With Germany as the central theme – In partnership with Weglot & Wyngs. Expanding abroad is often seen as an essential step in a startup’s growth. But be warned: international expansion significantly increases the complexity of a company’s structure and requires the ability to handle this new burden. Here are four best practices for successfully expanding beyond your borders, …
13M, the leading accelerator promoting digital inclusion, is back for its third edition, supported by Banque des Territoires, in partnership with Nantes Métropole, Métropole de Lyon, H7, and Groupe SOS. For this edition, support will be localized to better meet the needs of the public. The eight winners selected address the three key challenges of inclusion...
In 2026, attracting talent no longer relies on an appealing promise or a well-crafted career page. After several years of tension in the job market, companies are operating in a more demanding and transparent environment. The shortage of candidates in certain professions persists, talent expectations have become more structured, and remote working has become the norm.
In partnership with Jaberson In 2026, raising funds no longer relies on the charm of a pitch or the promise of rapid hypergrowth. After a period of frenzy (2021–2022) followed by caution (2023–2024), 2025 marked a return to a certain realism. Funding rounds were fewer, more selective, but also healthier. In this context, founders...
Rebranding isn't just a question of aesthetics: it's a strategic growth lever. Whether you're a start-up in its structuring phase or a scale-up looking to break new ground, rebranding can help you align your image with your ambitions and your audience. Discover five key lessons shared by Thomas Perret, founder of Mon Petit Placement, and Frédéric ...
MyFit Solutions, a start-up specializing in 3D capture and measurement via smartphone for the medical and retail sectors, announces a €2 million fund-raising round. Co-founder Xavier Deshayes shares his experience of convincing investors. Trained as an engineer, Xavier Deshayes has always had a taste for innovation and concrete action. After more than ten years ...
The Seedext method for rethinking meetings Improving productivity in the workplace thanks to artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic promise. It's a reality built every day by Inès Besbes, founder of Seedext, a French start-up that makes meetings more efficient. A former Google employee and seasoned entrepreneur, she took up the challenge of AI even before the ...
Between budget uncertainties, inventory management and customer loyalty, start-ups often lack the tools to anticipate the future. Predictive AI provides a clear and measurable answer to these challenges. Co-founder and CTO of Excelleria, Jean-Louis Decosse explains why this technology is becoming an essential asset for start-ups and major corporations alike. Hello Jean-Louis. Where does your passion for ...
Creating an engaged community has become one of the greatest challenges facing entrepreneurs and project leaders in the digital age. But how do you turn a simple product or idea into a real movement? Here are five tips from Maxime Barbier, co-founder of Timeleft, the app that connects 150,000 strangers over dinner every month. 1. focus on people ...
A few weeks ago, H7 hosted the 2nd session of its "hors-séries" series of events dedicated to fundraising, in partnership with iii-Financements. After a 1st session devoted to the business model, this 2nd meeting focused on the place of tech in a financing strategy. Here are five key lessons from our speakers: Hugo Dupré ...
Victor Gross, Lead Product at Hexa - the start-up studio behind Aircall and Spendesk - shares his 4 essential tips for turning an idea into a successful product. Creating a product that users love doesn't just rely on good execution. In the world of start-ups, the road to success is strewn with pitfalls. Find out more ...
Discover Animaj co-founder Sixte de Vauplane's four tips for entrepreneurship in the rapidly transforming AI industry: animation. In the world of entertainment, creating a player capable of competing with the historical giants while integrating the latest technological innovations is a real challenge. Yet this is the challenge taken up by Sixte de Vauplane, founder of Animaj, a ...
With the aim of promoting financial inclusion in Morocco, start-up Joro Cash is developing a mobile money solution accessible to all. Supported by a simple application and a network of local agents, it aims to transform everyday practices and facilitate access to essential financial services. After several years spent in France, Malik Qadiri returns to Morocco, his home ...
Faced with the challenges of post-baccalaureate guidance in French-speaking Africa, start-up Esseyi aims to revolutionize access to information for young people. Founded by Emeric Koda, Esseyi relies on digital technology to connect students, schools and companies, and rethink the continent's educational future. Esseyi is a start-up born in 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Co-founder Emeric Koda is taking advantage of this period ...
What if tech enabled thousands of African restaurants to manage their supplies sustainably, transparently and efficiently? This is the ambitious goal of Mafalia, a Senegalese start-up founded by Pape Amadou Kane Diop. Today, according to Mafalia, 85% of restaurants in some sub-Saharan African countries do not have access to digital tools to manage their business. This ...
Do you want to promote your CSR commitments and turn them into a lasting lever for attracting and retaining talent? Discover 3 tips for communicating and activating the right HR tools. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is based on three main pillars: In 2023, two out of three French people will take a company's CSR policy into account before responding to a ...
La Belle Histoire is a series of articles highlighting entrepreneurs and their teams, starting from where it all began. They share with you the stages they went through. What's next? They're still writing it. One third of the world's food depends on pollination: that's the starting point for ...
At a meet-up organized at H7, three speakers from the Notion community shared their tips, favorite tools and best practices for improving your project management. Adopted by over 80,000 start-ups, Notion is the essential application for managing your projects, alone or with others. Inexpensive, it lets you organize your tasks, manage your projects ...
13M, the first gas pedal in favor of digital inclusion, by Banque des Territoires, Groupe SOS, H7 and Pulse Group, welcomes its second promotion. Discover the winners who will be supported in their strategic and operational challenges over the next 9 months: Coyali, CLIC&MOI, Konexio and WeeeFund. In 2023, 16 million French people will still be digitally excluded...
Use cases, methodologies, tools and impacts: the white paper produced thanks to Club Open Innovation. Two years of iterations have led to the creation of this white paper. In these pages, Digital League and H7 draw up a global portrait of Open Innovation, analyzing its challenges and benefits. This white paper brings together everything that makes Open Innovation ...
Find out more about Anthony Babkine, co-founder of the Diversidays association. In 2017, Mounira Hamdi and Anthony Babkine founded Diversidays, the equal opportunities association working for greater diversity in tech and digital professions. Since its creation, Diversidays has supported over 10,000 jobseekers and 50 tech industry players. As part of the ...
Read about Jean Guo, co-founder and CEO of Konexio MAJU, July 2024 - Since this interview was conducted in July 2023, Konexio's management has changed: Jean Guo, co-founder and CEO, is now Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jean-Christophe Vidal, former deputy managing director, takes over as CEO. Konexio has also announced ...
Meet the four winners of 13M, the first nationwide digital inclusion gas pedal created by Banque des Territoires, Groupe SOS, H7 and Pulse. Hello Arthur, can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Arthur, I'm 21 and I'm the founder of SOStech. SOStech's mission is to give everyone in the ...
One satisfied user is worth two. Bookinou understands this - since the beginning of June, the Lyon-based start-up has been running a loan campaign for teachers. The aim is to give them the opportunity to test the Bookinou reading device and validate its pedagogical virtues, to help 3-8 year-olds learn to read. Since its creation, Bookinou has ...
La Belle Histoire is a series of articles highlighting entrepreneurs and their teams, starting from where it all began. They share with you the stages they went through. What's next? They're still writing it. April 2023, Arnaud Gracieux, founder of PrepAcademy, announces that he has raised ...
