๐๏ธ The Drive at Five - All the European tech news fit to talk about. This week.
Live and direct from the Tech.eu newsroom, it's been a short week, but topics abound.
This week we're talkin':
00:57 - Spotted Zebra raised a seed round of $1.8 million for its workforce platform. Fiona sees this as great news for the skills gap sector, as the 'zebras are 'powering the shift to skill-based organisationsโ.
01:24 - Lithuaniaโs SME Finance added another โฌ100 million to its pot thanks to London-based Fasanara Capital.
01:45 - Czech Republic has a new investment fund for AI start-ups. (AISI) AI Start-up Incubator is aiming to raise โฌ20 million to support early-stage AI-driven companies.
02:03 - CampX by Volvo Group announced that they will also be adding a focus on fintech innovations going forward to โbetter support their customers with productivity and sustainable solutionsโ.
03:10 - OpenAIโs ChatGPT is entering a world of regulatory pain in Europe.
03:20 - Would you like to see the video version of these podcasts? Hit us up on the Tweeters and let us know.
06:16 - Who's enforcing this? Is this like a Sicilian task force?
08:00 - The horse has already bolted.
08:24 - Remember EyeEm? Well, it looks like they're now ByeEm. Here's the story. ๐
08:45 - Robin sold a photo.
10:39 - Lifetime earnings: $4.28.
15:45 - Cate brings us death tech. Again. I'm starting to sense an obsession.
20:27 - Do they have to be dead?
20:44 - I want to be smoked after I'm dead.
22:37 - Robin's one more thing: Raspberry Pi has received fresh investment from Sonyโs semiconductor unit.
24:24 - Could it get me a beer?
All this and a whole lot more on this week's Drive at Five!
This week we're talkin':
00:57 - Spotted Zebra raised a seed round of $1.8 million for its workforce platform. Fiona sees this as great news for the skills gap sector, as the 'zebras are 'powering the shift to skill-based organisationsโ.
01:24 - Lithuaniaโs SME Finance added another โฌ100 million to its pot thanks to London-based Fasanara Capital.
01:45 - Czech Republic has a new investment fund for AI start-ups. (AISI) AI Start-up Incubator is aiming to raise โฌ20 million to support early-stage AI-driven companies.
02:03 - CampX by Volvo Group announced that they will also be adding a focus on fintech innovations going forward to โbetter support their customers with productivity and sustainable solutionsโ.
03:10 - OpenAIโs ChatGPT is entering a world of regulatory pain in Europe.
03:20 - Would you like to see the video version of these podcasts? Hit us up on the Tweeters and let us know.
06:16 - Who's enforcing this? Is this like a Sicilian task force?
08:00 - The horse has already bolted.
08:24 - Remember EyeEm? Well, it looks like they're now ByeEm. Here's the story. ๐
08:45 - Robin sold a photo.
10:39 - Lifetime earnings: $4.28.
15:45 - Cate brings us death tech. Again. I'm starting to sense an obsession.
20:27 - Do they have to be dead?
20:44 - I want to be smoked after I'm dead.
22:37 - Robin's one more thing: Raspberry Pi has received fresh investment from Sonyโs semiconductor unit.
24:24 - Could it get me a beer?
All this and a whole lot more on this week's Drive at Five!
Creators and Guests
![Dan Taylor](https://img.transistor.fm/pJl6DPb4i5SFBcU9__OE7wtnHblyhj0F9RqNHFSrZwU/rs:fill:400:400:1/q:60/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9wZXJz/b24vZTUyMzZkMjgt/Y2JkMS00MWExLTkw/ZTQtZGYyMzJkNTYx/YjhmLzE2Njc0NTA4/ODktaW1hZ2UuanBn.webp)
Host
Dan Taylor
Managing Editor at Tech.eu | polymath | bass player | singletasker | whisky and whiskey drinker | dan@tech.eu
![Fiona Alston](https://img.transistor.fm/hxqMh9ZU4yWgwWvCTgh8MCMDX31XZgbCYu3m7wK2DGI/rs:fill:400:400:1/q:60/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9wZXJz/b24vNDE2OTZlYjYt/OWI2ZS00ZDUyLWIz/ZTEtZWY5Y2NmODU0/Nzg2LzE2NzkwNjQ3/OTUtaW1hZ2UuanBn.webp)
Host
Fiona Alston
Journalist | News Reporter @tech_eu | fiona@tech.eu | contributor Connected @businessposthq | Opinions my own | Forward, always๐๐ป
![Robin Wauters @ Tech.eu ๐บ๐ฆ](https://img.transistor.fm/GwQqghMCvGbOD5tTpzQWwToK_4R7VAgO7aKfwaYWS_E/rs:fill:400:400:1/q:60/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9wZXJz/b24vNWVlM2FjMzUt/OWQ3ZS00ZWYyLTk3/MTctNzlhM2Q4Y2U3/MDM1LzE2Njc0NTEw/NDYtaW1hZ2UuanBn.webp)
Host
Robin Wauters @ Tech.eu ๐บ๐ฆ
European tech journalist and analyst; founder of @tech_eu, previously @TheNextWeb & @TechCrunch. Also proud co-founder of @StartupLensEU and @BeCentralBxl.
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