Best Asif Rajani Podcasts (2025)

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Ep8. Week 16–22/11: Flexion , NestAI , SIX Group, UK's AI Growth Zones 16:49

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Robotics funding, AI-defense alliances, EU regulation shifts, a major social media exit — and a special deep dive into General Intuition, Europe’s most ambitious frontier-AI lab. In this week’s EuroTech episode, we break down the five biggest stories shaping Europe’s tech and investment landscape: Flexion raises $50M to build the AI “brain” for hum…

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Ep7. Week 2–8/11: Zilch, FMC, Locai Labs, Clearwater Analytics 5:48

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In this week’s Euro Tech roundup, we unpack the biggest developments shaping European innovation — from fintech mega-rounds to AI breakthroughs, policy shifts, and major cross-border M&A. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudiceBy Asif Rajani

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Ep6. Payments: Breaking the Visa–Mastercard Duopoly 15:16

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This episode explains how Visa and Mastercard came to dominate global card payments — and why Europe is now building alternatives. We cover the origins of the duopoly, how the bank–network relationship fuels it, and why new fintech tools still often rely on card rails. We then dive into Europe’s strategy to regain control: instant payments, open ba…

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Ep5. European Space Sector: Deep Dive 15:35

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A deep dive into Europe’s space transformation—from the Airbus–Thales–Leonardo mega-merger to New Space disruptors like EnduroSat, and the public flywheel powering Galileo, Copernicus, and IRIS². We map the competitive terrain (launch, constellations, downstream data), then explore three plausible futures where Europe wins: a unified champion, nich…

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Ep4. Week 2–8/11: AI Act, Nexperia, Klarna, Quantum Decate, LEAG GigaBattery 10:04

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In this episode, we cover the EU’s rethink of AI regulation, a semiconductor supply thaw with China, Klarna’s pay-by-bank move in Germany, the UK’s “Quantum Decade,” and Germany’s record-setting battery storage project. What we cover: How potential timing tweaks to the AI Act could affect startup roadmaps and compliance budgets Why the Nexperia chi…

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Ep3. Week 26/10–1/11: Nokia, Bending Spoons, Legora, Mews, Sequoia 10:04

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This week’s wrap is packed with headline-making stories shaping Europe’s innovation landscape — from deep tech to fintech, AI, and beyond. We cover: 💡 Nvidia’s $1B bet on Nokia — how AI and telecom are converging 💰 Bending Spoons’ $710M funding and AOL acquisition — Italy’s rise as a tech powerhouse ⚖️ Legora’s $150M round — Sweden’s legal AI start…

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Ep2. Bending Spoons: Deep Dive 10:06

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What happens when a Milan-based company starts buying some of the world’s most famous, but fading tech brands, and actually brings them back to life? In this episode, we dive deep into the story of Bending Spoons, the Italian firm behind the revival of apps like Evernote, Meetup, WeTransfer, and even AOL. You’ll learn how they’ve built a multi-bill…

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Ep1. Week: 19–25/10: General Intuition, Airbus, Riff, Refurbed, Robin AI 28:05

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In this episode, we will talk about a big merger in the space industry, a green electronics marketplace getting new funding, an AI startup facing layoffs, a Norwegian startup changing how we build software, and one of the largest seed funding rounds ever for a European AI company. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/ride-and-prejudice…