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:

- A big week for Europe’s leading music streaming services – both Spotify and Deezer made big announcements.

- Rocket Internet announced that it has raised $420 million for the massive fund it announced last year

- Factory – not to be confused with Factory Berlin - acquired local media Silicon Allee and announced plans for a housing project

- Polish serial entrepreneur Mariusz Gralewski

- Europe’s new wave of entrepreneur-turned-investors

#27: Spotify, Deezer, Rocket Internet, Factory, Mariusz Gralewski & EU Entrepreneurs turning to VC

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler talk about the latest investigation of the European Commission into Amazon, alternative meats and the future of foodtech, whether the brain drain is something we should be worried about, the redesign of Twitter, and much more. Also, check out the interview with Seth Bannon from Fifty Years VC recorded at Tech Open Air.

Read the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-127-eu-amazon-alternative-meat-brain-drain-50-years-seth-bannon

EU vs. Amazon, future of alternative meats, is brain drain real, interview w/ 50Years' Seth Bannon

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the merger agreement of Takeaway.com and Just Eat, the huge hacking scandal in Bulgaria, the valuations and prospects of European unicorns, and much more. Check out also an interview with FiBAN's international affairs manager Reetta Ilo recorded at the StartupExtreme conference in Voss.

Full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-128-just-eat-takeaway-com-merge-bulgaria-hacked-interview-reetta-ilo-fiban

Just Eat and Takeaway.com merge, Bulgaria has been hacked, interview with FiBAN's Reetta Ilo

This week, Andrii Degeler and Natalie Novick discuss the mega-round of Babylon Health where the controversial fund PIF was among the investors, the tax relief claimed by Rockstar North that hasn't paid corporation taxes in years, new research on e-scooters and climate risks, Cloudflare dropping 8chan, and much more. In addition to that, listen to an interview with Conny Weber, senior research analyst at the European Crowdfunding Network.

Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu:  https://tech.eu/news/podcast-129-babylon-health-saudi-funding-rockstar-taxes-kerfuffle-e-scooters-climate-risks-cloudflare-8chan

Babylon Health and Saudi funding, Rockstar taxes, e-scooters and climate risks, Cloudflare and 8chan

This week, Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler discuss the recent developments in the standoff between the US and France related to the digital tax, Acast borrowing €25 million from the European Investment Bank, the ways in which VCs cover Europe, and much more. In the interview department, listen to a conversation with Daniel Korski, co-founder and CEO of Public.io.

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Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu:  https://tech.eu/news/podcast-133-new-france-digital-tax-acast-eib-public-daniel-korski

France's digital tax, Acast and EIB loans, VCs' coverage of Europe, Public's Daniel Korski

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