Pathfounders

Pathfounders, with @mikebutcher, produces news, opinion, and events, about the tech startup and venture ecosystem in Europe and Silicon Valley.

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BREAKING: Gigaton raises $26M round led by Plural to automate heavy industrial plants
By @mikebutcher.bsky.social
https://t.co/6Bn0bjcK0c

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Bot Or Not? Investors hunt for real AI startups in a sea of hype

Pathfounders Event report, in partnership with Your Story PR https://t.co/9ht0uTs0b6

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Runway AI puts $200M investment into London HQ for Europe, joining Anthropic and OpenAI
by @mikebutcher
https://t.co/33YTyliH0K

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Revolut, Mistral, Wayve and hundreds of startup founders launch campaign celebrating European tech
by @AmeliaKIsaacs
https://t.co/b0JjxcLBvb

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Autonomous AI coding startup Cognition raises $1bn at $26bn post-money valuation
By @AmeliaKIsaacs
https://t.co/Q4CLnigUkl

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Paris-based Lucis raises $20M Series A to go up against Thriva and other preventive health startups
https://t.co/HMSFjOfMIW

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Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness marketplace, raises $80M growth round at $1B+ valuation https://t.co/EH1Iz3y1hi

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Pathfounders Newsletter:
The drinks are on EQT; Join our May 26 event in London
https://t.co/IoQyYSGLTn
https://t.co/IoQyYSGLTn

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Hunter Biden puts his art on the blockchain via UK startup Verisart
https://t.co/SiKWrJjYBx

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Geopolitical turmoil and AI helped CircuitHub raise $28M to speed up electronics manufacturing. But guess which European VC did the *entire* round?
https://t.co/gHgyPxnWyc

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Podcast: Europe’s AI race is moving into physics and industry

Guillaume Decugis, GP of Serena Data Ventures, speaks exclusively to the Pathfounders Podcast about Mistral's acquisition of Emmi AI

https://t.co/JghvNNuNly

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*Podcast: Mouro Capital hits €400 million first close for its third fund, says fintech is about to change*

YouTube:
https://t.co/MzMEsxYx2l

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SCOOP: Mistral acquires Austria’s Emmi AI, pushing into AI for manufacturing
https://t.co/NfLbAG0YAV

P.S. JOIN OUR NEXT LONDON EVENT
Picking Winners Amid AI Fever
https://t.co/cVKvSDQzv2

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Who are the most successful and influential Solo GPs in UK/Europe?

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*Pathfounders Newsletter*
* Reaction to our Phoenix Court story
* ⁠Join us for our next event
* And it's Recursive, not Ricursive. OK?
https://t.co/nzV0QoLFYb

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Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on @pathfounders https://t.co/tqg6yNLAOT

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Final hours before the Accelerator price increase.

Join the World Summit AI 2026 Accelerator and position your startup at the centre of the global AI ecosystem in Amsterdam.

⏳ Prices increase today, Friday 15 May at midnight (BST)

👉 Reserve your pod: https://t.co/RaA9sy0JgM

👉 Find out more about all the actions we are taking to support startups at WSAI 2026 in Amsterdam, from the Accelerator to the @Pathfounders
Battleground 👉 https://t.co/FU9VDVSu6p

#WSAI26 #AIStartups #Startups #Innovation Powered by @Inspired_Minds

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Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on the @pathfounders Podcast https://t.co/tqg6yNLAOT

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Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on "Shadow AI", the @pathfounders Podcast https://t.co/tqg6yNLAOT

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Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on the @pathfounders Podcast https://t.co/tqg6yNLAOT