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This week on the pod, we’ve received some juicy scoops — specifically, the newest worker casualties linked to Gorillas.
Extra particularly, we dig into Avenue Fleet, a Berlin-based rider platform owned by the embattled speedy grocery startup, which has instructed its 100+ riders that it’s closing on the finish of July. Many are not sure in the event that they’ll be paid what they’re owed.
We additionally dive into the newest raises — together with the newest local weather funds which have been introduced this week, together with €150m fund Climentum and €100m fund AENU.
Oxford Quantum Circuits, which claims to be Europe’s main quantum computing firm, has additionally raised a £38m Sequence A spherical.
Subsequent, we converse to Gini and Eccie Newton, two sisters who launched Karma Kitchen, a shared and personal kitchen house supplier, concerning the tough facet of operating a enterprise along with your sibling.
Lastly, The Sifted Podcast producers Tim and Georgina chat about festivals — extra particularly, they evaluate their latest experiences at Glastonbury and Meta Fest, a pageant within the metaverse produced by metaverse firm Journee and artistic studio DEPT.
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