{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tech.eu","title":"Apple's shopping in Europe; HelloFresh and subscription marketing; $19 million for Pitch; interview with Semyon Dukach, managing partner at One Way Ventures; and much more","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0752e9b8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4064,"description":"On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics:\r\n\r\n\r\nThe biggest deal of the week: immersive reality tech startup Varjo has raised a $31 million Series B round from Atomico, Next47, and others.\r\nApple’s shopping in Europe\r\n - Danish startup Spektral sold to Apple for $30 million\r\n - Apple confirms it has acquired Spektral, a Danish computer vision startup, for augmented reality technology\r\n - Apple inks $600M deal to license IP, acquire assets and talent from Dialog to expand chipmaking in Europe\r\n\r\n\r\nHelloFresh and the issues with subscription marketing\r\n - The World's Most Ruthless Food Startup: The Inside Story of How HelloFresh Clawed Its Way to the Top\r\n - HelloFresh: The world's most ruthless food startup\r\n - ‘Complaints are vastly outweighed by positive feedback’: HelloFresh defends face-to-face salespeople\r\n - HelloFresh To End Street Team Program Following Complaints From Greenpoint Residents\r\n - Subscription box deliveries set to become billion-pound market\r\n - HelloFresh has a Bigger Customer Retention Problem Than Blue Apron\r\n\r\n\r\nInterview: Semyon Dukach, One Way Ventures\r\n\r\n\r\nBerlin-based startup Pitch raises $19 million to take on slide decks\r\n - Pitch, from the founders of Wunderlist, raises $19M to take on PowerPoint in presentations\r\n - Wunderlist creators raise $19 million for Pitch, a next-gen collaborative presentation platform\r\n\r\n\r\nEvents:\r\n - NOAH London Conference; October 30­–31\r\n - Fintech Belgium Summit in Brussels, Belgium; October 22\r\n - Women Startup Challenge Europe in Paris, France; October 25\r\n\r\n\r\nDid we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form.\r\n\r\n\r\nOur reading recommendations\r\n\r\n\r\nKara Swisher: “I just knew I was going to surpass these guys I was working for.” Also, check out Kara’s recent AMA session on Reddit.\r\n\r\n\r\nBlockchain scepticism: “The Big Blockchain Lie” and “Sorry Civil, 'crypto-economics' and 'constitutions' won't save journalism.”\r\n\r\n\r...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3S7FadxnDDFVJsNF1EaysmsIekXd_xWzeJsc4XIE2HQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkzMTcvMTYyOTQ0/ODQ2OS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}