{"id":17063,"date":"2022-10-20T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joffeassocies.com\/the-start-up-studio-imagination-machine-raises-nearly-10-million-euros\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:13:24","slug":"the-start-up-studio-imagination-machine-raises-nearly-10-million-euros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joffeassocies.com\/en\/the-start-up-studio-imagination-machine-raises-nearly-10-million-euros\/","title":{"rendered":"The start-up studio Imagination Machine raises nearly 10 million euros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchweb.fr\/le-startup-studio-imagination-machine-leve-pres-de-10-millions-deuros\/436324\">Article from FRENCHWEB.FR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The start-up studio Imagination Machine has raised nearly \u20ac10 million to launch its second cohort of start-ups with a socio-environmental impact. Since its creation in 2017, Imagination Machine has already launched eight impact start-ups, which together employ 150 people and have raised \u20ac24 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Founded by Rob Spiro, a Californian serial entrepreneur, and \u00c9milie Abel, former Executive Director of X-HEC Entrepreneurs, the Nantes-based start-up studio is inviting applications to recruit the founders of its next 10 positive-impact start-ups, which may be based anywhere in France or Europe. \u201cOur team is made up of entrepreneurs,\u201d explains \u00c9milie Abel. \u201cWe\u2019re not just in an investment role, but also take a very hands-on approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This fundraising round was led by 35 investors, including institutional investors such as the French Tech Acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration 2 fund, part of the Programme d\u2019Investissements d\u2019Avenir (PIA), managed on behalf of the State by Bpifrance as part of the French Tech public initiative, the Caisse d\u2019Epargne Bretagne Pays de Loire, CIC Ouest and private impact investors including Avelana, Enowe and Cameleon. Industrial players also took part in the round, such as the Cetih, Idea, Armor and Eram groups, as well as entrepreneurs including Francis Nappez (BlaBlaCar, Hectar), Fred de Gombert (Akeneo) and Alexandre Launay (Stampyt).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Imagination Machine, we create high-potential start-ups that are set to expand internationally, because it is by setting ambitious targets that we will truly make an impact on a large scale,\u201d concludes Rob Spiro, CEO and founder of Imagination Machine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Legal advisers: Thomas SALTIEL, Oc\u00e9ane CHRISTMANN and Mathilde VASSEUR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article from FRENCHWEB.FR &nbsp; The start-up studio Imagination Machine has raised nearly \u20ac10 million to launch its second cohort of start-ups with a socio-environmental impact. 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