{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tech.eu","title":"GitLab valued at $1.1 billion, France's fintech coup, catching up with HTGF and SumUp, Uber + Deliveroo rumours, and more","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b72cafeb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2862,"description":"On this episode, hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler, we discussed the following topics:\r\n\r\n\r\nGitLab, a devops software platform, has raised $100 million at a valuation of $1.1 billion. \r\n - GitLab raises $100M\r\n - How GitHub rival GitLab is building a business with just 0.1% paying customers\r\n\r\n\r\nInterview: Dr Tanja Emmerling, principal at High-Tech Gruenderfonds\r\n\r\n\r\nFrance’s fintech coup \r\n - The Govtech Summit\r\n - Le Swave launches its second recruitment campaign\r\n - Scouting For Fintechs: Is French President Emmanuel Macron Keeping His Promise?\r\n - Newly Approved ICO Framework May Turn France Into Europe’s Leading ICO Hub\r\n - France Woos U.K. Finance as Industry Reels From Brexit Paper\r\n - Video: Learn more about Le Swave, first Fintech incubation platform in Paris CBD\r\n\r\n\r\nInterview: Marc-Alexander Christ, co-founder at SumUp\r\n\r\n\r\nIt's the rumours time! Bloomberg reports that Uber is talking to Deliveroo about acquisition possibilities. \r\n - Uber Is in Early Talks to Buy Europe's Deliveroo\r\n - Uber Eats couriers' pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central London\r\n\r\n\r\nEvents coming up in Europe:\r\n - Angel Island, Amsterdam\r\n - Lviv IT Arena\r\n - Mondial.Tech, Paris\r\n - Bits and Pretzels, Munich\r\n - France Digitale Day, Paris\r\n - Oslo Innovation Week\r\n - Cybertech Europe, Rome\r\n\r\n\r\nRecommendations from Natalie and Andrii\r\n\r\n\r\nThe true cost of the gig economy—an example of Amazon delivery drivers\r\n - ‘Someone is going to die in this truck’: Amazon drivers and managers describe harrowing deliveries inside trucks with ‘bald tires,’ broken mirrors, and faulty brakes\r\n - Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine: The disturbing accounts of Amazon delivery drivers may reveal the true human cost of ‘free’ shipping\r\n - I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare\r\n - Amazon drivers 'work illegal hours'\r\n - A day in the life of an Amazon delivery driver\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Point Nine Land and other content created by VCs\r\n - The Point Nine Land...","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}