie Janiewicz, Global Head of Revenue and US General Manager at Mistral AI, during French Tech San Francisco 's year-end event. With 26 years in Tech at companies like Oracle and MongoDB, she now leads Mistral AI's mission to set global standards in generative AI. ??Dive into her journey, ambitions, and insights on AI's ethical challenges—read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gQ8CjNKx #AI #IA #GenAI #FrenchTech #SanFrancisco #SiliconValley #MerciSF #Mistral #FrenchInnovation

? Bonne Année ! Happy New Year ! ? Did you know that in France, we have the entire month of January to send New Year’s wishes? ?? Your first New Year's resolution: Subscribe to our free www.mercisf.com newsletter to stay up to date with All Things French / Francophone in San Francisco Bay Area in ????& ???? ?? Oui it's free : https://lnkd.in/gMRXFVUY

From Corporate to Croissant, The Success Story of Benoit Vialle ?? Switching from a career in the upper echelons of the business world to managing an artisanal bakery-patisserie: read more on how Benoit Vialle is now at the helm of?Maison Benoit, a bakery-patisserie that combines French know-how with modern management. We had the opportunity to meet him through?Frenchfounders, a worldwide network of Francophone entrepreneurs and professionals. ?? Read more: https://lnkd.in/g83fvqtv

Nous avons récemment eu le plaisir de rencontrer?Jér?me Monceaux cofondateur et PDG d’Enchanted Tools, lors d’un événement organisé par?Frenchfounders. Il a présenté la vision d’Enchanted Tools d’enchanter le monde grace à des innovations robotiques basées sur l’IA à la fois impactantes et responsables, avec une démonstration en direct de leur création phare :?Miroka?, un robot humano?de révolutionnaire. En savoir plus: https://lnkd.in/g975ePM7 Retrouvez Miroka? et l’équipe d’Enchanted Tools au salon des robots humano?des qui se tient les 11-12 décembre à Mountain View, avec des démonstrations en direct !

Register here ?? https://lnkd.in/guYnGbUk Last chance!! Join us tomorrow 12/11 at the insightful conference on?Sustainable Urban Design, with FACC California SF-LA | French American Chamber of Commerce, California & featuring a panel of esteemed San Francisco-based experts in architecture and design with: Anne Fougeron, Principal,?Fougeron Architecture Benjamin Grant?Senior Planner,?SITELAB urban studio Blaine Merker, Partner, Director and Head of Climate Action at?Gehl Studio This event will delve into the latest innovations, strategies, and solutions driving the future of urban spaces in response to climate change, population growth, and technological progress. Register here ?? https://lnkd.in/guYnGbUk