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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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New developments in France's digital tax, Acast and EIB loans, VCs' coverage of Europe, interview with Public's Daniel Korski, and more 04.09.2019 34:37

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the recent developments in the standoff between the US and France related to the digital tax, Acast borrowing €25 million from the European Investment Bank, the ways in which VCs cover Europe, and much more. In the interview department, listen to a conversation with Daniel Korski, co-founder and CEO of Public.io. Today's episode is sponsored by...

DeepMind and Google, Starship Technologies’ funding, location-sharing apps, the European Future Fund 28.08.2019 25:12

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the latest developments in the story of DeepMind, the future of delivery robots shown by Starship Technologies and Amazon, the alleged €100 billion European startup fund, pros and cons of location sharing apps, and more. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-132-deepmind-google-starship-technologies For informati...

Google's antitrust trouble is far from over, the takeaway wars, WeWTF, the future of gig economy, interview with Zebras Unite's Daisy Ford-Downes 21.08.2019 26:38

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the letter sent by European job boards to complain about Google, the takeaway wars and consolidation processes, the hilarious “WeWTF,” the future of gig economy that can be more interesting than you think, and much more. Natalie has also recorded an interview with Daisy Ford-Downes of Zebras Unite for you. Check out the fill show notes on Tec...

FlixMobility and Klarna raise a lot of money, used-car marketplaces are hot, e-scooter fishing, interview with Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski, and more 14.08.2019 41:26

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss fresh funding for Klarna, the “substantial” extension of FlixMobility's latest round, a startup that makes money by fishing e-scooters out of Seine, the Molengeek project, and much more. The interview of the week is a conversation with Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski recorded at last year's TOA conference in Berlin. Check out the full show note...

Babylon Health and Saudi funding, Rockstar taxes kerfuffle, e-scooters and climate risks, Cloudflare and 8chan 07.08.2019 43:28

This week, Andrii Degeler and Natalie Novick discuss the mega-round of Babylon Health where the controversial fund PIF was among the investors, the tax relief claimed by Rockstar North that hasn't paid corporation taxes in years, new research on e-scooters and climate risks, Cloudflare dropping 8chan, and much more. In addition to that, listen to an interview with Conny Weber, senior research anal...

Just Eat and Takeaway.com merge, Bulgaria has been hacked, interview with FiBAN's Reetta Ilo, and more 31.07.2019 40:59

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the merger agreement of Takeaway.com and Just Eat, the huge hacking scandal in Bulgaria, the valuations and prospects of European unicorns, and much more. Check out also an interview with FiBAN's international affairs manager Reetta Ilo recorded at the StartupExtreme conference in Voss. Full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-12...

EU vs. Amazon, future of alternative meats in Europe, is brain drain real, interview with Fifty Years' Seth Bannon, and more 24.07.2019 51:19

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the latest investigation of the European Commission into Amazon, alternative meats and the future of foodtech, whether the brain drain is something we should be worried about, the redesign of Twitter, and much more. Also, check out the interview with Seth Bannon from Fifty Years VC recorded at Tech Open Air. Read the full show notes on Tech.e...

Facial recognition rules in Europe, France and Britain bite back on big tech, the future of EU-US data flows, interviews with Lubomila Jordanova and Tim Schumacher, and more 17.07.2019 52:52

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the new, tighter rules regarding facial recognition in Europe, the standoff between France and the UK and the big tech companies, the future of data flows between Europe and the US, and much more. We've also prepared interviews with Lubomila Jordanova of PlanA and Tim Schumacher, co-fonder of Eyeo, Sedo, and SaaS.group. Check out the full s...

Even more money for e-scooters, what's up with Atomico Angel Programme, future of podcasting, interview with Sara Usinger, and more 10.07.2019 48:33

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about fresh funding for e-scooter companies and the competition landscape in Europe, (the lack of) news from Atomico's Angel Programme, the future of podcasts and paywalls, and much more. In addition to that, there's an interview with Sara Usinger who's been busy building up startup ecosystems in Iran and Albania over the past few years. Check ou...

Apple's response to Spotify, why is Monzo successful, interview with NordicNinja's Claes Mikko Nilsen, investing in podcasts, and more 03.07.2019 49:53

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the latest news from the battlefield of Apple and Spotify, what makes Monzo successful, investing in podcasts, and more. We've also prepared an interview with NordicNinja's investment director Claes Mikko Nilsen. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-124-apple-spotify-monzo-nordicninja-claes-mikko-nilsen For in...

Meero's mega-round, cities against Airbnb, interview with OpenOcean VC, Fiverr experience, and more 27.06.2019 46:32

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the $230-million round for Meero, the fight of European cities against the expanse of Airbnb, the IPO of Fiverr, and more. We've also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Patrik Backman and Niklas Rosenberg of OpenOcean. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-123-meero-airbnb-openocean-fiverr For informatio...

Battery production news, urban farming in Europe, the future of tech and competition policy, interview with Matthew Williams of The Faraday Grid, and more 20.06.2019 31:24

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talked about the lots of money going into battery production, the current state of urban farming in Europe, the future of the EU’s tech and competition policy, smart enough city, and much more. We’ve also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Matthew Williams, founder of The Faraday Grid. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/p...

