Robin Wauters

Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Tech.eu, with previous stints at The Next Web and TechCrunch under his belt. Deeply in love with his family, technology, traveling and Belgian beer.

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These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week

Rovio invests indirectly in novel game ideas, pumping $3 million into young VC fund Play Ventures

Rovio, the Finnish company behind the Angry Birds franchise, has invested $3 million in a VC fund managed by Play Ventures, a firm founded by video game entrepreneurs Harri Manninen and Henric Suuronen last year. All in all, the fund’s size is $30 million dollars, and the scope is straightforward: Play Ventures aims to back […]

Building, Growing, Connecting: A deep dive into the state of European tech in 2019

This morning at the fifth edition of the Startup Olé conference in Salamanca, Spain, our tireless COO Helen Walsh presented our latest report, the most accurate in-depth analysis of the state of European tech in terms of startup investment and exit trends available on the market today. As the region’s startup ecosystems continue to evolve, […]

Spotify expands its podcasting portfolio with the acquisition of startup studio Parcast

Spotify has agreed to buy Parcast, a podcast studio that focuses on stories about true crimes, cults and unsolved mysteries. That makes it the third podcast startup acquisition for Spotify this year. Spotify spent more than $300 million to acquire Gimlet Media, the maker of Reply All and other popular shows, and Anchor, the company […]

These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week