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Actionable Raises $10M to Build Causal AI for Customer Service

Actionable, a Paris-based AI-driven customer intelligence startup, has raised €8.5 million (approximately $10 million) in a funding round led by Hi inov, with participation from existing investor Axeleo Capital. Founded in 2024 by co-CEOs Nans Thomas and Nicolas Rieul, Actionable integrates data from CRMs, CDPs, transaction systems, and web analytics into a unified customer data model. The platform automatically reconstructs customer journeys to score entire customer bases daily on churn, satisfaction, complaint risk, and repeat purchase likelihood, providing causal insights for sectors like retail, financial services, insurance, transport, energy, telecoms, and automotive. Notable clients include Carrefour, SNCF, Engie, and Edenred. The funding will support US market entry via reseller partners, scaling the platform, hiring in product, engineering, and sales, and R&D in causal AI and deterministic modeling.

• Actionable raised €8.5 million ($10 million) in a funding round led by Hi inov, with participation from Axeleo Capital.
• Founded in 2024 by Nicolas Rieul and Nans Thomas, the platform predicts churn, satisfaction, complaint risk, and repeat purchases.
• The funding will support US expansion via reseller partners, sales hiring, and development of causal AI features.

Edenred updates financial calendar: Q3 2026 revenue on 21 October 2026

The previous agenda item 'Résultats semestriels 2026' on 23 July 2026 has been replaced by 'Chiffre d’affaires du troisième trimestre 2026' on 21 October 2026.

Edenred announces half-year results 2026 scheduled for July 23, 2026

23 juillet 2026 : Résultats semestriels 2026

YouTube Festival 2026: Brands See 90% More ROI Than TV

At the YouTube Festival 2026 in Berlin, Google executives and brand marketers highlighted YouTube's growing importance in media planning. Philipp Justus, Google's VP Central Europe, emphasized YouTube's cultural influence, while Marianne Stroehmann presented data showing 90% more ROI compared to TV. Case studies from E.ON and Nestlé demonstrated successful creator collaborations and the effectiveness of YouTube in driving brand consideration and conversions. Bayer's media planning with Display & Video 360 increased reach from 45% to 67%. The event underscored a paradigm shift from traditional TV advertising to creator-driven, culturally embedded content on YouTube.

• Google's YouTube Festival 2026 took place in Berlin on September 17, 2026.
• YouTube reportedly delivers 90% more ROI than TV according to Google.
• E.ON's reality series 'House of Power' increased brand consideration by 2 percentage points.

E.ON CEO Proposes Drone Protection for German Power Grid

In a weekly newsletter covering multiple German business topics, the lead story focuses on E.ON CEO Leonhard Birnbaum's proposal to enhance the protection of Germany's power grid infrastructure against sabotage. He suggests increased video surveillance of facilities and a more flexible use of drones. The newsletter also highlights a potential strike by 12,000 Micron employees in Taiwan, updates on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, management changes at Puma, rising mortgage rates in Germany, the start of a podcast about Deutsche Bahn's CEO, and a feature on the booming secondary market for startup shares, including those of AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.

• E.ON CEO Leonhard Birnbaum proposes using drones and more video surveillance to protect Germany's power grid.
• E.ON owns about one-third of Germany's distribution network, roughly 700,000 kilometers of power lines.
• Around 12,000 Micron employees in Taiwan threaten to strike over profit-sharing.

Leonine C_ Produces 'House of Power' for E.ON

E.ON commissioned a branded-entertainment reality series titled "House of Power - Wer spielt ein falsches Spiel?" produced by the newly formed Leonine C_ label. The eight-episode format, developed by social-lead agency Mawave together with Google, will premiere on YouTube from August 13 with weekly releases. Twelve celebrities and creators — including Axel Stein, Susan Sideropoulos, YouTuber Lewin Ray and streamer/podcaster Reeze — live together for three weeks, complete energy-themed challenges, and earn "energy points" for charity while some participants act as imposters to sabotage the group. The series showcases E.ON expert-led modernisation measures (photovoltaics, battery storage, heat pump, wallbox, intelligent energy management). Mediaplus will manage the cross-channel media strategy and additional social content to extend the campaign.

• E.ON is the commissioning client behind the reality format "House of Power".
• Leonine C_ (a new label for creator and branded entertainment) produced the series.
• The format was developed by Mawave together with Google.