E-scooters in trouble, what happened to subscription boxes, 50inTech's Caroline Ramade, event hacks, and more 12.06.2019 31:10

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the trouble in the e-scooter land, what happened to subscription boxes, event hacks, the phenomenon of The Pirate Bay, and more. We've also prepared a brief interview with Caroline Ramade, founder and CEO of 50inTech in France. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-121-e-scooters-subscription-boxes-50intech-car...

German publishers against the big bad tech, mergers and partnerships in Europe, interview with Samsung NEXT’s Christina Bechhold Russ, and more 05.06.2019 42:41

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the new alliance of German publishers to fight Facebook and Google, the rise of mergers and partnerships across the continent, the importance of VC branding, enthusiasm for tech, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Samsung NEXT's Christina Bechhold Russ. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-12...

TransferWise millionaires, GDPR anniversary, Ireland’s investigation into Google, interview with Nori Health's Roeland Pater 29.05.2019 42:18

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed the TransferWise millionaires, the GDPR anniversary, Ireland’s investigation into Google, and much more. We’ve also prepared a pre-recorded interview with Roeland Pater, founder and CEO of Nori Health — part of our Digital Health month powered by Bayer G4A. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-119-transferwise...

Amazon and Deliveroo; health startups offering home diagnosis; the European startup landscape; and more 22.05.2019 39:51

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discussed Deliveroo's funding round led by Amazon, demonisation of tech firms, healthtech startups, upcoming events, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Sabina Wizander from Kry. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-118-amazon-deliveroo-health-startups-european-startup-landscape For information regardin...

Interview Special: Sacha Michaud, co-founder of Glovo 15.05.2019 32:59

This interview special episode includes a conversation recorded at the TNW Conference with Sacha Michaud, co-founder of Glovo. We talked about dark supermarkets and dark kitchens, about working with freelancers rather than employing the so-called Glovers, and also about why the company needs so much money to keep going. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Interview special: Guido Magrin, TeiaCare; Avi Meir, TravelPerk 13.05.2019 25:27

This interview special episode includes two conversations recorded at EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona with Guido Magrin of Teiacare, and Avi Meir from TravelPerk. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

EU’s latest investigation into Apple; interview with Isidro Laso; big tech tax in Israel; Apple’s acquisitions; the story of CureVac 08.05.2019 51:00

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the new tax for big tech companies that Israel wants to introduce, the EU's new investigation into Apple's practices, the quality of M&A data in Europe, six-wheeled cars, health tech startups, and much more. We've also got a pre-recorded interview with Isidro Laso, former head of Startup Europe. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: h...

SoftBank goes shopping in Germany; the state of car sharing in Europe; how ICO white papers are written; is it time to boycott Saudi money; and more 01.05.2019 58:17

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about SoftBank's confirmed and alleged deals in Germany, European car sharing companies and luxurious experiences connected to some of them, best and worst practices of writing ICO white papers, whether it's time to start boycotting the money coming from Saudi Arabia, and more. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-...

#115: The UK's push for age-appropriate design; new batch of SME Instrument projects; the fate of WikiTribune; and more 24.04.2019 37:16

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the UK's regulatory push for age-appropriate design, the new projects funded by the EC under the SME Instrument programme, tech events in May, the prospects of Jimmy Wales's WikiTribune, and more. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-115-age-appropriate-design-sme-instrument-wikitribune For information regarding...

The UK wants to tackle “online harms”; telemedicine on the rise; events in May; Spotify and the music industry; interview with Tick's Jess Butcher 17.04.2019 40:23

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the new proposal on how to tackle “online harms” from the UK's DCMS, the goings-on in the telemedicine industry, the long list of events in the first weeks of May, and much more. We've also prepared an interview with Jessica Butcher, co-founder of Blippar and Tick. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-114-uk-onl...

#SesameSummit Interview Special: Christian Lindener, Wayra Germany; Marina Ekroos, Frameright; Javier Mateo Garcia, Valencia Activa 15.04.2019 32:42

This episode packs three interviews we recorded at the Sesame Summit in Valencia earlier this month. Our awesome interviewees are Christian Lindener, CEO of Wayra Germany; Marina Ekroos, co-founder and CEO of Frameright; Javier Mateo Garcia, deputy director of entrepreneurship at Valencia Activa. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/tech-eu-podcast-sesamesummit-interview-...

XING and HoneyPot; new VCs in Europe; interview with The Family's Alice Zagury; speedrunning DOOM; Elon Musk's music; and more 10.04.2019 37:43

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about XING's acquisition of HoneyPot, new VCs shaking up the European scene, the sad story behind Amazon's acquisition of Eero, Elon Musk's new rap song, DOOM speedrunning records, and more. Also included is an interview with Alice Zagury from The Family. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-113-xing-honeypot-the-...

The Copyright Directive mess; is Spotify the next Netflix; scooter wars of the past; interview with BlaBlaCar's Nicolas Brusson; and more 03.04.2019 39:08

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the accidental votes against a Copyright Directive amendment, Spotify executing the playbook of Netflix, the scooter wars of the early 20th century, and more. We've also prepared an interview with Nicolas Brusson, the co-founder and CEO of BlaBlaCar. Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-112-copyright-directive-...