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The Tech.eu Podcast is a show discussing the most interesting stories from the European technology scene.

Scandinavia is home to some of the most celebrated tech companies in recent years: Skype, Spotify, and Klarna. Cities like Stockholm and Copenhagen are also home to a new generation of startups creating waves across Europe.

In this podcast, we talk to Henrik Rosvall, chief operating officer of Stockholm-based climate fintech Doconomy and Emil Stigsgaard Fuglsang, co-founder and chief operating officer at Matter, the Copenhagen-based sustainability insights fintech.

We discuss the fintech scene in Scandinavia and why it is the envy of other nations across Europe; the factors that make cities like Stockholm and Copenhagen attractive fintech ecosystems; how receptive Scandinavians are to startups and fintechs; and whether the desire to tackle the climate crisis is particularly acute in the Nordics.

Commenting on Scandinavian success stories like Klarna and Spotify, Rosvall said: “The big giants have fostered a new generation of entrepreneurs.”

Fuglsang says that those fintechs that are successful in the region are usually successful globally too.

Those that make it in the region “typically make it because we go global quite quick and that is because [Scandinavia] has fairly small markets,” he says

The pair also discuss that the relatively high standards of living in the Nordics mean there is generally a higher motivation to care about climate change and try and tackle it.

This week the seldom talked about world of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) came into the spotlight after Nigel Farage claimed the banks did not want him as a customer due to him being a PEP.

The row between Farage and NatWest bank has already accounted for the heads of the CEOs of NatWest and Coutts, the prestigious private bank for the wealthy it owns, and looks set to rumble on.

In this podcast, we chat with a PEP expert Alia Mahmud, who is the Regulatory Affairs Practice Lead at compliance data provider ComplyAdvantage.

Mahmud tells us what exactly a PEP is; how fintechs manage PEP clients and the extra due diligence involved; and why fintechs and other financial institutions might want to reduce their number of PEP clients.

She says that being a PEP involves a “whole lot of complications” and Mahmud also tells us why it is “prudent” for fintechs not get publicly involved in commenting on clients’ political and social beliefs.

Founded in London back in 2012, Onfido has become one of the global leaders in the digital identity verification and authentication services.

We caught up with Mike Tuchen, who joined the company almost three years ago after stints as CEO of companies like Rapid7 and Talend, and was brought on board to lead the scale-up and supercharge global growth.

Started with merely $30,000 in seed funding a decade ago, Onfido has raised more than $200 million in funding to date, and currently employs more than 600 staff around the globe.

According to Tuchen, revenue has reached well over $100 million a year, but getting the multi-national company to cashflow-positivity while maintaining healthy growth figures is one of his priorities.

We didn't only talk numbers though; Tuchen also went deep into Onfido's software, its positioning, how and why it uses artificial intelligence in its products, combatting bad actors and deepfakes, the war for talent, the company's recent acquisition of Airside, his take on the UK and European technology ecosystems, and much more.

You can also watch the interview directly on YouTube.

Bulgarian cargo drone manufacturer Dronamics today extended its pre-Series A funding round to raise €2 million euro from private investors exclusively via SeedBlink, the Romania-based crowdfunding platform.

A few months back, the company raised $40 million right before completing the first successful flight of its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan.

As the deep tech firm gears up to close a Series A round, Dronamics wants to build on the momentum by commercialising its drone.

We caught up with one of the two brothers who co-founded the company, CEO Svilen Rangelov, to learn more about the startup's fascinating journey.

You can also watch the interview on YouTube

Up this week:

The AI wars are heating up: During London Tech Week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the goal of establishing the UK as the global home of artificial intelligence. This week OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, announced that it would open its first international office in London, and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis went on record stating that his engineers are building an AI system dubbed Gemini that will be more capable than that of OpenAI. All the while Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion is looking, well, a bit unstable.

A new report from Frontline Growth took a look at how US companies succeed and fail when it comes to European expansion. Representing up to 40% of global revenue for public software businesses, The authors note that "the strength of today's European tech ecosystem makes ignoring the region a costly mistake." Frontline goes on to cite the problem of success amnesia, where companies focus on sales at the expense of local marketing, community development, and brand-building efforts. Their data shows that 50% of companies don't have a single marketing resource in Europe a year after landing.

Following a retreat from France, Turkish speedy grocery service Getir is now pulling out of Spain. Spain's biggest trade union CCOO didn't mince words stating, "We condemn the disastrous business management of Getir, which has not known how to grow or have a market strategy in Spain. Now its staff will suffer the biggest harm." In light of these developments, it would appear as though Getir's rumoured offer to acquire Flink might well be off the table.

VTT Spinout Steady Energy is working on a 50MW nuclear reactor to be used to heat homes in Europe. Operating at significantly lower temperatures and pressure than a traditional reactor, the company's CEO Tommi Nyman says, "The pressure required by the LDR-50 reactor is comparable to the pressure that of a household espresso machine. It operates at a lower pressure than a district heating network. This ensures that in case of a malfunction which leads to a leak, the leak is contained within the heating plant, without endangering people or the environment."

Working on the algorithms that drive quantum computing, specifically, applying these algorithms to drug discovery and development, Finnish startup Algorithmiq 's CEO and co-founder Sabrina Maniscalco says that, "a useful quantum advantage is coming sooner than many think."

A new report issued by ESG_VC and BVCA analysed ESG data provided by 450 startups backed by leading venture capital firms including Lakestar, Balderton, Molten Ventures, Highland Europe, Beringea, and MMC Ventures. We spoke to ESG_VC co-founder Henry Philipson about how the initiative is aiming to assist startups navigate the world of ESG, as well as gather his response to commentary that startups shouldn't be focusing on ESG in early days.

Shhhh. Can you hear it? Listen in. Very carefully. Yes, yes, that's the unmistakable sound of an ecosystem that's staring down a summer full of iced tea and days by the lake. Or, is that just me?

Either way, due to popular demand stemming from her appearance at our Summit just last month, we're welcoming Earlybird Venture Capital's Marieke Gehres to the show today where she brings a unique opinion to this week's news.

We're talkin':

Finally, Bolt + Starship have ‘shipped’!
Bolt's new scooters are on the lookout for bad riders
Are new immigrant policies a threat to the Finnish start-up ecosystem?
Crappy photos no more thanks to generative AI
How do you get the US Marine Corps as a client? The power of partnerships
€100 million tech campus planned for Vilnius – Tech Zity to create ‘largest tech campus in Europe’
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager is in the running for the top job at the European Investment Bank
Open AI - stolen EMEA account details for sale
EasyTranslate is using generative AI to drill down to client-specific language models
Wimbledon and IBM for AI tennis
The BBC documentary about London-based events startup Pollen and its collapse: Crashed: $800 million festival fail
Sequoia's new tool to help find talent: Atlas.

All this, and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Drive at Five!

Founded two decades ago, Argentinia-born Globant has become a technology partner for some of the world's leading organisations. Increasingly, it's looking at Europe to expand its business and grow its now 28,000-strong workforce.

Globant may not be a household name in the global tech field, but arguably it should be.

Founded in Buenos Aires by four friends back in 2003, the software development giant went public in 2014 and currently has a market cap just south of $8 billion, bringing in hundreds of millions in revenue on a quarterly basis from clients all over the world.

Its relationship with Europe goes back a long way. The company opened an office in London around a year after its founding, and one of its first key clients was the UK-based Lastminute.com.

Since then, the company has built up its business in this part of the world and opened quite a number of talent hubs, from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy to smaller countries such as Romania, Poland, and Denmark.

It also captured attention globally at the tail end of last year by scoring a multi-year agreement with football's world governing body FIFA to "supercharge the growth of the FIFA+ streaming platform and support football’s flagship events".

We caught up with Fernando Matzkin, Chief Business Officer and GM of Europe for the company, to learn more about its future plans for European expansion.

Matzkin, who's been with Globant for more than 14 years, previously headed up the company's business in North America, and is now tasked with growing its business in Europe, where it already has more than 11,000 staff.

Globant aims to do that through client recruitment and partnerships, as well as opening new and further boosting existing talent hubs, but also through targeted acquisitions and startup investments, Matzkin says.

The company has a CVC fund called - simply - 'Globant Ventures' but also operates the 'Be Kind Tech Fund', which invests in startups that tackle the misuse of technology in society.

Currently, Europe represents only 15% of Globant's revenue, but the desire to grow that footprint to a bigger percentage is clear.

Recently, it made acquisitions in France (Pentalog), Denmark (Vertic), and Italy (Sysdata) and announced back in September 2021 it would invest £65 million over a number of years to bolster its business in the UK.

Stay tuned for much more Globant activity in Europe in the near future.

In case you weren't paying attention, a whole boatload of activity happened across the European tech scene this week. So much so that we had trouble whittling down what to discuss and what to let slide.

In discussion:

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023 (GSER 2023)
German autonomous trucking company FERNRIDE announces it has raised $31 million in Series A funding.
Venture capital firm Molten Ventures has written down its holding in Revolut by 40%, adding to the fintech company’s recent trouble as it struggles to gain a UK banking licence.
Stock trading app Freetrade is cutting its pre-money valuation by around 65% ahead of a planned Crowdcube fundraise later this month.
UK payments unicorn GoCardless is to cut 17% of staff in a bid to shave 15% off its cost base and quote unquote rediscover its scrappy startup energy.
Digital bank Zopa, also based in the UK, is rejigging its leadership team.
Amsterdam-based cloud banking provider Mambu has announced the immediate departure of its CEO and co-founder Eugene Danilkis for “personal reasons”.
France is openly courting to become the home of Tesla's next Gigafactory in Europe.
Earlier this week, Musk met with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni as leaders in Europe attempt to woo the Tesla boss into building a new car manufacturing facility in their countries.
Less than a month old startup Mistral AI raised a seed round of €105 million at a €240 million valuation.
Wargraphs sells to M.O.B.A Network for €50 million.
Wayflyer renews debt line of $300 million from JP Morgan.
EU Regulation Update
Amsterdam - Framer AI
Mercedes adding ChatGPT to their cars- a16z crypto comes to London.
Pirate Summit scuttles the ship with its last burn.

All this and a whole lot more on this week's Drive at Five!

Acquired by Germany-based Ratiodata in November 2020, Romania-born tech solutions giant Accesa is a perfect example of how 'IT outsourcing' has evolved in the last 20 years. Accesa CEO Andrea Marliere explains.

Accesa is a leading technology services company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), with offices in Zurich, Oradea and Munich. Over the past 16 years, the company has managed to establish itself as an employer of choice for IT professionals.

Today, the company offers a wide array of technology competences and partnerships, providing services like software development, cloud solutions, automation, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and intelligence workplace solutions, and much more.

In November 2020, Accesa joined forces with Ratiodata, one of the largest system houses and service providers for banking technology and document digitalisation in Germany. This has allowed the company to grow to around 1,200 IT professionals on the team, servicing more than 70 clients globally.

In the past, companies would simply outsource their IT needs to third-party vendors who would provide temporary staff to work on specific projects.

Today, however, nearshoring has become a more sophisticated and strategic approach than pure outsourcing. Rather than simply providing staff on a temporary basis, nearshoring involves integrating the outsourcing partner into the company's value chain. This means that the outsourcing partner becomes a strategic partner to the company, working closely with them to achieve specific business objectives.

I caught up with Accesa CEO Andrea Marliere to learn from about this shift to nearshoring, and the new trend which is 'friendshoring'.

She explained more about how and why she joined the company, how the company ended up joining Ratiodata, and how Accesa aims to deliver value to its partners now and in the future (with case studies to boot!).

The fintech industry- and the business world- is grappling with generative AI, which experts say has the potential to revolutionise financial services. Spearheaded by the rival of ChatGPT, fintechs are being wooed by generative AI’s potential to transform their way of working, from back to front office.

In this podcast, we chat with Alexandra Mousavizadeh, an economist who benchmarks banks’ adoption of AI and Christian Trummer, the co-founder and CTO of crypto company Bitpanda, about the potential of AI.

Mousavizadeh says generative AI will be as transformative as email and “change the way we work”.

“The release of ChatGPT has put AI at the top of mind of every CEO in every sector,” she says.

But she caveats this by saying generative AI is not a “plug and play” and highlights the challenge of running Large Language Models (LLMs), the algorithmic basis for AI-powered Chatbots like ChatGPT, on financial data.

Trummer, meanwhile, predicts that in the future amid the rise of generative AI, “everyone will need to be a prompt engineer”.

Bitpanda has recently made a whopping $10m investment in AI and Trummer discusses how the money will be spent and what impact the technology will have on his business and fintech more broadly.

We caught up with Mathias Wikström, CEO of Sweden's Doconomy, to learn more about its platform to measure climate and social impact in the financial services industry.

The Stockholm-based scale-up, which recently acquired fellow Swedish financial wellbeing fintech Dreams Technology for an undisclosed sum, last raised funding back in September 2021.

We asked Wikström what's been up with the business since, if fresh financing will (need) to be raised, and learned more about how the company helps banks, brands, and consumers better understand and reduce their environmental impact.

You can watch the video on YouTube here.

On this Drive at Five editione speziale the omnipresent community builder/angel investor/and now Solo GP, Sarah Drinkwater sits in to discuss her newly announced fund, Common Magic.

Tune in, turn it up, and start taking notes, because this week we're talking:

What is a Solo GP fund?
Angel speed, less structure, more access.
Nightclub term sheets.
Traditions to keep, traditions to change.
Sarah has raised one-third of a targeted £10 million.
Investing in 30 to 35 startups in Europe and the US at the pre-seed and seed stage.
"Hey kid, here's a hundred bucks, don't spend it all in one place."
"Products with community at their core." What does that mean?
Sarah's first job? You do not want to miss the answer.
Flexing the Google
2014 - 2018 London. Good times.
SuperVenture: 40 people at a meeting, 38 in ironed white or blue shirts.
Temperature check: what is the funding landscape like at the minute?
What are LPs looking for right now?
Who do you see as people, "who are underestimated and underrepresented in their field"?
Grit!
An eye infection, pitching for 50 hours a week, and nobody says yes.
Pitfalls founders should be aware of when setting out on community building.
Nick breathes community. But only if they smell good.
A thesis, an ah-ha moment, and a "but isn't this obvious?"
Great club nights.
"I'm always nervous about trends because trends imply impermanence."
Building community is hard. Community builders are busy.

🎄🎄 Yes, that's right boys and girls of all ages, there are only 30 days left until Christmas! 🎄🎄

Up this week:

🇩🇪 After listing on Nasdaq in September of 2021 via a SPAC, Munich-based makers of eVTOL aircraft, Lilium, has now raised $119 million in a concurrent private placement and registered direct offering.

🇫🇮 Finland's Wolt launches new hiring drive in Israel, Sweden. Tech hubs in Tel-Aviv and Stockholm mean new hires and future-proofing for the Helsinki-based delivery platform.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 US e-commerce enablement player AppHub has paid $72 million to snap up the founders' stake in REVIEWS.io, a UK-based customer feedback portal that allows product vendors to source user reviews that can be deployed on e-commerce services and community media outlets.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anne Hathaway backs female-led Pact as it launches £30 million seed fund aimed at inclusion, well-being, and climate.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fresh from launching its first electric scooter, Zapp is going public in a SPAC merger deal.

🇦🇹 Amid crypto winter, Austrian unicorn Bitpanda secures Germany’s most comprehensive crypto licence.

And, as always, there's one more thing ...

The EU chip industry. Enjoy.

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

While Dan was OOO for a few days this week, Robin was MC'ing The Big Score and collecting tonnes of knowledge. Up this week:

🇧🇪 Belgian co-living startup Cohabs has bagged a massive €110 million round and set its sights on achieving 5,000 bedrooms for co-living rental and real-estate in the next four years.

🇮🇹 Faded from former glory company Evernote is joining the Bending Spoons family.

🇹🇷 As the once white-hot home delivery of just about everything you could imagine continues to cool, Just Eat Takeaway.com and Getir announce a partnership just one day after Gopuff and Uber Eats announce a similar partnership in the UK.

😢 Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs (Typeform, UiPath 6%, Sendcloud 10%, Pipedrive 15%, Dance 16%, Jimdo 16%, Hopin 17%, Juni more than 30%, Wayflyer 40% etc.) and Deliveroo exiting the Australia market.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London-based Index Ventures is reaffirming its commitment to helping founders get their ideas off the ground and prepare for the road ahead with the launch of its second dedicated seed fund, Origin II at $300 million.

And there's one more thing ...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Balderton Capital's first Executive in Residence, Dave Kellogg, has authored an invaluable resource in the Founder's Guide to B2B Sales. Don't skip this one!

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

Index Ventures Partner Hannah Seal joins the show today to provide deeper insight into the whats and the whys behind the firms' recently launched $300 million Origin II seed-stage focused fund.

TRIGGER WARNING: There's quite a bit of bad and/or sad news in this episode. We've done our best to remember the words of Robert Hunter, "...nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile."

Up this week:

🇧🇸 The Binance/FTX fiasco and what it means to crypto.

🇺🇸 Zuck slashes 13% of the Meta workforce

🇵🇱 Ramp ramps up with one of the largest funding rounds on record for a Polish company.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Meta presses forward with its metaverse aspirations and acquires Cambridge-based sound recognition developer Audio Analytic.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Made.com, once valued at close to £800 million is acquired by Next for £3.4 million.

🇳🇴 OSLO-based Enode brings home $15 million in a Series A round led by Creandum and saw the participation of Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital.

🇫🇷 Sarbacane, a company Robin's never heard of, raised $110 million, acquires Marketing 1BY1, and rebrands to Positive Group. Keep your eyes on this firm, as we foresee more acquisitions in the future.

🇸🇪 EQT Ventures just keeps on rollin', this time with its third fund at €1.1 billion. Since launching in 2016, the venture capital arm has accrued €2.3 billion. Not. Too. Shabby.

Dry Power? Fire Powder?

🇫🇷 PhotoRoom. It's fast, it's good, and it's the final nail in the coffin for working photographers. And they raised $19 million in a Balderton-led Series A funding round.

Government news:

🇪🇺 Microsoft faces a new antitrust complaint over its cloud computing practices as trade group CISPE, whose members include Amazon, took its grievance to EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday.
🇪🇺 The European Commission published a new regulation to streamline rental platforms’ operations and data-sharing practices across the EU’s single market, targeting the likes of Booking.com, Airbnb, and Expedia.
🇪🇺 EU antitrust regulators are drawing up charges against Facebook parent Meta over its use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network.
🇪🇺 The European Commission is to conduct an “in-depth investigation” into Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard.
🇩🇪 Germany has blocked another Chinese acquisition of a domestic semiconductor company, in a further sign of the government’s tougher approach to protecting its high-tech sector.

🇪🇸 And in good news .... The Spanish Parliament has given the green light to a new startups law that will bring tax benefits and other perks to entrepreneurs, remote workers, and digital nomads who want to live and work in Spain.

🇳🇱 And the Dutch American Friendship Treaty, aka DAFT.

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

This past May London-based payments infrastructure provider Paddle secured $200 million in a Series D funding round led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., perhaps better known as KKR.

No less than 15 days later, the company announced the purchase of US-based subscription metrics and retention automation startup Profitwell in a deal reportedly worth north of $200 million.

With today’s funding environment for startups getting tougher and tougher, we’ve seen a noted uptick in the number of mergers and acquisitions taking place in Europe. And we expect to see more.

Joining me today to discuss some key items to keep in mind when considering and negotiating an acquisition deal, I’m joined today by a man who’s seen both sides of the table when it comes to an acquisition, closing the Profitwell deal, but also as a Senior Director at Siebel Systems, a popular CRM that was acquired by Oracle back in 2005, Paddle President and COO Jimmy Fitzgerald.

This past May London-based payments infrastructure provider Paddle secured $200 million in a Series D funding round led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., perhaps better known as KKR.

No less than 15 days later, the company announced the purchase of US-based subscription metrics and retention automation startup Profitwell in a deal reportedly worth north of $200 million.

With today’s funding environment for startups getting tougher and tougher, we’ve seen a noted uptick in the number of mergers and acquisitions taking place in Europe. And we expect to see more.

Joining me today to discuss some key items to keep in mind when considering and negotiating an acquisition deal, I’m joined today by a man who’s seen both sides of the table when it comes to an acquisition, closing the Profitwell deal, but also as a Senior Director at Siebel Systems, a popular CRM that was acquired by Oracle back in 2005, Paddle President and COO Jimmy Fitzgerald.

Well alright, alright, alright. Robin's back in the studio this week, and after nine years, he actually has a semi-professional setup. This week:

🇩🇪 The first German developer of quantum computers, eleQtron has raised over €50 million in new funds, including venture capital from Earlybird and Siegerlandfonds.

🇸🇪 Polestar obtained $1.6 billion in financing support from its two major shareholders

🇩🇪 Volkswagen sells its electric car-sharing service, WeShare to Miles Mobility. Here's why.

🇵🇹 Web Summit? That's 71,000 people too many.

🇸🇪 Sweden’s STILRIDE is anything but still, rides ahead with €3.7 million

🇩🇪 Billed as the first European ClimateTech Entrepreneur in Residence programme, Atlantic Labs and FoodLabs launch Founders for Climate initiative

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 / 🇩🇪 Not quite dead yet, but Made.com has indicated that they're headed towards administration, and German nappy service provider Windeln.de has filed an application for insolvency proceedings

🇩🇪 Now closing in on close to $1 billion raised, Volocopter lands another $182 million in second signing of Series E round

🇪🇺 According to the Tech.eu database, European tech companies raised €5.7 billion in total in October, recording a €1 billion decline compared to the total amount raised in September (€6.7 billion).

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

Well alright, alright, alright. Robin's back in the studio this week, and after nine years, he actually has a semi-professional setup. This week:

🇩🇪 The first German developer of quantum computers, eleQtron has raised over €50 million in new funds, including venture capital from Earlybird and Siegerlandfonds.

🇸🇪 Polestar obtained $1.6 billion in financing support from its two major shareholders

🇩🇪 Volkswagen sells its electric car-sharing service, WeShare to Miles Mobility. Here's why.

🇵🇹 Web Summit? That's 71,000 people too many.

