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		<title>Stereolabs and Ouster Join Forces to Create a World-Leading Sensing &#038; Perception Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to the shareholders of Stereolabs, the global pioneer in AI vision and perception solutions, in the context of its sale to Ouster, Inc., a leader in sensing and perception for Physical AI [NASDAQ: OUST]. With this acquisition, Ouster now offers Physical AI&#8217;s first unified sensing and perception platform, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/stereolabs-and-ouster-join-forces-to-create-a-world-leading-sensing-perception-company">&lt;strong&gt;Stereolabs&lt;/strong&gt; and Ouster Join Forces to Create a World-Leading Sensing &amp; Perception Company</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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<p>Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to the shareholders of Stereolabs, the global pioneer in AI vision and perception solutions, in the context of its sale to Ouster, Inc., a leader in sensing and perception for Physical AI [NASDAQ: OUST].</p>



<p>With this acquisition, Ouster now offers Physical AI&#8217;s first unified sensing and perception platform, combining high-performance digital lidar, cameras, AI compute, sensor fusion and perception software, and cutting-edge AI models.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/stereolabs-and-ouster-join-forces-to-create-a-world-leading-sensing-perception-company">&lt;strong&gt;Stereolabs&lt;/strong&gt; and Ouster Join Forces to Create a World-Leading Sensing &amp; Perception Company</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>VSORA, the global innovator in ultra-high performance computing, secured a €40 million investment to bring the world’s most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI chip to market</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/vsora-the-global-innovator-in-ultra-high-performance-computing-secured-a-e40-million-investment-to-bring-the-worlds-most-powerful-energy-efficient-and-cost-disruptive-ai-chip-to-market</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to VSORA, a global innovator and Europe’s most advanced provider of ultra-high-performance AI inference chips. The investment round comes as a major milestone for the Company, which is about to release the most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI inference chip as an alternative to current solutions offered by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/vsora-the-global-innovator-in-ultra-high-performance-computing-secured-a-e40-million-investment-to-bring-the-worlds-most-powerful-energy-efficient-and-cost-disruptive-ai-chip-to-market">&lt;strong&gt;VSORA&lt;/strong&gt;, the global innovator in ultra-high performance computing, secured a €40 million investment to bring the world’s most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI chip to market</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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<p>Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to VSORA, a global innovator and Europe’s most advanced provider of ultra-high-performance AI inference chips.</p>



<p>The investment round comes as a major milestone for the Company, which is about to release the most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI inference chip as an alternative to current solutions offered by global market leaders.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/vsora-the-global-innovator-in-ultra-high-performance-computing-secured-a-e40-million-investment-to-bring-the-worlds-most-powerful-energy-efficient-and-cost-disruptive-ai-chip-to-market">&lt;strong&gt;VSORA&lt;/strong&gt;, the global innovator in ultra-high performance computing, secured a €40 million investment to bring the world’s most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI chip to market</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Kamino Retail, the flexible and agnostic on-site retail media platform designed for retailers, is sold to Equativ</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/kamino-retail-the-flexible-and-agnostic-on-site-retail-media-platform-designed-for-retailers-is-sold-to-equativ-2</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Kamino Retail, a company offering a software solution powering on-site retail media. This acquisition will enhance Equativ’s retail media capabilities and expand upon the company’s recent merger with Sharethrough, which created one of the largest global independent ad marketplaces.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/kamino-retail-the-flexible-and-agnostic-on-site-retail-media-platform-designed-for-retailers-is-sold-to-equativ-2">&lt;strong&gt;Kamino Retail&lt;/strong&gt;, the flexible and agnostic on-site retail media platform designed for retailers, is sold to Equativ</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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<p>Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Kamino Retail, a company offering a software solution powering on-site retail media.</p>



