Scoop: Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir has raised new funding from existing investors at a significant downround amid a slump in growth capital. More on Business Insider businessinsider.com/getir-hit-with… #tech #startups #delivery #vc

Scoop w/Riddhi: Flink, a German grocery delivery startup, has opened talks with investors over a new funding round. Amid a tough funding environment, any new financing would likely come at a valuation haircut as the company aims at profitability. businessinsider.com/grocery-app-fl… #tech

What do sports stars Sir Andy Murray, World Cup winner Mario Götze and Roma defender Chris Smalling have in common? Tech investing. European athletes are now competing with their US counterparts for buzzy startup deals. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/europes-sports… #vc #tech

Scoop: London-based generative AI startup Synthesia is in talks with investors over a new funding round that could value the company at around $1 billion amid a boom in VC interest. More details on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/synthesia-gene… #vc #ai #startups

Scoop: French AI researchers are raising capital in a bid to create an OpenAI rival. The secretive project Mistral is in talks with major investors over a funding round as the hype around the sector continues. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/exclusive-mist… #tech #AI #startups

Scoop: German FinOps startup Payrails is in talks to raise a new funding round from investors EQT Ventures and General Catalyst. The firm previously brought in cash from a16z. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/payrails-germa… #startup #tech #fintech #vc

Hey fintech folks, I'm headed to New York City 🍎 for the first time between the 20th-23rd June to do meetings, connect with the tech and VC ecosystem, plus meet my fabulous colleagues 🇺🇸 Any recommends on who to catch up with would be appreciated! #vc #VentureCapital #fintech

Scoop: Sequoia has hired another partner for its European operations in London. Julien Bek is joining from Accel amid a major reorganisation of the firm's global structure and becomes their 6th investor in Europe. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/sequoia-vc-fun… #vc #tech

Scoop: EQT Growth, a backer of companies like Wolt and Vinted, is hiring a new investment partner from Goldman Sachs as it bolsters its late stage team in London. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/eqt-venture-fu… #vc #tech #startups

Scoop: VC giant IVP is in talks with London payments startup Volt over a new funding round. Exciting times for the fintech market after a bruising period. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/volt-uk-fintec… #vc #startups #fintech

New & exclusive: London fintech startup Primer's co-CEO Paul Anthony is stepping away from his role. Backed by Accel and Iconiq, Primer will see fellow cofounder Gabriel Le Roux take over as the business. More on Business Insider: businessinsider.com/primer-fintech… #startups #VC #fintech

New from me, @tasjourno and Riddhi: We surveyed top investors across the continent to get the inside track on the hottest up-and-coming VC talent. This is Europe's inaugural Rising Stars of VC list and you can find out who made the cut on Insider: businessinsider.com/post/preview?p…

We were shocked and saddened to hear that Business Insider would be cutting 8 per cent of its newsroom yesterday. This is our statement. Solidarity with our colleagues in the US. ✊ nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-b…

🚨Personal news: fellow journos, please share 🚨 After nearly 2 years as Business Insider’s first features editor outside of the US, I’m a casualty of its recent layoffs and looking for my next move. There's lots about me at my website here: louiseridley.com

nail-on-head overview of the last 14 years in britain. not least because it packs paragraphs of tories pontificating about strategy around an anecdote about a 77-year-old man telling his volunteer debt relief counsellor that he's suicidal. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

gender essentialism in hobbies (“weird girl music” “men don’t get fiona apple” “female rage cinema”) has been a disaster for cultural criticism. one of the purposes of art is to allow us to empathise with perspectives alien to our own. hate it so much

Hello! Long time no speak, I wonder why. Like many others, I've ventured to pastures new... but enough about my job move, I've set up on Bluesky and you'd be very welcome to follow me. I will be opining on tech, films, music, and memes, ofc. Send tweet. bsky.app/profile/calbur…

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