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The Tech.eu Podcast is a show discussing the most interesting stories from the European technology scene.

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Takeaway delivery drones, GDPR in Ireland, decade in failures, and more 30.12.2019 15:14

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the fresh funding round for Manna, the prospects of takeaway delivery by drones, Irish regulators' shortcomings related to the GDPR, the technological failures of the decade, and more. Check out the show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-149-manna-gdpr-ireland For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Good and bad news for big tech, EU and climate change, crypto art, Elastic vs. Amazon, interview with Jacob Bangsgaard of MaaS Alliance 23.12.2019 52:52

In this episode, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the good and bad news for Airbnb, Google, and Uber, the EU and climate change, crypto art, Elastic vs. Amazon, and much more. The featured conversation is an interview with Jacob Bangsgard, CEO at ERTICO and president of the MaaS Alliance. Check out the show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-148-big-tech-climate-change-cryp...

Interview Special: Robert Falck (Einride) and Rudi Skogman (Blok) 18.12.2019 34:35

For this episode, we’ve talked to Robert Falck, co-founder and CEO at Einride, and Rudi Skogman, co-founder and CEO at Blok Enterprises. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

State funding for battery tech, future foods in Europe, new VC kids on the block, interview with SVB's Sonya Iovieno 16.12.2019 38:49

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about €3.2 billion in state funding for batter technology, future foods, the situation around Amazon and Deliveroo in the UK, new VC kids on the block, and much more. The featured interview this time is a conversation with Sonya Iovieno, head of venture and growth banking at Silicon Valley Bank. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tec...

Slush Interview Special: Jean-Eric Paquet (EC) and Fredrik Hjelm (Voi) 11.12.2019 41:04

For this episode, we've talked to Jean-Eric Paquet, director-general for research and innovation at the European Commission, and Fredrik Hjelm, co-founder and CEO at Voi Technology. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-jean-eric-paquet-fredrik-hjelm-voi For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

No stablecoins in EU, story of Sono, new report by EIF, interview with Christophe Perron of Stimergy 09.12.2019 39:24

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the future of stablecoins in the EU, DeepMind news, the story and promise of Sono, a new report by the European Investment Fund, and more. The featured interview is a conversation with Christophe Perron, co-founder of Stimergy. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-146-sono-eif-stimergy For information regardi...

Slush Interview Special: Vivian Chan (Sparrho) and Ian Smith (Gospel Tech) 06.12.2019 48:19

In this podcast episode, we’ve talked to Vivian Chan, CEO and co-founder of Sparrho, and Ian Smith, CEO and founder of Gospel Tech. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Mega-round for Picnic, October is more than just a month, the Apostrophe Protection Society, interview with Raphaël Meyer of Lancey 04.12.2019 47:12

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Picnic’s mega-round and a fresh court ruling in its favour, why would anyone call a company October, the Apostrophe Protection Society, the world of big toothbrushes, and much more. The featured conversation of the week is a conversation with Raphaël Meyer, CEO and co-founder at Lancey. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu...

Apprenticeships vs. universities, and an interview with Dutch decacorn Adyen (Slush special) 02.12.2019 38:48

In this interview special episode recorded at Slush 2019, we’ve talked to Sophie Adelman, co-founder and president of WhiteHat, and Pieter van der Does, co-founder and CEO of Adyen. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit...

Slush Interview Special: Marta Sjögren (Northzone) and Peter Reinhardt (Segment) 29.11.2019 28:59

In this interview special episode recorded at Slush 2019, we’ve talked to Marta Sjogren, partner at the VC firm Northzone, and Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO of a unicorn startup Segment. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data priva...

Uber's future in London, European tech in the “Valley of death,” interview with Thomas Canguilhem of EcoTree 27.11.2019 44:29

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about Uber’s licence — or rather lack thereof — in London, the EU trying to save startups from the “Valley of death,” the world of home delivery, Shoshana Zuboff's Axel Springer Award, and more. In addition to all that, listen to a conversation with Thomas Canguilhem, partner and head of international growth at EcoTree. Check out the full show note...

From female health to urban planning: Valentina Milanova of Daye and Carl Christensen of Spacemaker (Slush Special) 25.11.2019 32:46

In this interview special episode recorded at Slush 2019, we’ve talked to Valentina Milanova, CEO and founder of Daye, and Carl Christensen, co-founder and CTO at Spacemaker. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.c...

Slush Interview Special: Sophia Bendz (Atomico) and Markus Villig (Bolt) 22.11.2019 36:26

In this interview special, we talked to Sophia Bendz, partner at Atomico, and Markus Villig, CEO and co-founder at Bolt. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for Startups and is part of an exclusive interview series with prominent people in tech, recorded live at Slush 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Gigafactory in Germany, new VC funds in Europe, privacy on health-related websites, interview with Jan Bormans of European Startup Network 20.11.2019 26:33

This week Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about Tesla’s gigafactory in Germany, a wave of new venture funds in Europe, privacy issues on health websites, and much more. The featured interview is a conversation with Jan Bormans, CEO at the European Startup Network. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

EU's concerns over Apple and Google, Huawei's future in Europe, how to do a newsletter, interview with Lunar's Ken Villum Klausen 13.11.2019 37:39

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the concerns of the European Commission regarding Apple's possibly anticompetitive practices and Google's acquisition of Fitbit, the future of Huawei in Europe, best practices of running a newsletter, and much more. The featured interview of the week is a conversation with Ken Villum Klausen, founder and CEO of the challenger bank Lunar. Chec...

