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Slush recap; e-scooters cause trouble in Madrid; AI “made in Europe”; interview with Petcube's Yaroslav Azhnyuk; and much more
This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the recent Slush conference in Helsinki, the issues with e-scooters in Madrid, the EC's new initiative regarding A...

Uber's new fine; appetising insects; interview with Gravity's Panayiotis Philimis; makers movement strikes back; and much more
This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss eating insects, fixing employee ownership regulation in Europe, mourning (or lack thereof) of CeBIT, and more. ...

More money for e-scooters; university spin-outs taking off; Europe as America's tech police; interview with EIF's Oscar Farres; and more
This week, Natalie Novick, Andrii Degeler, and the special guest Martin Bryant talk about the fresh capital poured into e-scooters in Europe, university spin-offs acro...

BlaBlaCar's partnership with SNCF; what the Brexit draft agreement means for startups; interview with Draper Esprit's Simon Cook; and much more
This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss what BlaBlaCar is going to do with the bus operator Ouibus, what the Brexit draft agreement means for the tech eco...

Lesara and Travelbird go under; Facebook cooperates with Macron; interview with Paddle's Christian Owens; and much more
The biggest deal of the week: Bitfury, a Latvian-founded company headquartered in Amsterdam that describes itself as the “largest full-service blockchain technology co...

UK's “digital services tax,” lessons learned from Blizzard and Click & Grow, interview with EarlyBird's Christian Nagel, and more
The biggest deal of the week: Monzo, the UK-based fintech company, is now a unicorn. The company has raised £85 million and now boasts more than a million users. ...

Google abandons Berlin campus plans; Ireland cracks down on Airbnb; interview with SevenVentures' Florian Pauthner; and much more
The biggest deal of the week: Berlin’s GoEuro who has raised a $150 million investment round by Kinnevik and Temasek, with participation from Hillhouse Capital. I was ...

Google and the European Commission; Saudi money in European tech; interviews with TravelPerk's Gidi Pridor and Readdle's Igor Zhadanov; and much more
Here’s what we discussed this time. The biggest deal of the week: Truphone, a UK-based eSIM mobile carrier that works with Apple, raised $71 million. The company ...

Apple's shopping in Europe; HelloFresh and subscription marketing; $19 million for Pitch; interview with Semyon Dukach, managing partner at One Way Ventures; and much more
On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: The biggest deal of the week: immersive reality tech startup Varj...

Amazon's wages and taxes, funding for Huel, Balderton's Liquidity fund, interviews with Monzo and GitLab, and more
On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: The biggest deal of the week: Owlstone Medical from Cambridge rai...

Wimdu shuts down; SEBA raises €88M; interviews with TechStars'Kelly Adam and Silicon Valley Bank's Oscar Jazdowski; and much more
On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: Wimdu, a Germany-based “Airbnb killer” is shutting down by the en...

GitLab valued at $1.1 billion, France's fintech coup, catching up with HTGF and SumUp, Uber + Deliveroo rumours, and more
On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: GitLab, a devops software platform, has raised $100 million at a ...

EU's Copyright Directive, what's next for SME Instrument, €70M for Evaneos, global “Right to be forgotten,” the future of TomTom, and more
On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: The European Parliament has passed the copyright directive, which...

Taxify brings e-scooters to Paris, CCP Games sold for $425M, interview with iZettle's Jacob de Geer, and more
Discussed on this episode: CCP Games, Startup Poland, relayr, iZettle, Taxify and e-scooters, Vinted, tech events coming up in Europe, the AI composer Aiva, Big Revolu...

Leveling up Europe's fintech sector, a look at the changes in the pan-European energy industry, and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - PayPal's acquisition of iZettle - Revolut raising $250 million - Adyen heads for an IPO - Klarn...

A chat with Revolut founder Nikolay Storonsky, Spotify's upcoming IPO and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Spotify's impending "non-IPO IPO" - An interview with the founder and CEO of UK fintech startup Revolut -...

Catching up with Samsung NEXT's Felix Petersen, Facebook's woes in Europe and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Facebook's trouble in Europe (lawsuits and taxes) - Iceland now uses more energy for mining virtual currenc...

Spotify in the news; interviews with Funderbeam and InReach Ventures; and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Spotify's recent news blitz (IPO! Lawsuit! 70 million subscribers! New products! - Our own in-depth reports o...

Interviews with Swedish gaming vet Tommy Palm and Index Ventures' Martin Mignot
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Balderton Capital and Seedcamp's new funds (+ The Nordic Web Angel Fund) - Varjo presented great virtual re...

Amazon's European expansion, Uber's troubles in the UK and focus on Seedcamp, HotJar and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - The Draper Esprit-Seedcamp deal(s) - Mo' money for funds: Sunstone, Brighteye Ventures and ING - An inter...

Q3 reports, an interview with Cambridge Analytica's CEO, HelloFresh's IPO and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Our Q3 reports on funding and exits in European tech - HelloFresh's impending IPO - Amazon's recent trouble...

A new chapter for Tech.eu, Uber's London woes, and a report from SaaStock in Dublin
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - our freshly announced plans for deeper EU tech market research - Uber 'loses' its license to operate in London ...

Big funding for Improbable, Delivery Hero and Kreditech; interviews with the CEOs of Babbel and Jobbatical + more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Europe-related news from the big ones, including Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Google and Uber. - Major funding round...

Tech.eu report on Q1 2017 funding and exits, Spotify in the news, Blacklane, Founders and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Tech.eu's latest report on Q1 2017 European tech funding and exits - Spotify's been in the news a lot lately (I...

Picnic funding, Uber and out in Denmark, EIT Digital CEO Willem Joncker speaks up
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - (Big) funding rounds for Picnic, Oodrive, Arralis and Freightos - Uber pulling out of Denmark - A Reuters repo...

The Roman startup scene, SoundCloud debt funding, spotlight on BMW Startup Garage and more
On this episode, we discuss the following topics: - Funding for SoundCloud, MotoK, Autotalks and Lampenwelt.de - Russian exit activity with Qiwi buying Flocktory ...

Intel buys Mobileye for $15.3 billion, fintech funding in Europe and the EDF Energy Pulse Awards
On this episode, which was kindly sponsored by EDF Energy, we discuss the following topics: – Intel's $15.3 billion acquisition of Israel's Mobileye - Fintech fund...

Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers, new Nokia phones and more
On this episode, which was kindly sponsored by AT&T, we discuss the following topics: – Spotify hitting 50 million paid subscribers – Nokia getting back into the phone...

Atomico's new fund, the acquisition of Momondo, the rise of robots and more
On this episode we discuss the following topics: – The acquisitions of Momondo, Comptel, BillPay and Taxibeat – Atomico’s latest, $765 million fund (but also Front...

European tech exits in 2016, an interview with TomTom co-founder Corinne Vigreux, and more
On this episode, we discuss: – Our recent report on European tech exits in 2016 - Funding for Tricentis, Letgo, Collibra and Vestiaire Collective - Acquisitions o...
