French investments are heading towards Europe and Africa

/ EnduroSat has announced a $205 million funding round co-led by Riot Ventures and Atreides Management. The Sofia-headquartered company says the capital will support larger satellite production, a new high-volume manufacturing facility in the United States, and the build-out of what it calls the EU's largest space and defense hub.

SeeNews / VISEO has acquired Bulgarian consulting and training firm ITCE, according to SeeNews. The deal brings a Sofia-based specialist in IT transformation and ServiceNow into the French group's wider consulting platform.

Reuters / France said companies pledged €93 billion at the 2026 Choose France summit, setting a new high for the event. The largest single commitment came from SoftBank, which plans to invest €45 billion in three data centres in Hauts-de-France by 2031 as France pushes to position itself as a European base for AI infrastructure.