🇸🇪 Sweden’s STILRIDE is anything but still, rides ahead with €3.7 million

🇩🇪 Billed as the first European ClimateTech Entrepreneur in Residence programme, Atlantic Labs and FoodLabs launch Founders for Climate initiative

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 / 🇩🇪 Not quite dead yet, but Made.com has indicated that they're headed towards administration, and German nappy service provider Windeln.de has filed an application for insolvency proceedings

🇩🇪 Now closing in on close to $1 billion raised, Volocopter lands another $182 million in second signing of Series E round

🇪🇺 According to the Tech.eu database, European tech companies raised €5.7 billion in total in October, recording a €1 billion decline compared to the total amount raised in September (€6.7 billion).

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

As part of Tech.eu's Big Deal feature, this week, we're putting “data orchestration and workflow software for life sciences” Seqera Labs under the microscope and aim to dissect just where the company came from, what part it played in the fight against Covid-19, and what an Addition led €22 million investment round means for the company.

Moreover, instead of just the written word, we managed to sit down with Seqera Labs' CEO and co-founder Evan Flowden and hit the record button.

Read the article in-depth over at Tech.eu.

Well alright, alright, alright. Today is Robin's birthday and he's headed back to Brussels after co-hosting a start-studded event here in London. In the meantime "temporary" Tech.eu writer Fiona Alston sits in and shares her thoughts and opinions on the news items that caught her attention this week.

🇪🇺 First up, Bill Gates throws his support behind new European cleantech scale-up coalition

🇫🇷 Launch of a bioengineered houseplant called Neo P1 purifies your home

🇵🇹 No sheet: eToro acquires portfolio management provider Bullsheet

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pixera is on a mission to make professional e-learning a more entertaining experience

🇪🇸 Former Tiger Global partner Lee Fixel’s Addition lead Seqera Labs’ €22 million investment round

🇮🇪 Johnson Hana raises €10.5 million to up-end the legal market

🇫🇷 One more thing: insuretech Neat

🖋️ One more one more thing: Dan was interviewed by Black Unicorn PR

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

Well alright, alright, alright. This week Robin's quite literally underwater, taking a well-deserved few days off and, in his own words, "sipping cocktails poolside", so we've managed to rope in Molten Ventures' Marketing Director James Clark to get a VC fund marketers opinion on four stories that caught our eye this week.

🐄 First up, Hoxton Farms raised $22 million in its efforts to pack in the fat and up the taste of meat alternatives. Dan concludes that ultimately everything tastes like chicken, and James adds that it now also tastes like pork belly too.

✈️ While Quantum Systems raised $17.5 million, in part via Peter Thiel directly himself, J&D dissect not only what the company does, but where the heck the name came from and if a massive pivot and Schrödinger weren't involved.

🚀 As it turns out, James is a massive space nerd, and Dan can recall the nominal average value of standard gravity at Earth's surface (9.8 m/s2). The duo somehow manage to weave this into a discussion about Orbex's landing £40.4 million in a Series C funding round as it gears up for the first vertical launch from Scottish soil.

🏖️ And one more thing - after being hard hit by the pandemic, travel tech funding seems to be on the mend as Munich's Holidu housed north of €100 million in a Series E round led by 83North.

All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!

Security and privacy frameworks are not your everyday topic of conversation, but the minute either of these fails, it's the talk of the office.

On the back of a just-days-ago-announced $40 million Series B extension to an already impressive $110 million round, we sit down with Vanta Chief Revenue Officer Stevie Case to discuss just what advantages the company offers organisations, and what this rock solid compliance certification can mean when it comes to speed of execution, growth, and ultimately the bottom line.

Stevie also highlights, in 90 words or less the top three most requested compliance certifications, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and how Vanta works closely with auditors to ensure that every client that walks through their doors leaves fully compliant.

The company has recently opened offices in Dublin and Sydney, with Stevie confirming that the company is currently scouting locations to open operations in South America. When asked about any future M&A activities, Ms. Case remains ... politely silent.

All this and more with Vanta Chief Revenue Officer Stevie Case.

In this 🇹🇷 Türkiye 🇹🇷 special edition both Dan and Robin are dusting off their boots from a trip out to Istanbul and the Webrazzi Summit, but never the less ....

We discuss the rumoured Getir/Gorillas merger.

Which of course evokes memories of one of the biggest shopping expeditions of all time: Ford vs. Ferrari.

Robin weighs in on the fast-delivery space and who's next on the M&A consolidation action.

Philly!

We discuss CNBC's Ryan Browne reporting on N26's, "net revenue increased 67% in 2021 to 120.3 million euros as the bank benefited from growth in subscriptions, stronger customer engagement and higher interest rates. However, the company continued to lose money that year, with its net loss climbing 14% to 172.4 million euros."

BaFin and Wirecard, with a tangent to kebab and The Gamestop Saga.

ABC = Always Be Cobbling.

Bonus: be the first to tweet us first with the addendum to the ABC's and you'll win a free t-shirt from Tech.eu.

And last by not least, Dan recaps the Big Deal this week and the rationale behind Grover's numbers. While he wanted something dark and dirty to be going on, in fact, the $2.1 billion in debt funding does, in fact, check out.

Teşekkürler!

Woof, what a week it was. Pony up to your favourite beverage of choice, and let's recap what caught our eyes here at Tech.eu

❗ Tech.eu is expanding! We're looking for some new crackerjack news tellers to join our editorial team. If you've got the chops, or know someone that does, hit us up at work@tech.eu.

🎮 London-based Improbable did NOT, in fact, close a $100 million round this week, as confirmed by Tech.eu, but rather, they're in the process of closing the round. Robin reports on how very strange this news is.

❗ The Tech.eu Summit is 24 May 2023. In Brussels.

🛒 Shopify snaps up Kinzen / Reddit acqui-hired (Robin hates that term with a passion) Sweden's Oterlu.

🤖 Dublin-based Tines extended its Series B round by $55 million, and we find out just how Lee Fixel quit Tiger Global. Hint: Reuters.

🪑 An Austrian pr0n company proposes to buy Home24 for $250 million. In Robin's words, "F*ck you Home24". (XXXLutz is actually a furniture retailer that was founded in 1945).

🦷 Maki.vc sunk €5.3 million into Düsseldorf-based at-home orthodontics device maker K Line. Of interest as the IoT investment space has cooled dramatically.

📉 Tech.eu Insider members have exclusive access to our quarterly report where we outline the shape of the European landscape.

🥄 Dan recaps the Big Deal article that went out earlier this week, diving a bit deeper into Bending Spoons' recent $340 million funding round. We got revenue numbers direct from the horses mouth, uncovered that H14 is the family office of the Berlusconi family (Bunga bunga!), and how and why the company's name is tied to The Matrix.

📱 One more thing: The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of enforcing USB-C as a common charging port across a wide range of consumer electronic devices. Hallelujah. F*ck you dongles.

🍻 That's it, now get out there and have a fantastic weekend.

❓ Leave it, I don't care.

Woof, what a week it was. Pony up to your favourite beverage of choice, and let's recap what caught our eyes here at Tech.eu

❗ Tech.eu is expanding! We're looking for some new crackerjack news tellers to join our editorial team. If you've got the chops, or know someone that does, hit us up at work@tech.eu.

🎮 London-based Improbable did NOT, in fact, close a $100 million round this week, as confirmed by Tech.eu, but rather, they're in the process of closing the round. Robin reports on how very strange this news is.

❗ The Tech.eu Summit is 24 May 2023. In Brussels.

🛒 Spotify snaps up Kinzen / Reddit acqui-hired (Robin hates that term with a passion) Sweden's Oterlu.

🤖 Dublin-based Tines extended its Series B round by $55 million, and we find out just how Lee Fixel quit Tiger Global. Hint: Reuters.

🪑 An Austrian pr0n company proposes to buy Home24 for $250 million. In Robin's words, "F*ck you Home24". (XXXLutz is actually a furniture retailer that was founded in 1945).

🦷 Maki.vc sunk €5.3 million into Düsseldorf-based at-home orthodontics device maker K Line. Of interest as the IoT investment space has cooled dramatically.

📉 Tech.eu Insider members have exclusive access to our quarterly report where we outline the shape of the European landscape.

🥄 Dan recaps the Big Deal article that went out earlier this week, diving a bit deeper into Bending Spoons' recent $340 million funding round. We got revenue numbers direct from the horses mouth, uncovered that H14 is the family office of the Berlusconi family (Bunga bunga!), and how and why the company's name is tied to The Matrix.

📱 One more thing: The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of enforcing USB-C as a common charging port across a wide range of consumer electronic devices. Hallelujah. F*ck you dongles.

🍻 That's it, now get out there and have a fantastic weekend.

❓ Leave it, I don't care.

Having recently closed an €11.6 million Series A funding round, Jobbatical founder Karoli Hindriks joins the show today to discuss the hows and whys of pivoting the platform from a recruitment service to a talent relocation one; and how she hasn't looked back since.

"As a startup, you want to be a painkiller, not a vitamin." - Karoli Hindriks.

We also discuss the ins and outs of digital nomadic life, why and how governments need to recognise that worker patterns and expectations have changed dramatically in the past 50 years, and what country is the toughest to deal with in terms of relocations. Hint, it's the United States of America.

In the signature Tech.eu Lightning Round, we get to know Karoli as a person and find out that she is (for the purposes of this podcast) related to one of the greatest guitar legends of all time.

Closing out the show, Dan digs into Karoli's CV (yes, she once worked for Fox, but at the same time, also held a position as a cabaret dancer), and she leaves the youths with some sage advice.

All this and more on Episode 303 of the Tech.eu podcast!

Having recently closed an €11.6 million Series A funding round, Jobbatical founder Karoli Hindriks joins the show today to discuss the hows and whys of pivoting the platform from a recruitment service to a talent relocation one; and how she hasn't looked back since.

"As a startup, you want to be a painkiller, not a vitamin." - Karoli Hindriks.

We also discuss the ins and outs of digital nomadic life, why and how governments need to recognise that worker patterns and expectations have changed dramatically in the past 50 years, and what country is the toughest to deal with in terms of relocations. Hint, it's the United States of America.

In the signature Tech.eu Lightning Round, we get to know Karoli as a person and find out that she is (for the purposes of this podcast) related to one of the greatest guitar legends of all time.

Closing out the show, Dan digs into Karoli's CV (yes, she once worked for Fox, but at the same time, also held a position as a cabaret dancer), and she leaves the youths with some sage advice.

All this and more on Episode 303 of the Tech.eu podcast!

In what turned out to be the Week d'Italia Robin jetted off to TechChill Milano and brought home a head cold, so good friend of the show Nick Stevens stepped in on a wing and a prayer.

🇮🇹 (2:25) This week we cover Ryan Reynolds' involvement in a $340 million investment in Bending Spoons, their video editing tool Splice, photo editor Remini, how and why mobile tech has plateaued, why everyone shouldn't be a creative genius, DALL E2, and why Brad Pitt's Bullet Train is the greatest worst greatest film of all time.

🇩🇪 (7:27) We glossed over Grover (to an extent) as Dan's planning on taking a deeper look at the tech rental platform in the Big Deal segment next week, but spoiler alert, of the $2.3 billion that the Berlin-based company has raised, $2.1 billion of it is in debt funding.

🇮🇹 (10:40) Slimming the show down ever more, we blazed through Satispay, their €320 million Series D round, and after Scalapay (I'm detecting a theme here 🤔) the startup takes the second ever unicorn title home for Italy.

🇩🇪 (11:00) Nick chimes in with a subject near and dear to his heart and how Berlin's one • fıve is out to save the world. To spice things up, we do it in pub quiz trivial style with me not having the article open and seeing just how much of my own reporting I can remember.

🇬🇧/🇺🇸 (13:55) And last, but certainly not least, Nick and I cover why mayonnaise is the ultimate condiment, what I've got my eye on for the after work beverage of choice (hint: Guinness), and why Nick is taking drugs (hint: the clue is in the intro).

All this and more on Episode 8 of Tech.eu's Drive at Five!

In what turned out to be the Week d'Italia Robin jetted off to TechChill Milano and brought home a head cold, so good friend of the show Nick Stevens stepped in on a wing and a prayer.

🇮🇹 (2:25) This week we cover Ryan Reynolds' involvement in a $340 million investment in Bending Spoons, their video editing tool Splice, photo editor Remini, how and why mobile tech has plateaued, why everyone shouldn't be a creative genius, DALL E2, and why Brad Pitt's Bullet Train is the greatest worst greatest film of all time.

🇩🇪 (7:27) We glossed over Grover (to an extent) as Dan's planning on taking a deeper look at the tech rental platform in the Big Deal segment next week, but spoiler alert, of the $2.3 billion that the Berlin-based company has raised, $2.1 billion of it is in debt funding.

🇮🇹 (10:40) Slimming the show down ever more, we blazed through Satispay, their €320 million Series D round, and after Scalapay (I'm detecting a theme here 🤔) the startup takes the second ever unicorn title home for Italy.

🇩🇪 (11:00) Nick chimes in with a subject near and dear to his heart and how Berlin's one • fıve is out to save the world. To spice things up, we do it in pub quiz trivial style with me not having the article open and seeing just how much of my own reporting I can remember.

🇬🇧/🇺🇸 (13:55) And last, but certainly not least, Nick and I cover why mayonnaise is the ultimate condiment, what I've got my eye on for the after work beverage of choice (hint: Guinness), and why Nick is taking drugs (hint: the clue is in the intro).

All this and more on Episode 8 of Tech.eu's Drive at Five!

Despite skipping the legendary opening party at DMEXCO in Cologne, and smelling quite lovely, I might add, Robin's back in the studio to discuss what went down across the European techosphere this week.

🇵🇹 Robin weighs in on Dan's "tech-light, but a good read" piece highlighting the shaky legal system in Portugal and what it means to the investment and startup scenes.

🎙️ > 🎤 After a blip in the audio recording, we're pleased to announce that we're going through Robin's audio setup with a fine-toothed comb, and let's see if we can get him sounding just as good as Dan. Or at the very least, remove all the technical barriers.

⚛️ Dan finally received the opportunity to pen a headline he's been waiting his entire life for it involves "pet food and supplements" and a quantum leap in innovation.

👑 Robin recaps the funding numbers of the week, noting that of the top 10 investments none of them were from the UK. A rarity indeed. What's going on? Hint: Salve Regina.

📱 Berlin/San Francisco-based telecom-as-a-service platform Gigs raised $20 million from a number of notable investors including Gradient, Google’s early-stage fund, YC Continuity, etc., but neither Robin nor Dan can figure out just who their customers are and/or what industries/segments they're targeting. Stay tuned...

🐝 Robin waxes poetic about the buzz surrounding the Instabox and Budbee merger.

💸 And there's one more thing - Robin takes note that investors tend to like the $300 million number. This week Swisscom Ventures, DTCP, and Extantia all clocked in at 300 million.

😂 Last but certainly not least, after 5 episodes hosted together, Robin finally loses it and we almost have to stop the show due to uncontrollable laughter.

All this and more on Episode 7 of Tech.eu's Drive at Five

After having extended its Series C round to $160 million this past June and set a record as the fastest fintech company in Europe to reach unicorn status, Zilch is now taking the show on the road and angling to conquer the U.S. Market.

I sat down with the company's CEO and co-founder Philip Belamant to discuss how he might possibly be the most successful failed games developer and how this venture eventually led to the creation of Zilch, including his decision to disagree with the board of a listed, multi-national payments provider and strike out on his own.

With the industry currently experiencing some significant down-rounds, Philip takes me through a lesson in economics, and how Zilch's unique model isn't necessarily bulletproof, but how the company has been able to forge ahead while others are regrouping.

We also get into the nitty gritty on expanding to the U.S. market, including Zilch's decision to set up its HQ in Miami, and whether or not a crypto play is in the company's future. 🤔

And last, but certainly not least, Philip sits in on the trademark lightning round where we get to know him as a person and not as the head of a business. Hint: Bobotie, you should try it too!

All this and more with Zilch's CEO and co-founder Philip Belamant.

In a special post-TechBBQ episode, Dan sits down with Neil S W Murray, founder of The Nordic Web, founding partner at The Nordic Web Ventures, and co-founder and CEO at Playmaker.

Up first, Neil and Dan weigh in on the rise of the east and how the CEE region, east to west, north to south is finally experiencing what Western Europe saw in the VC scene some 15 years ago, particularly in regard to what 500 Emerging Europe, LauncHub Ventures, VentureFriends, and Vitosha Venture Partners are up to.

Zooming out, we discuss U.S. investors' increased interest in the European startup scene, particularly this week's announcement of New York City-based Energy Impact Partners' €390 million commitment to EU-based startups, all with a healthy round of keyword bingo.

And last, but certainly not least, Neil doesn't shy away from talking about the failure of his startup, Playmaker, and provides both insight and three key takeaways that any starry-eyed founder should take note of before setting pen to paper.

All this and more on episode 6 of Tech.eu's Drive at Five.

Over the past decade, Amsterdam-HQ'd accelerator Rockstart has backed upwards of 280 startups, seen nine exits, and €150 million raised by portfolio companies culminating in an alumni value of approximately $1 billion.

Traditionally focusing on Energy and AgriFood startups, in April of this year the firm opened the application process for its newest fund, Emerging Tech.

We sat down with Rockstart's man at the helm for this fund, Michael Bjørnlund to define what exactly Rockstart views as emerging tech, what unique selling points Rockstart offers above and beyond other accelerators on the market today, and how and why he'll be swimming to Rockstart's inaugural event, Forward 2022 in September.

All this and more with Rockstart's Managing Partner Emerging Tech Fund Europe - Michael Bjørnlund!

Well alright, alright, alright, everyone's back from holidays, and it's time to get down to business.

First this week we look at Northzone's appointment of World Economic Forum sustainability expert and programme creator, Anna Skarborg as Head of Sustainability and the growing trend of ESG officers in-house at VC firms.

Former Revolut execs Alan Chang and Charles Orr have assembled a mighty impressive list of investors for their startup Tesseract which aims to disrupt the energy market. What and how they plan on doing this is still a bit ambiguous, as is where the $78 million came from. We discuss.

UK-based OneWeb took a $229 million writedown due to Russia taking 36 of the company's satellites hostage indefinitely.

Deliveroo's got more legal troubles when it comes to the treatment of its labour force, Instagram f*cked up in terms of data protection rights when it comes to minors, and last but certainly not least, Cazoo has called it a day across continental Europe, resulting in 750 jobs out the window.

All this and more on episode 5 of Tech.eu's Drive at Five.

Earlier this year, smart data capture firm Scandit raised $150 million in a Series D round, providing the company with a valuation north of $1 billion, a valuation that despite recent market upheavals, still holds.

But how do three researchers at ETH Zurich spin out a company that in just 13 short years grows from an idea in a lab to one that's trusted by 5 of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies, and has a client roster with just about every household brand you can think of?

I sat down with Scandit co-founder and CEO Samuel Mueller, Ph.D. to find out. Along the way Samuel discusses what pitfalls fledgling European startups can avoid when going global, and how to course correct the "oh shit" moments.

We also get to know a bit more about the man driving the company in the lighting round, and crucially, Samuel weighs in on one of the most pressing questions of our modern era: when it comes to chocolate which country lays claim to the crown, Switzerland or Belgium?

All this and more with Scandit's Samuel Mueller!

Europe may be on holiday, but that isn't stopping the deal flow. This week Celonis pulled in $1 billion in liquidity at a $13 billion valuation, and Web3 investments take centre stage.

Nine-month-old thirdweb raised $24 million as it facilitates the creation of Web3 apps across popular blockchains, including games, NFT drops, DAOs, token gated membership clubs, and more. And despite Bitcoin dropping below $22,000 just least week and for all the doom and gloom talk of the "crypto winter", Estonian crypto trading platform Bitlevex raised $50 million from GEM Digital Ltd., a Bahamas-based "digital asset investment firm". Dan and our special guest Monty Munford discuss the red flags therein.

This, Monty ended up on John McAfee's yacht in Malta, and a whole lot more on episode 4 of Tech.eu's Drive at Five.

Aaaaaand we're back! Robin takes a stab at the lead in this week, while Dan says it's got a good beat and that he can dance to it, but let's rewind the tape.

Normally around this time of the year tech news stories are a bit thin, but the summer of 2022 isn't letting up on the pace. This week Robin and Dan wax poetic about what happened, or is happening, with Wallbox's acquisitions, how it's flown under the radar, relatively, for the past 7 years, and is now poised to make a major impact in the U.S. market, Super's keyword bingo and claim to "one of the largest ever pre-seed funding rounds in Europe", Robin's side hustle, Robinhood and the massive price drop in its acquisition of Ziglu, how and why and what's happening with the bureaucracy in Brussels' funding of startups, and one more thing - Justeat says tchau to Brazil.

All this and more on the Tech.eu Drive at Five.

With around $600 million in funding raised to date, and close to 1,000 people on the payroll, UK tech scale-up Improbable probably (ha) needs little introduction to our audience. In many ways, though, a decade into its existence the really exciting days for the 'metaverse technology' company seem to be still ahead of them.

That's also a sentiment shared by Herman Narula, the affable co-founder and chief executive of Improbable, who said that technology is finally catching up with the ambitious goals the company had set for itself in the early days.

Improbable has created a technology dubbed Morpheus that allows social interactions within virtual worlds, where thousands of people can talk to each other in lag-free environments, offering its virtual world-building services to a slew of entertainment companies, academic institutions, gaming companies, and even governments around the world.

Improbable recently secured another $150 million in financing to establish and develop M², a network of 'interoperable Web3 metaverses' powered by its Morpheus tech. Even more recently, the company found itself squarely in the spotlight when it partnered up with Yuga Labs, the creators of the well-known Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT brand.

Improbable worked with Yuga to build, service, and operate Otherside, basically a gamified MetaRPG universe where the players own the world. Earlier this month, the company assisted in 'First Trip', the highly-anticipated tech demo of Otherside: about 4,500 people were able to dance, sing and talk simultaneously. Check this video to see it in action.

You can also watch our interview with Narula on our YouTube channel.

We asked you answered, and it's now definitively The Drive at Five, Tech.eu's show where we ponder what went down in European tech this past week and try to make sense of it all.

Today, Robin and Dan wax poetic about what happened, or is happening, at Deliveroo and what's up with pulling the plug in the Netherlands, Pollen's WTF-is-going-on-here collapse, how Nuri is handling the shutdown situation a whole lot better, Spin Master's acquisition of Nørdlight (Nerdlife), and one more thing ... Balderton's makes an impact with its new hire.

