Cauldron secured $9.5 million in Series A funding in 2024, with contributions from investors including Horizons Ventures, SOSV, In-Q-Tel, and prior backer Main Sequence Ventures.

Though it stole the show in 2024, the cauldron was only meant to be temporary, not engineered for multi-year outdoor exposure. To transform it into a summer staple, engineers reinforced it.

A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a centerpiece of the summer Games made a comeback Saturday to light up the French capital's skyline. The iconic helium-powered balloon ...

The iconic helium-powered balloon that attracted myriads of tourists during the Paris Olympic Games came back to light up the French capital’s skyline. It rose again into the air on Saturday ...

The helium ballon that was used during the 2024 Olympic Games as the Olympic cauldron is launched in the Tuileries Gardens of Paris on Saturday, June 21, 2025, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

French President Emmanuel Macron, right background, visits the site of the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo ...

Paris' iconic cauldron from the Olympic Games returns to light up summer nights After Saturday's flight, the balloon will lift off into the sky each summer evening from June 21 to Sept. 14, for ...

Paris' Iconic Cauldron From the Olympic Games Returns to Light up Summer Nights PARIS (AP) — A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a centerpiece of the summer Games is ...

The cauldron’s ascent may become a new rhythm of the Parisian summer, with special flights planned for Bastille Day on July 14 and the anniversary of the 2024 opening ceremony on July 26.

People walk past the Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries Gardens, ahead of its nightly summer relaunch starting June 21, in Paris, Thursday, June 12, 2025.