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In today’s show, we talk with Mark Durno , managing partner at Rockstart Agrifood , which recently raised a €22+ million fund. Rockstart has spent most of its existence as an accelerator, but for the past couple of years it's been transforming into an accelerator-VC. We asked Mark what it actually means in practice, what kind of agrifood companies he's looking for, and much more.  We hope you enjo...

In today’s show, we talk with Fred Lardieg , partner at Mubadala Ventures Europe , a €450 million fund investing starting from Series B.  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 Dominique Piotet , CEO of Unit. City . Dominique was born and raised in France and has spent many years in Silicon Valley — but ended up helping to build an enormous startup ecosystem project in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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 about software, architecture, the future of work, and the UK tech ecosystem with Tariq Rauf , founder and CEO of Qatalog . 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, listen to an interview that recorded recently on Clubhouse with Lubomila Jordanova , founder and CEO of Plan A . In case you missed it, every week on Tuesday at 16:30 CEST we're hosting the Podcast Hangout events on Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces , where we catch up with people whom we interviewed for the podcast earlier. Listen to this one to hear Lubomila's takes on the influx of n...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: ❓ Help us decide on the future of the show! It takes just a minute to answer one question on Twitter or LinkedIn 🎙 Interview: Jochen Ziervogel , co-founder of Enpal 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 .

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🛒Berlin’s Razor Group raises $400 million to buy and scale Amazon Marketplace merchants 🤖 Switzerland’s cyber protection firm Acronis raises more than $250 million , now valued at $2.5 billion 💍 Fitness ring maker Oura raises $100 million 💰 London’s Stride VC raised second £100 million seed fund , hunts for third partner 🌱 Rockstart Ag...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🐦 Amsterdam’s MessageBird extends Series C round, raises $1 billion , snaps up US-based SparkPost for $600 million 🛰 London’s internet-from-space OneWeb secures $550 million , brings total new raise to $1.9 billion 💊 Stockholm’s digital healthcare provider Kry raises €262 million in Series D round 💰 Add another new fund to the list, Wars...

This episode is sponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, or TAITRA , the organisers of Computex — one of world's largest and oldest trade shows focused on technology and electronics. This year, Computex will gather 80,000 attendees from May 31 to June 30 (!) in the virtual format for the first time, allowing even more people from all over the world to become part of the event. ...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 📈 UiPath climbs 23% in stock market debut after one of largest US software IPOs in history 🚙 BlaBlaCar raises $115 million to build all-in-one travel app 🤖 Europe proposes strict rules for artificial intelligence 🛴 Dutch-French e-scooter startup Dott raises $85 million as it plans to roll out e-bikes 🏒 Helsinki-based Icebreaker raises...

In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Annika Sjöberg and Bo Ilsoe of NGP Capital . We talked about a new report that the Finland-born VC firm has just published , focussing on the role gender plays in a startup founder's ability to raise private capital in Europe. It turns out that if you're a woman, your chances of raising cash are extremely low. We hope you enjoy this special format...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🔋 Polestar raises $550 million from outside investors as EV market grows 💉 Medical device company CeQur raises $115 million 💵 Berlin Brands Group raises $240 million to buy and scale up third-party Amazon Marketplace brands Interview with Carlos Cashman of Thrasio Interview with Malte Horeyseck of SellerX Interview with Jānis Bošs of Fas...

In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Elise Moutarlier , co-founder and VP of operations at Lovys , and Zeena Qureshi , CEO and co-founder of Sonantic . We hope you enjoy this special format — please let us know what you think! Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu and @adegeler . 

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🤖 Softbank acquires 40% stake in Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore for $2.8 billion 🛒 Norway’s online grocer Kolonial bags €220 million , rebrands as Oda 💵 Index closes $200 million dedicated seed fund to intensify multi-stage thesis ❗️ Oslo-based employee engagement and learning platform Motimate acquired by Kahoot! 🛴 Berlin-based mic...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🛒 Barcelona-based unicorn Glovo lands €450 million in series F funding, the largest in Spanish startup history 👚 Amsterdam-based unsold fashion marketplace Otrium raises $120 million in series C funding, eyes US market entry 🥖 Milan-based online grocer Everli raises $100 million in series C round 🛰 Amsterdam-based IoT satellite network b...

In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Jonathan Satchell , chief executive at Learning Technologies Group . The company has been around for almost a decade, actively acquiring edtech organisations across the world. In the interview, Robin and Jonathan talk about the process of scaling up the acquired companies, developing the right culture, interacting with founders, and much more. 

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🛒 Turkish delivery startup Getir is raising $300 million at a mooted $2.6 billion valuation from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global 🦍 Gorillas , the on-demand grocery delivery startup, raises $290M and ‘surpasses’ $1B valuation 💵 Crypto firm Blockchain.com rides bitcoin mania to a $5.2 billion valuation 🍖 Meatable raises $47 million Serie...

In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Benedikt Blomeyer , Director of EU Policy at Allied For Startups , discussing the recently-signed Startup Nation Standard and the bigger picture of the EU regulation that's aimed at startups and entrepreneurs. We hope you enjoy this special format — please let us know what you think! Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinio...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 💳 London-based payments provider SumUp raises €750 million 🦄 Is it a Bitpanda, is it the first Austrian unicorn ? Peter Thiel’s Valar leads $170 million Series B round 🛴 Bird to spend $150 million on European expansion plan 💻 Norwegian video meeting startup Whereby raises $12 million in Series-A funding 🔋 Northvolt receives $14 billion...

In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Eric Demuth , CEO of Bitpanda . The company has just become Austria's first unicorn , raising $170 million at a $1.2 billion valuation. We hope you enjoy this special format — please let us know what you think! Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu and @adegeler . 

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🔊 Epidemic Sound raises $450M at a $1.4B valuation to ‘ soundtrack the internet ’ 🔐 Snyk raises $300m at $4.7b valuation ⭐️ Starling Bank confirms £272 million in new funding, claims unicorn status 🍏 Urban farming startup Infarm raises extra $100 million to expand 🏎 Porsche raises stake in electric car and components maker Rimac Automob...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 💸 Stockholm-based Klarna receives fresh injection of a cool $1 billion, CEO challenges tech to focus on global sustainability 🚁 Electric air taxi startup Volocopter raises €200 million in Series D funding 🍄 Thiel-backed psychedelics firm hits $2 billion valuation 🛒 Prague-based online grocery group Rohlik scores €190 million in Partech-...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🤑 VCs are chasing Hopin upwards of $5-6B valuation 📈 Klarna may opt for direct listing as private funding looms Klarna said to be raising $1bn at $31bn valuation 🐚 HelloSPAC: HelloFresh founder Dominik Richter (and friends) file for $300 million US SPAC 🚀 Lakestar gains in largest Europe tech-focused blank-check debut 🚙 Cazoo acquires...

In this episode, we’ve prepared an interview with Dima Shvets , co-founder and CEO of Reface . If you're into memes and faceswap, you certainly know the name of the company — it's been downloaded more than 90 million times and used by people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Justin Bieber. We hope you enjoy this special format — please let us know what you think! Feel free to email us with any quest...

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode: 🤝 Event networking app Grip raises $13M , as pandemic forces events to stay virtual 📞 Sinch to acquire US voice communications company Inteliquent for $1.14 billion 🐚 Tech investor Klaus Hommels launches $332 million SPAC in Europe 💰 Emerging as an Eastern powerhouse, Earlybird Digital East Fund launches new $242M fund 📈 Deliveroo penc...