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Willem Voogd, Nederlands acteur, zullen de meeste mensen kennen als Mees Kees. Acht jaar geleden was Willem te zien als deze bekende basisschoolmeester en wordt nog altijd herkend als Mees Kees. “Ik word er nog altijd aan herinnerd dat ik die rol heb gespeeld”. Inmiddels heeft Willem al vele andere rollen gehad en is hij tegenwoordig ook bekend van het kinderprogramma ‘Proefkeuken’, een programma wat ook perfect bij Willem past. “Ik ben een enorme wijsneus en wil graag weten hoe alles in elkaar zit”. Vandaag was Willem gezellig bij ons te gast en we praten met hem bij over zijn carrière, zijn privéleven en over donuts!  

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Steve O’Hear has been providing commentary during one of the most exciting periods of tech innovation in the UK. A highly respected, prominent journalist for ZDNet and Tech Crunch, Steve covered the rise of Monzo, Wise and Starling Bank as well as other FinTech and general tech advances throughout the period dubbed Web 2.0 

But Journalism wasn’t all Steve planned to achieve in his career. He tried his hand at entrepreneurship with Beepl, and talks candidly about this experience and what lessons he learned that made him a better writer and leader.  

Steve is currently the VP of Strategy at Zapp - an e-commerce convenience grocery company, who are attempting to disrupt the already competitive, convenience retail space. 

 
Talking Points

02:05 - Intro to Steve

03:43 - How did Steve get into Tech Journalism?

05:02 - Web 2.0

08:52 - What Tech Companies has Steve Seen Rise?

10:52 - Fin Tech

11:30 - What Prompted the rise of FinTech?

15:25 - Beepl

17:20 - Lessons learned from Beepl failures

19:00 - Entrepreneurial advice to those starting a venture

20:25 - Changing careers from journalism to Zapp

24:00 - Why will Zapp change the convenience retail space in the UK?

28:05 - What tech innovations is Steve excited about?

30:50 - Steve's advice to young journalists.

32:50 - Stories that inspired Steve.

Welcome back to United Kingdom Tech Weekly Deals Roundup, a weekly podcast by Tracxn for key startup deals in United Kingdom from last week. 

In this edition, we will cover funding rounds of Zapp, Instadeep, and more. In exits, we will cover the acquisition of Cotopaxi by Spirax-Sarco Engineering among others.

Starting with our deep dive into funding rounds, tech companies in United Kingdom raised around $586 million of funding across 30 funding rounds during this week.

Online Grocery startup, Zapp, raised $200 million in a Series B funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, 468 Capital, BroadLight Capital, and others. Zapp is an online platform offering multi-category grocery products. Zapp's product offerings include drinks & beverages, groceries, snacks, ice cream, pharmacy, baby products, pet essentials, and more. Zapp offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms. Founded in 2020, Sevenoaks-based Zapp has raised $200 million till date.

London-based enterprise applications startup, InstaDeep, raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Alpha Intelligence Capital and CDIB Capital with participation from Synergie, google, and others. InstaDeep is a Provider of AI-based solutions for organizations. InstaDeep offers products to address the challenges of optimization and automation. InstaDeep offers a decision-making system that leverages reinforcement learning to make decisions on its own. InstaDeep's product can be used to provide services in the field of logistics, finance, and healthcare. Founded in 2015, InstaDeep has raised $107 million till date.

Energy Tech startup, Nexeon, raised $80 million in a Series D funding round led by BNW Investment, SJL Partners, SKC, and others. Nexeon is a Silicon-based anode developer. Nexeon claims that they have patented a unique way of structuring silicon so that it delivers extended cycle life and increases battery capacity. Nexeon's first commercially available material is low-cost silicon. Nexeon also claims that the graphite currently used in the lithium-ion battery manufacturing process can simply be replaced with materials and used in combination with conventional polymer binders and current collectors, thus allowing for easy adoption in existing Li-ion batteries production lines. Founded in 2006, Abingdon-based Nexeon has raised $255 million till date.

London-based FinTech startup, 365 Business Finance, raised $74 million in a Series C funding round led by Kendall Capital. 365 Business Finance is a Business cash advance provider. 365 Business Finance is a direct lender for business cash advances ranging from GBP 5K-100K, with flexible repayments at a fixed percentage of card sales. 365 Business Finance offers loans for the business with an operation for at least 12 months, and average credit and debit cards sales during the period should be at least GBP 5K per month. 365 Business Finance's platform claims to have a 90% approval rate and approvals within 24 hours. Founded in 2012, 365 Business Finance has raised $74 million till date.

FinTech startup, Moneyfarm, raised $59 million in a Series D funding round led by M&G. MoneyFarm provides an online platform for investment planning & advisory services. Moneyfarm helps users in portfolio management based on their profiles and goals. Moneyfarm offers advisory services for investment in stocks & shares, pension management, and wealth management. MoneyFarm also features tools for tracking investments. Founded in 2011 by ex-Morgan Stanley employee, London-based Moneyfarm has raised $186 million till date.

