New York investment firm KKR has hired French billionaire Xavier Niel as an independent director, with a view to increasing its tech footprint. The move, effective yesterday, sees Niel take the seventh…
“We Want to Promote Sustainable Entrepreneurship”: Monaco’s New Incubator Sets its Hopes High
The tiny European nation of Monaco is known for many things, not least its casinos, marina and reputation as a hangout for the world’s rich and famous. But this September a tech…
Algolia: Going Global to Compete with Google
Five years ago, when Algolia was founded, its founding duo were very much grounded in the French startup ecosystem. Nicolas Dessaigne and Julien Lemoine had both recently quit roles at Exalead, a software…
Paris Mega-Campus Station F Releases Selection Board
Station F, the world’s largest tech campus, has released details of its selection board–which includes some of the tech world’s brightest scions. The campus, located on the site of a historical former…
Paris’ Station F to Become Europe’s Largest ‘Tech Campus’
Located in a former freight station, in an industrial corner of central Paris, sits what is soon to become the world’s biggest startup campus. When completed early next year, the huge space…