<p>This acquisition will enhance Equativ’s retail media capabilities and expand upon the company’s recent merger with Sharethrough, which created one of the largest global independent ad marketplaces.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/kamino-retail-the-flexible-and-agnostic-on-site-retail-media-platform-designed-for-retailers-is-sold-to-equativ-2">&lt;strong&gt;Kamino Retail&lt;/strong&gt;, the flexible and agnostic on-site retail media platform designed for retailers, is sold to Equativ</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Exotrail raises a Series B of $58 million with Bpifrance, Eurazeo and CELAD with the participation of existing investors</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/exotrail-raises-58m-led-by-bpifrance-spi-fund-and-fond-innovation-defense-fdi-with-the-participation-of-eurazeo-and-celad</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Exotrail, a fast-growing New Space company pioneering end-to-end space mobility, on its $58 million Series B. Bpifrance (SPI and Defense Innovation Fund), Eurazeo and CELAD invested in the round, with the participation of historical investors. Exotrail’s new $58M Series B round is a landmark transaction in the Space [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/exotrail-raises-58m-led-by-bpifrance-spi-fund-and-fond-innovation-defense-fdi-with-the-participation-of-eurazeo-and-celad">&lt;strong&gt;Exotrail&lt;/strong&gt; raises a Series B of $58 million with Bpifrance, Eurazeo and CELAD with the participation of existing investors</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Exotrail, a fast-growing New Space company pioneering end-to-end space mobility, on its $58 million Series B. Bpifrance (SPI and Defense Innovation Fund), Eurazeo and CELAD invested in the round, with the participation of historical investors.</p>
<p>Exotrail’s new $58M Series B round is a landmark transaction in the Space Tech industry globally. It is further evidence of Clipperton’s expertise in the New Space segment after the <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/preligens-raises-e20m-led-by-ace-management-and-definvest-together-with-existing-investor-360-capital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$20m Series B of Preligens</a> (a Security &amp; Defence AI software company). It also highlights the firm’s unique know-how in accompanying advanced hardware scale-ups in their financial transactions, as shown by recent transactions successfully concluded for <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/flyability-raises-chf-15m-led-by-sbi-investment-with-the-participation-of-cargill-and-verve-ventures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flyability</a> (CHF 15 million round) and <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/solem-is-joining-quilvest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solem</a> (majority investment from Quilvest).</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/exotrail-raises-58m-led-by-bpifrance-spi-fund-and-fond-innovation-defense-fdi-with-the-participation-of-eurazeo-and-celad">&lt;strong&gt;Exotrail&lt;/strong&gt; raises a Series B of $58 million with Bpifrance, Eurazeo and CELAD with the participation of existing investors</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>In The Memory sold to VusionGroup (formerly SES-imagotag)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to In The Memory, a decision-making platform solution specialized in data analysis and business intelligence tools for retail, on its sale to SES-imagotag, the world’s leader in smart digital labels and retail IoT solutions.  With this new acquisition, SES-imagotag continues to build its data division, which also includes [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/in-the-memory-sold-to-ses-imagotag-epasesl">&lt;strong&gt;In The Memory&lt;/strong&gt; sold to VusionGroup (formerly SES-imagotag)</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to In The Memory, a decision-making platform solution specialized in data analysis and business intelligence tools for retail, on its sale to SES-imagotag, the world’s leader in smart digital labels and retail IoT solutions. </p>
<p>With this new acquisition, SES-imagotag continues to build its data division, which also includes Captana, a company specializing in real-time shelf analysis using image analysis and artificial intelligence, as well as several solutions within the VUSION platform. </p>
<p>This deal further illustrates Clipperton’s expertise in advising Future of Retail enablers with thirteen deals closed over the past 24 months that include <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/ardian-expansion-acquires-artefact-sa">Artefact</a>, <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/news-transaction/ekimetrics-raises-a-e24m-equity-round-with-tikehau-capital-and-bpifrance">Ekimetrics</a>, <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/qopius-sold-to-trax">Qopius, </a><a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/datawords-group-majority-stake-sold-by-cathay-capital">Datawords Group</a><a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/qopius-sold-to-trax">, and more.</a></p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/in-the-memory-sold-to-ses-imagotag-epasesl">&lt;strong&gt;In The Memory&lt;/strong&gt; sold to VusionGroup (formerly SES-imagotag)</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Altares acquires Visiblee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Altares, the B2B information specialist, owned by Naxicap Partners and with revenues of €121 million in 2021, has acquired Visiblee, an innovative multi-channel B2B lead generation solution. Altares collects, structures, analyzes and enriches B2B data in order to facilitate decision-making for companies&#8217; general and operational management. As the exclusive partner in France, Benelux and North [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/altares-acquires-visiblee">&lt;strong&gt;Altares&lt;/strong&gt; acquires Visiblee</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Altares, the B2B information specialist, owned by Naxicap Partners and with revenues of €121 million in 2021, has acquired Visiblee, an innovative multi-channel B2B lead generation solution.</p>
