This time, Tech.eu’s founding editor Robin Wauters talked to two entrepreneurs who founded very different ventures — the language-learning startup Drops and the gaming company Kolibri Games, which was acquired by Ubisoft earlier this year. 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:🍽 Meal kit company Gousto hits unicorn status, but founder Timo Boldt doesn't care all that much about valuations.🔋 Skeleton Technologies, the Estonian startup developing the “SuperBattery,” has raised a €41.3m Series D funding round💸 The pandemic’s impact on private equity so far: New report shows strong raising but lower investing🇹🇷 Turkey fines social media giants for breaching online law🎙 We interviewed Ott Vatter, former managing director of the e-Residency program in EstoniaWe 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:🧳 GetYourGuide closes $133M convertible note as travel startups continue to weather the COVID-19 storm🏡 Helsinki proptech scale-up Kodit.io secures €100 million in equity and debt funding🎶 Spotify recovers from early-pandemic slump⚖️ Pressure grows for antitrust action against German software giantItalian watchdog investigates Google over alleged advertising market abuseFrance’s online ad lobbies file antitrust complaint against AppleGerman watchdog launches new investigation into Amazon🤖 Fired by robots — Uber faces legal challenge for algorithmic dismissals🎙 We interviewed Job van der Voort, CEO and co-founder at Remote.comWe 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:📈 European venture picks up in Q3 following slow start🎓 Irish elearning company LearnUpon closes €47.4 million investment🇨🇳 China urges Sweden to reverse its Huawei, ZTE ban to avoid harming its companies🌖 Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon💰 London explores hopping on Spacs bandwagonAlmost everything you need to know about SPACs🎙 Interview with Jambu Palaniappan, managing partner at OMERS VenturesWe 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:🇳🇴 Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform⚖️ Klarna under investigation by UK regulator for ‘unsolicited’ emailsPayPal takes aim at Klarna with ‘Pay in 3’ service for UK shoppers🇪🇺 EU targets Big Tech with ‘hit list’ facing tougher rulesFrance and Netherlands join forces to back EU move against tech giants🎙 An interview with Joe Perkins, founder of LandscapeWe 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:🗠 Seedrs and Crowdcube plan to merge into one £140 million companyEuropean Union approves new crowdfunding rules that apply to member states, funding cap set at €5 millionFinally, a pan-European set of rules on crowdfunding: here’s why this is a huge step for the industry🐛 Insect farming startup Ÿnsect tops up Series C round to $372 million🐦 Europe’s newest unicorn: Amsterdam’s MessageBird closes $200 million funding round at $3 billion valuation🎙 Interview with Jaime Novoa, investor at K Fund and author of the Dealflow newsletter

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:🔋 Swedish battery maker Northvolt is raising $600 million from Volkswagen, Daniel Ek, Goldman Sachs and others🚖 Uber granted 18-month London license as judge overturns ban🚕 Uber weighs purchase of BMW-Daimler ride-hailing venture🎙 Interview with Jonathan Keane, formerly of Fora.ie and Tech.euWe 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:🌜 Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek will pour €1 billion of his own money into European “moonshots”📈 TransferWise grows annual revenue 70% to hit more than €330 million (and €23 million+ in net profit)🎙 An interview with Frédéric Mazzella, co-founder of BlaBlaCar and co-president at France DigitaleWe 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:💲 Nvidia is buying Arm — or is it?Nvidia confirms $40B purchase of Arm, bringing together two chip giantsArm co-founder starts ‘Save Arm’ campaign to keep independence amid $40B Nvidia dealHermann Hauser on BBC Radio 4 (around 01:18:00)🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄 Klarna is a decacorn nowKlarna announces $650M funding round to further accelerate global growthKlarna is the Ultimate Grower🎙 An interview with Meri Williams, CTO at HealX, formerly of Monzo, Moo, and the UK governmentWe 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.

Here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:🏘️ Massive deal in Madrid: EQT buys online real estate classifieds platform idealista for €1.3 billionEQT agrees €1.3bn deal for Spanish property site Idealista💳 Dutch payments startup Mollie raises $106M at $1B+ valuation💶 Klarna talks to investors on raising funds at over $10 billion valuation⚖️ Facebook to be forced to stop sending EU data to the USFacebook seeks fresh legal delay to block order to suspend its transatlantic data transfers🎙️ Interview with Pär-Jörgen Pärson, general partner at Northzone and a VC with some 20 years of experienceWe 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.