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.
Show Notes
And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:
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Snyk raises $300m at $4.7b valuation
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Starling Bank confirms £272 million in new funding, claims unicorn status
🍏 Urban farming startup
Infarm raises extra $100 million to expand
🏎 Porsche
raises stake in electric car and components maker
Rimac Automobili🎓 Kyiv-based edtech
Preply raises $35 million in funding
💵 Amazon-backed
Deliveroo reveals it lost $309 million in 2020 ahead of IPO
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Apple will invest over 1 billion euros in Germany and plans European Silicon Design Center in Munich
🇪🇺 EU
struggles to build antitrust case against
Amazon🚲 Spain
agrees on labour reform that will recognize delivery platform riders as employees
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