about eBay/Adevinta and e-scooters, a rant on the EU budget and a chat with Accel's Philippe Botteri
This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech, including Paris' pick for 3 e-scooter fleet operators, Adevinta buying eBay's classified ads biz and more. We also discuss European venture data for Q2 and I rant about the EU budget, and top it off with a conversation with Accel partner Philippe Botteri.
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…
