๐๏ธ The Drive at Five with Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 13
Up this week: German quantum computing gets a big boost, lots of cars and e-motorcycle news, Europe has its first ClimateTech EIR programme, we pour one (or two) out for Made.com and Windeln.de, more money for Volocopter, and October's numbers.
Well alright, alright, alright. Robin's back in the studio this week, and after nine years, he actually has a semi-professional setup. This week:
๐ฉ๐ช The first German developer of quantum computers, eleQtron has raised over โฌ50 million in new funds, including venture capital from Earlybird and Siegerlandfonds.
๐ธ๐ช Polestar obtained $1.6 billion in financing support from its two major shareholders
๐ฉ๐ช Volkswagen sells its electric car-sharing service, WeShare to Miles Mobility. Here's why.
๐ต๐น Web Summit? That's 71,000 people too many.
๐ธ๐ช Swedenโs STILRIDE is anything but still, rides ahead with โฌ3.7 million
๐ฉ๐ช Billed as the first European ClimateTech Entrepreneur in Residence programme, Atlantic Labs and FoodLabs launch Founders for Climate initiative
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ / ๐ฉ๐ช Not quite dead yet, but Made.com has indicated that they're headed towards administration, and German nappy service provider Windeln.de has filed an application for insolvency proceedings
๐ฉ๐ช Now closing in on close to $1 billion raised, Volocopter lands another $182 million in second signing of Series E round
๐ช๐บ According to the Tech.eu database, European tech companies raised โฌ5.7 billion in total in October, recording a โฌ1 billion decline compared to the total amount raised in September (โฌ6.7 billion).
All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!
๐ฉ๐ช The first German developer of quantum computers, eleQtron has raised over โฌ50 million in new funds, including venture capital from Earlybird and Siegerlandfonds.
๐ธ๐ช Polestar obtained $1.6 billion in financing support from its two major shareholders
๐ฉ๐ช Volkswagen sells its electric car-sharing service, WeShare to Miles Mobility. Here's why.
๐ต๐น Web Summit? That's 71,000 people too many.
๐ธ๐ช Swedenโs STILRIDE is anything but still, rides ahead with โฌ3.7 million
๐ฉ๐ช Billed as the first European ClimateTech Entrepreneur in Residence programme, Atlantic Labs and FoodLabs launch Founders for Climate initiative
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ / ๐ฉ๐ช Not quite dead yet, but Made.com has indicated that they're headed towards administration, and German nappy service provider Windeln.de has filed an application for insolvency proceedings
๐ฉ๐ช Now closing in on close to $1 billion raised, Volocopter lands another $182 million in second signing of Series E round
๐ช๐บ According to the Tech.eu database, European tech companies raised โฌ5.7 billion in total in October, recording a โฌ1 billion decline compared to the total amount raised in September (โฌ6.7 billion).
All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!
Creators and Guests
Host
Dan Taylor
Managing Editor at Tech.eu | polymath | bass player | singletasker | whisky and whiskey drinker | dan@tech.eu
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.
