Well alright, alright, alright. Spring has sprung and what would a week without a little controversy be? This week we&#8217;re looking at Hedonova and Carbonomy, or not, the JET and some not-so-nice labour actions, ridiculous funding round names, SerenityNow, DeepDrive&#8217;s neck breaker of a new EV drivetrain, and Ferrari getting h4x0r3d, again. And one more thing: a Neobanks Report to end all neobanks reports.
Keen listeners will recognise that we&#8217;ve taken a staple of the show and moved it from the very end to the very beginning. Because lulz.
Up this week:
00:50 &#8211; Shady actors called Carbonomy and a <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/21/the-wild-story-of-an-investment-into-a-company-that-doesnt-exist/">questionable-at-best</a> hedge fund named Hedonova. 06:16 &#8211; Tech.eu has invited Hedonova to join us for a rebuttal in a video interview format. 08:11 &#8211; Just Eat Takeway, the sage continues as it said on Tuesday it will reorganise in Britain, ending an employment model called Scoober by which it employs its own couriers. 08:43 &#8211; SCOOBER! 12:39 &#8211; HeavyFinance <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/24/lithuanias-heavyfina/">raised</a> €3 million in a seed round aimed at fuelling expansion efforts. 12:48 &#8211; Social fitness app GoJoe <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/23/gojoe-bags-a-sports-star-and-1-2-million-in-its-seed-round/">bags</a> a sports star and £1.2 million in its Seed round. 13:26 &#8211; emma <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/21/emma-raises-6-million-in-seed-funding-to-hire-engineers-for-no-code-platform/">raised</a> $6 million in Seed funding to hire engineers for no-code platform. 13:45 &#8211; Finland’s MVision AI <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/23/finland-s-mvision-ai-raises-5-4-million-for-ai-powered-cancer-treatment-planning-platform/">raised</a> €5.4 million for an AI-powered Cancer treatment planning platform. 14:07 &#8211; Fiona gets creative with funding round nomenclature. 15:32 &#8211; After seven years bootstrapped, IntegrityNext <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/23/after-seven-years-bootstrapped-integritynext-takes-on-eur100-million-via-eqt-growth/">takes on</a> €100 million via EQT Growth. 15:49 &#8211; Serenity NOW! 17:47 &#8211; Lieferkettensorgfalts­pflichtengesetz. 18:55 &#8211; i Ventures. iPod? iPad? iPhone? i Series cars &#8230; lightbulb moment. 19:16 &#8211; BMW i Ventures <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/21/bmw-i-ventures-shifts-eur15-million-deepdrives-way/">shifts</a> €15 million DeepDrive’s way. 20:10 &#8211; Italia’s pride tarnished as the Prancing Horse of Ferrari <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/21/italias-pride-tarnished-as-the-prancing-horse-of-ferrari-falls-prey-to-ransomware/">falls prey</a> to ransomware. 22:05 &#8211; Winningest. It is a <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/winningest">word</a>. 22:46 &#8211; One more thing: A Neobanks Report. <a href="https://tech.eu/2023/03/22/neobanks-across-europe-fatten-up-as-vcs-demand-profits/">Go read it</a>. Lots of numbers. And a pretty table.
All this and a whole lot more on this week&#8217;s episode of the Drive at Five!

Benjamin Deplus

🎙️ The Drive at Five with Fiona Alston, Cate Lawrence, Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 26

Well alright, alright, alright. Spring has sprung and what would a week without a little controversy be? This week we&#8217;re looking at Hedonova and Carbonomy, or not, the JET and some not-so-nice labour actions, ridiculous funding round names, SerenityNow, DeepDrive&#8217;s neck breaker of a new EV drivetrain, and Ferrari getting h4x0r3d, again. And one more [&hellip;]