๐๏ธ The Drive at Five with Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 16
Aaaaand we're back! With only 30 days to go until Christmas, we're discussing Lilium, Wolt, Reviews.io, Pact VC, Zapp's SPAC, Bitpanda, Xceed, and one more thing The EU chip industry.
๐๐ Yes, that's right boys and girls of all ages, there are only 30 days left until Christmas! ๐๐
Up this week:
๐ฉ๐ช After listing on Nasdaq in September of 2021 via a SPAC, Munich-based makers of eVTOL aircraft, Lilium, has now raised $119 million in a concurrent private placement and registered direct offering.
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland's Wolt launches new hiring drive in Israel, Sweden. Tech hubs in Tel-Aviv and Stockholm mean new hires and future-proofing for the Helsinki-based delivery platform.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ US e-commerce enablement player AppHub has paid $72 million to snap up the founders' stake in REVIEWS.io, a UK-based customer feedback portal that allows product vendors to source user reviews that can be deployed on e-commerce services and community media outlets.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Anne Hathaway backs female-led Pact as it launches ยฃ30 million seed fund aimed at inclusion, well-being, and climate.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Fresh from launching its first electric scooter, Zapp is going public in a SPAC merger deal.
๐ฆ๐น Amid crypto winter, Austrian unicorn Bitpanda secures Germanyโs most comprehensive crypto licence.
And, as always, there's one more thing ...
The EU chip industry. Enjoy.
All this and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Tech.eu Drive at Five!
Up this week:
๐ฉ๐ช After listing on Nasdaq in September of 2021 via a SPAC, Munich-based makers of eVTOL aircraft, Lilium, has now raised $119 million in a concurrent private placement and registered direct offering.
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland's Wolt launches new hiring drive in Israel, Sweden. Tech hubs in Tel-Aviv and Stockholm mean new hires and future-proofing for the Helsinki-based delivery platform.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ US e-commerce enablement player AppHub has paid $72 million to snap up the founders' stake in REVIEWS.io, a UK-based customer feedback portal that allows product vendors to source user reviews that can be deployed on e-commerce services and community media outlets.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Anne Hathaway backs female-led Pact as it launches ยฃ30 million seed fund aimed at inclusion, well-being, and climate.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Fresh from launching its first electric scooter, Zapp is going public in a SPAC merger deal.
๐ฆ๐น Amid crypto winter, Austrian unicorn Bitpanda secures Germanyโs most comprehensive crypto licence.
And, as always, there's one more thing ...
The EU chip industry. Enjoy.
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.
