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September 5, 2023

Cooling so hot right now: French startup raises €10m for greener aircons

The French startup has raised a second round to increase the production of its air conditioners that rely on natural water and air phenomena

French climate startup Caeli Energie has raised €10m in equity and debt — its second funding round — to increase the production of its low-carbon air conditioners. The round was led jointly by Asterion Ventures, Starquest Capital, Bpifrance and Rise PropTech and follows a €2.1m pre-seed round raised at the start of 2022.  

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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