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Exciting news: Empower acquires Petal 💥 Today marks an exciting milestone for Empower, which officially announced the #acquisition of Petal, a pioneering force in consumer credit cards and financial technology. The latter revolutionized #credit access using cash flow underwriting instead of credit scores, an innovative approach that allowed millions of Americans without credit histories to qualify and establish credit. 💳 This strategic move underscores Empower's mission and commitment to making credit more #equitable and #inclusive and shaping a world where financial opportunity is available to anyone. With over 45 million Americans and countless others worldwide facing credit challenges, this acquisition will enable Warren Hogarth and his team to deliver even more impactful solutions. Here's to a future where everyone has access to the credit they deserve! Congratulations to Warren and the #Empower team 🙌 Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/et5S6Gvn

Proud moment for the blisce/team at l'Assemblée nationale talking about reinventing women's health through #femtech: 👀 Romain Sion was spotted at an exclusive round table hosted by Marie-Pierre Rixain, alongside incredible women in #tech: Maya Noël, Managing Director of France Digitale; Marine Darnault, Executive Director of PariSanté Campus; Juliette Mauro, President of Femtech France; and Clémence Lejeune, CEO of our latest #healthtech investment: Sorella Care! ♀ In summary, some noteworthy data points: 🌍 Overall, improved care for women could boost the global #economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040. 🇺🇸 To date, 47% of recognized femtech companies have been based in the #US and have represented over 20,000 jobs in 2022. 🇫🇷 On the other side of the Atlantic, the French #femtech market grew by 145% within only a year (2022-2023). 📈 The femtech is projected to reach a $50 billion #market by 2025 and $100 billion by 2030. We're proud to have invested in Sorella Care's unique business model, fueling the #growth of this industry with a hybrid multidisciplinary approach.

No, heart attacks are not just a men's issue! 🫀 Did you know that cardiovascular accidents are the leading cause of death among women in #France? When nearly 8 out of 10 accidents could be prevented with screening, let’s take a moment on this #WomenHeartDay to support Sorella Care and the Women Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation in their initiative dedicated to women's cardiovascular screenings. All day long, healthcare professionals are offering at Sorella Care's medical center a free 6-step screening for all women. There are still a few slots available, so if you can, go and check on yourself: 🗓️ Wednesday, March 13, 2024 all-day ➡️ Book your appointment here: https://lnkd.in/et4djubY Take care 🙏

🛒 Right as Brick Meets Click/Mercatus's Survey reported earlier this year a total of $8.5bn in #US #onlinegrocery market sales (+1.8% compared to 2023), we were excited to see Misfits Market taking its game to the next level with the launch of a new offer: Fulfilled By Misfits (FBM)! 🍎 After more than a decade of refining its operations at Misfits Market and Imperfect Foods, the company goes down the road of reshaping the #perishables industry. This additional solution helps perishable brands save themselves needless complications, costs, and distractions from business fundamentals that come with DIY or other expensive turnkey options. FBM isn't just another fulfillment service; it's all about positioning Misfit Market as a leading fulfillment provider, growth enabler, and scaling catalyst for #d2cbrands while leveraging its platform and cutting-edge fulfillment centers. Know of a perishable business that needs more efficient, cost-effective solutions to scale faster? Reach out to them at fulfilledbymisfits.com! Congratulations to Abhi Ramesh and his team! 👏 At blisce/ we're proud to support a company really engaged in breaking the cycle of food waste. More info: https://lnkd.in/eG_HReCa #groceryindustry #coldchainlogistics #coldchainsolutions #fulfillmentservices #3pl #dtc #foodandbeverageindustry

 🏥 Managing one's healthcare journey can be complex and burdensome, especially for women. Shockingly, 32% of women in France report feeling anxious about their health management (compared to 20% of men), and even more concerning, 60% end up dropping out of their healthcare journey. This is why two years ago, Clémence Lejeune, Jeanne Theuret, and Youssef Benhaddou founded Sorella Care. This #femtech powerhouse is disrupting women's healthcare with its unique hybrid #healthcare offering. The latter relies on a network of multidisciplinary health #clinics, giving every woman access to a comprehensive care pathway provided by professionals specialized in women's health, whatever their age, from puberty to post-menopause. 💥 Today marks a significant milestone for Sorella Care as the company announces a €5m euros funding round led by blisce/, alongside Vorwerk Ventures. 🚀 At blisce/, we are convinced that Sorella’s multidisciplinary approach and their hybrid model that allies physical and digital will enable the company to reinvent women’s health with a significant and wide #impact. This fundraising will further strengthen the company's coordinated care offering and digital platform and significantly accelerate its development in France. We are proud to stand alongside Clémence, Jeanne, Youssef, and their team as they pioneer tomorrow’s way of practicing medicine. Congratulations Sorella Care, and a warm welcome to the portfolio!