What's going on at UiPath, who is verifying your ID online, the OECD “digital tax” proposal, interview with Rockstart's Mark Durno 06.11.2019 35:21

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the job cuts at UiPath, the issues of third-party document verification at an example of IDNow and Veriff, the OECD United Approach proposal, the new podcast series from our friend Martin Bryant, and much more. The featured interview of this episode is one with Mark Durno, managing partner at Rockstart AgriFood in Copenhagen. Check out the full...

Volocopter’s air taxi ambition, Startupbootcamp and public exchange, sauna parties at tech events, interview with Seedcamp's Carlos Espinal 30.10.2019 59:24

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about Volocopter's latest funding round and its plan to launch air taxi service, Startupbootcamp and the future of the public exchange, whether there's a place for sauna parties at tech events, and much more. Today's featured interview is with Carlos Espinal, managing partner at Seedcamp. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/ne...

Interview special: Maxim Romain, CEO and co-founder of Dott 23.10.2019 1:01:11

This interview special episode includes a conversation with Maxim Romain, CEO and co-founder of the e-scooter startup Dott, recorded in Amsterdam earlier this year. Among the topics we discussed in this interview are Dott's rumoured launch in the Netherlands, the profitability of e-scooter startups, the problem — or lack thereof — that Dott is solving, the actual levels of theft and vandalism in t...

Kahoot goes public, autonomous driving in Europe, Lucy Cheesman and algorave music, marathon tech, fresh reports, and more 16.10.2019 43:00

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the rejection of Sylvie Goulard as the internal market commissioner, the little-discussed IPO! of! Kahoot!, the autonomous driving scene in Europe, upcoming events, and much more. The featured interview of the week is with Lucy Cheesman, an algorave musician from the UK. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast...

Pitching Pitch, German funding spike, interview with Glovo's Sacha Michaud, the job of digital prophet, e-scooters and DUI, and more 09.10.2019 34:46

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the funding news of the presentation collaboration startup Pitch, what's going on with funding rounds in Germany, what a digital prophet does, and much more. Also, check out an interview with Sacha Michaud, co-founder of Glovo. Full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-138-pitching-pitch-german-funding-spike-glovo-sacha-michaud...

Unbabel and gig economy, documents leak from the Commission, cap table issues, Carly Kind of the Ada Lovelace Institute, and more 02.10.2019 37:48

This week, Andrii Degeler and Natalie Novick discuss the fresh funding round of Unbabel and the gig economy in general, new tech-related documents leaked from the European Commission, cap table issues in the Nordics and beyond, the mystery of Cachette Capital, and more. The featured interview of the day is a conversation with Carly Kind, director of the Ada Lovelace Institute. Check out the full s...

TechBBQ Live Special: The governments' role in the European startup ecosystem 27.09.2019 33:35

Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler recorded this episode at TechBBQ in Copenhagen last week together with our friends from Startup42 Media. It was also broadcast live around the venue into the silent disco headsets. In this episode, we talked about the governmental involvement into the tech and startup ecosystem across Europe — which is a timely question considering the latest news stories like Fra...

Apple's back taxes in Ireland, Macron's €5 billion pledge, flying water taxies, interview with Tattoodo's Johan Plenge, and more 25.09.2019 32:35

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Apple's court battle against the EU to avoid paying €13 billion in back taxes, the new announcement by Emmanuel Macron at France Digitale Day, water taxis flying too fast, the Super Pumped book, and more. The featured interview this time is a conversation with Johan Plenge, CEO and founder at Tattoodo. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu:...

The new Commission, Libra's tough times in Europe, Amsterdam is a cool place to IPO, bad Amazon habits, and more 18.09.2019 32:04

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the new European Commission, Europe's stance on the Libra cryptocurrency, Amsterdam as an IPO destination, language studies, Amazon habits, and much more. The featured interview of the week is with Harold Saar, head of fleet development at Stigo, an e-vehicle company from Estonia. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/ne...

Maria 01's big ambitions, mobility industry update, Fairphone 3, interview with Ditte Rude Moncur of the Danish Growth Fund, and more 11.09.2019 46:51

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the plans of Maria 01 to become the biggest startup campus in Europe, the latest developments in the mobility industry, a review of Fairphone 3, and the story of the custom phone ringtone. Also there for you is an interview with Ditte Rude Moncur, chief data & digital officer at the Danish Growth Fund. Check out the show notes on Tech.eu: ht...