Rocket Internet's retreat, France earmarks money for startups, Germany 💖 Elon, and we talk to Laura González-Estéfani of TheVentureCity
This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech from the past week, including Rocket Internet's retreat from the public markets, the prospects of Tesla in Germany, France helping out its tech startups, and more. Also check out an interview with Laura González-Estéfani, founder and CEO of TheVentureCity fund.
Here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:
🚀 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
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