All this and more on the Tech.eu Drive at Five.

At Tech.eu, we're never ones to shy away from experimentation. And so in the spirit of being a fly on the wall at Robin and Dan's favourite Friday night spot to share a tasty beverage, we're bringing you the Drive at Five. Alternatively, the RAD (Robin and Dan) show, where we ponder what went down in European tech this past week, and try to make sense of it all.

Today, RAD wax poetic about what happened, or is happening, at SoundCloud as they've announced (another) series of layoffs, auxmoney and lenders borrowing to lend, why the German government is a bit late to the game on dishing out some serious cash to native startups, and where Dan might be applying for a new job.

All this and more on the Tech.eu Drive at Five

We had a great conversation with Mauricio Magaldi, a London-based crypto connoisseur and blockchain thought leader who guides 11:FS clients into the world of Web3 and DeFi.

I was prompted to interview Magaldi as he was billed as the main author of a report entitled 'How Web3 is changing the future of finance', a great read on the subject.

Fortunately for you, we recorded that conversation and you can watch it in all its glory below. You can also watch it on YouTube here (subscribe!) and follow Mauricio on Twitter here.

You can ALSO check out Mauricio's mad drumming skills here.

We sat down with Franck Lebouchard, chief executive of French acoustical engineering company Devialet for almost five years now, to talk about the firm's challenges and opportunities in a world very much in turmoil.

Founded in 2007, Devialet designs and builds high-end audio tech products such as amplifiers, speakers, wireless earbuds, and a soundbar, and also licenses some of its patented technology to other companies.

The company's on a mission to "elevate sound in people's lives" and its future product roadmap will address new audio categories in that regard, Lebouchard tells us, even if it's up against some really big companies in that space, and pandemics, wars, and geopolitical issues continue to disrupt supply chains around the world.

Coming to Molten Ventures from the world of finance, management consulting, and angel investing, Vinoth focuses on the firm's investments in the sectors of fintech, insurtech, proptech, and climatetech.

In the interview for Tech.eu Podcast, Vinoth discusses his approach to fintech investments and the way he approaches the industry, looking for B2C companies that "bridge the trust chasm" and B2B ones that build the fundamental infrastructure for people's interactions with money. In addition to that, he talks about Europe's prospects as a climate tech powerhouse, the value chain of VC, and the benefits of lateral thinking.

To hear all this and more, check out the Tech.eu Podcast episode with Molten Ventures' Vinoth Jayakumar.

In this episode, Tech.eu sits down with Ampler Bikes' CEO and co-founder Ardo Kaurit about the Estonian firm's commitment to design, and quality and how quietly going about its business has led them to build an almost cult following in its existing markets.

All this, and Dan's (not) patented 'Lighting Round' that gives us more insight on our guest(s), well beyond the 9 to 5.

Prior to Molten Ventures, Christoph was with Rocket Internet in Asia and Australia, where he helped build The Iconic and Lazada. Previously, Christoph worked as an Investment Manager at Seven Ventures, where he focused on consumer and e-commerce investments.

Responsible for Molten Ventures' activities in the German-speaking market, a strong pull for Christoph are both the deep tech and industry tech sectors. Posting the largest number of deals closed within the firm, he sits on eight boards, has done nine investments in the past two and a half years, and on average aims to make three to four investments per year.

He also lays out his two favourite questions to ask a potential hire at Molten. So if you're looking to get into the world of VC, you won't want to miss this episode. All this and more, with Molten Ventures' Christoph Hornung.

Immediately following last week's announcement of London and Berlin-based fintech giant SumUp's €590 million round, we had a chance to talk to one of the company's co-founders about the capital injection, which values it at €8 billion.

That valuation reportedly came in much lower than initially projected, which is a topic Marc-Alexander Christ didn't shy away from discussing (pointing out that the valuation is still 20 times higher than its last one).

Have a listen/watch to learn more about SumUp's early days, its plans to become the financial services partner for millions of small businesses around the world, its international expansion, and M&A strategy, and the likelihood of the company pursuing an IPO in the future.

The video that accompanies this audio can be found at Tech.eu

Nicola McClafferty, partner at the London-based VC firm Molten Ventures, estimates that it would've taken at least a decade to see as many people switch from brick-and-mortar to online shopping experience across the world if not for the lockdowns that saw a big part of the global population confined to their dwellings for months on end.

While presenting a huge opportunity for the companies who were ready to handle this shift, this shift has also emphasised the shortcomings and issues of today's e-commerce and adjacent industries.

"We're looking at a large volume of retail and a change in purchase behaviour happening online that's leveraging an infrastructure, be it software or physical infrastructure, that has been built to service previous generations of retail," McClafferty said.

This and similar issues in the field of consumer tech — or rather the startups that can solve them — is what McClafferty focuses on at Molten. We sat down to discuss what the future holds for this segment, and what trends are the most important to follow.

Founded in 1995, Menlo Park-based TCV specialises in providing growth-stage capital.

The firm has raised over $19 billion and invested over $16 billion in more than 350 tech companies over the last 27 years, accounting for some 145 IPOs and acquisitions.

Having established, and operating out of TCV's London office, General Partner John Doran shares his thoughts on how the firm has been so successful, where they're heading next, and the health of the European tech ecosystem.

All this and more on today's episode!

Alexa. To trust or not to trust: That is the question.

While you might be quite well versed in most things Amazon, just how much do you know about Amazon's Alexa service? It's benefits for the blind and deaf? For an aging population?

Moreover, what do you know about the safeguards the company has baked into the device since day one, asking consumers to allow, ney, invite their technology into and become a part of their homes?

And Tech.eu founder Robin Wauters also reveals a few fun facts that are sure to impress your friends and neighbours, and perhaps even Alexa, at your next dinner party.

All this and more on today's episode!

In today’s episode, Andrii sits down with Cristobal Alonso, Global CEO & El Patron at Startup Wise Guys.

Cristobal talks us through Startup Wise Guys' acceleration of investments during the pandemic, up to 60 to 80 per year, expanding beyond the Baltics and across Europe, entering Africa, and the challenges associated with each.

With 212 active portfolio companies, Startup Wise Guys is shifting away from its primary Europe focus, and actively working to establish links to the US to, "help companies who, even from the beginning" want to go to the US.

Alonso helps position Startup Wise Guys as Europe's premier accelerator through three key factors: the ability to follow on, recognising and partnering with "brand name" syndicates and angel investors through co-investments, promoting a global mentality.

All this and much more ...

In today’s episode, Andrii Degeler sits down with application security provider Snyk President and Founder Guy Podjarny to discuss why the speed of execution matters when it comes to app security, and a whole lot more!

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, Robin sits down with Christian Reber from Pitch.

Christian walks us through his journey with Wunderlist (acquired by Microsoft), to an investor, to being unable to resist the urge to start another company, this time not reinventing the wheel, but doing presentations better with Pitch.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Marianne Hyltoft, DeepTech Fund Director at PreSeed Ventures.

Andrii Degeler sits down with Marianne to discuss the first deep tech fund in Denmark, university research commercialisation and much more.

The conversation took place in Copenhagen, at TechBBQ in September.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview withFrontline Ventures' Partner Finn Murphy.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Suzanne Lauritzen, Co-founder and CEO at Raffle AI, a next-gen enterprise search engine.

Andrii Degeler sits down with Suzanne to discuss the future of search with AI-driven search engines and how entrepreneurship can become a primary school subject in Denmark.

The conversation took place in Copenhagen, at TechBBQ a couple of months ago.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Bo Ilsoe, Partner at NGP Capital, and Atte Honkasalo, Vice President of Data & Analytics at NGP Capital.

Our editor Robin Wauters sits down with Bo and Atte to discuss NGP Capital’s new report on what are the best places to start a business in Europe.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Uwe Horstmann, General Partner at Project A Ventures.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with James Berdigans, CEO and founder at Printify, a Latvian print-on-demand service that has raised $45 million in its Series A funding round.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview withRobbie O'Connor, General Manager for EMEA at Notion, the all-in-one workspace software company that has raised $275 million at a $10 billion valuation, and has changed the daily workflow of more than 20 million users.

Our editor, Robin Wauters, sat down with Robbie to discuss the usage growth of Notion and its plans for Europe.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Heidi Lindvall, General Partner at Pale Blue Dot, Sweden-based investment firm focused on backing climate tech companies in Europe and the US.

The conversation with Andrii Degeler took place at TechBBQ Conference a couple of months ago.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Sjoerd Leemhuis, CEO and co-founder at Owlin.

In this conversation we discussed the differences between doing business in Europe and the United States, the mistakes entrepreneurs make when raising funds, the competition and partnership with Bloomberg and Reuters, and much more.

We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s Holiday Special, our own Dan Taylor updates a timeless classic with a European tech industry twist.

«Happy Christmas to all, and may your churn rate be light!»

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview withPavlo Kartashov, Director of the Ukrainian Startup Fund, a state fund that supports technological startups in the early stages.

The conversation with our editor Robin Wauters took place in Lviv, at the IT Arena conference a couple of months ago.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview withShane Happach, CEO at Mollie, a pan-European payment service provider, which last week announced the opening of a new fintech Centre of Excellence in Maastricht, Netherlands.

In this interview, our editor Robin Wauters and Shane discuss his relatively new role as the CEO of Mollie, the company’s fast growth, the opening of its new office in Maastricht, and the tough competition in the European payment industry.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview withRune Theill, Co-founder and CEO at Rockstart. The company has become a remote-first accelerator VC and has presented its new brand identity in which it’s doing away with the iconic rock’n’roll hand gesture.

Andrii Degeler sat down with Rune to talk about the changes that Rockstart has experienced lately, and the future of the company and the ecosystem as a whole.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Ihar Mahaniok, managing partner at Geek Ventures, anactive investor and startup adviser. The conversation with Robin Wauters took place in Lviv, at the IT Arena conference a few months ago.
We’ve discussed the main challenges and opportunities for CEE tech companies, the importance of storytelling and communication skills for startup pitching and much more.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Ranjan Singh, co-founder and CEO of HealthHero. HealthHero was founded only 2 years ago, and today it’s one of the leading digital telehealth players in Europe.

In this conversation, we discussed HealthHero founding story, expansion and market entry strategies, the future and the challenges of the European digital health and telehealth landscapes.

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This episode of our show is sponsored by UiPath. One of Europe's most prominent success stories, the company is now valued at $35 billion — and it's actively giving back to the community.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview withMartin Herman, CEO and Co-founder of Powerful Medical and winner of this year's Scale-up category at the UiPath Automation Awards.

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This episode of our show is sponsored by UiPath. One of Europe's most prominent success stories, the company is now valued at $35 billion — and it's actively giving back to the community.
In today’s episode, listen to an interview withKristóf Nagy, founder and CEO of Serket and winner of the Startup category at this year's UiPath Automation Awards.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Christian Weiss, founder of Heal Capital.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Michelle You, co-founder and CEO of Supercritical. We dove into the crazy world of carbon removal, different offsets you can by on the market, greenwashing, and the rocky road towards net zero.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

The story of Supercritical
£2 million is a big pre-seed round
The conventional offsetting world is infuriating
The tech industry generates more emissions than aviation
A tour of the carbon offsetting industry

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Sara Wallin, CEO at Chalmers Ventures, which is ranked as one of the best startup incubators in the world and one of the most active early-stage investment firms in Sweden.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

Why the mission of Chalmers Ventures may be the most important in Sweden
The success of the Nordics in research commercialisation
How to boost the entrepreneurial culture in academia
From IP protection to startup offices on campus
How do European universities catch up with US counterparts in terms of commercialisation?

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Karola Kassai, founder of KassaiLaw. We've talked about the main regulatory challenges of startups in Europe, the most common legal mistakes entrepreneurs make, and much more.

This episode is sponsored by KassaiLaw, a startup law firm with an entrepreneurial mindset. Embracing the startup culture, KassaiLaw said goodbye to outdated arrangements and processes — they are here with a new perspective to break down the borders of the legal industry and reshape the way law firms collaborate with their clients.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Paddy Cosgrave, CEO and co-founder of Web Summit. Europe's largest tech conference of this year begins today — and we sat down with the man who's running the show to discuss the latest and learn about what to expect.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

What to expect from this year's Web Summit?
Whistleblowing, climate tech, NFT, and crypto
Are there too many VCs?
How an event company becomes a software company
“Crazy” branding decisions outside Europe
100,000 people at next year's Web Summit

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In today's episode, listen to an interview with Gerard Grech, founding chief executive at Tech Nation, formerly known as Tech City, recorded by our editor Robin Wauters.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

How did the pandemic influence the UK ecosystem?
The host of startup programmes by Tech Nation
Zeroing in on Net Zero
What's next for the UK tech scene?
The success of the Tech Nation Visa

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Jonas Gyalokay, co-founder and chairman of Airtame, recorded at TechBBQ 2021. If you've ever been to a meeting room where the person presenting is struggling to connect their laptop to the screen or projector, you understand the pain that this startup is trying to remove.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

Scratching your own itch as the best way to launch a startup
B2B focus as a way to hide from the Eye of Sauron
Life after stepping down as the CEO of a startup you've founded

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Ragnar Sass, co-founder of Pipedrive, a very active angel investor, and co-founder and CEO of Salto Network. The conversation with Robin Wauters took place in Lviv, at the IT Arena conference.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

Angel investor activity
Startup co-growing centres
An ode to the startup ecosystem in Ukraine
The next emerging underdog from CEE
Challenges for Estonia
Startup valuations are going nuts
What makes a startup pitch work

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Robert Lacher, founding partner of Berlin-based VC firm Visionaries Club. The firm is backed by an impressive list of founders of successful European startups, including Flixbus, Getyourguide, HelloFresh, and many others.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

The firm in a nutshell
Angel investing → La Famiglia → Visionaries Club
How to build “the best product for founders”
Why do you need to disrupt the VC ecosystem?
Is the unicorn race getting out of hand?
Berlin ecosystem these days
Anti-portfolio examples

…and much more!

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In today's episode, listen to an interview with Christian Wiens, co-founder and CEO of the insurtech company Getsafe. This is a timely one — the company has just announced an extra $63 million in funding, expanding its Series B round to $93 million. So, we took this opportunity to talk about this new capital injection, as well as Getsafe as a company and the insurtech landscape across Europe.

Here are some things we've discussed:

Why a mechanical engineer founded an insurtech startup
Millions of dollars to get an insurance license
Who insures the insurer?
What data can an insurer collect and use?
How Wirecard scandal made it harder to get an insurance license in Germany
Is your frontend connected to your backend?
Insurtech comes in waves
The insurtech landscape in Europe

…and much more!

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Nichola Bates, Head of Global Accelerators and Innovation Programs at Boeing. She studied law, then spent a lot of time advocating for SMEs in the UK, and ended up joining Boeing to “fix things from the inside.”

As promised in the episode, here’s a link to the call for applications for the Aerospace Xelerated programme: xelerated.aero.

Here are some things we’ve discussed:

🎙 The move from ATI Boeing Accelerator to Aerospace Xelerated — what’s changed?
🎙 Unfair access, but no unfair outcomes.
🎙 How COVID-19 helped increase diversity in the programme.
🎙 How autonomy and AI startups advance the future of airspace.
🎙 Why an aerospace accelerator isn’t looking at startups that actually build aeroplanes?

…and much more!

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Heini Zachariassen, founder of Vivino. He launched Vivino in Denmark more than 10 years ago, and only recently left the CEO position (and started a great YouTube channel).

In this conversation, which took place at TechBBQ in Copenhagen, we discussed how to collect 1.5 billion wine labels, what to spend $155 million on, how COVID-19 has impacted wine consumption, how to stay sane when stepping down as the CEO, and much more.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Jennifer Dungs, thematic field leader energy for transport and mobility at EIT InnoEnergy. In this conversation, we talk about the European micromobility ecosystem, the value chain of new mobility, the increasing role of cities in this space, and why EIT InnoEnergy hasn’t invested in Europe’s largest e-scooter startups.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Olivier Pailhes, CEO and co-founder at Aircall, the self-proclaimed “phone system for modern business”. ICYMI, Aircall has recently become a unicorn, raising $120 million in funding.

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This episode of our show is sponsored by Zendesk for Startups, a company born in Europe that has expanded globally to become synonymous with multi-channel customer support. Are you an early-stage startup? Now is a great time to check Zendesk out! Claim your free six months of Zendesk today at zendesk.com/tech-eu.
In today's episode, listen to an interview with Kristen Durham, VP, Startups at Zendesk. The topics of this conversation include the rapidly changing world of customer support, the role of social messaging, Zendesk's sales tools, the company's latest European acquisitions, and much more.

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In today’s episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Boris Lokschin, co-founder and CEO of Spryker, an e-commerce platform founded in Germany. Listen to this one until the end to hear some very insightful and encouraging advice to today’s European founders.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Giovanni Seppia from the European Registry for Internet Domains, or EURid. We’ve talked about how many .eu domains there are, the effect of Brexit, the importance of having a bloc-wide domain zone, and much more.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Emil Eifrem, founder and CEO of Neo4j. The company has just been valued at over $2 billion and raised $325 million dollars. Listen to this one to learn more about the rise of graph databases, and the future plans of the Swedish-born unicorn.

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This episode of our show is sponsored by UiPath. One of Europe's most prominent success stories, the company is now valued at $35 billion — and it's actively giving back to the community. If you're a startup or scale-up from the CEE region or Turkey, apply today for the UiPath Automation Awards. In store for the winners are cash prizes, mentorship, substantial tech and marketing support, and much more.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Vargha Moayed, chief strategy officer of UiPath, and Reshma Sohoni, founding partner at Seedcamp, one of the early investors in UiPath. Listen to this conversation to learn more about how UiPath started and raised its first money, and the advice Reshma and Vargha have for today's aspiring entrepreneurs.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital. The main topic of this interview is one big issue with VC valuations, which often results in numbers that don't quite reflect how much the company is actually worth.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Arnd Benninghoff, EVP e-sports and games at Modern Times Group, also known as MTG. In this conversation, we talked about the impact of COVID-19 on the company and its portfolio, the role of Europe in the e-sports and gaming industry, and even our e-sports disciplines of choice.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Per Vegard Nerseth, CEO of CMR Surgical. The company has recently raised $600 million to further work on its robots, which can help surgeons perform keyhole surgeries.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Andrei Brasoveanu, partner at Accel. Listen to this one to learn more about how deal flow works at Accel, the firm's fintech anti-portfolio, the recent new funds worth $3 billion, and much more.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Sarah Wood, a digital entrepreneur, co-founder of Unruly, writer, diversity advocate, and so many other things.

Here are a few links mentioned in this conversation:

🛠 Tech Nation's Diversity and inclusion toolkit

📖 Stepping Up by Sarah Wood

👧 Anna Freud National centre for children and families

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Iggy Bassi, founder and CEO at Cervest. The company recently raised $30 million to provide what it calls climate intelligence — that is, information about potential climate-related risks for all sorts of assets based on an enormous amount of historical data points.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Jean-Pierre Saad, partner at the investment company KKR.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Dora Palfi, co-founder and CEO of imagiLabs. The startup, which is based in Sweden, develops tools and a community for creative coding that specifically target girls between 9 and 15 years old. Listen to this conversation to learn why this age is so important, and much more.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Hanno Renner, CEO and co-founder of the Germany HR unicorn Personio.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Meri Williams, CTO of Healx, recorded on Twitter Spaces last month. HealX is a fascinating company that looks for cures for rare diseases — but it doesn't necessarily want to develop new drugs; in many cases, it turns out, you can achieve great results by combining existing ones.

This is the second time Meri comes on the show, so if you'd like to hear even more, check out the episode #187.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Fiona Pathiraja, a former NHS doctor and the founder and managing partner of Crista Galli Ventures, a European healthtech VC based in London and Copenhagen.

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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Valerie Krämer and Rebecca Görres, the co-founders of Remi that's just raised €1.2 million. The startup is all about building company culture in remote teams — which has become particularly important over the past year.

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In today's episode, we invited Kat Borlongan and Chris O'Brien to talk about the tech ecosystem in France. On the Tech.eu side, we've got Robin Wauters and Dan Taylor. Listen until the end to hear Dan playing the guitar; along the way, you can learn more about the actual French tech model, the omnipresent Bpifrance, the height of the language barrier, and much more.

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In today’s show, we talk with Michaël Niddam, co-founder and managing partner of the venture builder Kamet Ventures. In this conversation, we tried to get a better understanding of how a venture builder actually works, how much equity it takes in startups it launches, what the competitive landscape is like, and much more.

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In today’s show, we talk with Sergey Jakimov, co-founder and CEO of Longenesis, which has just won the Fifty Founders Battle at this year's TechChill conference.

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In today’s show, we talk with Marcus Gners, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Lifesum, a lifestyle and nutrition app that helps users feel better by eating healthier. Tune in to hear all about improving healthcare, drunken downloads, the age of mobile apps discovery — and a few opinions from the interviewer, Tech.eu's founding editor Robin Wauters.

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In today’s show, we talk with Johannes Schildt, CEO and co-founder at Kry (aka Livi), a European telehealth unicorn that employs thousands of people across continents. Among other — more serious — things, we're going to learn what the word Kry actually means, and why the company didn't just stick to one brand across Europe.

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In today’s show, we talk with Meeri Rebane, co-CEO and co-Troublemaker at digital insurance platform INZMO. Earlier this year, INZMO raised about €3 million, bringing the total funding amount to some €7 million. Listen to this interview to hear what it needs the money for, what the future of insurtech may be like, and how the ecosystem in Berlin is treating the Estonian founder.

In today’s show, we talk with Mark Durno, managing partner at Rockstart Agrifood, which recently raised a €22+ million fund. Rockstart has spent most of its existence as an accelerator, but for the past couple of years it's been transforming into an accelerator-VC. We asked Mark what it actually means in practice, what kind of agrifood companies he's looking for, and much more.

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In today’s show, we talk with Fred Lardieg, partner at Mubadala Ventures Europe, a €450 million fund investing starting from Series B.

