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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.

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.