
\Can N26 be trusted? A rare interview with the founder
06/17/22 • 26 min
On this week's show:
03:22 — SoftBank backs Proximie in $80m round for AR surgery
06:00 — Epoch Biodesign has raised $11m to grow its plastic-eating enzymes tech
09:38 — What's going on in European tech hiring?
11:32 — Fintech reporter Amy O'Brien discusses a rare interview with N26 CEO Valentin Stalf
15:46 — Nathan Benaich talks about his research into why European universities aren't producing top tech companies at the same rate as the US
Links:
https://sifted.eu/articles/proximie-softbank-80m-surgery/
https://sifted.eu/articles/epoch-biodesign-enzyme-plastic-waste/
https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-tech-job-listings-down/
https://sifted.eu/articles/n26-culture-fraud-valentin-stalf/
https://sifted.eu/articles/university-spinout-startups/
On this week's show:
03:22 — SoftBank backs Proximie in $80m round for AR surgery
06:00 — Epoch Biodesign has raised $11m to grow its plastic-eating enzymes tech
09:38 — What's going on in European tech hiring?
11:32 — Fintech reporter Amy O'Brien discusses a rare interview with N26 CEO Valentin Stalf
15:46 — Nathan Benaich talks about his research into why European universities aren't producing top tech companies at the same rate as the US
Links:
https://sifted.eu/articles/proximie-softbank-80m-surgery/
https://sifted.eu/articles/epoch-biodesign-enzyme-plastic-waste/
https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-tech-job-listings-down/
https://sifted.eu/articles/n26-culture-fraud-valentin-stalf/
https://sifted.eu/articles/university-spinout-startups/
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