• The startups cashing in on the ebike boom
• 13 startups Gen Z founders are watching
• The hottest seed rounds from November

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Dispatches from a new VC: a founder meeting marathon in a Slush sauna 

This week, Mild Conviction travelled to the biggest startup event of the season: Slush. The team wanted to get closer to founders in the most authentic Finnish way, so of course they hired a sauna for meetings.

Read on to learn how our intrepid columnist Rosie coped.

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The ebike boom: How startups are cashing in

In the world of green urban transport, nothing is hotter right now than the ebike. 

The vehicles accounted for just 4.2% of European bike sales in 2012, but today make up 17% of the market and are selling faster than electric cars.

Sarah Drumm looks at which startups are leading the way. 

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13 startups to watch in Europe, according to Gen Z founders

Gen Z are an entrepreneurial bunch. Europe’s lineup of young startup founders is growing, and they’re building a range of tech startups in areas including fintech, edtech and robotics.

But when they think of other startups, which ones are they interested by?

These are the startups Europe's young entrepreneurs are watching.

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The list: November’s hottest European seed investments

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What fintechs need to know about ‘Request to Pay’

Your phone buzzes and you get a notification. It asks whether you’d like to pay for your coffee, so you hit accept and pick up a latte from the cafe counter.

Some predict this messaging service — known as “Request to Pay” — is the future of payments between people and businesses. 

We chat to Anders la Cour from Banking Circle about what's next.

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