GitLab valued at $1.1 billion, France's fintech coup, catching up with HTGF and SumUp, Uber + Deliveroo rumours, and more

On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics: GitLab, a devops software platform, has raised $100 million at a valuation of $1.1 billion. - GitLab raises $100M - How GitHub rival GitLab is building a business with just 0.1% paying customers Interview: Dr Tanja Emmerling, principal at High-Tech Gruenderfonds France’s fintech coup - The Govtech Summit - Le Swave launches its second recruitment campaign - Scouting For Fintechs: Is French President Emmanuel Macron Keeping His Promise? - Newly Approved ICO Framework May Turn France Into Europe’s Leading ICO Hub - France Woos U.K. Finance as Industry Reels From Brexit Paper - Video: Learn more about Le Swave, first Fintech incubation platform in Paris CBD Interview: Marc-Alexander Christ, co-founder at SumUp It's the rumours time! Bloomberg reports that Uber is talking to Deliveroo about acquisition possibilities. - Uber Is in Early Talks to Buy Europe's Deliveroo - Uber Eats couriers' pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central London Events coming up in Europe: - Angel Island, Amsterdam - Lviv IT Arena - Mondial.Tech, Paris - Bits and Pretzels, Munich - France Digitale Day, Paris - Oslo Innovation Week - Cybertech Europe, Rome Recommendations from Natalie and Andrii The true cost of the gig economy—an example of Amazon delivery drivers - ‘Someone is going to die in this truck’: Amazon drivers and managers describe harrowing deliveries inside trucks with ‘bald tires,’ broken mirrors, and faulty brakes - Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine: The disturbing accounts of Amazon delivery drivers may reveal the true human cost of ‘free’ shipping - I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare - Amazon drivers 'work illegal hours' - A day in the life of an Amazon delivery driver The Point Nine Land and other content created by VCs - The Point Nine Land blog - Natalie’s Twitter list of VCs - Standout post Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy