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

🗠 Seedrs and Crowdcube plan to merge into one £140 million company

• European Union approves new crowdfunding rules that apply to member states, funding cap set at €5 million
• Finally, a pan-European set of rules on crowdfunding: here’s why this is a huge step for the industry

🐛 Insect farming startup Ÿnsect tops up Series C round to $372 million

🐦 Europe’s newest unicorn: Amsterdam’s MessageBird closes $200 million funding round at $3 billion valuation

🎙 Interview with Jaime Novoa, investor at K Fund and author of the Dealflow newsletter