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In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Jennifer Dungs , thematic field leader energy for transport and mobility at EIT InnoEnergy . In this conversation, we talk about the European micromobility ecosystem, the value chain of new mobility, the increasing role of cities in this space, and why EIT InnoEnergy hasn’t invested in Europe’s largest e-scooter startups. We hope you enjoy(ed) the po...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Olivier Pailhes , CEO and co-founder at Aircall , the self-proclaimed “phone system for modern business”. ICYMI, Aircall has recently become a unicorn, raising $120 million in funding . We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu .

This episode of our show is sponsored by Zendesk for Startups , a company born in Europe that has expanded globally to become synonymous with multi-channel customer support. Are you an early-stage startup? Now is a great time to check Zendesk out! Claim your free six months of Zendesk today at zendesk.com/tech-eu . In today's episode, listen to an interview with Kristen Durham , VP, Startups at Ze...

In today’s episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Boris Lokschin , co-founder and CEO of Spryker , an e-commerce platform founded in Germany. Listen to this one until the end to hear some very insightful and encouraging advice to today’s European founders. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet a...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Giovanni Seppia from the European Registry for Internet Domains, or EURid . We’ve talked about how many .eu domains there are, the effect of Brexit, the importance of having a bloc-wide domain zone, and much more. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Emil Eifrem , founder and CEO of Neo4j . The company has just been valued at over $2 billion and raised $325 million dollars. Listen to this one to learn more about the rise of graph databases, and the future plans of the Swedish-born unicorn. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinion...

This episode of our show is sponsored by UiPath . One of Europe's most prominent success stories, the company is now valued at $35 billion — and it's actively giving back to the community. If you're a startup or scale-up from the CEE region or Turkey, apply today for the UiPath Automation Awards . In store for the winners are cash prizes, mentorship, substantial tech and marketing support, and muc...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital . The main topic of this interview is one big issue with VC valuations, which often results in numbers that don't quite reflect how much the company is actually worth. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.e...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Arnd Benninghoff , EVP e-sports and games at Modern Times Group , also known as MTG. In this conversation, we talked about the impact of COVID-19 on the company and its portfolio, the role of Europe in the e-sports and gaming industry, and even our e-sports disciplines of choice. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with an...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Per Vegard Nerseth , CEO of CMR Surgical . The company has recently raised $600 million to further work on its robots, which can help surgeons perform keyhole surgeries.  We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu . 

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Andrei Brasoveanu , partner at Accel . Listen to this one to learn more about how deal flow works at Accel, the firm's fintech anti-portfolio, the recent new funds worth $3 billion, and much more. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu . 

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Sarah Wood , a digital entrepreneur, co-founder of Unruly , writer, diversity advocate, and so many other things.  Here are a few links mentioned in this conversation: 🛠 Tech Nation's Diversity and inclusion toolkit 📖 Stepping Up by Sarah Wood 👧 Anna Freud National centre for children and families We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Iggy Bassi, founder and CEO at Cervest. The company recently raised $30 million to provide what it calls climate intelligence — that is, information about potential climate-related risks for all sorts of assets based on an enormous amount of historical data points. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, su...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Jean-Pierre Saad , partner at the investment company KKR .  This episode is brought to you by SHOP4CF . Are you a manufacturing company? Are you looking for ways to optimise and automate repetitive tasks in the production process? Wouldn't it be great if you could get the support you need to implement robotics on your production floor? SHOP4CF offers...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Dora Palfi , co-founder and CEO of imagiLabs . The startup, which is based in Sweden, develops tools and a community for creative coding that specifically target girls between 9 and 15 years old. Listen to this conversation to learn why this age is so important, and much more. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any q...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Hanno Renner , CEO and co-founder of the Germany HR unicorn Personio . We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu . 

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Meri Williams , CTO of Healx , recorded on Twitter Spaces last month. HealX is a fascinating company that looks for cures for rare diseases — but it doesn't necessarily want to develop new drugs; in many cases, it turns out, you can achieve great results by combining existing ones. This is the second time Meri comes on the show, so if you'd like to h...

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Fiona Pathiraja , a former NHS doctor and the founder and managing partner of Crista Galli Ventures , a European healthtech VC based in London and Copenhagen.  We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu . 

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with Valerie Krämer and Rebecca Görres , the co-founders of Remi that's just raised €1.2 million . The startup is all about building company culture in remote teams — which has become particularly important over the past year. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu...

In today's episode, we invited Kat Borlongan and Chris O'Brien to talk about the tech ecosystem in France. On the Tech.eu side, we've got Robin Wauters and Dan Taylor . Listen until the end to hear Dan playing the guitar; along the way, you can learn more about the actual French tech model, the omnipresent Bpifrance, the height of the language barrier, and much more. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podc...

In today’s show, we talk with Michaël Niddam , co-founder and managing partner of the venture builder Kamet Ventures . In this conversation, we tried to get a better understanding of how a venture builder actually works, how much equity it takes in startups it launches, what the competitive landscape is like, and much more. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any q...

In today’s show, we talk with Sergey Jakimov , co-founder and CEO of Longenesis , which has just won the Fifty Founders Battle at this year's TechChill conference. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions  to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu . 

In today’s show, we talk with Marcus Gners , co-founder and chief strategy officer at Lifesum , a lifestyle and nutrition app that helps users feel better by eating healthier. Tune in to hear all about improving healthcare, drunken downloads, the age of mobile apps discovery — and a few opinions from the interviewer, Tech.eu's founding editor Robin Wauters . We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Plea...

In today’s show, we talk with Johannes Schildt , CEO and co-founder at Kry (aka Livi ), a European telehealth unicorn that employs thousands of people across continents. Among other — more serious — things, we're going to learn what the word Kry actually means, and why the company didn't just stick to one brand across Europe. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any...

In today’s show, we talk with Meeri Rebane , co-CEO and co-Troublemaker at digital insurance platform INZMO . Earlier this year, INZMO raised about €3 million , bringing the total funding amount to some €7 million. Listen to this interview to hear what it needs the money for, what the future of insurtech may be like, and how the ecosystem in Berlin is treating the Estonian founder.