Paris, June 1st 2017 – JULIE DESK, the AI-powered virtual assistant that manages the agenda and schedules meetings, today announces a new raise of $2,8 million from SIDE Capital, Entrepreneur Venture and SaaS Lab. The start-up aims to double the performance and the quality of the automation of Julie Desk, and step up its implementation across Anglo-Saxon countries.
These funds will enable Julie Desk to continue to invest on Artificial Intelligence with the goal of doubling the performance and the quality of its algorithms in the next 12 months. The objective is to intensify the integration within medium-sized companies and major groups, while continuing to deliver a flawless service. By allowing professionals to gain time and efficiency, Julie Desk intends to become the referent of transformation of companies and the development of innovative workplaces.
One year ago, the previous funding allowed Julie Desk to recruit new profiles, structure the activity and integrate its AI-powered virtual assistant within major groups. The start-up is already working with major groups in various sectors like insurance, banking, retail, spirits… This new funding will allow Julie Desk to reinforce the relation with these companies and develop new collaborations, including on the Anglo-Saxon markets.
For Julien Hobeika, cofounder of Julie Desk “We have selected these funds for their entrepreneurial spirit and their deep understanding of our business challenges. They are our first ambassadors, having adopted Julie in their day-to-day work. Far more than money, they will offer a true expertise that will allow the company to accelerate and develop at a rapid pace”.
Pierre-Alexis de Vauplane, Investment Manager at Entrepreneur Ventures, adds: “We are delighted to support the team of Julie Desk. As their many clients, we were convinced by the superiority of their solution in the service provided to users from medium and major companies, as well as their technology – which is already playing a key role in the digital transformation of companies and the future of work”.
Renaud Guillerm, Managing Partner at SIDE Capital: “Julie Desk represents the kind of start-up with enormous potential. With an artisanal approach at first, every new client is a challenge, then the Julie machine becomes increasingly autonomous and additional clients fuel a virtuous circle of exponential growth”.
Gabriel Viellard, Associate at SaaS Lab: “The teams of Julie knew how to become the specialists of “appointment scheduling” managed by an AI. The control of this essential bedrock in professional efficiency proves the relevance of their approach: perfectly managing a service with obvious gain for hundreds of millions of professionals”.
Julie Desk, the artificial intelligence powered virtual assistant.
Julie is a new race of Artificial Intelligence employee that automatically manages your agenda: Julie plans, organizes, cancels, creates professional events, sends invitations… Thanks to a learning algorithm, Julie adapts to the user’s habits and taste.
To delegate a task, the user only has to copy [email protected] in his email. Julie then discusses with the counterpart and schedules meetings based on their calendars and her users preferences. The user is always in copy, in order to be constantly aware of possible changes. Julie automatically fills his agenda.
Julie Desk was advised during the funding by Avolta Partners.
About Julie Desk
Founded by three graduates from the prestigious French engineering school, Polytechnique, Julien Hobeika (CEO), Guillaume Michiels et Nicolas Marlier, the company Wepopp offered since 2013 an app allowing to organize nights out with friends. After having enriched their offer in march 2014 with the possibility of organizing business meetings (WeTime app), Wepopp inspires itself from the boon in remote assistance in the United States and developed Julie Desk as a new service and no longer as an app: a real AI assistant. More than 250 companies use Julie Desk today.
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About Entrepreneur Venture
Founded in 2000, Entrepreneur Venture is an independent management company licensed AMF and AIFM, specialized in non-listed companies, owned, and managed by their founders. The company manages 3 FCPI, 4 FCPR and 27 Investment Funds for amounts of more than €600 M. Major actor in the mandatory financing of SMEs, Entrepreneur Venture has accomplished more than 100 issues of bonds in the last 3 civil years. www.entrepreneurventure.com
About SaaS Lab
SaaS Lab, financial holding regrouping 20 entrepreneur experts in SaaS, including Martin Génot (COO of PhotoBox and multi-entrepreneur), Bertrand Fredenucci (founder of Btwinz SaaS Ventures and multi-entrepreneur), or Gabriel Viellard (confounder d’ADventori, SNV/Mappy).
About SIDE Capital
SIDE Capital is an investment and business development funding of young tech and digital start-ups. It was founded in January 2016 at the initiative of Renaud Guillerm, cofounder of Videdressing, and gathers around fifteen experimented entrepreneurs, at the origin of some of the biggest successes of the French Tech.
Thanks to its Partners’ expertise, SIDE accompanies and guides the entrepreneurs in the setting up and growth of his activity, from daily management, to the setting up of future fundraising (in ‘side by side’ approach). www.side-capital.com