SESAMm, a leader in natural language processing (NLP), a field of artificial intelligence, announced the close of a Series B2 funding round of €35 million (USD 37 million) to accelerate its ambitious growth and global expansion plans. "Since we started working with SESAMm as investors and clients over two years ago, we've been impressed with both the company's growth and the advanced analytics that have supported our deal sourcing, diligence, and portfolio company value creation efforts" Securing this funding will enable SESAMm to further expand into U.S. and Asian markets, support technology development to generate AI-powered ESG and sentiment analytics, and hire key talent across sustainability, technology, sales, and marketing. The Series B2 round was co-led by Elaia, a deep tech VC firm, and Opera Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of BNP Paribas (BNP). Other participating companies include asset manager Unigestion, Raiffeisen Bank International's (RBI) venture capital entity Elevator Ventures, AFG Partners, CEGEE Capital, and historical backers, including Carlyle (CG) and New Alpha Asset Management, who participated in the previous Series B1 round. This latest round brings the total funding raised to €50 million.

Sesamm, a French startup that helps financial firms and corporates adhere to their ESG goals by using natural language processing (NLP) to generate insights from digital content, has raised €35 million ($37 million) in a round of funding to expand internationally. Despite a growing backlash against ESG efforts from some politicians and vocal executives, companies are still cognizant of the reputational and commercial risks of ignoring their environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) responsibilities -- this applies both to their internal practices and those of third-parties they do business with. With that in mind, Sesamm enables businesses to track textual data from across the web -- including news portals, NGO reports, and social networks -- and convert this into actionable insights. Founded out of Paris in 2014, Sesamm has amassed a fairly impressive roster of clients from across the financial realm specifically, including U.S. investment giant Carlyle Group, French corporate and investment bank Natixis, Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine, and U.K.-based asset management firm Unigestion. Companies can access Sesamm's flagship product, TextReveal, via several conduits, including an API that brings Sesamm's NLP engine into their own systems.

We work with many well-known firms around the world in private equity, investment banking, insurance, and asset management to apply Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence algorithms to track e-reputation, competitive positioning, sentiment analysis, risk and ESG factors. SESAMm is growing quickly, with over 100 team members around the globe and offices in Paris, New York, London, Metz, Tunis, and Tokyo. Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you dream of joining a growing company, proposing new ideas, and taking part in innovative processes? At SESAMm, everyone brings their ideas, skills, and creativity.

You should be able to work in a team and show high motivation. This job requires autonomy and curiosity toward a changing environment. Flexibility: Team members can work from home, up to 4 days a week, and have the opportunity to work with colleagues around the world. Work environment: SESAMm is multicultural, with technology, sales, and management teams in the US, France, and Tunisia making important contributions to the company's growth. Career development: SESAMm is growing quickly, which means the opportunities for your own growth are continually expanding, and that you can shape the company's culture and evolution.