Here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:🚀 Rocket Internet to delist from stock market and focus on long-term strategyThe humbling of Europe’s most-hyped startup incubator: Rocket InternetRocket Internet has made a $3.1 billion damp squibAs it delists, Rocket Internet’s ill-fated experiment with public markets is overJumia: The e-commerce start-up that fell from grace💰 German credit marketplace auxmoney raises €150 million🇫🇷 France to spend $8.4 billion on digital as part of stimulus plan🇩🇪 Germany promises Elon Musk full support to get Tesla's Berlin plant ready🎤 An interview with the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity fund Laura González-EstéfaniWe 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:📱 Fairphone’s new flagship, the 3+, costs just €70 as a modular upgrade🗠 The Hut Group set for biggest British IPO in years💸 SoftBank-backed car website Auto1 is said to invite IPO pitches🛒 Delivery Hero buys InstaShop, valued at $360 million, to expand through the Middle East📂 UK immersive music startup MelodyVR buys Napster for $70 million in a reverse takeover💀 Big Revolution — The brand that refused to die🎙️ An interview with Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, and Sherry Coutu, serial entrepreneur and the head of Digital BoostWe 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:🚂 Omio takes $100 million to shuttle through the coronavirus crisis🤬 German travel startups aren't happy with GoogleInside Google’s feud with the battered online travel industryTravel startups cry foul over what Google’s doing with their data🎮 Tencent takes minority stake in French casual games maker Voodoo💳 Wirecard UK [may] be bought by Railsbank after downfall of parent company🎙️ Elizabeth Varley talks to Robin Wauters about the history of TechHub in London and the reasons why it eventually went underWe 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:📱 Google, Nokia, Qualcomm are investors in $230 million Series A2 for Finnish phone maker, HMD Global🍎 Facebook, Microsoft gripes with Apple’s App Store on EU’s antitrust radar🇫🇷 TikTok faces French data probe, adding to EU-wide scrutiny💳 Revolut racks up losses as hiring spree offsets revenue🇬🇧 Holvi is leaving the UK – when and why?☠️ N26 employees are planning works council electionsN26 founders oppose the establishment of a works council — elections have to be postponedN26 works council meeting takes place — management schedules meeting at the same time🎙 Interview with Kristine Kornilova of Printful (formerly of TechChill)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.

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:Zynga buys another Turkish gaming companyZynga Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Istanbul-based Rollic, One of the Fastest Growing Hyper-Casual Mobile Game Companies (PR)Zynga acquires hypercasual mobile company Rollic for $168m (GamesIndustry.biz)Zynga is acquiring hypercasual mobile game firm Rollic for at least $168 million (Venturebeat)Uber buys the UK’s AutocabUber is buying a taxi software company to expand its foothold in the UK (CNBC)Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK (Engadget)Uber to acquire Autocab in expansion partnership (Intelligent Transport)Northvolt riding the ‘momentum of electrification’Battery developer Northvolt raises $US1.6 billion for two new gigafactories (The Driven)Northvolt secures $1.6bn backing for twin battery gigafactories (PV Magazine)European Commission moves to investigate the Google/Fitbit dealEU launches ‘in-depth’ probe of Google bid for Fitbit (Euractiv)EU Regulators Open Investigation Into Google’s Fitbit Acquisition, Cleary Leads (Law.com)Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe (BBC News)🎙 Matthew Briers, CFO of TransferWise

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:Telegram vs. AppleApple Faces EU Antitrust Complaint from Messaging App Telegram (Bloomberg Law)Telegram files EU antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store (Ars Technica)Durov’s Telegram channelFacebook vs. the EUIrony isn’t dead… Facebook sues EU on data privacy grounds for requesting too much personal data (The Register)Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests (Reuters)Facebook sues EU for requesting ‘highly sensitive personal information’ (The Brussels Times)AUTO1 scores a big round of fundingAUTO1 Raises $300 Million to Develop Used-Car Retail Platform (The New York Times)AUTO1 Group Raises $300M To Ramp Up Retail Platform (PYMNTS.com)Infobip also scores a big round of fundingExclusive: European software startup Infobip raises over $200 million in Series A funding – sources (Reuters)Croatia’s Infobip secures $200 million+ at unicorn valuation in its first round of funding (Tech.eu)TechHub bites the dust TechHub goes into administration. Remembering the last 10 years. (TechHub blog)TechHub, once the heart of London’s start-up scene, goes bust (Financial Times)🎙 Mattias Ljungman, founder of Atomico and Moonfire Ventures

eBay sells it classified biz to Norway’s AdevintaAdevinta signs agreement to acquire eBay Classifieds Group (Adevinta)One of the oldest businesses on the internet just got sold for $9 billion (CNN Business)eBay sells its classifieds business to Adevinta for $9.2 billion (Venturebeat)e-mobility news from across EuropeParis snubs Bird in highly competitive electric scooter competition (The Verge)Belgian e-bike company Cowboy snags €23 million Series B to continue European expansion (Tech.eu)Soundcloud founders launch Berlin-based e-bike subscription startup (Reuters)The EU leaders’ lack of digital ambitionsEU leaders slash science spending in €1.8 trillion deal (Science)MEPs debate recovery fund, condemn major cuts to long-term EU budget (European Parliament)Leaders agree on slimmed-down €80.9B for Horizon Europe (Science|Business)Von der Leyen deplores ‘regrettable’ cuts in health, research, climate (New Europe)European tech’s Q2 was ok, considering…European Venture Report Q2 2020: Funding down to 2018 levels after record high in 2019Philippe Botteri, partner at Accel

