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📣 Introducing “Off-Peak Computing” by EXXA – the most energy and cost-efficient batch inference service in the market, now available with Llama 3.1 70B by Meta. We all know it. Gen-AI carbon footprint is massive and puts extreme stress on electricity power grids! As Jean-Marc Jancovici recently asked, “How long until we have to choose between using Gen-AI models or heating our homes?” A thought-provoking question, to say the least! So, it got us thinking: is there something we can do right NOW? 💡The good news: a bit of patience can do wonders to reduce LLM footprint! We identified a straightforward yet powerful approach: optimize computation for tasks that can tolerate some delay by: 🕰️ 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟-𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, such as night time ⚡ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 for processing (e.g. France, Nordics) 🚀 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐏𝐔 𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 to maximize efficiency per unit of resource However, implementing these strategies can be complex for developers, requiring sophisticated orchestration and optimization. At EXXA, we believe that making more sustainable choices should be 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 and 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! That’s why we launched “Off-Peak Computing”, offering unmatched energy efficiency for LLM inference, starting with the Llama 3.1 70B model. ✅ Less than $0.50 per million tokens - the lowest in the market! 🤯 ✅ Drastically reduced carbon footprint! ✅ No hard rate limits ✅ Results within 24 hours To know more 👉 https://withexxa.com/news/ A special thanks to the incredible EXXA team, Etienne Balit, Corentin Havet, we worked super hard to launch it in such short notice after Meta announcement. Thank you to STATION F, Scaleway, and Boardwave for their support. Special shoutouts to Roxanne Varza, Marwan Elfitesse, Héloïse Nogues, Manuel LIEDOT, Baptiste Jourdan, Jean-Philippe Baert, Pascal Condamine, Loup Audouy Let’s drive the future of AI towards sustainability together! #GreenerAI #EXXA #OffPeakComputing #Innovation #FrenchTech

I admit, I find this pretty damn cool :) This was our stat at the end of June from this year. If this doesn't build international companies, I don't know what does! Every continent is represented. Now, who can name all the flags? 🤗 UPDATE: it is actually 67. We were missing New Zealand and Indonesia.

Less than 6 months after launch, altrove is closing a 3.7m€ pre-seed round led by Contrarian Ventures, Emblem and amazing angels and advisors.  We are bridging the gap between materials prediction and real-world, industrial applications. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Just yesterday, China announced rare earths were now state owned. Developing new strategic materials is a matter of technological sovereignty, meeting demand for new technologies and hitting sustainability objectives. We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Thanks for the hugely inspiring and talented people backing us and shoutout to our stellar team! Links to press articles in comments. Cc: Entrepreneur First, Thomas Clozel, Luc Vincent, Julien Chaumond, Thomas Plantenga, Nicolas Schweitzer ⓥ🥓, Nicolas Morin-Forest, Nicolas Rasamimanana, Jean Neltner, Guillaume Lerouge, Lionel Mora, Gilles Moyse, David Philipona, Coralie Chaufour

STATION F is way more than cheap desks 4 months ago, Lasqo AI joined Station F’s founder program. Since then, fellow entrepreneurs often ask me “What did it bring you? Was it worth it?” Now that the program has just ended, it is a good time to take a step back and give an answer. Frankly, Maxime, Antoine, and I came mostly for affordable desks. We felt our small Parisian flats were not the best place to build Lasqo. We needed somewhere to call “office”. Little did we know Station F would offer so much more than just workspace. 🐈 Vulnerability as a core value helped me deal with the ups and downs of entrepreneurship It’s often hard to answer when my friends ask “How are things doing?”. Your days are full of problems to solve and you never know whether you solve them fast enough. Early in the program, Station F emphasized the importance of vulnerability and transparency. It started with Intimacy Day, where we shared our struggles and fears with fellow batch members. I believe it was a turning point for me. It helped me put difficulties into perspective (“I’m not the only one”) and be less disturbed by the moments of doubt. ✊ Being part of a cohort of entrepreneurs is an incredible boost I thrive in team environments, so being surrounded by other entrepreneurs was very stimulating: - I could discuss the never-ending innovations in our space with Alvaro from Mago or Alexandre from Adorno. - I benefited from Clémentine's entrepreneurial experience regarding pricing, pitch, etc. - I remembered the good old days of fintech speaking with Karen-Laure from Swaive - I discovered the Belgian ecosystem a bit better with the Sonaar team (cc Jean Romain Amélie) 👴 Exposition to entrepreneurs a few years ahead of us has been extremely enriching “The way you present the problem you’re tackling is very misleading” is what Tim and Arnaud told us during the first Pitch Session. It was tough but extremely valuable to receive such feedback from two successful entrepreneurs. I learn 10x faster when I listen to people who have gone through the same challenges as mine and in this regard the lineup made by the Founder Program’s team was incredible. We had both topic-specific sessions (cc Marie on building a sales team, Yoann on content creation) and feedback sessions that accelerated our learning curve. 👨🎨 Last, but not least, being in a beautiful place helps keep a high moral Last week, Mehdi visited me and texted me as soon as he arrived “this place is so beautiful, I love it”. We work in a unique building surrounded by the contemporary art collection of Xavier Niel. It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to be in such an environment, but it undoubtedly contributes to our daily motivation. By the way, thank you Amélie to allow me to illustrate this point with such a nice photo. Thanks Roxanne, Héloïse, Loup, Marwan & the rest of the Founder's staff for this experience. We’re happy to stay in SF for at least a few more months 🏡

Très heureuse de vous dévoiler ma nouvelle aventure et de vous annoncer une levée de fonds de pré-seed de 2,2 millions€ pour financer les ambitions de Swaive, la première plateforme dédiée aux placements sans risque.   Avec Swaive, on se donne pour mission de rémunérer l’argent dormant des Français, en démocratisant l’accès à des placements sécurisés, alliant garantie en capital et disponibilité rapide des fonds. Notre solution permet de rémunérer aussi bien l'épargne des particuliers que la trésorerie des entreprises, auprès des meilleures banques. Un grand merci à nos investisseurs pour leur confiance et leur soutien: AGLAÉ VENTURES (Léa Verdillon), Kima Ventures (Jean de La Rochebrochard), Motier Ventures (Nicolas Essayan), ainsi qu’à nos formidables business angels parmi lesquels Better Angle, Edward Lando, Quentin Vigneau, Alexis Bonillo, Steve Abou Rjeily, et Charles Sutton. Merci à Roxanne Varza et à STATION F pour l’incubation au Founders Program 2024, ainsi qu’à l’équipe de platform58 • incubateur fintech.   Aussi, on s’agrandit: on recrute actuellement des software engineers et des développeurs frontend, contactez-nous !     Pour en savoir plus :  --> L'article de Charlie Perreau dans Les Echos: https://lnkd.in/efTpxChv --> L'article d'Aurélie Pasquier dans Maddyness: https://lnkd.in/e4MTfRz6 --> Le plateau de BFM Business: https://lnkd.in/edNzhuUG www.swaive.fr #swaive #placementSansRisque #fintech #épargne #investissement #trésorerie #placement #pouvoirDachat #preseed #comptescourants