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In today’s show, we talk with Dominique Piotet, CEO of Unit.City. Dominique was born and raised in France and has spent many years in Silicon Valley — but ended up helping to build an enormous startup ecosystem project in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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In today’s show, we talk about software, architecture, the future of work, and the UK tech ecosystem with Tariq Rauf, founder and CEO of Qatalog.

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In today’s show, listen to an interview that recorded recently on Clubhouse with Lubomila Jordanova, founder and CEO of Plan A. In case you missed it, every week on Tuesday at 16:30 CEST we're hosting the Podcast Hangout events on Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces, where we catch up with people whom we interviewed for the podcast earlier.

Listen to this one to hear Lubomila's takes on the influx of new impact VCs in Europe, carbon offsetting issues, greenwashing in the VC industry, as well as advice on how to hire the best talent for a growing startup.

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❓ Help us decide on the future of the show! It takes just a minute to answer one question on Twitter or LinkedIn

🎙 Interview: Jochen Ziervogel, co-founder of Enpal

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🛒Berlin’s Razor Group raises $400 million to buy and scale Amazon Marketplace merchants

🤖 Switzerland’s cyber protection firm Acronis raises more than $250 million, now valued at $2.5 billion

💍 Fitness ring maker Oura raises $100 million

💰 London’s Stride VC raised second £100 million seed fund, hunts for third partner

🌱 Rockstart AgriFood fund closes at €22+ million

🚙 Tallinn’s Bolt shifts into high gear with car-sharing service Bolt Drive

👩‍💻 Klarna to double UK headcount

👮‍♀ Trustly shelves IPO over regulator review

🎙 Interview: Eva-Maria Meijnen, co-CEO of Plusdental

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🐦 Amsterdam’s MessageBird extends Series C round, raises $1 billion, snaps up US-based SparkPost for $600 million

🛰 London’s internet-from-space OneWeb secures $550 million, brings total new raise to $1.9 billion

💊 Stockholm’s digital healthcare provider Kry raises €262 million in Series D round

💰 Add another new fund to the list, Warsaw-based Freya Capital launches, promises “Smart Money Package”

🇪🇺 Apple set to get EU antitrust complaint over Spotify (update: here it comes)

🇩🇪 German groups file Apple antitrust complaint as it makes privacy changes

🎙 Interview: Vilve Vene, CEO and co-founder of Modularbank

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This episode is sponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, or TAITRA, the organisers of Computex — one of world's largest and oldest trade shows focused on technology and electronics. This year, Computex will gather 80,000 attendees from May 31 to June 30 (!) in the virtual format for the first time, allowing even more people from all over the world to become part of the event.

Over the past few years, TAITRA has been paying increasing attention to startups from all over the world — among other things, by organising InnoVEX, a satellite event that focuses on tech entrepreneurship. To discover what this year's Computex has in store for European founders, I sat down with Scully Wang, Senior Project Manager at TAITRA and one of the people responsible for organising this year's virtual show.

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📈 UiPath climbs 23% in stock market debut after one of largest US software IPOs in history

🚙 BlaBlaCar raises $115 million to build all-in-one travel app

🤖 Europe proposes strict rules for artificial intelligence

🛴 Dutch-French e-scooter startup Dott raises $85 million as it plans to roll out e-bikes

🏒 Helsinki-based Icebreaker raises €120 million in fresh funds

💰 Revolut founder plots path to $10 billion valuation with new fundraising

🚔 Belarusian regime shuts down country's main startup hub

💸 Paris-based insurtech Alan raises €185 million in series D round, now valued at €1.4 billion

🚖 Ornikar raises $120 million as its driving school marketplace goes up a gear with car insurance

✋ Proposed acquisition of ARM Limited by NVIDIA Corporation: public interest intervention

🎙 Interview: Keith Grose, Plaid

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Annika Sjöberg and Bo Ilsoe of NGP Capital.

We talked about a new report that the Finland-born VC firm has just published, focussing on the role gender plays in a startup founder's ability to raise private capital in Europe. It turns out that if you're a woman, your chances of raising cash are extremely low.

We hope you enjoy this special format — please let us know what you think! Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu and @adegeler.

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🔋 Polestar raises $550 million from outside investors as EV market grows

💉 Medical device company CeQur raises $115 million

💵 Berlin Brands Group raises $240 million to buy and scale up third-party Amazon Marketplace brands

Interview with Carlos Cashman of Thrasio
Interview with Malte Horeyseck of SellerX
Interview with Jānis Bošs of Fast Brands

💻 Berlin’s subscription tech-rental Grover raises €60 million in Series B round

🛂 Veriff secures $69 million funding to grow identity verification business

Interview with Tiit Paananen, VP of engineering at Veriff

👩‍💻 Croatian unicorn Infobip looks to scale up by acquiring a developer conference. Wait, what?

🌐 With two new funds, LocalGlobe has more latitude than ever

📈 Swedish payments firm Trustly plans to go public imminently

🎙 Interview: Shamillah Bankiya, Dawn Capital

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Elise Moutarlier, co-founder and VP of operations at Lovys, and Zeena Qureshi, CEO and co-founder of Sonantic.

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🤖 Softbank acquires 40% stake in Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore for $2.8 billion

🛒 Norway’s online grocer Kolonial bags €220 million, rebrands as Oda

💵 Index closes $200 million dedicated seed fund to intensify multi-stage thesis

❗️ Oslo-based employee engagement and learning platform Motimate acquired by Kahoot!

🛴 Berlin-based micro-mobility firm TIER acquires app maker Makery, establishes new tech hub in Budapest

🦄 Here be unicorns: These are 27 billion-dollar startups minted in Europe in Q1’2021

🎤 Interview: Carlos Cashman, co-founder and co-CEO of Thrasio

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🛒 Barcelona-based unicorn Glovo lands €450 million in series F funding, the largest in Spanish startup history

👚 Amsterdam-based unsold fashion marketplace Otrium raises $120 million in series C funding, eyes US market entry

🥖 Milan-based online grocer Everli raises $100 million in series C round

🛰 Amsterdam-based IoT satellite network builder Hiber secures €26 million in EU and private investment

📉 Amazon-backed Deliveroo crashes in London IPO

Legal and General joins investors shunning Deliveroo IPO

💸 Fintech Wise's CEO and early investors to retain control in £5bn London float

🚙 Cazoo and AJAX I. A $7 billion SPAC merger. And the money kept rollin’ in from every side

🚁 Bavaria-based air taxi Lilium plans to list on Nasdaq via SPAC Qell Acquisition Corp. at a $3.3 billion valuation

🔔 UK stock market to lure SPACs with rules overhaul

⚖️ Facebook sued for alleged fraud in buying Israeli startup

Facebook’s purchase of Giphy raises competition concerns

🎤 Interview: Zack Weisfeld, head of Intel Ignite

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Jonathan Satchell, chief executive at Learning Technologies Group. The company has been around for almost a decade, actively acquiring edtech organisations across the world. In the interview, Robin and Jonathan talk about the process of scaling up the acquired companies, developing the right culture, interacting with founders, and much more.

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🛒 Turkish delivery startup Getir is raising $300 million at a mooted $2.6 billion valuation from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global

🦍 Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup, raises $290M and ‘surpasses’ $1B valuation

💵 Crypto firm Blockchain.com rides bitcoin mania to a $5.2 billion valuation

🍖 Meatable raises $47 million Series A to continue scaling trajectory and expand its product portfolio with beef

🔲 London-based location tech what3words lands (close to) £12 million from Ingka Investments

💻 London-based Hopin puts the new money to work, acquires Streamable and Jamm

💰 Utrecht-based “people-centric” ERP firm Unit4 snapped up for $2+ billion

📈 Trustpilot steady in debut as London IPO raises $655 million

🎯 Deliveroo aims for $12 billion market cap in biggest London debut in a decade

🚲 Deliveroo hit by investor, rider revolt ahead of London IPO

🔌 Arrival becomes UK's biggest tech IPO with $13bn Nasdaq float

💔 Seedrs terminates merger with Crowdcube, announces new funding round

🎙 Interview: Ville-Veikko Mattila, director and head of research at Nokia Technologies

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Benedikt Blomeyer, Director of EU Policy at Allied For Startups, discussing the recently-signed Startup Nation Standard and the bigger picture of the EU regulation that's aimed at startups and entrepreneurs.

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💳 London-based payments provider SumUp raises €750 million

🦄 Is it a Bitpanda, is it the first Austrian unicorn? Peter Thiel’s Valar leads $170 million Series B round

🛴 Bird to spend $150 million on European expansion plan

💻 Norwegian video meeting startup Whereby raises $12 million in Series-A funding

🔋 Northvolt receives $14 billion battery cell order for Swedish gigafactory from Volkswagen

📈 Amazon-backed Deliveroo aims to raise $1.4 billion in upcoming IPO

🇬🇧 UK pulls away from France and Germany on VC funding despite Brexit

🚖 Uber grants UK drivers worker status in world first

👋 France opens privacy investigation into audio app Clubhouse

🎙 Interview: Nicolas Julia, co-founder and CEO of Sorare

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Eric Demuth, CEO of Bitpanda. The company has just become Austria's first unicorn, raising $170 million at a $1.2 billion valuation.

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🔊 Epidemic Sound raises $450M at a $1.4B valuation to ‘soundtrack the internet’

🔐 Snyk raises $300m at $4.7b valuation

⭐️ Starling Bank confirms £272 million in new funding, claims unicorn status

🍏 Urban farming startup Infarm raises extra $100 million to expand

🏎 Porsche raises stake in electric car and components maker Rimac Automobili

🎓 Kyiv-based edtech Preply raises $35 million in funding

📈 Trustpilot set for $1.4bn London stock market listing

💵 Amazon-backed Deliveroo reveals it lost $309 million in 2020 ahead of IPO

📱 French startup lobby to file privacy complaint against Apple

🇩🇪 Apple will invest over 1 billion euros in Germany and plans European Silicon Design Center in Munich

👩‍💻 Web Summit is now licensing their conference software. First up: the United Nations

🇪🇺 EU struggles to build antitrust case against Amazon

🚲 Spain agrees on labour reform that will recognize delivery platform riders as employees

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💸 Stockholm-based Klarna receives fresh injection of a cool $1 billion, CEO challenges tech to focus on global sustainability

🚁 Electric air taxi startup Volocopter raises €200 million in Series D funding

🍄 Thiel-backed psychedelics firm hits $2 billion valuation

🛒 Prague-based online grocery group Rohlik scores €190 million in Partech-led round to boost growth

🛵 Flink, the Berlin-based grocery delivery startup that operates its own ‘dark stores’, raises $52 million

💻 London-based virtual events platform Hopin raises $400 million in series C funding

📈 Post-Brexit London aims to lure tech IPOs and SPACs in challenge to New York

🎙 Interview: Christopher Plantener, Kontist

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🤑 VCs are chasing Hopin upwards of $5-6B valuation

📈 Klarna may opt for direct listing as private funding looms

Klarna said to be raising $1bn at $31bn valuation

🐚 HelloSPAC: HelloFresh founder Dominik Richter (and friends) file for $300 million US SPAC

🚀 Lakestar gains in largest Europe tech-focused blank-check debut

🚙 Cazoo acquires Cluno

🎨 Graphic design platform Canva acquires two European tech startups: Kaleido AI (Austria) and Smartmockups (Czech Republic)

🔄 Transferwise rebrands to Wise

⚖️ Uber weighs its future in the UK after court ruling

🇪🇺 Protecting people working through platforms: Commission launches a first-stage consultation of the social partners

🛡 Interview: Matthieu Boutard, managing director of Bodyguard

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Dima Shvets, co-founder and CEO of Reface. If you're into memes and faceswap, you certainly know the name of the company — it's been downloaded more than 90 million times and used by people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Justin Bieber.

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🤝 Event networking app Grip raises $13M, as pandemic forces events to stay virtual

📞 Sinch to acquire US voice communications company Inteliquent for $1.14 billion

🐚 Tech investor Klaus Hommels launches $332 million SPAC in Europe

💰 Emerging as an Eastern powerhouse, Earlybird Digital East Fund launches new $242M fund

📈 Deliveroo pencils in 8 March to unveil blockbuster float

⚖️ Deliveroo to appeal to Supreme Court after judges say riders are not freelancers

💉 He disrupted finance — now TransferWise’s co-founder wants to fight the pandemic

🛍 Web browser group Opera commits $100m+ to launch European fintech strategy

🎤 Interview: Krystian Kolondra, EVP PC and EEA FinTech at Opera

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💻 Buoyed by the Covid-19 crisis, Switzerland-based software firm Nexthink raises $180 million at $1.1 billion valuation

🛒 Target Global leads $150 million round for Amazon Marketplace consolidator Branded

❓ New consumer tech startup Nothing raises $15 million Series A led by GV

📱 Klarna launches bank accounts in Germany

📂 Napster to make debut on London stock market this month

🚀 SPAC led by Rocket Internet co-founder files for IPO in $250 million deal

🎙 Interview: Alex Kayyal, partner and head of Salesforce Ventures International

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🍷 Vivino raises $155 million for wine recommendation and marketplace app

🤖 Software maker UiPath raises funds at $35 billion valuation

🗃 Box to buy Dutch startup SignRequest for $55 million

🏦 BBVA sells Holvi to co-founder

🐷 Card retailer Moonpig soars 25% after pricing $1.64 billion London IPO

🚘 SoftBank-backed used car marketplace Auto1 rallies 45% in debut

💳 Israel’s Payoneer to go public on Nasdaq at $3.3 billion valuation

🇬🇧 ‘Buy now pay later’ firms face FCA crackdown after Woolard review

🎙 Interview: Aline Muylaert, CitizenLab

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💰 SAP to acquire business process intelligence company Signavio (and the Bloomberg report)

🍕 Finnish food delivery scale-up Wolt secures $530 million in new funding round led by ICONIQ

🗞 Twitter buys Dutch-founded newsletter platform Revue

🔐 Polish locker company InPost worth €9.5 billion after buoyant Amsterdam debut

🎙 Interview: Nalin Patel, EMEA private capital analyst at PitchBook Data

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🇩🇪 German HR tech company Personio raises $125 million at $1.7 billion valuation

🛵 Turkish on-demand delivery leader Getir raises $128 million at a ∼$850 million valuation as it gears up for launch in the UK and Latin America

🏫 School startup Ironhack raises $20 million to “disrupt the way we learn about technology”

💳 PPRO nabs $180M at a $1B+ valuation to bring together the fragmented world of payments

🕹 Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division

🖨 Protolabs buys Dutch online manufacturing platform 3D Hubs for up to $330 million in a mix of cash, stock

⚖️ Brussels zeroes in on Google’s adtech business

💿 Antitrust: Commission fines Valve and five publishers of PC video games € 7.8 million for “geo-blocking” practices

🎙 Interview: Luke Lang, CMO and co-founder of Crowdcube

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💰 Israel-born fintech company Rapyd lands $300 million in financing, doubles valuation to $2.5 billion

3️⃣ Checkout.com nearly triples value to $15 billion after funding

🚚 Berlin-based digital freight forwarder Sennder bags $160 million at a $1 billion+ valuation

💳 Curve seals $95 million equity round

👩‍💼 French startup iziwork snags $43 million to help temporary workers find jobs and security

🍅 Italian e-grocery startup Cortilia raises €34 million to get fresh local food to people’s homes

🐽 Online greeting card retailer Moonpig plans London listing

🍕 Deliveroo picks banks to serve up blockbuster float

Amazon-backed Deliveroo could be headed to a blockbuster IPO that values it above $13 billion in April

🚙 German used car platform AUTO1 plans to list on Frankfurt stock exchange

💸 Delivery Hero launches DX Ventures, a new VC fund with €50 million at hand

💵 LAUNCHub Ventures seals €44 million first close of its €70 million target fund – here’s why

📈 Baltic startup ecosystem will bloom thanks to new stock option policies, says Index Ventures

🛰 European Investment Fund announces €300 million of space sector finance with new investments into Orbital Ventures and Primo Space

🎙 Interview: Stephane Ouaki, the chair of the investment committee of the EIC Fund

European Innovation Council kicks off equity fund with €178 million going to 42 startups
‘It’s going to kill your business’: Startups turn on €2B EU fund

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💻 Hopin buys livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M as it looks to expand its product line-up

🛵 Delivery Hero raises €1.2 billion in new share offering

💸 French fintech startup Pennylane snags €15 million in Series A funding

🍖 Too Good To Go raises $31 million to fight food waste

🏦 Mambu raises $135M at a $2B+ valuation for a SaaS platform that powers banking services

🇪🇺 European Innovation Council kicks off equity fund with €178 million going to 42 startups

🎙 Interview: Jan Goetz, co-founder of IQM, and Ilkka Kivimaki of Maki.vc

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Stan Boland, CEO of the UK-based autonomous driving startup Five. The company has been around since 2015, and I was really curious to learn more about its recent pivot and get a snapshot of what the industry is like these days.

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🎙Jean Marc Feghali, R&D lead at WeWALK

🎙Tushar Agarwal, co-founder and CEO at HubbleHQ

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In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Andrew Bud, founder and CEO of face verification firm iProov and an engineer who's witnessed first-hand a big chunk of the modern computing and communications history.

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We've talked to Jade Francine, co-founder and COO at WeMaintain, and Matti Rönkkö, founder and CEO of Cooler Future. Check them out to learn more about sustainable finance, carbon footprint of your savings, and the market of lift maintenance.

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🛴 Bolt raises $182M to expand its on-demand transportation network in Europe and Africa

0️⃣ UK-based Zilch raises $30 million for its BNPL platform with a twist

👀 Croatian startup Microblink leaves bootstrapping behind; collects $60 million first round

🏎 EA acquires UK-based game developer Codemasters in $1.2 billion deal

🐦 MessageBird acquires Pusher to bring more real-time communication APIs to businesses

🚙 Online car retailer Cazoo acquires UK-based car subscription platform Drover

👩‍🎓 Brainly raises $80M as its platform for crowdsourced homework help balloons to 350M users

🚲 Dott to expand beyond e-scooters with bike-sharing service

🇮🇪 Dogpatch confirmed as winner of €17m contract to run NDRC

🗞 The Midas List Europe 2020 by Forbes

🇪🇺 Europe lays out its plan to reboot digital rules and tame tech giants

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Welcome to an interview special episode of our podcast: a format, in which we put together a few pre-recorded conversations with some of the most interesting people of the European startup ecosystem.

Before we get to the episode, a quick announcement: you've still got time to leave a voice message for our team, to be featured on Friday in the 200th episode of the show! Head to tech.eu/voicemail — and let us know what you think about European tech!

To wrap up the topic of Amazon businesses and FBA aggregators — at least for this year, — this time we talked to Malte Horeyseck, co-founder at SellerX, which has recently raised €100 million in seed funding.

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💰 Catawiki raises €150 million in Permira-led round for its ‘curated online marketplace’

🏎 MTG acquires UK game developer Hutch for $375 million

👔 TransferWise to create 750 jobs globally in the next six months

📱 Swedish entrepreneur behind OnePlus raises $7 million in all-star round for new venture in London

🦄 eToro joins Israeli unicorn club by tripling valuation in two years to reach $2.5 billion

💸 Highland Europe launches €700 million fund for growth-stage startups

❗️ Exclaimer raises $133 million to help companies manage email signatures

📊 Cisco to acquire audience interaction company Slido

🇫🇷 France fines Google $120 million and Amazon $42 million for dropping tracking cookies without consent

📁 The State of European Tech report by Atomico

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🛴 Voi, the European ‘micromobility’ rental company, raises $160 million additional equity and debt funding

Bolt unveils its fourth-generation scooter

🐼 UK-based HungryPanda raises $70 million to expand its online Asian food delivery business worldwide

🏦 Monzo, the UK challenger bank, picks up additional £60 million in funding

🔬 UK edtech startup MEL Science snags $14 million Series B

Tech.eu Podcast #168: On the future of education (feat. MEL Science, Brainly, and Lingvist)

☁️ SoftBank buys 10.1 percent stake in Sinch after its meteoric surge

Tech.eu Podcast #178: Apple (and Ireland)’s win against the EU, Privacy Shield invalidated, and we interview Sinch CEO Oscar Werner

🎯 This is where Target Global wants to invest its new €300+ million fund

⏰ Firstminute Capital launches second $111 million fund, featuring a who’s-who of founders as LPs The European Investment Bank Group debuts new €150 million financing instrument to support European AI tech firms

🤖 London AI lab claims breakthrough that could accelerate drug discovery

DeepMind’s protein-folding breakthrough triggers fierce debate among skeptical scientists: ‘Until they share their code, nobody in the field cares’

🚙 Interview with Sebastian Peck, managing director of InMotion Ventures, a firm backed by Jaguar Land Rover

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❗️ Kahoot! has acquired language learning mobile game maker Drops for up to $50 million

Tech.eu Podcast — Interview Special: Daniel Farkas (Drops) and Janosch Sadowski (Kolibri)

🍽 HelloFresh plans to buy US meal delivery company Factor for up to $277 million

🍄 Peter Thiel backs psychedelic drug developer Atai in $125 million raise

💵 France demands digital tax payments from US tech groups

🇪🇺 Big tech companies are looking for European lobbyists

🛒 Interview with Jānis Bošs, founder of Fast Brands

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This time, we talked to Bogdan Iordache, founder of How To Web; Adelina Peltea, VP Growth of Holded; and Robin Geers, founder and CEO at Alliance Europe.

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🚌 UK electric vehicle company Arrival set for $5.4bn Nasdaq listing

Tech.eu Podcast #192: Let’s talk about SPACs…

💳 Santander buys Wirecard’s core European business for €100 million

Former Wirecard boss Braun stonewalls German lawmakers’ inquiry

🏗 Spacemaker, AI software for urban development, is acquired by Autodesk for $240 million

Tech.eu Podcast — Slush Interview Special: Valentina Milanova (Daye) and Carl Christensen (Spacemaker)

🛴 TfL and London Councils look for e-scooter operators to take part in year-long rental trial

🎙 Interview with Riku Asikainen, managing partner at Evli Growth Partners

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Welcome to an interview special episode of our podcast: a format, in which we put together a few pre-recorded conversations with some of the most interesting people of the European startup ecosystem.

In this episode, Tech.eu’s founding editor Robin Wauters talked to Tara Reeves, partner at OMERS Ventures Europe, and Michael Kent, CEO of Azimo and co-founder of Tandem Bank.

