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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.”

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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. The $9 million combines both a Series A, led by Collaborative Fund and Lee Fixel, and a seed round led by True Ventures.

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

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The seed round is being led by Shripriya Mahesh of Spero Ventures, and Next Play Ventures (ex-LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner’s new fund), Lachy Groom, Scott Belsky, Geoff Donaker of Burst Capital, and Michael Staton of Learn Capital are among those also participating. Nana has now raised $10.7 Nana has now raised $10.7