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Wimdu shuts down; SEBA raises €88M; interviews with TechStars'Kelly Adam and Silicon Valley Bank's Oscar Jazdowski; and much more
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
GitLab valued at $1.1 billion, France's fintech coup, catching up with HTGF and SumUp, Uber + Deliveroo rumours, and more
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
EU's Copyright Directive, what's next for SME Instrument, €70M for Evaneos, global “Right to be forgotten,” the future of TomTom, and more
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
Taxify brings e-scooters to Paris, CCP Games sold for $425M, interview with iZettle's Jacob de Geer, and more
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
Leveling up Europe's fintech sector, a look at the changes in the pan-European energy industry, and more
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
A chat with Revolut founder Nikolay Storonsky, Spotify's upcoming IPO and more
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
Catching up with Samsung NEXT's Felix Petersen, Facebook's woes in Europe and more
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
Spotify in the news; interviews with Funderbeam and InReach Ventures; and more
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
Interviews with Swedish gaming vet Tommy Palm and Index Ventures' Martin Mignot
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
Amazon's European expansion, Uber's troubles in the UK and focus on Seedcamp, HotJar and more
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
Q3 reports, an interview with Cambridge Analytica's CEO, HelloFresh's IPO and more
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
A new chapter for Tech.eu, Uber's London woes, and a report from SaaStock in Dublin
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
Big funding for Improbable, Delivery Hero and Kreditech; interviews with the CEOs of Babbel and Jobbatical + more
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
Tech.eu report on Q1 2017 funding and exits, Spotify in the news, Blacklane, Founders and more
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
Picnic funding, Uber and out in Denmark, EIT Digital CEO Willem Joncker speaks up
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
The Roman startup scene, SoundCloud debt funding, spotlight on BMW Startup Garage and more
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
Intel buys Mobileye for $15.3 billion, fintech funding in Europe and the EDF Energy Pulse Awards
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
Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers, new Nokia phones and more
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
Atomico's new fund, the acquisition of Momondo, the rise of robots and more
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
European tech exits in 2016, an interview with TomTom co-founder Corinne Vigreux, and more
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
EU tech funding report for 2016, Rocket Internet's $1 billion fund and more
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HERE sells 10% stake to Asian investors, Facebook buys The Eye Tribe and more
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
HelloFresh gets funded, Brainbow gets acquired, Babylon gets profiled
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
GoDaddy buys European rival, Trivago updates IPO plans, Station F in Paris and more
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
Skyscanner acquired by Ctrip, Latvia's new startup law, spotlight on Agricool and more
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
Tesla buys Grohmann, a new EU Fund of Funds, interview with DocPlanner and more
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
Foodpanda and Spotify acquisitions, KEEN Ventures, interview with ClouDesire and more
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
Qualcomm buys NXP, Misys pulls IPO, Chronocam nabs $15M + interview with Algolia
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
European tech exits in Q3, fresh funding for young VC firms and startups, Adblock Plus and more
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
Lystable, Zenly and Lydia raise funding, Spotify’s big week, demystifying MysteryVibe and AI in Europe
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
OurCrowd's $72 million round, Spiri, Takeaway.com's IPO, checking in with Workable and more
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
Amazon Echo comes to Europe, Northzone closes €300M fund, interview with Funding Circle and more
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
Songkick and Samlino's funding rounds, the CEE region on the rise, eFounders and WIRED 100
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
Rovio's financials for H1 2016, Mozilla invests in Germany's Cliqz, the Latvian startup scene and more
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
Facebook's Oculus Rift is coming to Europe, Nordic health startups raise funding, self-driving buses in Helsinki and a look at the UK's fintech scene
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
Deliveroo's $275M round, Uber invests in European startups, Skeleton Tech's ultracapacitors and more
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
Big summer acquisitions, Square gears up for Europe launch, Slovakia's startup scene, Showpad and Q2 EU tech funding numbers
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
Austria's startup plan, funding for Personio and YouDo, Mangrove's Mark Tluszcz and another EU/Google antitrust case
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
Avast buys AVG, the Belgian startup scene, connected cars and self-driving robots, and interviewing Yoyowallet
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
Post-Brexit, Partech's new fund, Speedinvest and Amodo, interview with iZettle and Tech Open Air raises?
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
Brexit, a European 'decacorn', Magic Pony acquired, Reshma Sohoni and how many unicorns does Europe have?
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
Twitter and Europe, DFJ Esprit go public, Jobandtalent's Series B, interview with Imperia Online and a 'Single Startup Market'
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
Tradeshift's Series D, updates on iZettle & Prezi, Accel in Israel and can Europe overtake the US?
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
VC in Europe increases, PayPal and Turkey, Thermondo raises, interview with Pipedrive and Poland's tech scene
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
eBay acquire Ticketbis, Transferwise are now a Eunicorn, Google are raided, interview with Numa and Brexit
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
Angry Bird's movie, e.ventures & Runa Capital's new funds, interview with Partech Ventures and Startup Sesame
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
Auctionata's merger, Startupbootcamp's food accelerator, Timely, EyeEm and the funding situation in Amsterdam
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
Farfetch's funding, a slowdown in food delivery funding, Will.I.Am, and the opportunity in China
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
Q1's tech exits, Nokia acquires Withings, Global Fashion Group's downround, Unu Motors and why all the travel acquisitions?
EThe 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
Europe's secret unicorn, Cabify raising $120M, Backed VC, interview with Unbabel and a debate on data
EThe 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