Hello San Francisco 🌉 , A few days ago, we once again hit the West Coast to (re)connect with our top executive network, steering tech companies toward global expansion and #Elevate operators. Beyond valuable meetings, we hosted a small and insightful gathering, where key insights on growing globally were shared: ➡ Focus on markets aligning with your business's critical needs while remaining adaptable to less essential criteria; perfection isn't attainable in any market. ➡ Establishing trust is paramount, particularly in regions or cross-border operations facing political complexities. ➡ Be mindful of regulatory disparities and associated localization costs across markets; understanding GDPR is crucial for EU entry. ➡ Local hires are your greatest asset in navigating new cultural landscapes; invest in building a strong local team. ➡ Prioritize markets aligning with your business goals; the largest markets may not always be the ideal entry points. ➡ Embrace a global mindset from the outset to lay a solid foundation for future expansion; anticipate scaling requirements for technology and data. Let's continue to drive innovation and collaboration across borders! Naomi Fujiki

Exciting news 💥 Welcome to the Jungle and Platform.sh are teaming up to bring back a major actor supporting the European #developer ecosystem in 2024: the dotConferences! After a 4-year hiatus, they are back with three major events lined up for the year, focusing on the latest technological revolutions: #javascript, #python, and #AI. The aim? Reposition Paris as a major hub in the international tech scene by providing a platform for the world's top developers. Under the independent leadership of Nessrine Berrama, it will bring together industry experts and thought leaders to share insights and innovations that drive the tech sector forward. Congrats to Jérémy Clédat and his team for supporting France's influence in the industry! 🚀

In 2020, we took a bold step as the first European transatlantic fund to earn #BCorp certification from B Lab. Three years on, we're excited to share that blisce/ has not only been recertified as B Corp but also improved its score by an impressive +26%, reaching a new total of 115! 🌿 This achievement results from our collective effort to deepen our environmental commitment and broaden our #impact, reflecting the values we encourage in our portfolio companies to make a positive difference. While celebrating our progress, we're also looking ahead. There's more work to be done on the path to sustainability, and we're ready to keep pushing forward, together aiming for a better future.

How do you define impact in 2024? 🌱 This was the crucial yet tricky question asked to Alexandre MARS last week on stage at #IPEMCannes2024. At blisce/, we've always said it and will keep doing so; talking about impact is all about 2 key notions: #alignment and #purpose. 🤝 Aligning words and actions is what we preach and at the center of how we support our portfolio companies. 🌍 Driving change but making it real is necessary for entrepreneurs and investors alike to define and pursue impactful outcomes beyond profit margins. Both are equally important. 💡 Rethinking impact to protect the purpose is what we’re seeking from entrepreneurs we support... How they make an impact beyond the conventional mission-driven business definition is their differentiation. Thanks, Aglaé Touchard Le Drian (from RAISE) and Mathilde Paoli (from GENEO Capital Entrepreneur), for sharing this thought-provoking moment on stage and thank you Antoine Colson and Matthew Robinson for the opportunity.

When Welcome to the Jungle juggles internationalization and recruitment, it results in exciting news and development for them! Today, it's with great excitement that Welcome to the Jungle, which we proudly support, announced a significant milestone in its entrepreneurial journey: the strategic acquisition of Otta.com! With over 2 million candidates registered on the leading #UK job platform dedicated to #tech and #startups and around 6 million applications, this merger comes as a first step in Welcome to the Jungle's internationalization journey. With their shared vision of what recruitment will look like in the upcoming years and a cutting-edge job-matching #algorithm, they are poised to shake up HR market conventions across Europe (and soon the US)! Congratulations Jérémy Clédat and his team! More info in comments 👇