French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that he has convinced institutional investors to plough €5 billion ($5.5bn) into late-stage VC funds and asset managers, as the country opens one of its tech…
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Macron’s Coup de Maitre: France and Technology
On his first day in office as newly-elected President, just after the swear-in ceremony, Emmanuel Macron will rediscover the place where he built his meteoric career. Five years ago Macron was just…
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As Macron Marches to Victory, the Tech Industry Sighs with Relief
ast night, at 8pm local time, the media confirmed what polls had been telling us all day: Emmanuel Macron was heading to the Élysée Palace–and by a landslide. Thousands danced in the…