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Euro Tech

Asif Rajani

8 episodes

2 days ago

Robotics funding, AI-defense alliances, EU regulation shifts, a major social media exit — and a special deep dive into General Intuition, Europe’s most ambitious frontier-AI lab. In this week’s EuroTech episode, we break down the five biggest stories shaping Europe’s tech and investment landscape: Flexion raises $50M to build the AI “brain” for humanoid robots — and how it compares to another rising star, General IntuitionFinland’s NestAI emerges from stealth with a €100M raise and strategic ...

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Episodes (8/8)

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Ep8. Week 16–22/11: Flexion , NestAI , SIX Group, UK's AI Growth Zones

1 week ago

16 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep7. Week 2–8/11: Zilch, FMC, Locai Labs, Clearwater Analytics

In this week’s Euro Tech roundup, we unpack the biggest developments shaping European innovation — from fintech mega-rounds to AI breakthroughs, policy shifts, and major cross-border M&A. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice

1 week ago

5 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep6. Payments: Breaking the Visa–Mastercard Duopoly

This episode explains how Visa and Mastercard came to dominate global card payments — and why Europe is now building alternatives. We cover the origins of the duopoly, how the bank–network relationship fuels it, and why new fintech tools still often rely on card rails. We then dive into Europe’s strategy to regain control: instant payments, open banking, SEPA Instant, and the European Payments Initiative’s new digital wallet, Wero. The episode closes with a look at what a post-duopoly Europe ...

2 weeks ago

15 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep5. European Space Sector: Deep Dive

A deep dive into Europe’s space transformation—from the Airbus–Thales–Leonardo mega-merger to New Space disruptors like EnduroSat, and the public flywheel powering Galileo, Copernicus, and IRIS². We map the competitive terrain (launch, constellations, downstream data), then explore three plausible futures where Europe wins: a unified champion, niche dominance in “responsible space,” and long-term human-spaceflight autonomy. You’ll hear about: What the planned space mega-prime means for speed,...

3 weeks ago

15 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep4. Week 2–8/11: AI Act, Nexperia, Klarna, Quantum Decate, LEAG GigaBattery

In this episode, we cover the EU’s rethink of AI regulation, a semiconductor supply thaw with China, Klarna’s pay-by-bank move in Germany, the UK’s “Quantum Decade,” and Germany’s record-setting battery storage project. What we cover: How potential timing tweaks to the AI Act could affect startup roadmaps and compliance budgetsWhy the Nexperia chip deal matters for auto, industrials, and supply riskWhat Variable Recurring Payments signal for card rails and open banking adoptionWhere UK ...

3 weeks ago

10 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep3. Week 26/10–1/11: Nokia, Bending Spoons, Legora, Mews, Sequoia

This week’s wrap is packed with headline-making stories shaping Europe’s innovation landscape — from deep tech to fintech, AI, and beyond. We cover: 💡 Nvidia’s $1B bet on Nokia — how AI and telecom are converging💰 Bending Spoons’ $710M funding and AOL acquisition — Italy’s rise as a tech powerhouse⚖️ Legora’s $150M round — Sweden’s legal AI startup scaling fast🏨 Mews acquires DataChat — bringing conversational AI into hospitality💼 Sequoia’s new European funds — nearly $1B fueling early-stage ...

3 weeks ago

10 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep2. Bending Spoons: Deep Dive

What happens when a Milan-based company starts buying some of the world’s most famous, but fading tech brands, and actually brings them back to life? In this episode, we dive deep into the story of Bending Spoons, the Italian firm behind the revival of apps like Evernote, Meetup, WeTransfer, and even AOL. You’ll learn how they’ve built a multi-billion-dollar empire by combining sharp financial discipline with bold engineering and product reinvention. We’ll explore: The unique “acquire and rev...

3 weeks ago

10 minutes

Euro Tech

Ep1. Week: 19–25/10: General Intuition, Airbus, Riff, Refurbed, Robin AI

In this episode, we will talk about a big merger in the space industry, a green electronics marketplace getting new funding, an AI startup facing layoffs, a Norwegian startup changing how we build software, and one of the largest seed funding rounds ever for a European AI company. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice

1 month ago

28 minutes