Founders, funding rounds, and the companies worth watching before they get obvious. Weighted toward deep tech and the transatlantic scene I work in day to day, with a lot less patience than most for a beautiful deck attached to no product.
France's AI narrative predates ChatGPT, rooted in foundational research and state-supported initiatives since 2006. Recent advancements, exemplified by Mistral, establish France as a key…
Nothing Phone (3a) launched March 11, 2025 with the Essential Key: a physical AI button that delivers the four-year payoff on the Essential Products…
Chicago's tech ecosystem is not a surprise hub trying to prove itself. It is a mature, diversified innovation economy built on fintech, health tech,…
CMF Phone 1 launched July 8, 2024 at ₹15,999 and sold 100,000 units in three hours. The sub-brand's first smartphone proved that Nothing's ecosystem…
Outcome Health, once a celebrated Chicago healthtech startup, was later exposed for fraud, inflating revenue by $1 billion through false advertising sales. Convicted founders…
The Nothing Phone (2a) launched in India for ₹24,999, targeting the mid-range market. It features MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro, a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, and…
CMF by Nothing launched in September 2023 as a sub-brand targeting the price-sensitive mass market. Color, Material, Finish. The Nothing design DNA at entry-level…
Nothing Phone (2) launched July 11, 2023 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and, for the first time, US availability. The phone that proved Nothing…
Nothing Ear (2) launched March 22, 2023 at £149. Adaptive ANC, LHDC 5.0, aptX Adaptive, and a 50% price increase over the ear (1).…
The generative AI wave starting in 2022–2023 creates new opportunities for French AI companies, with Mistral AI emerging as a notable European player.
October 2022 brought the ear (Stick) with its iconic rotating tube case. November brought the ear (1)i, a refined version of the original. Nothing…
The Nothing Phone (1) launched July 12, 2022 at £399 with Snapdragon 778G+, 900 individual LEDs in the Glyph Interface, and a transparent back…
In the past year, Europe has taken significant steps towards Open RAN, highlighted by a joint declaration from major operators like Telefónica and Vodafone.…
March 9, 2022: Nothing closed a $70M Series B and announced "The Truth" event for March 23. The phone was coming. A hundred thousand…
October 13, 2021: Nothing closed a $50M Series A led by GV and announced a formal partnership with Qualcomm. The partnership that would determine…