Freya Pratty

Associate Editor at Financial Times' @Siftedeu | [email protected]

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

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[Anne Sraders @AnneSraders]

Another scoop confirmed ✅: we reported way back in June that Bulgarian satellite startup EnduroSat was in talks for a roughly $200m funding round. Today, the company confirmed it raised $205m.

Our piece from 3 months ago 👇
https://t.co/epixwPRVfi

[Ian Hogarth @soundboy]

1/ One of the strange things about the current AI boom: I believe that Dario, Ilya and other leaders of AGI focused companies have been explicit to the VCs funding them that they believe there is a possibility their technology could lead to human extinction.

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

@M1tchdeLeon @MimiBilling @Siftedeu @TechBBQ Thank you!!

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

🚨 SCOOP: The EU's new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, is in talks to lead Mistral's mammoth new round.

https://t.co/ZY9yssdVIP

[Ian Hogarth @soundboy]

This podcast with @leicesterliz on the great work she and @KanishkaNarayan and many others are doing at @SciTechgovuk is well worth a listen: https://t.co/jpCQUiwlNi

[Carl Pei @getpeid]

When we started @nothing, many people said it would be impossible to succeed as a consumer hardware startup.

Today, we're ranked #2 on the inaugural @Siftedeu Consumer 100.

Proud of our team! Thanks Sifted and @SXSW.

[Headlinemoney @Headlinemoney_]

And on the shortlist for #HMAwards25 B2B Story of the Year, we have Damisola Sulaiman, @SKPMcGee, @FPratty & @mparts_, Daniel Grote, @JackGilbert13 & Selin Bucak, Hannah Duncan, @CarmenReichman & Nick Reeve

Well done! 👏

https://t.co/6r7SJk93RJ

[Anne Sraders @AnneSraders]

Scoop: German AI translation unicorn DeepL is “looking very closely” at an IPO, which could come in 2026, sources tell us. More with @_tommatsuda @FPratty https://t.co/H3l9PftyRx

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

NEW: Since 2021, London-based VC firm Future Planet Capital has secured more than £100m in public funds without any competitive bidding process.

Sources tell Sifted that government officials have raised questions over its suitability for the project.

https://t.co/LNJGbIiBqM

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

Scoop: An ex-Mistral employee is raising $80m for his new company, sources tell Sifted.

"Genesis Robotics is the big round happening in Paris at the moment,” says one investor.

https://t.co/9l9yZOO3YC

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

“The demise of climate tech darling triggered existential soul-searching in Europe, as many questioned whether continent can scale crucial technologies such as batteries in face of China’s dominance over the industry” ⁦@MimiBilling⁩ & ⁦@FPratty https://t.co/cxFZDEhJ5T

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

🔋 When Northvolt filed for bankruptcy in November, it said it would run out of cash in January.

It says it's now extended its runway (but won't say by how much) and it's still in need of long term funding.

https://t.co/ly3PWzKLMv

[Greg Jackson @g__j]

Gotta love the @FT's offshoot, sifted❣️

Octopus & Kraken recently released our financial results - but @FPratty really dug into the detail, and identified the real strength in our management team, overlooked by all other financial reporters...

https://t.co/fGQDGR6QQ6

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

🐙 Someone recently described Octopus Energy to me as an opportunity for investors to get in on "an expensive utility company or a cheap tech company."

The tech company, Kraken, is growing fast and looks set to one day spin out entirely from Octopus.

https://t.co/LJsuMaae5o

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

New: Octopus Energy has recorded its second year of profitability, despite a dip in revenues. Its tech arm, Kraken (which files separate accounts) saw profits increase 480%.

https://t.co/LqyDgApRNq

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

"Knowing what I know now, I would have never taken Mubadala as an investor.”

Getir vs Mubadala continues to rage on, after a Dutch court on Friday sided with the sovereign wealth fund.

https://t.co/aYERdZQ2ho

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?

https://t.co/lykfUR02VV

[cindygallop.eth @cindygallop]

VCs, be on your guard for people claiming family offices like Ian Slater - excellent investigative journalism from @mparts_ and @FPratty of @Siftedeu https://t.co/cDk4yUSKKx

[Freya Pratty @FPratty]

What's next now Northvolt's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy?

Filing for Chap. 11 gives it access to $245m to keep operations going until early next year. It'll now work to restructure and bring in new financing, meaning a captable re-write.

https://t.co/fJvIEmlJJE

[Ingrid @ingridlunden]

Saturday, @mikebutcher, @Bryce_Keane , @amyrlewin, @FPratty, I and others (sorry for not tagging all) came together w/family and friends for a memorial for the great, late @sohear. Please give if you can to a charity in his honour, one he held close. https://t.co/I3IuigHqUd