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.
This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech from the past 10 days or so, including the new report from the UK markets watchdog on an Apple-Google arrangement on search engines, fintech news as TransferWise obtained a license to offer retail investment services and solarisBank's €60 million funding round, a small but interesting acquisition over in Finland and much more. Later in the show, you'll hear an interview with Raph Crouan, a partner and business development lead for VC firm C4 Ventures.
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And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:
UK regulators take aim at Apple's search engine deal with Google
- UK regulators call Google, Apple search engine deal a ‘barrier’ to competition (ZDNet)
- U.K. Regulator Takes Aim At Apple And Google’s Billion-Pound Search Deal (Forbes)
Germany's solarisBank raises funding
- SolarisBank Snaps Up €60m Funding For BaaS-Ic Instinct (Fintech Direct)
Transferwise ventures into offering investments
- Fintech start-up TransferWise is set to launch an investments feature (CNBC)
- TransferWise secures UK investment license (Business Insider)
Garmin goes shopping in Finland
- Garmin Acquires Firstbeat Analytics (FINSMES)
- Why Garmin buying Firstbeat is big news for sports watches (Wareable)
Funding in the 'death care' sector
Six VC firms raising fresh funds
- GP Bullhound announces fifth fund at €125 million, sticking with high-growth software one year after Slack exit
- Pan-European VC Nauta Capital launches fifth fund with a €120 million first close
- Berlin’s Cavalry Ventures closes €80M, backed by DACH founders and EIF
- K Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed program
- French VC Axeleo Capital announces €50 million fund for seed-stage proptech startups across Europe
- Iceland Venture Studio raises additional $2 million to elevate Icelandic ecosystem in global tech scene
🎙 Raph Crouan, Partner Business Development at C4 Ventures
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