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Oct 25, 2015 • 15min

Europe's Digital City Index, Spain's record year in VC & Stefan Gantchev's LAUNCHub

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The European Digital City Index, which listed London as the most entrepreneur-friendly city in Europe, but found no place for Paris or Berlin in the top 5 - The increase in investment in Spanish startups, which has now surpassed $500 million for 2015 - Stefan Gantchev, who runs Bulgaria-based LaunchHub accelerator and the Digitalk conference For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Oct 18, 2015 • 15min

Europe's most active investors, Salesforce Ventures' $100M fund & Doctolib raising €18M

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The most active tech investors in Europe - Salesforce’s plans to invest up to $100 million in European enterprise and cloud startups over the next few years, via Salesforce Ventures - Accel Partners investment of €18M into French ZocDoc competitor, Doctolib For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Oct 12, 2015 • 18min

Wuaki's expansion, Sony's acquisition of Softkinetic and Lady Pitch Night

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The expansion of European Netflix rival Wuaki.tv, which recently launched in Ireland and Austria. - Sony’s acquisition of Belgian image sensing startup Softkinetic. - The Lady Pitch Night competition, organised by Girls in Tech and how best to improve diversity in tech. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Oct 4, 2015 • 20min

Rocket Internet's future, Fairphone's crowdfunding success and a look at France's dating apps

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Rocket Internet's €3.4 billion portfolio value increase and what the future holds for the German giants. - How Amsterdam-based ethical smartphone maker Fairphone managed to score €9m in crowdfunding. - French dating app Happn has just announced a new round of funding as the French dating app scene heats up. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Sep 28, 2015 • 18min

Did Google acquire Oyster? A busy week for the French scene, and a look at Netflix and Europe

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The UK's Oyster a 'Netflix for books' shut down, but some of its team is heading to Google, we take a look at what's going on - Deezer are set to go public, and Leethi exits as the French scene continues to hot up - Netflix and Europe, we discuss their past strategies as well as their future plans. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Sep 21, 2015 • 21min

Three new European funds, Europe's relationship with failure, BlaBlaCar and Kima Ventures

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The latest European funds to be announced, including Swiss-German B-to-V, Dutch HenQ, Lakestar, KLM and Nauta Capital - Failure in Europe and the upcoming Fail Forward conference in Brussels in October and a focus on one of the speakers, Arthur Tolsma - An Update on Blablacar's funding situation - Kima Venture's new team For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Sep 13, 2015 • 17min

500 Startups and Europe, BlaBlaCar to raise $160M and a look at AngelList's Philip Moerhing

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - 500Startups increased activity in Europe - The rumours of another huge funding round at Blablacar, which would value the company at over $1 billion - Phillip Moehring, one of 500Startups' new European partners whose got an impressive track record in the European investment scene For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Sep 7, 2015 • 17min

Late-stage funding gap in Europe, e-commerce news from France & what's next for Bindi Karia?

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: -The late-stage funding gap in Europe, how big is it? And what opportunities does it represent for investors? -France's biggest e-commerce players, including a detailed look at Lengow -Bindi Karia has announced she is leaving Silicon Valley Bank, but what could be next for her? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Aug 31, 2015 • 16min

Funding gap between UK and Germany, Google Ventures' activity in Europe and the future of Rovio

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - The funding gap between the UK and Germany being smaller than you might think - Google Ventures activity in Europe and their latest investment in Resolution Games - Rovio's latest job cuts, and the future of the company For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Aug 24, 2015 • 23min

Europe's 'unicorns', Spotify's new privacy policy and Eileen Burbidge and UK fintech

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Europe's most valuable privately-held VC backed companies - Spotify's new privacy policy and Daniel Ek's subsequent apology - Eileen Burbidge and her assertions that the UK can be the dominant hub for fintech on a global scale. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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