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25 French unicorns, 25 French unicorns, do I hear 100?

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. “And because startups have a role to play in the ecological transition, let’s set another goal: 25 green unicorns by 2030!” He famously already did so in 2019 , when he wished for the country to count “25 unicorns by 2025.” For France to be on par with the U.S.

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Holey Grail Donuts bites into $9M for Los Angeles retail expansion

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Dreiling, who was previously doing ecological engineering in Oregon, teamed up with his sister, Hana Dreiling, a private chef in Kauai, Hawaii, to start Holey Grail Donuts. It’s also kind of like pre-marketing before you open up to get community support, and I don’t know why more people don’t do it. It works.”.

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Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair

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Nana estimates that to meet the demand of growing numbers, an additional 28,000 new technicians will be needed by 2025. “I am not a supporter of what they told you,” he said in an angry voice. “There are 5.9 ” he said in an interview, “and only 50% of that is capable of getting recycled.