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Foodpanda and Spotify acquisitions, KEEN Ventures, interview with ClouDesire and more Nov 07, 2016

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On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Recent acquisitions in Europe, including Spotify's purchase of Preact and Foodpanda's sale of Delivery Club to Mail.Ru - A new European venture fund called KEEN Ventures - Several rounds of funding including Unbabel, Otonomo and Second Home - Jonathan Keane had a chance to catch up with Italian cloud company ClouDesire - We discuss the Brexit effect on prices of products and services from Apple, Microsoft, HTC, Dell and Amazon For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Qualcomm buys NXP, Misys pulls IPO, Chronocam nabs $15M + interview with Algolia Oct 31, 2016

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On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Recent acquisitions in Europe, including Qualcomm's $47 billion purchase of NXP and Heptagon's big exit - Recent funding rounds for Finland's KNL, Russia's Busfor and France's Chronocam - UK fintech firm Misys pulls it IPO - We interviewed Algolia co-founder and CEO, Nicolas Dessaigne - Allbright launches new platform to fund female entrepreneurs in the UK For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

European tech exits in Q3, fresh funding for young VC firms and startups, Adblock Plus and more Oct 24, 2016

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On this episode we discuss the following topics: - Q3 2016 was a great quarter for European tech exits- or was it? - New VC funds in Europe: K Fund, Daphni - A look at freshly funded startups SmartFog, ContentSquare and Navya - An interview with Till Faida, CEO of Eyeo (the company behind Adblock Plus) - Martin Varsavsky's new ($200 million) project: Prelude Fertility For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Lystable, Zenly and Lydia raise funding, Spotify’s big week, demystifying MysteryVibe and AI in Europe Oct 03, 2016

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On this episode we discuss the following topics: – UK startup Lystable adds PayPal co-founder Max Levchin to its already notable list of investors – French startup Zenly has announced a $22.5 million round with Benchmark – A big week for Spotify – We had a chance to catch up with sex-toy startup MysteryVibe – We wrap it up with a look at AI and machine learning tech in Europe For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

OurCrowd's $72 million round, Spiri, Takeaway.com's IPO, checking in with Workable and more Sep 26, 2016

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On this episode, we discuss: – Israeli startup OurCrowd secures a $72 million series C round – 2 Spanish startups acquired by Airbnb and Twilio, respectively – The Netherlands’ Takeaway.com prices IPO at over €1 billion – We caught up with the founder and CEO of Workable at SaaStock – We take a look at Denmark’s Spiri and its new carpooling vehicle For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Amazon Echo comes to Europe, Northzone closes €300M fund, interview with Funding Circle and more Sep 19, 2016

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On this episode, we discuss: - Amazon Echo and Echo Dot arrive in the UK and Germany - Northzone has closed a €300M euro fund and is eyeing UK startups - A number of acquisitions from across Europe including locations like Romania, Greece, Serbia and more - Robin had a chance to catch-up with Funding Circle - We wrap up with a discussion of a new startup hub to be launched in Stockholm, Sweden For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Songkick and Samlino's funding rounds, the CEE region on the rise, eFounders and WIRED 100 Sep 05, 2016

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On this episode we discuss: - Danish price comparison portal Samlino.dk raising funding from Peter Thiel and others - UK-based Songkick raising $15 million for international expansion - Central and Eastern Europe is on the rise again (in terms of funding) - We caught up with Quentin Nickmans from startup studio eFounders - We review the European names on WIRED's Global 100 list For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Rovio's financials for H1 2016, Mozilla invests in Germany's Cliqz, the Latvian startup scene and more Aug 29, 2016

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On this episode we discuss: - Rovio’s not-too-shabby financials for the first half of 2016 - Mozilla making an investment in a German software startup called Cliqz - Latvia seeking to double its startups by 2020 - A chat with Daniel Blomquist from Swedish VC firm Creandum - French and German calls for decryption laws, targeting apps like Telegram and WhatsApp For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Facebook's Oculus Rift is coming to Europe, Nordic health startups raise funding, self-driving buses in Helsinki and a look at the UK's fintech scene Aug 22, 2016

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On this episode we discuss: - Facebook’s Oculus Rift, which is coming to Europe - Health startups in Scandinavia heating up with funding for Swedish KRY and Finnish Brainshake - Autonomous buses called EasyMile take to the streets of Helsinki - We caught up with Fergal Mullen of VC firm Highland Europe - We wrap up with a discussion of whether or not the UK is really Europe’s leading fintech market For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Deliveroo's $275M round, Uber invests in European startups, Skeleton Tech's ultracapacitors and more Aug 15, 2016

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On this episode we discuss: - Food delivery startup Deliveroo's massive $275 million funding round - Uber's investments into four European startups - Estonian startup Skeleton Technologies raises €13 million for innovative energy storage solutions - Hailo and Daimler-owned MyTaxi have merged to fend off Uber - Broadband access will become a legal right under EU telecoms law For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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