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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. Over the past few years, TAITRA has been paying increasing attention to startups from all over the world — among other things, by organising InnoVEX, a satellite event that focuses on tech entrepreneurship. To discover what this year's Computex has in store for European founders, I sat down with Scully Wang, Senior Project Manager at TAITRA and one of the people responsible for organising this year's virtual show. 

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 €120 million in fresh funds💰 Revolut founder plots path to $10 billion valuation with new fundraising🚔 Belarusian regime shuts down country's main startup hub💸 Paris-based insurtech Alan raises €185 million in series D round, now valued at €1.4 billion🚖 Ornikar raises $120 million as its driving school marketplace goes up a gear with car insurance✋ Proposed acquisition of ARM Limited by NVIDIA Corporation: public interest intervention 🎙 Interview: Keith Grose, PlaidWe 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 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 — 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:🔋 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 brandsInterview with Carlos Cashman of ThrasioInterview with Malte Horeyseck of SellerXInterview with Jānis Bošs of Fast Brands💻 Berlin’s subscription tech-rental Grover raises €60 million in Series B round🛂 Veriff secures $69 million funding to grow identity verification businessInterview with Tiit Paananen, VP of engineering at Veriff👩‍💻 Croatian unicorn Infobip looks to scale up by acquiring a developer conference. Wait, what?🌐 With two new funds, LocalGlobe has more latitude than ever📈 Swedish payments firm Trustly plans to go public imminently🎙 Interview: Shamillah Bankiya, Dawn CapitalWe 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 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 micro-mobility firm TIER acquires app maker Makery, establishes new tech hub in Budapest🦄 Here be unicorns: These are 27 billion-dollar startups minted in Europe in Q1’2021🎤 Interview: Carlos Cashman, co-founder and co-CEO of ThrasioWe 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:🛒 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 builder Hiber secures €26 million in EU and private investment📉 Amazon-backed Deliveroo crashes in London IPOLegal and General joins investors shunning Deliveroo IPO💸 Fintech Wise's CEO and early investors to retain control in £5bn London float🚙 Cazoo and AJAX I. A $7 billion SPAC merger. And the money kept rollin’ in from every side🚁 Bavaria-based air taxi Lilium plans to list on Nasdaq via SPAC Qell Acquisition Corp. at a $3.3 billion valuation🔔 UK stock market to lure SPACs with rules overhaul⚖️ Facebook sued for alleged fraud in buying Israeli startup Facebook’s purchase of Giphy raises competition concerns 🎤 Interview: Zack Weisfeld, head of Intel IgniteWe 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 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 Series A to continue scaling trajectory and expand its product portfolio with beef🔲 London-based location tech what3words lands (close to) £12 million from Ingka Investments💻 London-based Hopin puts the new money to work, acquires Streamable and Jamm💰 Utrecht-based “people-centric” ERP firm Unit4 snapped up for $2+ billion📈 Trustpilot steady in debut as London IPO raises $655 million🎯 Deliveroo aims for $12 billion market cap in biggest London debut in a decade🚲 Deliveroo hit by investor, rider revolt ahead of London IPO🔌 Arrival becomes UK's biggest tech IPO with $13bn Nasdaq float💔 Seedrs terminates merger with Crowdcube, announces new funding round🎙 Interview: Ville-Veikko Mattila, director and head of research at Nokia Technologies 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 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 opinions at podcast@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu and @adegeler.