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💎 Farfetch secures $1.1bn backing from Alibaba and Richemont

📅 Hopin raises $125 million at $2.1 billion valuation as virtual events become the norm

🦄 Estonian-born Pipedrive achieves unicorn status with $1.5 billion valuation

👷 HR tech startup Remote raises $35 million Series A from Index, Sequoia and others

🛴 TIER Mobility raises mammoth $250 million Series C round

What SoftBank backing scooter operator Tier means for European micromobility

🇪🇪 Estonia’s Bolt wants to become the largest micromobility provider in Europe next year

✒️ New bill in Ireland proposes to pull e-scooters out of a legal gray area

🕹 Take-Two to buy UK game maker Codemasters for $956 million

📣 Spotify to buy podcast ad company Megaphone for $235 million

🪦 Under Armour shuts down Endomondo, which it paid $85 million for in 2015

🔑 What’s all this about Europe wanting crypto backdoors?

⚖️ EU says Amazon breached antitrust rules, opens second investigation into its e-commerce business

💰 EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe

‘Breach of trust’: Horizon Europe cut prompts strong backlash

🎙Interview with Tjarda Voorneman, lead of the Techleap Rise Program

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This time, Tech.eu’s founding editor Robin Wauters talked to two entrepreneurs who founded very different ventures — the language-learning startup Drops and the gaming company Kolibri Games, which was acquired by Ubisoft earlier this year.

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🍽 Meal kit company Gousto hits unicorn status, but founder Timo Boldt doesn't care all that much about valuations.

🔋 Skeleton Technologies, the Estonian startup developing the “SuperBattery,” has raised a €41.3m Series D funding round

💸 The pandemic’s impact on private equity so far: New report shows strong raising but lower investing

🇹🇷 Turkey fines social media giants for breaching online law

🎙 We interviewed Ott Vatter, former managing director of the e-Residency program in Estonia

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🧳 GetYourGuide closes $133M convertible note as travel startups continue to weather the COVID-19 storm

🏡 Helsinki proptech scale-up Kodit.io secures €100 million in equity and debt funding

🎶 Spotify recovers from early-pandemic slump

⚖️ Pressure grows for antitrust action against German software giant

Italian watchdog investigates Google over alleged advertising market abuse
France’s online ad lobbies file antitrust complaint against Apple
German watchdog launches new investigation into Amazon

🤖 Fired by robots — Uber faces legal challenge for algorithmic dismissals

🎙 We interviewed Job van der Voort, CEO and co-founder at Remote.com

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📈 European venture picks up in Q3 following slow start

🎓 Irish elearning company LearnUpon closes €47.4 million investment

🇨🇳 China urges Sweden to reverse its Huawei, ZTE ban to avoid harming its companies

🌖 Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon

💰 London explores hopping on Spacs bandwagon

Almost everything you need to know about SPACs

🎙 Interview with Jambu Palaniappan, managing partner at OMERS Ventures

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🇳🇴 Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform

⚖️ Klarna under investigation by UK regulator for ‘unsolicited’ emails

PayPal takes aim at Klarna with ‘Pay in 3’ service for UK shoppers

🇪🇺 EU targets Big Tech with ‘hit list’ facing tougher rules

France and Netherlands join forces to back EU move against tech giants

🎙 An interview with Joe Perkins, founder of Landscape

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🗠 Seedrs and Crowdcube plan to merge into one £140 million company

European Union approves new crowdfunding rules that apply to member states, funding cap set at €5 million
Finally, a pan-European set of rules on crowdfunding: here’s why this is a huge step for the industry

🐛 Insect farming startup Ÿnsect tops up Series C round to $372 million

🐦 Europe’s newest unicorn: Amsterdam’s MessageBird closes $200 million funding round at $3 billion valuation

🎙 Interview with Jaime Novoa, investor at K Fund and author of the Dealflow newsletter

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🔋 Swedish battery maker Northvolt is raising $600 million from Volkswagen, Daniel Ek, Goldman Sachs and others

🚖 Uber granted 18-month London license as judge overturns ban

🚕 Uber weighs purchase of BMW-Daimler ride-hailing venture

🎙 Interview with Jonathan Keane, formerly of Fora.ie and Tech.eu

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🌜 Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek will pour €1 billion of his own money into European “moonshots”

📈 TransferWise grows annual revenue 70% to hit more than €330 million (and €23 million+ in net profit)

🎙 An interview with Frédéric Mazzella, co-founder of BlaBlaCar and co-president at France Digitale

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💲 Nvidia is buying Arm — or is it?

Nvidia confirms $40B purchase of Arm, bringing together two chip giants
Arm co-founder starts ‘Save Arm’ campaign to keep independence amid $40B Nvidia deal
Hermann Hauser on BBC Radio 4 (around 01:18:00)

🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄 Klarna is a decacorn now

Klarna announces $650M funding round to further accelerate global growth
Klarna is the Ultimate Grower

🎙 An interview with Meri Williams, CTO at HealX, formerly of Monzo, Moo, and the UK government

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🏘️ Massive deal in Madrid: EQT buys online real estate classifieds platform idealista for €1.3 billion

EQT agrees €1.3bn deal for Spanish property site Idealista

💳 Dutch payments startup Mollie raises $106M at $1B+ valuation

💶 Klarna talks to investors on raising funds at over $10 billion valuation

⚖️ Facebook to be forced to stop sending EU data to the US

Facebook seeks fresh legal delay to block order to suspend its transatlantic data transfers

🎙️ Interview with Pär-Jörgen Pärson, general partner at Northzone and a VC with some 20 years of experience

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🚀 Rocket Internet to delist from stock market and focus on long-term strategy

The humbling of Europe’s most-hyped startup incubator: Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet has made a $3.1 billion damp squib
As it delists, Rocket Internet’s ill-fated experiment with public markets is over
Jumia: The e-commerce start-up that fell from grace

💰 German credit marketplace auxmoney raises €150 million

🇫🇷 France to spend $8.4 billion on digital as part of stimulus plan

🇩🇪 Germany promises Elon Musk full support to get Tesla's Berlin plant ready

🎤 An interview with the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity fund Laura González-Estéfani

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📱 Fairphone’s new flagship, the 3+, costs just €70 as a modular upgrade

🗠 The Hut Group set for biggest British IPO in years

💸 SoftBank-backed car website Auto1 is said to invite IPO pitches

🛒 Delivery Hero buys InstaShop, valued at $360 million, to expand through the Middle East

📂 UK immersive music startup MelodyVR buys Napster for $70 million in a reverse takeover

💀 Big Revolution — The brand that refused to die

🎙️ An interview with Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, and Sherry Coutu, serial entrepreneur and the head of Digital Boost

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🚂 Omio takes $100 million to shuttle through the coronavirus crisis

🤬 German travel startups aren't happy with Google

Inside Google’s feud with the battered online travel industry
Travel startups cry foul over what Google’s doing with their data

🎮 Tencent takes minority stake in French casual games maker Voodoo

💳 Wirecard UK [may] be bought by Railsbank after downfall of parent company

🎙️ Elizabeth Varley talks to Robin Wauters about the history of TechHub in London and the reasons why it eventually went under

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📱 Google, Nokia, Qualcomm are investors in $230 million Series A2 for Finnish phone maker, HMD Global

🍎 Facebook, Microsoft gripes with Apple’s App Store on EU’s antitrust radar

🇫🇷 TikTok faces French data probe, adding to EU-wide scrutiny

💳 Revolut racks up losses as hiring spree offsets revenue

🇬🇧 Holvi is leaving the UK – when and why?

☠️ N26 employees are planning works council elections

N26 founders oppose the establishment of a works council — elections have to be postponed
N26 works council meeting takes place — management schedules meeting at the same time

🎙 Interview with Kristine Kornilova of Printful (formerly of TechChill)

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Zynga buys another Turkish gaming company

Zynga Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Istanbul-based Rollic, One of the Fastest Growing Hyper-Casual Mobile Game Companies (PR)
Zynga acquires hypercasual mobile company Rollic for $168m (GamesIndustry.biz)
Zynga is acquiring hypercasual mobile game firm Rollic for at least $168 million (Venturebeat)

Uber buys the UK’s Autocab

Uber is buying a taxi software company to expand its foothold in the UK (CNBC)
Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK (Engadget)
Uber to acquire Autocab in expansion partnership (Intelligent Transport)

Northvolt riding the ‘momentum of electrification’

Battery developer Northvolt raises $US1.6 billion for two new gigafactories (The Driven)
Northvolt secures $1.6bn backing for twin battery gigafactories (PV Magazine)

European Commission moves to investigate the Google/Fitbit deal

EU launches ‘in-depth’ probe of Google bid for Fitbit (Euractiv)
EU Regulators Open Investigation Into Google’s Fitbit Acquisition, Cleary Leads (Law.com)
Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe (BBC News)

🎙 Matthew Briers, CFO of TransferWise

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Telegram vs. Apple

Apple Faces EU Antitrust Complaint from Messaging App Telegram (Bloomberg Law)
Telegram files EU antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store (Ars Technica)
Durov’s Telegram channel

Facebook vs. the EU

Irony isn’t dead… Facebook sues EU on data privacy grounds for requesting too much personal data (The Register)
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests (Reuters)
Facebook sues EU for requesting ‘highly sensitive personal information’ (The Brussels Times)

AUTO1 scores a big round of funding

AUTO1 Raises $300 Million to Develop Used-Car Retail Platform (The New York Times)
AUTO1 Group Raises $300M To Ramp Up Retail Platform (PYMNTS.com)

Infobip also scores a big round of funding

Exclusive: European software startup Infobip raises over $200 million in Series A funding – sources (Reuters)
Croatia’s Infobip secures $200 million+ at unicorn valuation in its first round of funding (Tech.eu)

TechHub bites the dust

TechHub goes into administration. Remembering the last 10 years. (TechHub blog)
TechHub, once the heart of London’s start-up scene, goes bust (Financial Times)

🎙 Mattias Ljungman, founder of Atomico and Moonfire Ventures

eBay sells it classified biz to Norway’s Adevinta

Adevinta signs agreement to acquire eBay Classifieds Group (Adevinta)
One of the oldest businesses on the internet just got sold for $9 billion (CNN Business)
eBay sells its classifieds business to Adevinta for $9.2 billion (Venturebeat)

e-mobility news from across Europe

Paris snubs Bird in highly competitive electric scooter competition (The Verge)
Belgian e-bike company Cowboy snags €23 million Series B to continue European expansion (Tech.eu)
Soundcloud founders launch Berlin-based e-bike subscription startup (Reuters)

The EU leaders’ lack of digital ambitions

EU leaders slash science spending in €1.8 trillion deal (Science)
MEPs debate recovery fund, condemn major cuts to long-term EU budget (European Parliament)
Leaders agree on slimmed-down €80.9B for Horizon Europe (Science|Business)
Von der Leyen deplores ‘regrettable’ cuts in health, research, climate (New Europe)

European tech’s Q2 was ok, considering…

European Venture Report Q2 2020: Funding down to 2018 levels after record high in 2019

Philippe Botteri, partner at Accel

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Apple and Ireland mark victory on €13 billion tax bill appeal

Commission loses out in Apple-Ireland tax battle, announces tax abuse clampdown (Euractiv)
Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned (BBC News)
Apple just won a mammoth victory over Europe’s ‘tax lady.’ But the fight is far from over (Fortune)

Privacy Shield: invalidated

US-EU Privacy Shield data sharing agreement struck down by court (Ars Technica)
The background to EU citizens’ court win over US tech giants (The Guardian)
Court of Justice of the European Union invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, while standard contractual clauses survive (for now) (Lexology)

UiPath raises $225 million at ‘decacorn’ valuation

UiPath raises $225 million to automate repetitive back-office tasks (Venturebeat)
UiPath’s $225M Round: What Does This Mean For RPA (Robotic Process Automation)? (Forbes)
$10 Billion Robotic Software Firm UiPath Eyes 2021 U.S. IPO (Bloomberg)

Alibaba wants to buy Glovo

El gigante chino Alibaba negocia la compra de Glovo (Crónica Global)

UK to bar Huawei from 5G networks after US pressure

U.K. Bars Huawei for 5G as Tech Battle Between China and the West Escalates (The New York Times)
UK to phase out Huawei gear from 5G networks in a major policy U-turn after U.S. sanctions (CNBC)
Pressure from Trump led to 5G ban, Britain tells Huawei (The Guardian)

Teamviewer buys Ubimax

Teamviewer buy augmented reality firm Ubimax (Reuters)
Teamviewer acquires industrial AR solutions company Ubimax to strengthen its AR, IoT business (The Tech Portal)

Oscar Werner, CEO of Sinch

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Opera acquires Fjord Bank

Opera announces investment in and agreement to acquire Fjord Bank (press release)
Norwegian browser maker Opera ventures further into fintech with acquisition of Fjord Bank (Tech.eu)

Delivery Hero backs sustainability tech startups

Delivery Hero continues to strengthen its green program by investing in sustainable solutions (press release)
Berlin-based Delivery Hero invests in sustainable tech that could make food delivery more eco-friendly (Tech.eu)

Travelperk buys Albatross

Barcelona’s TravelPerk buys Albatross, an API for virus-related travel restrictions, to expand risk management offering

UK’s Visionable poised for a big round

British technology start-up Visionable (billed as the ‘Zoom for medics’) is mulling a fundraising of up to £100m to support growth in UK and overseas (Daily Mail)

Ubisoft wrapped up in scandals

Ubisoft attempts to hype up new games as executives quit over misconduct allegations (CNBC)
What went wrong at Ubisoft? (Gamesindustry.biz Podcast)
Ubisoft: Sexual misconduct probe sees three senior heads resign (BBC News)

Faisal Galaria, CEO of Blippar

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: FAISAL GALARIA AS NEW CEO, FOUNDER AMBARISH MITRA AS CPO AND PREET PRASANNAN AS CTO (Blippar blog)

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UK regulators take aim at Apple’s search engine deal with Google

UK regulators call Google, Apple search engine deal a ‘barrier’ to competition (ZDNet)
U.K. Regulator Takes Aim At Apple And Google’s Billion-Pound Search Deal (Forbes)

Germany’s solarisBank raises funding

SolarisBank Snaps Up €60m Funding For BaaS-Ic Instinct (Fintech Direct)

Transferwise ventures into offering investments

Fintech start-up TransferWise is set to launch an investments feature (CNBC)
TransferWise secures UK investment license (Business Insider)

Garmin goes shopping in Finland

Garmin Acquires Firstbeat Analytics (FINSMES)
Why Garmin buying Firstbeat is big news for sports watches (Wareable)

Funding in the ‘death care’ sector

London-based Farewill gets £20 million to modernise UK’s death care industry (Tech.eu)

Six VC firms raising fresh funds

GP Bullhound announces fifth fund at €125 million, sticking with high-growth software one year after Slack exit
Pan-European VC Nauta Capital launches fifth fund with a €120 million first close
Berlin’s Cavalry Ventures closes €80M, backed by DACH founders and EIF
K Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed program
French VC Axeleo Capital announces €50 million fund for seed-stage proptech startups across Europe
Iceland Venture Studio raises additional $2 million to elevate Icelandic ecosystem in global tech scene

Raph Crouan, Partner Business Development at C4 Ventures

C4 Ventures announces €80 million fund, led by former EMEA head of Apple Pascal Cagni

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Wirecard’s wild ride down

‘The Enron of Germany’: Wirecard scandal casts a shadow on corporate governance (CNBC)
EY prepares for backlash over Wirecard scandal (Financial Times)
Germany to sever ties with accounting watchdog after Wirecard scandal (Reuters)

Germany’s top court rules against Facebook’s ‘superprofiling’

Germany’s highest court orders Facebook to stop cross-platform data sharing (EURACTIV)
Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany Over Data Collection (The New York Times)
Germany’s top court rules against Facebook on users’ data (Deutsche Welle)

Highlighting three big funding rounds:

Checkout.com triples valuation to $5.5 billion, making it one of Europe’s top fintechs (CNBC)
French fintech scale-up Swile secures €70 million to extend beyond its digital meal voucher alternative (Tech.eu)
Cazoo raises $31 million at $1 billion+ valuation to help you buy used cars online (Tech.eu)

Steve King, co-founder and CEO of UK-based Black Swan

How AI And Data Science Are Helping To Understand And Tackle COVID-19 (Forbes)

EU vs. Apple

EU launches antitrust probes into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay (CNBC)
Opinion: Apple deserves the EU antitrust scrutiny it’s getting (Bloomberg)
Opinion: Apple’s antitrust issues won’t go away; the company should act now (9to5Mac)

Wirecard’s missing billions

Wirecard, a Payments Firm, Is Rocked by a Report of a Missing $2 Billion (The New York Times)
Wirecard’s disappearing $2.1 billion (Fortune)
Wirecard and the Dangerous Allure of Lots of Cash: Opinion (Bloomberg Tax)

Highlighting two interesting acquisitions:

Facebook acquires crowdsourced mapping company Mapillary (Reuters)
Square Buys European P2P App Verse (PYMNTS.com)

Highlighting three interesting funding rounds:

Swedish video game developer Stillfront raises €113 million (Tech.eu)
Berlin’s Contentful raises $80 million Series E for omnichannel content platform (Tech.eu)
Monzo value falls 40% in latest fundraising (FT)

Moray Wright, co-founder and CEO of UK-based Parkwalk Advisors

London’s Imperial College debuts ‘Innovation Fund’ to back startups founded by students and staff (Tech.eu)

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🛒 Amazon's struggle with the EU

Amazon to face antitrust charges from EU over treatment of third-party sellers [paywalled]
Speech of Margrethe Vestager at the College of Europe, Bruges campus
Tech.eu Podcast #127: EU vs. Amazon, future of alternative meats in Europe, is brain drain real, interview with Fifty Years’ Seth Bannon, and more

🎙 Maria Chatzou Dunford, CEO and founder at Lifebit

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🍕 The battle for Grubhub

'Nobody's making money in this business': Uber's CEO defends a possible GrubHub merger amid criticism of the reported merger talks
Uber-Grubhub deal hinges on breakup fee after narrowing price gap
Uber could lose its Grubhub deal to Just Eat or Delivery Hero
Grubhub jumps on deal inquiries from Just Eat, Delivery Hero
Grubhub rockets 11% on reports of takeover interest from 2 European peers
Grubhub has two new suitors, Just Eat Takeaway and Delivery Hero
Dara Khosrowshahi: How Uber is changing and being challenged by a global pandemic

🎙 Antti-Jussi Suominen, CEO at the Finnish fintech startup Holvi

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🎙 Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition and Executive Vice President, Europe Fit for the Digital Age

🎙 Gerd Leonhard, a futurist from The Futures Agency

🎙 Emilija Stojmenova Duh, head of Slovenia's digital innovation hub 4PDIH

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🛴 E-scooter share co Wind to offer deliveries

🚕 Exclusive: BMW and Daimler now offer e-scooters with Free Now
🚗 BlaBlaCar partners with scooter startup Voi to launch new BlaBla Ride app

🎙 Nicolas Brusson, co-founder and CEO of BlaBlaCar

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🎙 Claire Munck, CEO at Be Angels and board member of Business Angels Europe

🎙 Philippe Collombel, managing partner of Partech

🎙 Inka Mero, founder and managing partner of Voima Ventures

🎙 Robin Wauters, founding editor of Tech.eu

🎙 Dmitry Kalaev, head of acceleration at IIDF.vc

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🎙 Roni Bonjack, head of developer programs — EMEA at Facebook

Startup resources for coronavirus (COVID-19)
How startups are pivoting during the pandemic

🎙 Cristina Vila Vives, founder and CEO at Cledara

Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and M12 name Cledara top 5 enterprise software startup

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🎙 Karolina Korth, head of strategy for South-West Europe at Siemens Mobility

🎙 Joris Jeelof, chief commercial officer at RoadEO

🎙 Linus Frank, co-founder of Vesputi

🎙 Antonio Jara, CEO at HOPU

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🎙 Matthew Goldstein, partner at M12

🎙 Pascal Kemps and Johan Van den Bulck, co-founders of TeRoCo

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🎙 Katerina Borunska, policy officer at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

🎙 Kat Borlongan, director at La French Tech

🎙 Olga Barreto Goncalves, chief startup instigator at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

🎙 Nils Beers, CEO at Techleap (the Netherlands)

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🎙 Edd Stockwell, head of partnerships at MEL Science

🎙 Michał Borkowski, CEO at Brainly.com

🎙 Mait Müntel and Lisa Ockinga, CEO and head of product at Lingvist

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🎙 Alastair Mitchell, partner at EQT Ventures

🎙 Itxaso del Palacio, investment director at Notion

🎙 Jacqueline van den Ende, partner at Peak Capital

🎙 Janneke Niessen, co-founder of CapitalT

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme under Grant Agreement Nº 825014.

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🎙 Roxanne Varza, director at Station F

Are European startups avoiding the topic of downsizing?
Discussion on Twitter

🎙 Wil Benton, venture and ecosystem director at ATI Boeing Accelerator

Wil's music on Bandcamp and Mixcloud

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This time, Tech.eu's founding editor Robin Wauters talked to three entrepreneurs from very different industries about their products and the ways they cope with the current crisis. Check out the conversations with Anthony Rose of SeedLegals, Gauthier Van Malderen of Perlego, and Daniel Månsson of Flow Neuroscience.

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🎙 Fred Destin, founder at Stride.VC

Shmuel Chafets: “Back to basics: Why VC needs to change”
Thread on the role of a VC

🎙 Richard Muirhead, founding managing partner at Fabric Ventures

Give Startups the Runway to Save Us
Tech.eu Podcast #164: Should the governments bail out startups?

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In this episode, we're joined in our virtual studio by Ed Newton-Rex, who sold his AI music startup to ByteDance. Ed is a jury member of the AI Song Contest — billed as the “AI Eurovision,” — where 12 teams compete with their songs created with the use of AI. Public voting in the contest is open until May 10.

We're going to listen to some of the submissions together and discuss the place of AI in our culture and the music industry. Can you actually hear AI? How good is the music it can create? And, of course, will it eventually replace human composers and performers?

