Paul Mathieu

🇪🇺 2 new Large-Scale Pilots are starting this fall: APTITUDE for citizens on the move, WE BUILD Consortium for business trust. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 • 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘 = 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹: Coordinated by France, 110+ partners across 11 countries. Tests Digital Travel Credentials (DTC), a secure, app-based travel document, plus hotel check-ins and wallet payments. • 𝗪𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗 = 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲: Led by the Netherlands & Sweden, ~200 organisations in 27 countries. Focus on Organizational Identity, Know Your Business (KYB), and digital Power of Attorney. • 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Final 24-month phase → 2026 wallets → 2027 obligations. Longer-term target: 80% citizen adoption by 2030. Which path do you expect to scale faster first: citizen mobility or B2B identity? 👇 #EUDIWallet #eIDAS2 #DigitalTravelCredentials #OrganizationalIdentity

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𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 The Friedkin Group is formalizing its sports ambitions. Their new multi-club platform, Pursuit Sports, will oversee:   🇮🇹 AS Roma (Serie A)   🏴 Everton Football Club (Premier League)    🇫🇷 AS Cannes Football (French 4th tier) The move reflects a growing trend in global football, turning ownership into portfolio management. Dan Friedkin said the platform aims to "elevate and empower world-class sports organizations" by leveraging scale, resources, and expertise across its clubs. The group has tapped Dave Beeston (ex-Fenway Sports Group, ex-Clearlake) as CEO, signaling a data-driven, private equity-flavored approach to operations. Multi-club ownership enables talent synergies, financial efficiency, and commercial leverage. But it also raises questions about identity, local loyalty, and competitive fairness. With fans already protesting Friedkin’s stewardship at Roma, Pursuit’s next moves will be closely watched on and off the pitch. #PrivateEquity  #SportsBusiness  #EuropeanFootball #SportsInvestments

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France is about to force millions of businesses into software. Not politely. Not gradually. By law. 📑 Starting in 2026, every French business — from the corner café to the design studio — will have to issue and receive invoices in a standard digital format. Each invoice will go automatically to the customer and to the tax authorities for VAT reporting. Think about all those shoeboxes full of receipts. The envelopes stuffed with slips. The PDFs buried in inboxes. A whole way of working disappears overnight. What a relief. 😮‍💨 For freelancers, maybe it’s just one less pile of paper on the desk. But for B2B companies, it changes everything. Because once invoices live in software, payments naturally follow. Reconciliation follows. Cash flow follows. Suddenly, accounting software isn’t just admin — it becomes the default financial hub. That’s why this will be a fierce battle for software companies. Everyone wants to be the tool SMBs pick for compliance. Because once you win invoicing, you can win everything else. But let’s be honest: there won’t be just one winner. SMBs are too diverse, too fragmented. There’s room for many players to succeed and they will. One regulation. Huge consequences. And…🍿 yes, a little drama. P.S. I’ll be at the Congrès de l’ordre des experts-comptables tomorrow, Swan’s booth #R551

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Feldhoff & Cie invests in Europe’s most promising female founders Yesterday, Auxxo announced the first closing of Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund II, raising €26 million to invest in early-stage European startups with female founding teams. We are proud to be part of this commitment to expanding access to capital and driving lasting change in the venture landscape. Congratulations to Bettine Schmitz, Dr. Gesa Miczaika, the whole Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund team and all fellow investors who share this vision. Excited to see what we can build together! 

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During my last trip to SF, I had the opportunity to speak with Romain Serman who opened Bpifrance’s San Francisco office 11 years ago to help build bridges between US funds and French startups. We discussed : ✅ The turning point in 2016, when leading US funds first invested in France ✅ The challenges Europe still faces, from fragmented markets to weaker storytelling ✅ What makes a good VC: saying no with respect, staying curious, and avoiding cynicism ✅ How he overcame his early impostor syndrome and developed a hands-on curiosity for tech 👉 For LPs, VCs, and founders interested in French Tech’s evolution from Silicon Valley perspective, this one’s worth a listen. 🎧 Link in the comments

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What a week for startups in 🇫🇷 France! Mistral's latest mega-funding round has pushed the company past an €11 billion valuation, a first for a private startup in France. Behind the numbers, the ecosystem's funding sources, heavily dependent on the French government, may be showing signs of strain. For all the details, check out the latest edition of French Tech Updates (linked in the comments). Congratulations to all 8 companies who announced new funding last week! Mistral AI | €1.7B | 🧠 AI SCINTIL Photonics | €50M | 💡 Semiconductors Cailabs | €20M | 🔭 Deeptech dianosic | €7M | 🧑‍⚕️ Medtech Nepsis Energy | €3.5M | 💶 Fintech nona | €3.3M | 🥗 Food & Beverages Nucleon Security | €3M | 🔐 Cybersecurity Gobano Robotics | €3M | 🤖 Robotics #frenchtech #fundraising #venturecapital

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