<p>Altares collects, structures, analyzes and enriches B2B data in order to facilitate decision-making for companies&#8217; general and operational management. As the exclusive partner in France, Benelux and North Africa of Dun &amp; Bradstreet, the leading international B2B information network, Altares has positioned itself as the partner of choice for major accounts, SMEs and public organizations.</p>
<p>Visiblee, which employs nearly 35 people in France and the United States, offers a SaaS solution for identifying professional website visitors for the benefit of more than a hundred customers, mainly major accounts such as Euronext, Le Bon Coin and Bouygues Telecom.</p>
<p>Clipperton acted as buy-side financial advisor to Altares in this transaction.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/altares-acquires-visiblee">&lt;strong&gt;Altares&lt;/strong&gt; acquires Visiblee</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Dreamquark raises €14 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise in artificial intelligence applied to various fields and industries after advising Ibex (cancer diagnosis) as well as Novaquark (gaming) earlier this year. This private placement adds to the cohort of acceleration rounds for software companies managed by Clipperton whose track-record in the space includes transactions with Broadpeak, Sendinblue, Linkfluence, Botify, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/dreamquark-raises-e14-million">&lt;strong&gt;Dreamquark&lt;/strong&gt; raises €14 million</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise in artificial intelligence applied to various fields and industries after advising <a href="https://ibex-ai.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ibex</a> (cancer diagnosis) as well as <a href="https://www.dualthegame.com/en/novaquark/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Novaquark</a> (gaming) earlier this year.</p>
<p>This private placement adds to the cohort of acceleration rounds for software companies managed by Clipperton whose track-record in the space includes transactions with <a href="https://broadpeak.tv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Broadpeak</a>, <a href="https://www.sendinblue.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sendinblue</a>, <a href="https://www.linkfluence.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linkfluence</a>, <a href="https://www.botify.com/">Botify</a>, <a href="https://www.iadvize.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iAdvize</a>, <a href="https://www.odoo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Odoo</a>, etc.</p>
<p>Operating on a global scale, DreamQuark received the backing of a group of international investors: the round was led by <a href="http://mundiventures.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alma Mundi Ventures</a>, with co-investments from <a href="https://www.ag2rlamondiale.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AG2R la Mondiale</a>, <a href="https://www.keenventurepartners.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keen Venture Partners</a> and <a href="https://www.newalpha.com/en/home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NewAlpha Asset Management</a>, joining historical shareholder <a href="https://caphorn.vc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CapHorn Invest</a>.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/dreamquark-raises-e14-million">&lt;strong&gt;Dreamquark&lt;/strong&gt; raises €14 million</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>KXEN raises $10m from Motorola &#038; Xange</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>KXEN, a leading supplier of predictive and descriptive analytic software solutions, today announced a series C funding, led by XAnge Capital and Motorola. With KXEN, customers can elevate their strategic business decision making to another level by building reliable predictive models in a matter of hours, rather than weeks or months. KXEN’s existing investors, Innovacom, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/kxen">&lt;strong&gt;KXEN&lt;/strong&gt; raises $10m from Motorola &#038; Xange</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KXEN, a leading supplier of predictive and descriptive analytic software solutions, today announced a series C funding, led by <a href="https://www.xange.fr/fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">XAnge</a> Capital and <a href="https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/about/company-overview/ventures.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Motorola</a>.</p>
<p>With KXEN, customers can elevate their strategic business decision making to another level by building reliable predictive models in a matter of hours, rather than weeks or months.</p>
<p>KXEN’s existing investors, <a href="http://innovacom.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Innovacom</a>, <a href="https://www.sofinnova.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sofinnova Partners</a> and Sofinnova Ventures, also participated in the round, with Roger Haddad, KXEN’s co-founder and CEO.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/kxen">&lt;strong&gt;KXEN&lt;/strong&gt; raises $10m from Motorola &#038; Xange</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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