tech.eu Podcast #137: Unbabel and gig economy, documents leak from the Commission, cap table issues, Carly Kind of the Ada Lovelace Institute, and more

tech.eu Podcast hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.

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Here’s what we discussed this week.

🎧 Unbabel funding and the gig economy 

• Lisbon-based translation startup Unbabel triples its funding with $60 million Series C
• How much can I expect to earn in Unbabel?
• Unbabel Review: OK for Occasional Work, but Not an Earner for Professional Translators

🎧 EU too dependent on outside technology, von der Leyen’s nominees get confirmed (or not)

• Europe Overly Dependent on Outside Technology, EU Memo Warns
• Von der Leyen on ‘European way of life’: We can’t let others ‘take away our language’
• Digital Brief: von der Leyen’s tech stance
• EP Hearings: strong performance by Mariya Gabriel

🎧 Interview: Carly Kind, director of the Ada Lovelace Institute

🎧 Reading recommendations

• The cap table problem in the Nordics
• The Elusive $1 Billion Fund That’s Rattled Venture Capital