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FROM VIVATECH – Robots are out in force at VivaTech this year. But European companies are struggling to distinguish themselves amid the growing presence of Chinese robotics firms across the continent.

Expected for several months, the third phase of the Tibi Initiative is now official. France’s Ministry of the Economy has announced that it has secured €13 billion in commitments from institutional investors, with a target of €15 billion by the end of the year. This new funding pool is designed to channel a significant share of private savings into deeptech, critical infrastructure, and dual-use technologies, as Europe seeks to accelerate its technological development and compete more effectively with the United States and China.

Equity, bank debt, working capital financing, business angels, customers: in a more selective market, founders must learn how to combine the right financing tools at the right time. During a panel discussion organized alongside VivaTech by Founders Future and Banque des Startups by LCL, investors, entrepreneurs, and financing specialists shared their advice on avoiding the most common mistakes.

FROM VIVATECH – The first edition of the “VivaTech Bloomberg Awards” took place on Thursday, June 18, on the main stage of the Paris tech conference. Discover the winners.