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🎙 Good and bad week for Amazon in Europe

Amazon to close French warehouses until next week after court order
Amazon's EU head of operations steps down amid virus crisis
No end in sight yet for Amazon shutdown in France
CMA provisionally clears Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo
Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo provisionally approved by UK watchdog

🎙 Natalie Novick on the future of contact tracing apps and the issues of the PEPP-PT project

Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing
European coronavirus app platform gains traction with governments
Decentralized Protocol Removed From EU Contact Tracing Website Without Notice
An Investigation Into PEPP-PT
European coronavirus contact tracing app sparks uproar in the privacy community
Coronavirus: An EU approach for efficient contact tracing apps
Italy tests contact-tracing app to speed lockdown exit
Europe's PEPP-PT COVID-19 contacts tracing standard push could be squaring up for a fight with Apple and Google

🎙 Interview with Giovanni Fili, founder and CEO at Exeger

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In this episode, Ananth Devarajan, product manager at Lark, talks about working from home, remote teams, interactive collaboration, and recommendations for people who are struggling to adapt to the “new reality” of working remotely every day rather than resorting to that occasionally.

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Toon Vanagt on why governmental bailouts are not the right way to go for the startup ecosystem

Let’s not misuse #Covid19 to privatise the startup profits and socialise the scale-up losses
Why Should We Save Start-ups?
Robin Klein: Don’t bail out the startups
Belgian start-up scene calls for ‘life support’ amid COVID-19 crisis
COVID-hit UK startups cry out for help, as UK gov trails Europe in its response
With this cry for help, Dutch investors are pressuring the cabinet to help startups

Daniela Seixas, founder and CEO at Tonic App

Matt Kurleto, ambassador of Startup Hansa

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Rune Theill, co-founder and CEO of Rockstart
- Startups: postpone your next fundraising until at least Q4 2020… if you can
Aaron Blumenthal, director of global portfolio services at 500 Startups
Antonio Pisante, program manager at Techstars Smart Mobility Accelerator

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This week, Andrii Degeler, Robin Wauters, and Sebastien Toupy (TNW) discuss the topic of hackathons and whether they are indeed able to produce solutions the world needs in times of crisis. The featured interview is a conversation with Alex Theuma, founder and CEO of SaaStock talking about the reaction of the event industry to the pandemic.

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This week, we've got two interviews to share with you. The first one is with Kirill Bigay from Preply, a language learning startup from Ukraine that's got pretty big news to share. The other is with Hjalmar Nordegren from Karma, a Swedish startup that fights food waste globally.

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This week, Andrii Degeler, Natalie Novick, and Robin Wauters discuss how VCs change their way in the challenging times, and whether it's a good idea for founders to come forward and name the names of those trying to take advantage of entrepreneurs. Also, expect to hear the latest on how e-scooter companies cope with the coronavirus outbreak and enjoy a beautiful music track from Finland.

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In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, we talk about mental health issues in technology industry with Stewart Rogers and Dmitri Sarle. You'll also hear from Pauliina Martikainen, investment director at Maki.vc, who's convinced that early-stage deep-tech startups need to pay much more attention to branding, marketing, and communications.

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In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, Andrii Degeler and Robin Wauters discuss the importance of conferences for the European startup ecosystem and the potential consequences of a series of event cancellations due to the spread of COVID-19. You'll also hear an interview with Lubomila Jordanova of Plan A about sustainability, greenwashing, and climate activism.

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In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, we'll take you on a short interview tour around Berlin. You'll learn a few new things about the e-commerce behemoth Zalando, travel platform Omio, and fintech corporate VC Santander InnoVentures.

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In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, you’ll get an overview of the most important tech news in Europe, as well as hear from Juhani Mykkänen, co-founder at Finland-based food delivery startup Wolt.

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In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, you’ll get an overview of the most important tech news in Europe, as well as a deeper insight into the future of drone delivery in a conversation with Tom Plümmer, CEO at Wingcopter. In addition to that, listen to an interview with Bertrand Piccard, the creator of Solar Impulse. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, you'll get an overview of the most important tech news in Europe, as well as a deeper insight into the future of the Slush conference and the prospects of smart toll roads in Europe.

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In this week’s episode of Tech.eu Podcast, we give you an overview of the most important tech news in Europe and talk about innovation in the air travel industry with four startups from the Hangar 51 accelerator. Check out full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-153-airline-innovation For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this week's episode of Tech.eu Podcast, we give you an overview of the most important tech news in Europe, talk about the VC sustainability clause with Robin Wauters, and discuss the future of shared micromobility with Alexandre Gauquelin.

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This episode is brought to you by Talentsoft, the European leader in cloud-based talent management and learning software. Our founding editor Robin Wauters has recently come by the headquarters of Talentsoft in Paris to talk to a very interesting panel of HR tech experts. Among other topics, the conversation touched the use of artificial intelligence in the industry, the ways of how to motivate people to learn new skills, the future of work at large, and much more. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-hr-tech-alexandre-pachulski-neelie-verlinden-anna-ott For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the sale of Pointy to Google, Bolt's latest venture debt round, crowdfunding success of Sono Motors, an overview of some talks and panels at Davos, data of the Slush conference, and more. We've also featured an interview with Tommy Andersen, managing partner at byFounders.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the €140 million funding round for Sweden's KRY, Brexit and the future of R&D funding in the EU, the Friend of a Friend standard, and more. In addition to that, listen to interviews with KRY's Sabina Wizander, Luna's Andrew Fleury, and Blue Duck Scooters' Peter McGannon Gomez.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the investigation of Russia's antimonopoly watchdog into Booking.com, startups working on road safety across Europe, Google abandoning the “Double Irish” tax optimisation scheme, changes in the way we write online, wannabe kidfluencers on YouTube, and more.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the fresh funding round for Manna, the prospects of takeaway delivery by drones, Irish regulators' shortcomings related to the GDPR, the technological failures of the decade, and more.

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In this episode, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the good and bad news for Airbnb, Google, and Uber, the EU and climate change, crypto art, Elastic vs. Amazon, and much more. The featured conversation is an interview with Jacob Bangsgard, CEO at ERTICO and president of the MaaS Alliance.

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For this episode, we’ve talked to Robert Falck, co-founder and CEO at Einride, and Rudi Skogman, co-founder and CEO at Blok Enterprises. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about €3.2 billion in state funding for batter technology, future foods, the situation around Amazon and Deliveroo in the UK, new VC kids on the block, and much more. The featured interview this time is a conversation with Sonya Iovieno, head of venture and growth banking at Silicon Valley Bank.

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For this episode, we've talked to Jean-Eric Paquet, director-general for research and innovation at the European Commission, and Fredrik Hjelm, co-founder and CEO at Voi Technology. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-jean-eric-paquet-fredrik-hjelm-voi For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the future of stablecoins in the EU, DeepMind news, the story and promise of Sono, a new report by the European Investment Fund, and more. The featured interview is a conversation with Christophe Perron, co-founder of Stimergy.

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In this podcast episode, we’ve talked to Vivian Chan, CEO and co-founder of Sparrho, and Ian Smith, CEO and founder of Gospel Tech. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Picnic’s mega-round and a fresh court ruling in its favour, why would anyone call a company October, the Apostrophe Protection Society, the world of big toothbrushes, and much more. The featured conversation of the week is a conversation with Raphaël Meyer, CEO and co-founder at Lancey.

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In this interview special episode recorded at Slush 2019, we’ve talked to Sophie Adelman, co-founder and president of WhiteHat, and Pieter van der Does, co-founder and CEO of Adyen. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this interview special episode recorded at Slush 2019, we’ve talked to Marta Sjogren, partner at the VC firm Northzone, and Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO of a unicorn startup Segment. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about Uber’s licence — or rather lack thereof — in London, the EU trying to save startups from the “Valley of death,” the world of home delivery, Shoshana Zuboff's Axel Springer Award, and more. In addition to all that, listen to a conversation with Thomas Canguilhem, partner and head of international growth at EcoTree.

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In this interview special episode recorded at Slush 2019, we’ve talked to Valentina Milanova, CEO and founder of Daye, and Carl Christensen, co-founder and CTO at Spacemaker. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this interview special, we talked to Sophia Bendz, partner at Atomico, and Markus Villig, CEO and co-founder at Bolt. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about Tesla’s gigafactory in Germany, a wave of new venture funds in Europe, privacy issues on health websites, and much more. The featured interview is a conversation with Jan Bormans, CEO at the European Startup Network. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the concerns of the European Commission regarding Apple's possibly anticompetitive practices and Google's acquisition of Fitbit, the future of Huawei in Europe, best practices of running a newsletter, and much more. The featured interview of the week is a conversation with Ken Villum Klausen, founder and CEO of the challenger bank Lunar.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the job cuts at UiPath, the issues of third-party document verification at an example of IDNow and Veriff, the OECD United Approach proposal, the new podcast series from our friend Martin Bryant, and much more. The featured interview of this episode is one with Mark Durno, managing partner at Rockstart AgriFood in Copenhagen.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about Volocopter's latest funding round and its plan to launch air taxi service, Startupbootcamp and the future of the public exchange, whether there's a place for sauna parties at tech events, and much more. Today's featured interview is with Carlos Espinal, managing partner at Seedcamp.

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This interview special episode includes a conversation with Maxim Romain, CEO and co-founder of the e-scooter startup Dott, recorded in Amsterdam earlier this year. Among the topics we discussed in this interview are Dott's rumoured launch in the Netherlands, the profitability of e-scooter startups, the problem — or lack thereof — that Dott is solving, the actual levels of theft and vandalism in the industry, and much more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the rejection of Sylvie Goulard as the internal market commissioner, the little-discussed IPO! of! Kahoot!, the autonomous driving scene in Europe, upcoming events, and much more. The featured interview of the week is with Lucy Cheesman, an algorave musician from the UK.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the funding news of the presentation collaboration startup Pitch, what's going on with funding rounds in Germany, what a digital prophet does, and much more. Also, check out an interview with Sacha Michaud, co-founder of Glovo.

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This week, Andrii Degeler and Natalie Novick discuss the fresh funding round of Unbabel and the gig economy in general, new tech-related documents leaked from the European Commission, cap table issues in the Nordics and beyond, the mystery of Cachette Capital, and more. The featured interview of the day is a conversation with Carly Kind, director of the Ada Lovelace Institute.

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Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler recorded this episode at TechBBQ in Copenhagen last week together with our friends from Startup42 Media. It was also broadcast live around the venue into the silent disco headsets. In this episode, we talked about the governmental involvement into the tech and startup ecosystem across Europe — which is a timely question considering the latest news stories like France's €5 billion commitment to tech companies or Apple's court fight with the European Commission. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Apple's court battle against the EU to avoid paying €13 billion in back taxes, the new announcement by Emmanuel Macron at France Digitale Day, water taxis flying too fast, the Super Pumped book, and more. The featured interview this time is a conversation with Johan Plenge, CEO and founder at Tattoodo. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-136-apple-ireland-macron-tattoodo-johan-plenge For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the new European Commission, Europe's stance on the Libra cryptocurrency, Amsterdam as an IPO destination, language studies, Amazon habits, and much more. The featured interview of the week is with Harold Saar, head of fleet development at Stigo, an e-vehicle company from Estonia.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-135-new-commission-libra-europe-amsterdam-ipo For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the plans of Maria 01 to become the biggest startup campus in Europe, the latest developments in the mobility industry, a review of Fairphone 3, and the story of the custom phone ringtone. Also there for you is an interview with Ditte Rude Moncur, chief data & digital officer at the Danish Growth Fund.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the recent developments in the standoff between the US and France related to the digital tax, Acast borrowing €25 million from the European Investment Bank, the ways in which VCs cover Europe, and much more. In the interview department, listen to a conversation with Daniel Korski, co-founder and CEO of Public.io.

Today's episode is sponsored by the O'Reilly Velocity conference that's coming to Berlin on November 4th to 7th. The conference will focus on teaching new skills, approaches, and technologies for building and managing large-scale, cloud-native systems. It will cover everything from Kubernetes and site reliability engineering to observability and performance to give you a comprehensive understanding of applications and services. Get your tickets on velocityconf.com/tech and stay on top of the rapidly changing cloud landscape.

Listeners of the Tech.eu podcast can get 20 percent off of most passes to Velocity — use the code TECHEU20 during registration.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the latest developments in the story of DeepMind, the future of delivery robots shown by Starship Technologies and Amazon, the alleged €100 billion European startup fund, pros and cons of location sharing apps, and more.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the letter sent by European job boards to complain about Google, the takeaway wars and consolidation processes, the hilarious “WeWTF,” the future of gig economy that can be more interesting than you think, and much more. Natalie has also recorded an interview with Daisy Ford-Downes of Zebras Unite for you.

Check out the fill show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-131-google-antitrust-takeaway-wars-wewtf-gig-economy-zebras-unite-daisy-ford-downes For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss fresh funding for Klarna, the “substantial” extension of FlixMobility's latest round, a startup that makes money by fishing e-scooters out of Seine, the Molengeek project, and much more. The interview of the week is a conversation with Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski recorded at last year's TOA conference in Berlin.

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This week, Andrii Degeler and Natalie Novick discuss the mega-round of Babylon Health where the controversial fund PIF was among the investors, the tax relief claimed by Rockstar North that hasn't paid corporation taxes in years, new research on e-scooters and climate risks, Cloudflare dropping 8chan, and much more. In addition to that, listen to an interview with Conny Weber, senior research analyst at the European Crowdfunding Network.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-129-babylon-health-saudi-funding-rockstar-taxes-kerfuffle-e-scooters-climate-risks-cloudflare-8chan For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the merger agreement of Takeaway.com and Just Eat, the huge hacking scandal in Bulgaria, the valuations and prospects of European unicorns, and much more. Check out also an interview with FiBAN's international affairs manager Reetta Ilo recorded at the StartupExtreme conference in Voss.

Full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-128-just-eat-takeaway-com-merge-bulgaria-hacked-interview-reetta-ilo-fiban For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the latest investigation of the European Commission into Amazon, alternative meats and the future of foodtech, whether the brain drain is something we should be worried about, the redesign of Twitter, and much more. Also, check out the interview with Seth Bannon from Fifty Years VC recorded at Tech Open Air.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the new, tighter rules regarding facial recognition in Europe, the standoff between France and the UK and the big tech companies, the future of data flows between Europe and the US, and much more. We've also prepared interviews with Lubomila Jordanova of PlanA and Tim Schumacher, co-fonder of Eyeo, Sedo, and SaaS.group.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-126-facial-recognition-europe-france-britain-big-tech-lubomila-jordanova-tim-schumacher For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about fresh funding for e-scooter companies and the competition landscape in Europe, (the lack of) news from Atomico's Angel Programme, the future of podcasts and paywalls, and much more. In addition to that, there's an interview with Sara Usinger who's been busy building up startup ecosystems in Iran and Albania over the past few years.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the latest news from the battlefield of Apple and Spotify, what makes Monzo successful, investing in podcasts, and more. We've also prepared an interview with NordicNinja's investment director Claes Mikko Nilsen.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the $230-million round for Meero, the fight of European cities against the expanse of Airbnb, the IPO of Fiverr, and more. We've also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Patrik Backman and Niklas Rosenberg of OpenOcean.

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This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the lots of money going into battery production, the current state of urban farming in Europe, the future of the EU’s tech and competition policy, smart enough city, and much more. We’ve also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Matthew Williams, founder of The Faraday Grid.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-northvolt-urban-farming-in-europe-the-future-of-tech-and-competition-policy-interview-matthew-williams-the-faraday-grid For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the trouble in the e-scooter land, what happened to subscription boxes, event hacks, the phenomenon of The Pirate Bay, and more. We've also prepared a brief interview with Caroline Ramade, founder and CEO of 50inTech in France.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-121-e-scooters-subscription-boxes-50intech-caroline-ramade For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the new alliance of German publishers to fight Facebook and Google, the rise of mergers and partnerships across the continent, the importance of VC branding, enthusiasm for tech, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Samsung NEXT's Christina Bechhold Russ.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-120-german-publishers-big-bad-tech-mergers-partnerships-europe-samsung-next-christina-bechhold-russ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the TransferWise millionaires, the GDPR anniversary, Ireland’s investigation into Google, and much more. We’ve also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Roeland Pater, founder and CEO of Nori Health — part of our Digital Health month powered by Bayer G4A.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-119-transferwise-millionaires-gdpr-anniversary-ireland-investigation-google For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Deliveroo's funding round led by Amazon, demonisation of tech firms, healthtech startups, upcoming events, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Sabina Wizander from Kry.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-118-amazon-deliveroo-health-startups-european-startup-landscape For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This interview special episode includes a conversation recorded at the TNW Conference with Sacha Michaud, co-founder of Glovo. We talked about dark supermarkets and dark kitchens, about working with freelancers rather than employing the so-called Glovers, and also about why the company needs so much money to keep going. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This interview special episode includes two conversations recorded at EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona with Guido Magrin of Teiacare, and Avi Meir from TravelPerk. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the new tax for big tech companies that Israel wants to introduce, the EU's new investigation into Apple's practices, the quality of M&A data in Europe, six-wheeled cars, health tech startups, and much more. We've also got a pre-recorded interview with Isidro Laso, former head of Startup Europe.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-117-eu-investigation-apple-big-tech-tax-israel-apple-acquisitions-curevac For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about SoftBank's confirmed and alleged deals in Germany, European car sharing companies and luxurious experiences connected to some of them, best and worst practices of writing ICO white papers, whether it's time to start boycotting the money coming from Saudi Arabia, and more.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-116-softbank-germany-car-sharing-in-europe-ico-white-papers-boycott-saudi-money For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the UK's regulatory push for age-appropriate design, the new projects funded by the EC under the SME Instrument programme, tech events in May, the prospects of Jimmy Wales's WikiTribune, and more.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-115-age-appropriate-design-sme-instrument-wikitribune For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the new proposal on how to tackle “online harms” from the UK's DCMS, the goings-on in the telemedicine industry, the long list of events in the first weeks of May, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Jessica Butcher, co-founder of Blippar and Tick. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-114-uk-online-harms-telemedicine-events-in-may-spotify-tick-jess-butcher For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This episode packs three interviews we recorded at the Sesame Summit in Valencia earlier this month. Our awesome interviewees are Christian Lindener, CEO of Wayra Germany; Marina Ekroos, co-founder and CEO of Frameright; Javier Mateo Garcia, deputy director of entrepreneurship at Valencia Activa. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/tech-eu-podcast-sesamesummit-interview-special-christian-lindener-wayra-germany-marina-ekroos-frameright-javier-mateo-garcia-valencia-activa/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about XING's acquisition of HoneyPot, new VCs shaking up the European scene, the sad story behind Amazon's acquisition of Eero, Elon Musk's new rap song, DOOM speedrunning records, and more. Also included is an interview with Alice Zagury from The Family. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-113-xing-honeypot-the-family-alice-zagury-speedrunning-doom-elon-musk

