In today’s show, we talk about funding deals, IPO news, a couple of court cases, gig economy issues, and much more. The featured interview is with Sonya Iovieno, head of venture and growth at Silicon Valley Bank.
This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech from the past week, including €1 billion euros for European moonshots, moving money without moving money, and more. Also check out an interview with Frédéric Mazzella, co-founder of BlaBlaCar and co-president at France Digitale.
(Editor’s note: this is a guest post from Yann Lechelle, CEO of cloud solutions provider Scaleway, co-authored by a group of ecosystem and business leaders from across Europe.) Towards the end of 2019, the European Commission (EC) presented the Green Deal roadmap as a response for a sustainable digital transition. While the cloud is still […]
(Editor’s note: this is a guest post from Nicolas Brien, the CEO of lobbying organisation France Digitale.) Past debates have shown that tech-friendly regulations do not necessarily mean “startup-friendly regulations”. Many senior policymakers in Brussels still believe that meeting with the PR teams of US tech giants in the afternoon, soon after chatting with a […]