Here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:Apple and Ireland mark victory on €13 billion tax bill appeal Commission loses out in Apple-Ireland tax battle, announces tax abuse clampdown (Euractiv)Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned (BBC News)Apple just won a mammoth victory over Europe’s ‘tax lady.’ But the fight is far from over (Fortune)Privacy Shield: invalidatedUS-EU Privacy Shield data sharing agreement struck down by court (Ars Technica)The background to EU citizens’ court win over US tech giants (The Guardian)Court of Justice of the European Union invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, while standard contractual clauses survive (for now) (Lexology)UiPath raises $225 million at ‘decacorn’ valuationUiPath raises $225 million to automate repetitive back-office tasks (Venturebeat)UiPath’s $225M Round: What Does This Mean For RPA (Robotic Process Automation)? (Forbes)$10 Billion Robotic Software Firm UiPath Eyes 2021 U.S. IPO (Bloomberg)Alibaba wants to buy GlovoEl gigante chino Alibaba negocia la compra de Glovo (Crónica Global)UK to bar Huawei from 5G networks after US pressureU.K. Bars Huawei for 5G as Tech Battle Between China and the West Escalates (The New York Times)UK to phase out Huawei gear from 5G networks in a major policy U-turn after U.S. sanctions (CNBC)Pressure from Trump led to 5G ban, Britain tells Huawei (The Guardian)Teamviewer buys UbimaxTeamviewer buy augmented reality firm Ubimax (Reuters)Teamviewer acquires industrial AR solutions company Ubimax to strengthen its AR, IoT business (The Tech Portal) Oscar Werner, CEO of  Sinch

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:Opera acquires Fjord BankOpera announces investment in and agreement to acquire Fjord Bank (press release)Norwegian browser maker Opera ventures further into fintech with acquisition of Fjord Bank (Tech.eu)Delivery Hero backs sustainability tech startupsDelivery Hero continues to strengthen its green program by investing in sustainable solutions (press release)Berlin-based Delivery Hero invests in sustainable tech that could make food delivery more eco-friendly (Tech.eu)Travelperk buys AlbatrossBarcelona’s TravelPerk buys Albatross, an API for virus-related travel restrictions, to expand risk management offeringUK’s Visionable poised for a big roundBritish technology start-up Visionable (billed as the ‘Zoom for medics’) is mulling a fundraising of up to £100m to support growth in UK and overseas (Daily Mail)Ubisoft wrapped up in scandalsUbisoft attempts to hype up new games as executives quit over misconduct allegations (CNBC)What went wrong at Ubisoft? (Gamesindustry.biz Podcast)Ubisoft: Sexual misconduct probe sees three senior heads resign (BBC News) Faisal Galaria, CEO of BlipparTEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: FAISAL GALARIA AS NEW CEO, FOUNDER AMBARISH MITRA AS CPO AND PREET PRASANNAN AS CTO (Blippar blog)

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:UK regulators take aim at Apple’s search engine deal with GoogleUK regulators call Google, Apple search engine deal a ‘barrier’ to competition (ZDNet)U.K. Regulator Takes Aim At Apple And Google’s Billion-Pound Search Deal (Forbes)Germany’s solarisBank raises fundingSolarisBank Snaps Up €60m Funding For BaaS-Ic Instinct (Fintech Direct)Transferwise ventures into offering investmentsFintech start-up TransferWise is set to launch an investments feature (CNBC)TransferWise secures UK investment license (Business Insider)Garmin goes shopping in FinlandGarmin Acquires Firstbeat Analytics (FINSMES)Why Garmin buying Firstbeat is big news for sports watches (Wareable)Funding in the ‘death care’ sectorLondon-based Farewill gets £20 million to modernise UK’s death care industry (Tech.eu)Six VC firms raising fresh fundsGP Bullhound announces fifth fund at €125 million, sticking with high-growth software one year after Slack exitPan-European VC Nauta Capital launches fifth fund with a €120 million first closeBerlin’s Cavalry Ventures closes €80M, backed by DACH founders and EIFK Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed programFrench VC Axeleo Capital announces €50 million fund for seed-stage proptech startups across EuropeIceland Venture Studio raises additional $2 million to elevate Icelandic ecosystem in global tech sceneRaph Crouan, Partner Business Development at C4 VenturesC4 Ventures announces €80 million fund, led by former EMEA head of Apple Pascal Cagni