Post-election news flood, another European unicorn, micromobility news, policy updates, and we talk to Tjarda Voorneman of Techleap
This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech, including a few funding rounds, micromobility news, M&A deals, and a bit of EU policy. Also check out an interview with Tjarda Voorneman, lead of the Techleap Rise Program.
And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:
📅 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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