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the accidental votes against a Copyright Directive amendment, Spotify executing the playbook of Netflix, the scooter wars of the early 20th century, and more. We've also prepared an interview with Nicolas Brusson, the co-founder and CEO of BlaBlaCar. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-112-copyright-directive-mess-spotify-netflix-scooter-wars-of-the-past-blablacar-nicolas-brusson For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the freshly approved Copyright Directive, the new €1.49 billion fine for Google, the concept of cloud kitchen, and much more. We’ve also prepared an interview with Martin Villig, co-founder of Bolt, formerly known as Taxify. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-111-cloud-kitchen-google-fine-copyright-directive-martin-villig-bolt-taxify For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This is the third and final batch of interviews the team of Tech.eu recorded in at the TechChill conference in Riga, Latvia, last month. In this episode, we talked to Pekka Viilto of Rundit, Kristel Kruustük of Testlio, and Tiit Paananen from Veriff. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-techchill-pekka-viilto-rundit-kristel-kruustuk-testlio-tiit-paananen-veriff For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss Spotify's complaint against Apple, the rise in funding for solar power projects, Google Docs as the new hot chat app for schoolkids, the ethics in AI, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-110-spotify-apple-solar-power-funding-ethics-ai-carlos-moedas-interview For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This is the second batch of interviews the team of Tech.eu recorded in at the TechChill conference in Riga, Latvia, last month. It doesn’t mean, however, that we only talked to people from the Baltics about the local ecosystem — far from that. In this episode, we’ve talked to Elizabeth Varley from TechHub; Andris Berzins of Change Ventures; and Rolands Mesters from Nordigen. Check out the show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/tech-eu-podcast-techchill-interview-special-elizabeth-varley-techhub-andris-berzins-change-ventures-rolands-mesters-nordigen For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Roxanne Varza, Natalie Novick, and Andrii Degeler discuss the acquisition of Usabilla by SurveyMonkey, the new French Tech Visas that make hiring for startups easier, a report by StartHer on how women-founded startups attract funding, and much more. Also, listen to two timely interviews with TNW's Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Talent Garden's Davide Dattoli. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-109-surveymonkey-usabilla-french-tech-visa-starther-report-tnw-boris-veldhuijzen-van-zanten-talent-garden-davide-dattoli For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This is the first batch of interviews the team of Tech.eu recorded at the TechChill conference in Riga, Latvia, last month. It doesn’t mean, however, that we only talked to people from the Baltics about the local ecosystem — far from that, actually. In this episode, we’ve talked to Kat Borlongan from La French Tech, Anna Andersone of Riga Tech Girls, and Milda Mitkutė from Vinted. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the media attention Revolut has got for various wrong reasons over the past few weeks, the e-sports landscape in Europe, upcoming events, old tech that powers important aspects of our lives, and much more. Also, listen to an interview with Göran Wågström, founder and CEO of Idka. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-108-more-pressure-on-revolut-e-sports-scene-in-europe-very-old-tech-around-us-blockchain-phones-interview-goran-wagstrom-idka For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick, Robin Wauters, and Andrii Degeler discuss the trend of multi-modal transportation apps, the new Japanese-backed fund that will invest in European startups, the UK's new investigation into Facebook, and much more. We've also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Riccardo Donadon, founder of the innovation platform H-FARM in Italy. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-107-multi-modal-mobility-uk-goes-gangster-on-facebook-europe-and-japan-get-closer-interview-h-farm-riccardo-donadon For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this episode, we've talked to Nils Mattisson, CEO and co-founder of Minut, and Julia Grace, senior director of infrastructure engineering at Slack in San Francisco. You will learn how to make a great product for a totally wrong audience and still survive, why people want to have a home alarm that’s not a camera, how Slack is used in Europe, and much more. Check out the post on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-interview-special-nils-mattisson-minut-julia-grace-slack For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the rush for financial licences in Lithuania, Revolut's standoff with Lithuanian authorities, the future of work, and more. Also, check out an interview with MEP Julia Reda on the Copyright Directive. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-106-fintech-lithuania-revolut-malt-the-future-of-work-julia-reda-copyright-directive For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Andrii Degeler and Natalie Novick talk about the Copyright Directive and its consequences, the changes in the autotech and mobility landscape, making sense of VC funding numbers, life without the tech giants, and more. There's also a fascinating interview with Claire Novorol, co-founder and chief medical officer of Ada Health. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-105-copyright-directive-autotech-news-interview-claire-novorol-ada-health For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Welcome to our interview special — a new episode format, in which we put together a few pre-recorded conversations with some of the most interesting people of the European startup ecosystem. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-cristobal-alonso-startup-wise-guys-mika-rautiainen-valossa-raitis-purins-printful For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Andrii Degeler, Natalie Novick, and Chris Chinchilla talk about the departure of Uber and Cabify from Barcelona, the rise of “data ownership” companies that help to guard your data, the doublethink of the Western corporates regarding automation, writing tips from Stephen King, diversity in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the UK, and much more.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-104-uber-cabify-barcelona-transferwise-taavet-hinrikus For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss Google's latest fine in Europe, the good news about the Copyright Directive, the launch of Iceland Venture Studio and the local ecosystem in Iceland, as well as the history of blogging and the issue of “performative workaholism.” Natalie has also recorded an interview with Raph Crouan, founder and CEO of Startupbootcamp IoT programme in London. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-103-google-france-copyright-directive-iceland-startups-raph-crouan For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In today's Tech.eu Podcast, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the latest gigantic funding round for an e-scooter startup, the increasing amount of Chinese capital in European tech, the history of RSS, and more. We've also prepared an interview with Johan Attby, co-founder and CEO of FishBrain, a startup that has raised almost $30 million for an app for fishing lovers. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-102-e-scooters-chinese-investment-in-europe-history-of-rss-interview-fishbrain For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In today's Tech.eu Podcast, Natalie Novick, Andrii Degeler, and Robin Wauters talk about TransferWise opening an office in Brussels, funding rounds for Horizn and N26, the acquisition of data Artisans by Alibaba Group, and much more. The episode also features a pre-recorded interview with Jeff Lynn, co-founder and executive chairman at Seedrs, an equity crowdfunding platform that’s been pretty successful in Europe. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-101-transferwise-brussels-n26-horizn-alibaba-europe For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Remember we promised something special for the 100th episode of the podcast? Well, this is it — we’ve managed to gather almost everyone from the founding team of Tech.eu! Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-100-five-year-anniversary-special-roxanne-varza-robin-wauters-alex-barrera-jon-bradford For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Tech.eu podcast team is proud to present our first interview special — a new episode format, in which we offer you a few pre-recorded conversations with some of the most interesting people of the European startup ecosystem. In this episode, you’ll learn what a Motherbrain is, how corporate VCs work, and what the market is like for a startup that offers hourly bookings in mainstream hotels. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/tech-eu-podcast-interview-special-cyril-lefay-byhours-itxaso-del-palacio-m12-henrik-landgren-eqt-ventures For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the recent Slush conference in Helsinki, the issues with e-scooters in Madrid, the EC's new initiative regarding AI, inclusion and diversity in the tech industry, and more. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-99-slush-recap-e-scooters-madrid-petcube-yaroslav-azhnyuk For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss eating insects, fixing employee ownership regulation in Europe, mourning (or lack thereof) of CeBIT, and more. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-98-uber-fine-innovafeed-gravity-panayiotis-philimis For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick, Andrii Degeler, and the special guest Martin Bryant talk about the fresh capital poured into e-scooters in Europe, university spin-offs across the continent, Europe possibly becoming America's “tech police,” entrepreneurial journalism, and much more. The episode features an interview with Oscar Farres from the European Investment Fund. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-97 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss what BlaBlaCar is going to do with the bus operator Ouibus, what the Brexit draft agreement means for the tech ecosystem in the UK, and much more. Also featured in the episode is a great and insightful interview with Simon Cook, the CEO of Draper Esprit. Check out the full show notes: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-96-blablacar-sncf-brexit-draft-agreement-draper-esprit-simon-cook For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The biggest deal of the week: Bitfury, a Latvian-founded company headquartered in Amsterdam that describes itself as the “largest full-service blockchain technology company in the world,” has just closed an $80 million funding round. Lesara and Travelbird, which raised more than €100 million in total and employed more than 600 people, have filed for insolvency in a span of two weeks. - Dutch travel booking platform Travelbird suspends operations after failing to raise emergency funding - German online fashion startup Lesara files for insolvency Facebook will allow French regulators to access inside the company in an effort to combat hate speech across the platform - France to 'embed' regulators at Facebook to combat hate speech - France and Facebook announce partnership against online hate speech - Facebook is the least trusted major tech company when it comes to safeguarding personal data, poll finds Interview: Christian Owens, CEO and founder of Paddle (recorded at the SaaStock conference in Dublin) Events coming up soon: - Slush in Helsinki; December 4–5 - Seedstars CEE Summit in Kyiv; December 14 - Techstars Startup Weeks around Europe; November - Global Entrepreneurship Week around the world; November - Investors Day & BETAPITCH Global 2018 in Berlin; November 15 - RockTech Paris; November 21 - Robotex in Tallinn; November 26 – December 2 Did we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form. Our reading recommendations: - Dave Lee on the BBC: “Why Big Tech pays poor Kenyans to teach self-driving cars” (video) - Our free report “Seed the future – A deep dive into European early-stage tech startup activity” We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu, @nnovick, and @adegeler. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The biggest deal of the week: Monzo, the UK-based fintech company, is now a unicorn. The company has raised £85 million and now boasts more than a million users. The UK plans to introduce what it calls a “digital services” tax that will target tech giants - UK chancellor announces 2% ‘digital services tax’ on tech giants’ revenues starting in April 2020 - Hammond's digital tax faces opposition from big tech firms - US attacks UK plan for digital services tax on tech giants Interview: Christian Nagel, co-founder and managing partner at EarlyBird Lessons learned from the story of Click & Grow, and the rise of indoor smart gardens - Estonian-founded “smart garden” startup Click & Grow raises $11 million from an IKEA stores operator and other investors - Q&A with Mattias Lepp, founder and CEO of Click & Grow - I Tried the Click and Grow Herb Garden — Here's How It Went - I grew basil and lettuce using this indoor smart garden — and the process was truly effortless Events coming up soon: - Govtech Summit in Paris; November 12 - Techstars Startup Weeks around Europe; November - Global Entrepreneurship Week around the world; November - Investors Day & BETAPITCH Global 2018 in Berlin; November 15 Did we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form. Our reading recommendations: - Matthew Hughes on TNW: “Influencer marketing is bullshit” - Diablo Immortal Reveal with Chat Reaction — Blizzcon 2018 Opening Ceremony We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu, @nnovick, and @adegeler. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The biggest deal of the week: Berlin’s GoEuro who has raised a $150 million investment round by Kinnevik and Temasek, with participation from Hillhouse Capital. I was at a few things they did when I was living in Berlin-- they really have a cool company and they are providing a lot of utility for people travelling around Europe. If you are interested in staying in the know about all the deals — check out the Tech.eu Insider newsletter! Google has abandoned plans to open a new campus for startups in Berlin’s Kreuzberg. - Google abandons Berlin base after two years of resistance - 'Google go home': the Berlin neighbourhood fighting off a tech giant - Fuck Off Google Interview: Florian Pauthner, managing director of SevenVentures Ireland is joining the ranks of the countries where Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms get heavily regulated. - Ireland to regulate Airbnb-style rentals to tackle housing shortage - Clampdown on Airbnb rentals 'will be difficult' Events: - Connected Data London 2018; November 7 - Web Summit in Lisbon; November 5–8 - Govtech Summit in Paris; November 12 - Techstars Startup Weeks around Europe; November Did we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form. Our reading recommendations: - Nitasha Tiku on Wired, “An alternative history of Silicon Valley disruption” - David Heinemier Hansson, “It doesn’t have to be crazy at work” - China’s Grueling Formula for Success: 9-9-6 - After three weeks in China, it's clear Beijing is Silicon Valley's only true competitor - Book reviews on 800-CEO-READ and The Economist We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu, @nnovick, and @adegeler. Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images | The Guardian For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Here’s what we discussed this time. The biggest deal of the week: Truphone, a UK-based eSIM mobile carrier that works with Apple, raised $71 million. The company is now valued at $507 million. We also tracked a number of eight-figure rounds in Spain, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. If you are interested in staying in the know about all the deals — check out Tech.eu Insider newsletter! Google will soon start charging smartphone makers for Google Play Store in Europe - Google app suite costs as much as $40 per phone under new EU Android deal - Google to charge smartphone makers for Google Play in Europe Interview: Gidi Pridor, VP Marketing at TravelPerk that has recently raised $44 million in funding “Davos in the desert” and Saudi money in European tech - Where Saudi Arabia is investing in tech - Tech reckons with Saudi cash after journalist’s brutal murder - Assessing Saudi Arabia's stake in Uber - Term Sheet -- Thursday, June 2 - Where SoftBank has invested its $100 billion Vision Fund - £70bn Saudi-backed Softbank fund in talks with UK's Oaknorth - Business titans fight shy of Saudi’s trillion-dollar charm offensive - The meaning of the Vision Fund Interview: Igor Zhadanov, CEO and co-founder at Readdle Events: - Women Startup Challenge Europe in Paris, France; October 25 - NOAH London Conference; October 30–31 - Edinburgh’s Startup Summit; on October 31 - Web Summit in Lisbon; November 5–8 - Govtech Summit in Paris; November 12 Did we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form. Our reading recommendations The Aleph Report, “Politicians and regulations are about to end the startup world” Martin Bryant, “The language of technology” series We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu, @nnovick, and @adegeler. Photo by Yunus klifa on Unsplash For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: The biggest deal of the week: immersive reality tech startup Varjo has raised a $31 million Series B round from Atomico, Next47, and others. Apple’s shopping in Europe - Danish startup Spektral sold to Apple for $30 million - Apple confirms it has acquired Spektral, a Danish computer vision startup, for augmented reality technology - Apple inks $600M deal to license IP, acquire assets and talent from Dialog to expand chipmaking in Europe HelloFresh and the issues with subscription marketing - The World's Most Ruthless Food Startup: The Inside Story of How HelloFresh Clawed Its Way to the Top - HelloFresh: The world's most ruthless food startup - ‘Complaints are vastly outweighed by positive feedback’: HelloFresh defends face-to-face salespeople - HelloFresh To End Street Team Program Following Complaints From Greenpoint Residents - Subscription box deliveries set to become billion-pound market - HelloFresh has a Bigger Customer Retention Problem Than Blue Apron Interview: Semyon Dukach, One Way Ventures Berlin-based startup Pitch raises $19 million to take on slide decks - Pitch, from the founders of Wunderlist, raises $19M to take on PowerPoint in presentations - Wunderlist creators raise $19 million for Pitch, a next-gen collaborative presentation platform Events: - NOAH London Conference; October 30–31 - Fintech Belgium Summit in Brussels, Belgium; October 22 - Women Startup Challenge Europe in Paris, France; October 25 Did we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form. Our reading recommendations Kara Swisher: “I just knew I was going to surpass these guys I was working for.” Also, check out Kara’s recent AMA session on Reddit. Blockchain scepticism: “The Big Blockchain Lie” and “Sorry Civil, 'crypto-economics' and 'constitutions' won't save journalism.” Bonus: Tim Berners-Lee on reinventing the web (without blockchain). We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: The biggest deal of the week: Owlstone Medical from Cambridge raises $35 million for its breathalyser-based diagnostics solution. Amazon has announced that it will raise minimum wages for all its workers in the US and in the UK - Don’t let Amazon’s living wage announcement fool you. This is why I’m not calling off my boycott yet - Amazon workers strike in Germany, Spain and Poland to coincide with Prime Day - Amazon’s other pay benefit: A higher UK tax rate? - Amazon warehouse workers lose bonuses, stock awards for raises - Amazon raises the minimum wage for US and UK employees Interview: Jonas Huckestein, co-founder and CTO of Monzo Huel, the UK food startup that has secured a £20 million funding round from Highland Capital Interview: Dmitriy Zaporozhets, the co-founder and CTO of Europe’s latest unicorn GitLab Balderton Capital, a venture fund headquartered in London, has raised its new fund of $145 million called Liquidity I - Why we raised Balderton’s Liquidity I — and the dramatic growth and maturation of Europe’s tech ecosystem - Balderton’s $145M ‘secondary’ fund will give shareholders in European scale-ups the chance to exit early Events: - Web Summit stays in Lisbon - World Summit AI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; October 10–11 - Health Pioneers in Vienna, Austria; October 10 - RuhrSummit in Bochum, Germany; October 11–12 - Europe Code Week; October 6–21 - SaaStock in Dublin, Ireland; October 15–17 - Uprise Festival in Dublin, Ireland; October 17–18 - Fintech Belgium Summit in Brussels, Belgium; October 22 - Women Startup Challenge Europe in Paris, France; October 25 Our reading recommendations After earning €10 million in revenues, Tim Schumacher and Christian Kroll will to turn their company, Ecosia over to their employees and become a “self-owned company” - Our company, Ecosia, makes 10 million in revenues. Today, we’re donating all of our shares. Why on earth are we doing that? - Purpose economy It turns out that there are still a lot of journalists — mostly those writing for local newspapers — who use Microsoft Word and not Google Docs to send their stories to the editors. - Journalists just can’t quit Microsoft Word. But some are trying - Do capybaras dream of Google Docs? We hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu. Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: Wimdu, a Germany-based “Airbnb killer” is shutting down by the end of 2018. - Wimdu’s press statement - Report: Rocket Internet-founded Wimdu shuts down, prepares to lay off more than 100 staff Interview: Oscar Jazdowski, who is setting up Silicon Valley Bank in Germany. Recorded by Robin Wauters on the Bits & Pretzels conference in Munich. The biggest reported deal of the last week: SEBA Crypto, a Swiss fintech startup, has raised CHF100 million, or about €88 million, to build a crypto bank. - Swiss startup SEBA raises funds to build a crypto bank - Swiss startup raises $103 million to launch cryptocurrency bank Interview: Kelly Adam, program manager of TechStars’ new accelerator in Amsterdam. Recorded by Andrii Degeler on the Angel Island in Amsterdam. UK newspaper industry demands levy on tech firms, first of all Facebook and Google Events: - World Summit AI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; October 10–11 - Health Pioneers in Vienna, Austria; October 10 - RuhrSummit in Bochum, Germany; October 11–12 - Europe Code Week; October 6–21 - SaaStock in Dublin, Ireland; October 15–17 - Uprise Festival in Dublin, Ireland; October 17–18 Our reading recommendation: “The State of European Autotech” report just released by Tech.eu. Photo by G. Crescoli on Unsplash For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: GitLab, a devops software platform, has raised $100 million at a valuation of $1.1 billion. - GitLab raises $100M - How GitHub rival GitLab is building a business with just 0.1% paying customers Interview: Dr Tanja Emmerling, principal at High-Tech Gruenderfonds France’s fintech coup - The Govtech Summit - Le Swave launches its second recruitment campaign - Scouting For Fintechs: Is French President Emmanuel Macron Keeping His Promise? - Newly Approved ICO Framework May Turn France Into Europe’s Leading ICO Hub - France Woos U.K. Finance as Industry Reels From Brexit Paper - Video: Learn more about Le Swave, first Fintech incubation platform in Paris CBD Interview: Marc-Alexander Christ, co-founder at SumUp It's the rumours time! Bloomberg reports that Uber is talking to Deliveroo about acquisition possibilities. - Uber Is in Early Talks to Buy Europe's Deliveroo - Uber Eats couriers' pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central London Events coming up in Europe: - Angel Island, Amsterdam - Lviv IT Arena - Mondial.Tech, Paris - Bits and Pretzels, Munich - France Digitale Day, Paris - Oslo Innovation Week - Cybertech Europe, Rome Recommendations from Natalie and Andrii The true cost of the gig economy—an example of Amazon delivery drivers - ‘Someone is going to die in this truck’: Amazon drivers and managers describe harrowing deliveries inside trucks with ‘bald tires,’ broken mirrors, and faulty brakes - Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine: The disturbing accounts of Amazon delivery drivers may reveal the true human cost of ‘free’ shipping - I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare - Amazon drivers 'work illegal hours' - A day in the life of an Amazon delivery driver The Point Nine Land and other content created by VCs - The Point Nine Land blog - Natalie’s Twitter list of VCs - Standout post Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: The European Parliament has passed the copyright directive, which contains the infamous Article 11, aka the link tax, and Article 13, aka the upload filter and the meme killer. - The Copyright Directive - Data mining: why the EU’s proposed copyright measures get it wrong - EU copyright reform will spell disaster for sports fans - Everything you need to know about europe’s new copyright directive What’s next for the EU’s grant schemes for entrepreneurs and researchers: an interview with the director of EASME Julien Guerrier. French travel platform Evaneos has picked up €70 million in a Series D funding round led by Partech. This is the the largest deal we tracked last week. How is TomTom doing? An interview with Corinne Vigreux, co-founder of TomTom and founder of Codam.nl. Google and the EU are fighting the possibility of expanding the “right to be forgotten” globally. Events coming up in Europe: - Angel Island, Amsterdam - Lviv IT Arena - France Digitale Day, Paris - Oslo Innovation Week - Cybertech Europe, Rome Recommendations from Natalie and Andrii - Hedge, a book by Nicolas Colin of the Family - The Copenhagen Catalog - How An International Hacker Network Turned Stolen Press Releases Into $100 Million - Darknet Diaries Podcast Image credit: David Iliff For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Discussed on this episode: CCP Games, Startup Poland, relayr, iZettle, Taxify and e-scooters, Vinted, tech events coming up in Europe, the AI composer Aiva, Big Revolution and re:Charged newsletter, and much more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - PayPal's acquisition of iZettle - Revolut raising $250 million - Adyen heads for an IPO - Klarna buys Shop.co - In Germany, Dreamlines and Frontier raise big funding rounds - The acquisitions of FanDuel and Zoopla - The recent Tech Nation report on the UK's tech sector - Apple's rocky relationship with the EU and Ireland - A look at recent movements for seed investors eFounders and Seedcamp We also feature a number of interviews with key players in the European electricity industry, including Kristian Ruby (the Secretary General of Eurelectric, the organisation that represents the common interests of the energy sector, and Tiago Moura Antunes, who heads client-focused innovations for EDP, the Portuguese utility player. We also talk to Xavier Mamo from EDF Energy, who sponsored this podcast, as they recently wrapped up their Pulse Awards (and we chat with one of its winners, UK-based Powervault). For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Spotify's impending "non-IPO IPO" - An interview with the founder and CEO of UK fintech startup Revolut - Fintech funding for Atom Bank, Capitolis and solarisBank - France threatens to fine Google and Apple for abusive commercial practices - An interview with Sandis Kondrats, founder and CEO of Anatomy Next - Microsoft is opening two cloud data centers in Germany - Finland invests almost 850 million euros in Nokia - Funding rounds for Moovit, UiPath, Made.com and Relayr - A number of interesting acquisitions in European tech For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Facebook's trouble in Europe (lawsuits and taxes) - Iceland now uses more energy for mining virtual currencies than to power its homes - EU Commission looks into Apple’s purchase of music discovery service Shazam - An interview with entrepreneur turned investor (for Samsung NEXT) Felix Petersen - eBay picks Dutch fintech company Adyen over ex-subsidiary PayPal - Funding rounds for Infarm, Vivino, Small Giant Games, Prophesee and Victor For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Spotify's recent news blitz (IPO! Lawsuit! 