Nicolas Nguyen

France is about to force millions of businesses into software. Not politely. Not gradually. By law. 📑 Starting in 2026, every French business — from the corner café to the design studio — will have to issue and receive invoices in a standard digital format. Each invoice will go automatically to the customer and to the tax authorities for VAT reporting. Think about all those shoeboxes full of receipts. The envelopes stuffed with slips. The PDFs buried in inboxes. A whole way of working disappears overnight. What a relief. 😮‍💨 For freelancers, maybe it’s just one less pile of paper on the desk. But for B2B companies, it changes everything. Because once invoices live in software, payments naturally follow. Reconciliation follows. Cash flow follows. Suddenly, accounting software isn’t just admin — it becomes the default financial hub. That’s why this will be a fierce battle for software companies. Everyone wants to be the tool SMBs pick for compliance. Because once you win invoicing, you can win everything else. But let’s be honest: there won’t be just one winner. SMBs are too diverse, too fragmented. There’s room for many players to succeed and they will. One regulation. Huge consequences. And…🍿 yes, a little drama. P.S. I’ll be at the Congrès de l’ordre des experts-comptables tomorrow, Swan’s booth #R551

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🇪🇺 2 new Large-Scale Pilots are starting this fall: APTITUDE for citizens on the move, WE BUILD Consortium for business trust. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 • 𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘 = 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹: Coordinated by France, 110+ partners across 11 countries. Tests Digital Travel Credentials (DTC), a secure, app-based travel document, plus hotel check-ins and wallet payments. • 𝗪𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗 = 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲: Led by the Netherlands & Sweden, ~200 organisations in 27 countries. Focus on Organizational Identity, Know Your Business (KYB), and digital Power of Attorney. • 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Final 24-month phase → 2026 wallets → 2027 obligations. Longer-term target: 80% citizen adoption by 2030. Which path do you expect to scale faster first: citizen mobility or B2B identity? 👇 #EUDIWallet #eIDAS2 #DigitalTravelCredentials #OrganizationalIdentity

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AI startups accounted for 62.7% of all U.S. venture capital funding in Q3 2025, according to Pitchbook. Over $192 billion has flowed into AI ventures this year — the first time AI has secured a majority share of global VC investment. The quarter was marked by mega-rounds, including Anthropic’s $13B Series F and xAI’s multibillion-dollar raise. Top deals include FieldAI ($405M), Cognition AI ($400M), Sierra Technologies ($350M), EliseAI ($250M), and Distyl AI ($175M), underscoring AI’s rapid evolution across robotics, automation, and enterprise software. Companies like Decart ($100M), Clay ($100M), Rillet ($70M), Exa ($85M), and Motion ($60M) also secured substantial rounds, driving innovation in video generation, workflow automation, ERP systems, and AI search. These startups, backed by major investors such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark ,Capital GG, Greenoaks, andNVIDIA, are advancing AI from research to real-world infrastructure. Collectively, they represent a maturing ecosystem focused on scalable, production-ready applications spanning sectors like finance, healthcare, sales, robotics, and enterprise automation. Dean Leitersdorf Moshe Shalev Nicolas Kopp Stelios Modes Kareem Amin Nicolae Rusan Ali Agha Minna Song Stoyan (Tony) Stoyanov Will Bryk Jeffrey Wang Benjamin Willox Bret Taylor Clay Bavor Scott Wu Walden Yan Steven Hao Harry Qi Omid Rooholfada Ethan Yu Arjun Prakash Derek Ho

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French SaaS platform Qovery, which automates DevOps and simplifies application deployment across any cloud, has raised €11.3 million in a Series A round to expand regionally, scale its team and advance AI-driven product innovation. The round was led by IRIS and included Speedinvest, Crane Venture Partners, Techstars, Irregular Expressions, and notable angel investors such as Datadog Co-founders Olivier Pomel and Alexis L., Docker Co-founder Sebastian Pahl, and Checkout.com CTO Ott Kaukver (former Twilio CTO), who also joins the board. All previous Seed investors participated in the Series A. Romaric Philogène | Pierre Mavro | Morgan Perry 🔗 Read full article link in comment #Qovery #SaaS #DevOps #CloudDeployment #MultiCloud #AIInnovation #StartupFunding #TechGrowth #EngineeringProductivity #SeriesAFunding #eustartups #news

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The 🇪🇺📲 EUDI Wallet is one of the most ambitious projects Europe has ever started. We’ve made great progress — but still need to improve the user experience ⬇️ In my latest blog, I cover: ✅ Why UX will decide adoption ✅ How citizens should experience the wallet ✅ What organizations need for seamless integration ✅ Why ecosystem alignment is key The goal: a wallet that is simple, secure, trusted and used every day by everyone. But here’s the real question: 👉 What do YOU think we need to focus on to make the EUDI Wallet a success for millions of people? Read my comprehensive User experience guide here: https://lnkd.in/gkBGYCGG #eIDAS, EU Digital Identity Wallet #EUDIWallet

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