tech.eu Podcast #213: Intel Ignite comes to Munich, bad week for Facebook, SPACs are everywhere

The tech.eu Podcast 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.

In today’s show, we talk about funding deals, IPOs and SPACs, and much more. The featured interview is with Zack Weisfeld, vice president at Intel and the general manager of Intel Ignite.

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🛒 Barcelona-based unicorn Glovo lands €450 million in series F funding, the largest in Spanish startup history

👚 Amsterdam-based unsold fashion marketplace Otrium raises $120 million in series C funding, eyes US market entry

🥖 Milan-based online grocer Everli raises $100 million in series C round

🛰 Amsterdam-based IoT satellite network builder Hiber secures €26 million in EU and private investment

📉 Amazon-backed Deliveroo crashes in London IPO

• Legal and General joins investors shunning Deliveroo IPO

💸 Fintech Wise's CEO and early investors to retain control in £5bn London float

🚙 Cazoo and AJAX I. A $7 billion SPAC merger. And the money kept rollin’ in from every side

🚁 Bavaria-based air taxi Lilium plans to list on Nasdaq via SPAC Qell Acquisition Corp. at a $3.3 billion valuation

🔔 UK stock market to lure SPACs with rules overhaul

⚖️ Facebook sued for alleged fraud in buying Israeli startup

•  Facebook’s purchase of Giphy raises competition concerns

🎤 Interview: Zack Weisfeld, head of Intel Ignite

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