70 million subscribers! New products! - Our own in-depth reports on 2017: funding and exits - Funding rounds for Auto1, Cabify, Unbabel and Ledger - The EU slaps Qualcomm with a huge fine - Megafon's recent acquisition of Mail.ru - The European Commission's big plans for supercomputing - And we interviewed Funderbeam founder and CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp and InReach Ventures co-founder Roberto Bonanzinga For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Balderton Capital and Seedcamp's new funds (+ The Nordic Web Angel Fund) - Varjo presented great virtual reality tech at Slush - DoctoLib raised €35 million - EU's plan to end 'geo-blocking' for online retailers across Europe - Yandex and Uber merge their taxi hailing businesses in Russia - Spotify and Tencent swap stakes - And we interviewed Swedish gaming veteran Tommy Palm (Candy Crush Saga/King, Resolution Games) and Martin Mignot from Index Ventures about their recent research on employee ownership in European startups For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - The Draper Esprit-Seedcamp deal(s) - Mo' money for funds: Sunstone, Brighteye Ventures and ING - An interesting Skyscanner acquisition - Big funding rounds for TransferWise, Monzo, GetYourGuide and others - Amazon's expansion in Europe (and Uber's troubles) - Europe's plan to regulate ICOs - We interviewed Malta-based, bootstrapped startup HotJar's co-founder, Jonathan Vella For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Our Q3 reports on funding and exits in European tech - HelloFresh's impending IPO - Amazon's recent trouble with the EU - We interviewed Alexander Nix, the CEO of data mining firm Cambridge Analytica For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - our freshly announced plans for deeper EU tech market research - Uber 'loses' its license to operate in London - Deliveroo's big funding round - Europe prepares fresh taxation plans for digital giants - Interviews with SaaStock founder Alex Theuma and Typeform's David Apple For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Europe-related news from the big ones, including Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Google and Uber. - Major funding rounds for the likes of Delivery Hero, Kreditech, Improbable and Cabify - We feature interviews with Karoli Hindricks, founder of Estonia's Jobbatical, and Markus Witte, co-founder and CEO of Babbel, a Berlin-based language learning platform. - BlaBlaCar's new short-distance ride hailing app BlaBlaLines For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Tech.eu's latest report on Q1 2017 European tech funding and exits - Spotify's been in the news a lot lately (IPO, licensing deals, more) - Russia's shaky relationship with American tech giants - Interview with Dr. Jens Wohltorf, CEO and co-founder of Blacklane - Interview with Simon Sylvest, co-founder of Copenhagen startup studio Founders - Big funding rounds for Babylon, OverOps, UiPath, LoveCrafts and more For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - (Big) funding rounds for Picnic, Oodrive, Arralis and Freightos - Uber pulling out of Denmark - A Reuters report on emerging tech in Europe - Canon Europe buys Kite.ly, Software AG buys Cumulocity - We interview EIT Digital CEO Willem Joncker For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Funding for SoundCloud, MotoK, Autotalks and Lampenwelt.de - Russian exit activity with Qiwi buying Flocktory - The burgeoning startup scene in Rome - Alibaba's game distribution deal with Mail.Ru - We interview BMW Startup Garage founder Gregor Gimmy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, which was kindly sponsored by EDF Energy, we discuss the following topics: – Intel's $15.3 billion acquisition of Israel's Mobileye - Fintech funding: Currencycloud, Atom Bank, Silverfin, Qapital and Monzo - Fintech acquisition: Tradeshift buys a Capgemini division - We interview Jean-Benoit Ritz, Director of Innovation and Blue Lab, EDF Energy, about the EDF Energy Pulse Awards For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, which was kindly sponsored by AT&T, we discuss the following topics: – Spotify hitting 50 million paid subscribers – Nokia getting back into the phone business, kind of – Funding in Berlin: for VC Project A, and tech startup ResearchGate – An interview with Sunder Somasundaram and Mobeen Khan, who head up IoT solutions and strategy at AT&T – Acquisitions in Israel: Apple buys RealFace, Palo Alto buys LightCyber – Kinnevik selling half of its shares in Rocket Internet – A number of acquisitions in the UK, Germany, France and Sweden For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: – The acquisitions of Momondo, Comptel, BillPay and Taxibeat – Atomico’s latest, $765 million fund (but also Frontline’s new €60 million fund) – The EU agreeing to ‘portability’ of online subscriptions across borders – European Parliament calls for robot law, rejects robot tax – An interview with Jevgenijs Kazanins, CEO of Latvian fintech company TWINO – Funding for Bloomon, Soundtrack Your Brand and ID Finance. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss: – Our recent report on European tech exits in 2016 - Funding for Tricentis, Letgo, Collibra and Vestiaire Collective - Acquisitions of Social Point (Take-Two) and Hometrack (Zoopla) - We interviewed TomTom co-founder Corinne Vigreux in Amsterdam - News about Uber, Lego, TWINO and roaming fees in Europe For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: – Snapchat buying Israel’s Cimagine – Facebook-owned Oculus acquiring Denmark’s The Eye Tribe – Huawei reportedly buying Israel’s Hexatier – HERE selling 10% of the company to Asian investors – The discovery that three major music labels own SoundCloud stakes – We interview Ed Newton-Rex, founder of ‘musical AI’ startup Jukedeck – Funding rounds for Automile and Timing For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Quite a few acquisitions involving UK, Belgium, Germany and Finland-based startups - A lot of funding rounds as usual, so we will focus on Germany’s HelloFresh, Israel’s Lumus, Finland’s Visedo and Denmark’s Cardlay. - Robin had a chance to catch-up with James Clark from the London Stock Exchange - Our last startup feature of the year: UK-based Babylon health For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: – The upcoming Station F hub in Paris – GoDaddy’s acquisition of HEG for €1.7 billion – German hotel booking site Trivago updated its plans for a US IPO – Funding for Partech, eFounders, Lilium and Pepo – An interview with Dominik Krabbe, head of the EIT Digital Challenge – Interesting research reports from both Atomico/Slush and Balderton For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: – Ctrip's acquisition of Scotland-based travel tech firm Skyscanner - Latvia's new startup law and tax regime - Funding for Wynd (France), PatSnap (UK) and Parasut (Turkey) - We recently interviewed both Marie Ekeland from Daphni and HotelTonight's Amir Segall in Paris - Our featured startup this week is France-based Agricool For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: – Tesla’s acquisition of Germany-based Grohmann Engineering – The EU Commission and EIF kick off a new pan-European fund of funds – Funding rounds for Teamleader, CurrencyFair and Job Today – We interviewed Peter Bialo from Poland-based DocPlanner – A feature on Berlin-based auto and AI tech startup German Autolabs For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Recent acquisitions in Europe, including Spotify's purchase of Preact and Foodpanda's sale of Delivery Club to Mail.Ru - A new European venture fund called KEEN Ventures - Several rounds of funding including Unbabel, Otonomo and Second Home - Jonathan Keane had a chance to catch up with Italian cloud company ClouDesire - We discuss the Brexit effect on prices of products and services from Apple, Microsoft, HTC, Dell and Amazon For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Recent acquisitions in Europe, including Qualcomm's $47 billion purchase of NXP and Heptagon's big exit - Recent funding rounds for Finland's KNL, Russia's Busfor and France's Chronocam - UK fintech firm Misys pulls it IPO - We interviewed Algolia co-founder and CEO, Nicolas Dessaigne - Allbright launches new platform to fund female entrepreneurs in the UK For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Q3 2016 was a great quarter for European tech exits- or was it? - New VC funds in Europe: K Fund, Daphni - A look at freshly funded startups SmartFog, ContentSquare and Navya - An interview with Till Faida, CEO of Eyeo (the company behind Adblock Plus) - Martin Varsavsky's new ($200 million) project: Prelude Fertility For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss the following topics: – UK startup Lystable adds PayPal co-founder Max Levchin to its already notable list of investors – French startup Zenly has announced a $22.5 million round with Benchmark – A big week for Spotify – We had a chance to catch up with sex-toy startup MysteryVibe – We wrap it up with a look at AI and machine learning tech in Europe For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss: – Israeli startup OurCrowd secures a $72 million series C round – 2 Spanish startups acquired by Airbnb and Twilio, respectively – The Netherlands’ Takeaway.com prices IPO at over €1 billion – We caught up with the founder and CEO of Workable at SaaStock – We take a look at Denmark’s Spiri and its new carpooling vehicle For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode, we discuss: - Amazon Echo and Echo Dot arrive in the UK and Germany - Northzone has closed a €300M euro fund and is eyeing UK startups - A number of acquisitions from across Europe including locations like Romania, Greece, Serbia and more - Robin had a chance to catch-up with Funding Circle - We wrap up with a discussion of a new startup hub to be launched in Stockholm, Sweden For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss: - Danish price comparison portal Samlino.dk raising funding from Peter Thiel and others - UK-based Songkick raising $15 million for international expansion - Central and Eastern Europe is on the rise again (in terms of funding) - We caught up with Quentin Nickmans from startup studio eFounders - We review the European names on WIRED's Global 100 list For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss: - Rovio’s not-too-shabby financials for the first half of 2016 - Mozilla making an investment in a German software startup called Cliqz - Latvia seeking to double its startups by 2020 - A chat with Daniel Blomquist from Swedish VC firm Creandum - French and German calls for decryption laws, targeting apps like Telegram and WhatsApp For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss: - Facebook’s Oculus Rift, which is coming to Europe - Health startups in Scandinavia heating up with funding for Swedish KRY and Finnish Brainshake - Autonomous buses called EasyMile take to the streets of Helsinki - We caught up with Fergal Mullen of VC firm Highland Europe - We wrap up with a discussion of whether or not the UK is really Europe’s leading fintech market For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode we discuss: - Food delivery startup Deliveroo's massive $275 million funding round - Uber's investments into four European startups - Estonian startup Skeleton Technologies raises €13 million for innovative energy storage solutions - Hailo and Daimler-owned MyTaxi have merged to fend off Uber - Broadband access will become a legal right under EU telecoms law For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode they discuss: - Three big European tech acquisitions (ARM, VocaLink and Opera's consumer business) - Square appears to be gearing up for a UK launch - A look at the Slovakia's startup ecosystem - An interview with Belgian 'scale-up' Showpad - Tech.eu's European tech funding report for Q2 2016 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Robin Wauters and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Austria's $204 million startup program - German HR software startup Personio lands €2.1 million in seed funding - Russian services marketplace YouDo.com raises $6.2 million - An interview with Mangrove VC's Mark Tluszcz - The European Commission has started another antitrust investigation into Google's practices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Avast's acquisition of AVG for $1.3 billion - An overview of startup funding and M&A activity in Belgium - Self-driving delivery robots hitting the streets in Europe - An interview with UK fintech startup Yoyowallet's co-founder Michael Rolph - Europe's connected car technology scene For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - One week after the UK’s Brexit vote - the race is on for Europe’s next startup capital - Partech Ventures secures a new 400 million euro fund and a few new partners - Austrian fund Speedinvest makes its first Croatian investment - Our Editor Robin catches up with iZettle - We wrap up with a discussion of Berlin’s Tech Open Air festival - and their recent funding - And last words from Neil - as this is his last Tech.eu podcast! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Brexit and what it means for European & British startups - Finnish mobile games maker Supercell becomes Europe’s most valuable company valued at $10.2 billion - Twitter acquires London-based machine learning startup Magic Pony Technology - Our Editor Robin catches up with Seedcamp’s Reshma Sohoni - How many unicorns do we actually have in Europe? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: Lots of movement at Twitter in Europe - update on what’s going on there DFJ’s European arm DFJ Esprit went public - yes, a venture firm Spain’s JobAndTalent secured a 42 million Series B round Our Editor Robin catches up with Bulgarian Imperia Online. We wrap up with a discussion about the call for a Single Startup Market in the EU For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - A massive round of funding for Copenhagen-based Tradeshift - Updates from two top European startups : iZettle and Prezi - Accel Partners new hire - Our Editor Robin catches up with Prezi - We wrap up with a discussion about a few articles that made the European ecosystem go crazy this week For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - European and Israeli startup funding continues to rise - Paypal having to halt operations in Turkey - Berlin-based smart heating startup Thermondo raises 23.5 million euros - Our Editor Robin catches up with Pipedrive - Poland’s startup scene, which was recently featured in Forbes as an up and coming ecosystem to watch in Europe For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Ebay’s acquisition of Spain’s Ticketbis for $165 million - Transferwise officially becoming a unicorn, raising $26 million at a $1.1 billion valuation - Google’s Paris office being raided for tax non-compliance - Our Editor Robin catches up with Paris accelerator Numa - Brexit and what it would mean for European tech For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The new Angry Bird’s movie - A few new European funds, including Russia’s Runa Capital and e.Ventures (an international fund which operates out of Germany in Europe) - European fashion tech startups have raised a whopping €440 million this year - Our Editor Robin catches up with French VC fund Partech - We wrap up with a discussion of something interesting going on in the startup events space with Startup Sesame For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Berlin’s online auction house Auctionata merges with a US company - Startupbootcamp has announced it will launch a food tech accelerator in Italy this November - Norwegian startup Timely has secured seed funding from SNO Ventures & 500 Startups - Our Editor Robin catches up with German startup EyeEm - Startup investment in Amsterdam For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Farfetch’s monster round of funding - The slowdown in funding in the food delivery space - Artist Will.i.am’s i.am+ acquires Israeli startup Sensiya - China and the opportunity it presents for European startups and scale ups For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - European Tech Exits for Q1 - An unexpected Nokia acquisition in France - Rocket Internet’s Global Fashion Group has a downround - Robin catches up with Unu Motors - And finally, Housetrip and Onefinestay have been acquired within the last month, what’s going on in the travel sector? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Europe’s secret unicorn - TeamViewer - Spanish startup Cabify raising $120 million to compete with Uber in Latin America and Europe - A new community driven seed fund is born, called Backed VC - Neil catches up with Vasco Pedro, founder and CEO of Unbabel, as they discuss tech in Lisbon - Finally, a « what the fuck » discussion on Dow Jones underreporting Q1 funding data for Europe For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The record funding that was raised by European startups in Q1 of this year - 2 new funds for Europe - Accel partners as well as a new fund for Luxembourg startups - UK startup Playbrush, a game controller toothbrush - Our Editor Robin catches up with French startup Drivy - The Baltics and the rush to become the startup capital of the region For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Bitcoin in Europe with the arrival of Circle and more - Layoffs at Nokia - Israeli startup Twiggle raises 12.5 million to compete with Amazon - Our Editor Robin interviews Project A Ventures - Startup demographics - are we just a bunch of rich, white folks after all? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Tech.eu’s European Food Tech report with a look at funding and exits - Spotify’s somewhat controversial funding – raising $1 billion in debt - European Health Tech funding gets a boost with 2 startups raising big money - A catch-up with the founder of German startup Liefery - Finally, we take a look at some of the best April Fools pranks from the tech community For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Some big news in European FinTech as both GoCardless and CurrencyFair announced big funding - Germany’s Big Point Games gets acquired by China’s Youzu - We’ll take a look at UK startup What3Words - Neil catches up with Sarah Tierney of We are Colony - The launch of the new Sky VR Studio and what it means for VR For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Facebook acquires Belarus-based MSQRD to compete with Snapchat - Hyperloop is exploring a deal that could connect Austria, Slovakia and Hungary - UK based Plume Labs and DigitasLBI have made an air pollution tracking system in the form of backpacks for pigeons - LaboUr law in Europe - is it relevant for startups? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The State of European Fintech and a review of the Tech.eu report on the topic - Portugal’s new Startup Portugal initiative - Neil’s take on the Danish startup scene - which was featured in The Guardian - An interview with Ricardo Sousa on Startup Portugal - International Women’s Day and what it means for the ecosystem For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The great start to 2016 for European and Israeli startups - German FinTech startup Auxmoney announced a big Series D round - Tech.eu published a comprehensive report on funding for French startups in 2015 - Neil had a chance to catch-up with Nils Hammar of Sweden-based company Saltside - France held a big event at the Presidential Palace this week to officially welcome foreign entrepreneurs to the country For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Qubit, the UK-based startup that raised $40 million last week - Nokia Growth Partners announcing a $350 million IOT fund - France’s NUMA teaming up with mVenturesBcn to launch a programme in Barcelona - Our Editor Robin had a chance to catch-up with Niklas Zennstrom and to give his thoughts on MWC - What you need to know if you’re a startup who wants to raise funds with an American VC because things may not be as easy as they seem For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Berlin-based startup Babbel hits 1 million paying users - 3 new funds European startups should know about : Target Global, Titanium VC and Lifeline Ventures 2 European mobile payments companies that recently raised money – Mondo & Payleven Neil catches up with Student.com’s Shak Khan Is Standardizing term sheets a good idea? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - A group of Chinese internet firms to acquire Opera Software for $1.2 billion - A new $40 million fund called Karma Ventures is born and Roxanne catch's up with one of the Karma Ventures founding members - An under-the-radar accommodation marketplace Student.com announced $60 million in funding - How can Europe's new funds differentiate themselves? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: · Index Ventures’ new fund · Paris-based accelerator The Family raising again · Microsoft’s acquisition of Swiftkey · A chat with Index Ventures' Martin Mignot in London · The Tech.eu 2015 exit report For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Delivery Hero’s IPO plans - Luxembourg-based Job Today lands $10 million in funding - French Aircall announced a round of funding with Balderton Capital - And Neil had a chance to catch up with Carlos Espinal on Seedcamp’s numbers For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - A big week for Europe’s leading music streaming services – both Spotify and Deezer made big announcements. - Rocket Internet announced that it has raised $420 million for the massive fund it announced last year - Factory – not to be confused with Factory Berlin - acquired local media Silicon Allee and announced plans for a housing project - Polish serial entrepreneur Mariusz Gralewski - Europe’s new wave of entrepreneur-turned-investors For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Skyscanner’s new unicorn status mega round of funding - Updates from Berlin’s Soundcloud both in funding and a new deal with Universal - The nearly 200 French startups that attended CES in Las Vegas and which ones to watch - Person of the week is Turkey-based VC investor Cankut Durgun of Aslanoba Capital - Do European corporations acquire enough ? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - A new Berlin-based VC fund, BlueYard - The UK’s record year in VC funding - Techstar’s map of 300+ Europe-based investors - Person of the week: A look at one of Croatia’s most active angel investors - Estonia's e-citizenship: A good idea? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Some big departures in the European tech space: Brent Hoberman, who has officially announced that he is leaving Profounders Capital And Eze Vidra, the man behind Google Campus and Partner at Google Ventures, announced he is leaving the company altogether - Dutch startups raised 430 million euros in 2015, which translates to less money but more deals raised in the Netherlands than the previous year, is this good or bad? - And finally, Roxanne and Neil reveal Tech.eu’s Person of the year for 2015 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Neil’s predictions for European tech in 2016 - Cisco’s announcement to invest $51 million in 2 French VC funds: IDInvest & Partech - American Singer Aloe Blacc has invested in a European startup, find out which one - A few moments that marked European tech in 2015 - Finally, we announce the criteria for our Tech.eu Person of the Year, someone who has made a substantial contribution to European tech this year For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Google Ventures’ announcement to discontinue its European fund - What we should expect for European IPOs now that Deezer and Hellofresh postponed their listings - A new European fund is born : Berlin-based Paua Ventures - Hassle.com’s Alex Depledge talks about freeing up domestic market and changing parental leave policy - And Roxanne and Neil share some of their favourite European made gadgets in time for holiday shopping! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Union Square Venture's increased investments in Europe - Finland adtech startup Kiosked raising $30 million - Damae Medical, the French startup that won the EIT Challenge -Julien Codorniou of Facebook -Business Angels – does Europe have a business angel problem ? Who are the business angels you should know ? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Spanish startup Wallapop’s first acquisition - The latest tiny edition of Raspberry Pi – known as Raspberry Pi Zero - Deliveroo’s latest round of funding and ambitious plans to take over the world - Google Venture’s Avid Larizadeh Duggan - And with Code.org’s Hour of Code coming up in December, we’ll cover some different code education projects that you should know about For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Cisco’s acquisition of London collaboration software startup Acano for $700 million in cash - Russian HelloFresh competitor Chefmarket raises $5 million - Finnish mobile startup Jolla reveals financial issues and announces temporary layoffs - New Balderton Capital Partner Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen who just joined as Balderton’s 6th partner For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The Tech.eu report on Europe’s most funded verticals – surprise, it’s not travel or e-commerce! - More money in Europe, as 2 new funds pop up; White Star Capital and 500 Startups Nordic fund. - A look at Berlin-based startup Clue and their founder Ida Tin. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Klaus Hommels, founder of Lakestar investing a seven digit sum into Factory Berlin, one of the major hubs in Berlin's ecosystem. - Facebook’s Head of Public Policy in Europe, Erika Mann, stepping down and a look at how Facebook are performing in Europe. - A look at what former Opera CEO Jon Von Tetzchner is now working on (Hint: It still involves browsers) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - A new European lobbying group called the European Tech Alliance - The argument for a European wide startup visa and its potential benefits - PointNine Capital’s Christoph Janz, a thought leader on SaaS For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The European Digital City Index, which listed London as the most entrepreneur-friendly city in Europe, but found no place for Paris or Berlin in the top 5 - The increase in investment in Spanish startups, which has now surpassed $500 million for 2015 - Stefan Gantchev, who runs Bulgaria-based LaunchHub accelerator and the Digitalk conference For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The most active tech investors in Europe - Salesforce’s plans to invest up to $100 million in European enterprise and cloud startups over the next few years, via Salesforce Ventures - Accel Partners investment of €18M into French ZocDoc competitor, Doctolib For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The expansion of European Netflix rival Wuaki.tv, which recently launched in Ireland and Austria. - Sony’s acquisition of Belgian image sensing startup Softkinetic. - The Lady Pitch Night competition, organised by Girls in Tech and how best to improve diversity in tech. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Rocket Internet's €3.4 billion portfolio value increase and what the future holds for the German giants. - How Amsterdam-based ethical smartphone maker Fairphone managed to score €9m in crowdfunding. - French dating app Happn has just announced a new round of funding as the French dating app scene heats up. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The UK's Oyster a 'Netflix for books' shut down, but some of its team is heading to Google, we take a look at what's going on - Deezer are set to go public, and Leethi exits as the French scene continues to hot up - Netflix and Europe, we discuss their past strategies as well as their future plans. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The latest European funds to be announced, including Swiss-German B-to-V, Dutch HenQ, Lakestar, KLM and Nauta Capital - Failure in Europe and the upcoming Fail Forward conference in Brussels in October and a focus on one of the speakers, Arthur Tolsma - An Update on Blablacar's funding situation - Kima Venture's new team For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - 500Startups increased activity in Europe - The rumours of another huge funding round at Blablacar, which would value the company at over $1 billion - Phillip Moehring, one of 500Startups' new European partners whose got an impressive track record in the European investment scene For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: -The late-stage funding gap in Europe, how big is it? And what opportunities does it represent for investors? -France's biggest e-commerce players, including a detailed look at Lengow -Bindi Karia has announced she is leaving Silicon Valley Bank, but what could be next for her? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The funding gap between the UK and Germany being smaller than you might think - Google Ventures activity in Europe and their latest investment in Resolution Games - Rovio's latest job cuts, and the future of the company For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Europe's most valuable privately-held VC backed companies - Spotify's new privacy policy and Daniel Ek's subsequent apology - Eileen Burbidge and her assertions that the UK can be the dominant hub for fintech on a global scale. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: -Rumours that Rocket Internet are set to raise a €1 billion growth fund, as we look at what this could mean for Europe. -The past, present and future of Berlin's startup scene, following Neil's recent trip there. -Musical chairs in the European VC scene, and what Saul Klein is up to now having left Index. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - How much VC Europe raised in Q2? Where did it go? And what were the surprising findings from our analysis? - The development of Turkey's startup ecosystem - And where does Spain stack up compared to the rest of Europe when it comes to funding and exits? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The big rounds seen in Europe last week (Catawiki, Deliveroo, Tictail) - Seedrs and Crowdcube raising money as the equity crowdfunding space heats up. - Where is Europe's money coming from? A quick overview of the latest funds in Europe. - George Osborne visited France to discuss the digital single market, what happened? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Sweden’s Tictail, the free-to-use DIY e-commerce platform has raised a $22 million Series B. Neil Murray interviewed CEO Carl Waldekranz to get the low-down on the funding round and their future. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Rocket Internet's latest financial results. - Europe's biggest funding rounds and how they compare to the US and Asia. - Twitter and censorship in Turkey (and other European Countries) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy