What's up with EIC Fund, newly announced European IPOs, funding rounds big and small, and more

And here are the notes and links for this week’s episode:

💰 Israel-born fintech company Rapyd lands $300 million in financing, doubles valuation to $2.5 billion

3️⃣ Checkout.com nearly triples value to $15 billion after funding

🚚 Berlin-based digital freight forwarder Sennder bags $160 million at a $1 billion+ valuation

💳 Curve seals $95 million equity round

👩‍💼 French startup iziwork snags $43 million to help temporary workers find jobs and security

🍅 Italian e-grocery startup Cortilia raises €34 million to get fresh local food to people’s homes

🐽 Online greeting card retailer Moonpig plans London listing

🍕 Deliveroo picks banks to serve up blockbuster float

• Amazon-backed Deliveroo could be headed to a blockbuster IPO that values it above $13 billion in April

🚙 German used car platform AUTO1 plans to list on Frankfurt stock exchange

💸 Delivery Hero launches DX Ventures, a new VC fund with €50 million at hand

💵 LAUNCHub Ventures seals €44 million first close of its €70 million target fund – here’s why

📈 Baltic startup ecosystem will bloom thanks to new stock option policies, says Index Ventures

🛰 European Investment Fund announces €300 million of space sector finance with new investments into Orbital Ventures and Primo Space

🎙 Interview: Stephane Ouaki, the chair of the investment committee of the EIC Fund

• European Innovation Council kicks off equity fund with €178 million going to 42 startups
• ‘It’s going to kill your business’: Startups turn on €2B EU fund

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