London-based Environment Tech startup, Sylvera, raised $32 million in a Series A funding round led by Index Ventures and Insight Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures, LocalGlobe, and others. Sylvera is a Provider of solutions to offset the carbon footprint. Sylvera's Users can understand the real-time carbon performance of offset projects through the platform. Sylvera also allows users to explore satellite imagery to see the real story on the ground. Founded in 2020 by London Business School alumni, Sylvera has raised $40 million till date.

Technology startup, PQShield, raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Lee Fixel with participation from Crane and Oxford Science Enterprises. PQShield is a Provider of quantum computing solutions for secured communication. PQShield uses post-quantum algorithms to protect data. PQShield also uses a cryptographic SDK for mobile and server technologies that can protect sensitive information, identities, and cybersecurity infrastructures. PQShield provides solutions to industries, such as the automotive, industrial, and manufacturing industries. Founded in 2018, Oxford-based PQShield has raised $27 million till date.

London-based HR Tech startup, Otta, raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global Management with participation from LocalGlobe and Founder Collective. Otta is an online job portal for multiple industries. Otta's platform allows the hiring staff to post the jobs for free and recommend the jobs to the candidates based on their skills and experience. Founded in 2000 by University College London alumni and University of Cambridge alumni Otta has raised $20 million till date.

This was all from the funding updates, moving on to the exits. United Kingdom Tech observed 6 exits during the week of 30 Jan 2022.

Skelmersdale-based energy tech startup, Cotopaxi, was acquired by Spirax-Sarco Engineering for $18 million. Cotopaxi provides energy management solutions which include software and services for optimizing energy usage. Cotopaxi Energy monitoring products include the eXpert Boiler, Motor, Pump, and Fridge to track the energy of the respective equipment, alongside Strata, which is an energy management software. Cotopaxi Services provided include energy consulting, end-to-end CHP solutions, and boiler and steam audit services. Cotopaxi was Founded in 2009.

London-based gaming tech startup, Faceit, was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Faceit is a free-to-play eSports gaming platform. Faceit's platform helps the gamers to discover and showcase their skills to potential sponsors and professional eSports teams. Faceit's platform also runs its own eSports tournaments where individual users and teams can register and compete. Faceit's users can also add games onto the platform to compete and win awarded points. Founded in 2012, Faceit has raised $17 million till date from Makers Fund, Creator Collective Capital, and others.

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We are under the mistaken belief that God’s word is Bible.  God’s word is Love.  To Love one another, we are Brothers and Sisters in God and GROW is God’s plan.

Apply the Bible to your Life in Righteousness as you GROW💫💞

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I Can Make you Dance and Praise the Lord! 
God can set you Free from your Troubled, Troubled Mind
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I heard it Through the Grapevine that God is always Right on Time and will forever be Mine.

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Sow Love, GROW Love all over the World
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Material things dont mean anything, one day we shall Leave with nothing

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Maar wat moet je als ondernemer met flitsbezorging? Marketeer Michel Ariëns ziet vooralsnog kansen. ,,Stel je hebt een chocolademerk. Wil ik bij Albert Heijn komen te liggen, dan moet ik enorm veel voorraad hebben én van goede huizen komen. Maar wat nou als ik met een flitsbezorger alleen in het centrum van Utrecht mijn chocolade wil verkopen?" Ariëns ziet het al voor zich dat kleine ondernemers, met weinig risico, een samenwerking kunnen testen. Vind collega Patrick Wessels dat ook? Je hoort het in deze zestiende Aandachtstrekkers-podcast.

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Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic. This time 'round we took a look into the world of on-demand delivery in Europe, with an especial focus on the so-called "instant" grocery sector, and delivered convenience items. To help Natasha and Danny and Alex get through the subject, we lassoed TechCrunch alum and present-day VP at Zapp, a company in the sector under discussion, Steve O'Hear to chat with us.

We spent time chatting through the following:

• Recent news from the sector, including that Turkey's Getir has just raised a bucket of new capital, and that Weezy is looking to exit; the latter item wound up being important we got around to discussing consolidation in the space.
• Steve gave us an overview of Zapp, and how its approach to infra could help its economics.
• We chatted about GoPuff and its economic fortunes, which in fundraising terms are solid, even if questions regarding future profitability are still in play.
• And regarding the ever-present pandemic question, Steve was bullish on consumer behavior staying where it is if -- when? -- the COVID-19 pandemic eventually leaves us.

We are back on Friday! Chat then!

Credits: Equity is hosted by TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo. We are produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

So here is number 2 in my monthly selftitled mix series!

After setting it off with Neo Soul in my previous mix I felt it was only right to continue with a Funk (and some Disco ish?) type mix. Ofcourse I had to put in some Zapp and Kleeer to rep the originators of my favorite Funk sound. Also an overlooked oldie by Daft Punk in there I still like and a track by Will I Am you might recognize from another track. Also a very early Midas Hutch original that I luckily downloaded years and years ago! 

Mixed on my XDJ RX-1 again!

S/O to Zoë Love Smith helping me design for the cover again ♥️