Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast

This week we discuss:

Britishvolt goes into administration
Cazoo's CEO steps down
New technology to store vaccines at room temperature
The startup cleaning up Elon Musk's space junk
Dragon's Den star Stev…

This week we discuss:

01:08: OXcan raises $3.7m to scale its cancer detection tech
04:35  Autonomous vehicles everywhere: Oxbotica raises $140m
07:54 Checkout.com's latest financial results
10:47 Employe…

This week we discuss:

01:45 What are the new EU policies startups should watch out for in 2023?
08:26 Nuclear fusion: The bet that Europe should have won
18:21 Why are VCs getting so excited about gener…

This week we're bringing you a longer form interview with Meri Williams, CTO at Pleo and formerly CTO at Monzo and Healx. Meri's got a reputation for being one of the best in the business at growing …

This week we discuss:

01:13 How are startup valuations worked out?

05:54 Basecamp raises $20m to scale its biodiversity tech

09:15 Getir finally acquires Gorillas

12:04 Are all-in-one airport scanners th…

This week we discuss:

01:17 Gorillas investors to pay $100m to secure Getir all-stock buyout, sources say
04:40 Online grocer Oda raises €150m but loses its unicorn valuation
08:10 As the speedy grocery…

This week we discuss:

01:45 Klarna posts big losses in latest financial results
06:19 Scammers increasingly targeting UK neobank customers
10:14 Idris and Sabrina Elba invest in Huel
13:50 The startups f…

This week we've got a bonus episode for you, recorded while Amy was off at the Slush startup conference in Helsinki. It's a conversation with veteran tech investor and Index Ventures partner Danny Ri…

This week we discuss:

(04:24) Starling Bank blocks crypto payments in wake of FTX collapse
(06:01) Are we about to see another dot com crash?
(12:27) Tech event Slush revokes award for Russian founder a…

This week we're bringing you the second in our new series of extended interviews with the big names and rising stars of Europe's tech and startup scene.

This episode features a conversation with Timmu…

This week we discuss:

03:35 Anything World raises $7.5m
06:16 Crypto payment startup Ramp raises $70m
08:15 Solar startup Alight wins $150m in buyout to scale up its ambitions
10:04 Spotify's Daniel Ek h…

This week we discuss:

00:53 Kry lays off 300 employees
03:52 Monzo staff unionise
07:33 Flying taxi startup raises $300
09:53 Robots in demand as energy prices soar
12:57 What's been going down at Web Sum…

This week, we're treating you to something a little bit different. Eleanor's joined by EQT Growth partner Carolina Brochado, who recently launched a new €2.4bn fund to back later-stage European start…

This week we discuss:

02:01 Who would lose most in a Gorillas sale?
04:41 N26 reports widening losses
06:57 Amazon aggregators get sued
09:55 AI investment is down
13:02 Tech to make us age slower
19:30 Sp…

This week we discuss:

03:19 Metaverse platform Improbable has raised $100m
10:15 Faux foie gras startup Gourmey raises €48m
13:15 New Paris-based VC fund Sista Fund launches
26:55 How can all startups he…

This week we discuss:

03:04 More layoffs at Klarna
03:54 Insect cultivation startup Innovafarm raises $260m
05:35 Equity management platform Ledgy raises $22m
07:00 B2B payments startup Sequence gets bac…

This week we discuss:

1:49 Sorare lands huge NBA deal

6:00  Code First Girls raises £4.5m to make coding more diverse

9:40 Lightyear raises €81m to get its solar-powered car on the road

11:57 Former Revo…