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Episode Synopsis
On this week's show:03:22 — SoftBank backs Proximie in $80m round for AR surgery06:00 — Epoch Biodesign has raised $11m to grow its plastic-eating enzymes tech09:38 — What's going on in European tech hiring?11:32 — Fintech reporter Amy O'Brien discusses a rare interview with N26 CEO Valentin Stalf15:46 — Nathan Benaich talks about his research into why European universities aren't producing top tech companies at the same rate as the USLinks: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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