tech.eu Podcast #161: How European VCs are reacting to crisis; prospects of e-scooter operators

tech.eu Podcast hosted by 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 are the notes and links for this week’s interviews.

🎧 How VCs are reacting to the COVID-19 crisis

• Tweets by Matt Clifford and James Wise
• Coronavirus will show VCs’ true colours
• Why are VCs pulling term sheets?
• TheFunded.com
• COVID-19 crisis: 12 Finnish investors share their advice to startups

🎧 A number of SoftBank-backed companies aren't doing great

• SoftBank Seeks $10 Billion to Support Vision Fund Companies
• Oyo to sack 5,000 worldwide as business catches a cold
• German travel tech startups hunker down for 'nuclear winter'
• SoftBank-Backed Getaround Looks for a Buyer as Demand Evaporates
• SoftBank reportedly balks at commitment to buy $3B in shares from WeWork shareholders

🎧 E-scooter companies scale down operations

• Lime and Bird suspend e-scooter rentals in dozens of cities
• Covid19 Update – TIER
• Voi, the European e-scooter rentals startup, ‘pauses’ operations in several countries

🎧 Sannawave on SoundCloud

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