More than 250 of France’s most successful founders are banding together to launch a new seed fund designed to further accelerate an ecosystem that is already red hot.
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March 17, 2022
250 of France’s top entrepreneurs launch seed fund
The Galion Project wants to leverage its elite French founder membership to close the early-stage funding gap
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