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Pathfounders, with @mikebutcher.bsky.social, produces news, analysis, opinion, podcasts, and events, covering startups and investors across Europe, Silicon Valley, and beyond.
Exclusive: Enlightra emerges from stealth with $15m to speed up chip-to-chip communication using light by @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
Exclusive: Enlightra emerges from stealth with $15m to speed up chip-to-chip communication using light
The startup is using multi-wavelength lasers, rather than copper wires, to try to make AI more scalable
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December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Exclusive: Enlightra emerges from stealth with $15m to speed up chip-to-chip communication using light by @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
General Catalyst has backed a Paris startup using AI to scale preventative health testing in Europe
The YCombinator-alumni company has raised $8.5m to try to make regular, data-driven health check-ups more accessible
by Amelia Issacs
@ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
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The YCombinator-alumni company has raised $8.5m to try to make regular, data-driven health check-ups more accessible
by Amelia Issacs
@ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
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General Catalyst backs Paris startup using AI to scale preventative health testing in Europe
The Y Combinator-backed startup has raised $8.5m to try to make regular, data-driven health check-ups more accessible
pathfounders.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
General Catalyst has backed a Paris startup using AI to scale preventative health testing in Europe
The YCombinator-alumni company has raised $8.5m to try to make regular, data-driven health check-ups more accessible
by Amelia Issacs
@ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
pathfounders.com/p/general-ca...
The YCombinator-alumni company has raised $8.5m to try to make regular, data-driven health check-ups more accessible
by Amelia Issacs
@ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
pathfounders.com/p/general-ca...
Pathfounders will launch a programme of curated events next year, alongside a membership network for founders and investors. Get ready for: Industry mixers, Executive dinners, an annual conference and a Live podcast recordings featuring a curated audience.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Pathfounders will launch a programme of curated events next year, alongside a membership network for founders and investors. Get ready for: Industry mixers, Executive dinners, an annual conference and a Live podcast recordings featuring a curated audience.
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Exclusive: Software marketplace owner acquires The Next Web, plans relaunch
by @mikebutcher.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Software marketplace owner acquires The Next Web, plans relaunch
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December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Exclusive: Software marketplace owner acquires The Next Web, plans relaunch
by @mikebutcher.bsky.social
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When you get them to leak their own announcement:
“Still speaking on the record, he also shared a press release due to be revealed tomorrow (Pathfounders did not agree to the embargo), which held further details about his plans.”
Good one @mikebutcher.bsky.social
“Still speaking on the record, he also shared a press release due to be revealed tomorrow (Pathfounders did not agree to the embargo), which held further details about his plans.”
Good one @mikebutcher.bsky.social
Exclusive: Software marketplace owner acquires The Next Web, plans relaunch
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December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
When you get them to leak their own announcement:
“Still speaking on the record, he also shared a press release due to be revealed tomorrow (Pathfounders did not agree to the embargo), which held further details about his plans.”
Good one @mikebutcher.bsky.social
“Still speaking on the record, he also shared a press release due to be revealed tomorrow (Pathfounders did not agree to the embargo), which held further details about his plans.”
Good one @mikebutcher.bsky.social
The Budget is a step forward for UK startups - but the real work starts now
The UK budget has proved to be friendlier to founders, but questions remain over the fundamentals pathfounders.com/p/the-budget...
The UK budget has proved to be friendlier to founders, but questions remain over the fundamentals pathfounders.com/p/the-budget...
The Budget is a step forward for UK startups - but the real work starts now
Writing exclusively for Pathfounders, Jordan Sullivan, Head of Economic Policy, Startup Coalition, says the UK budget has proved to be friendlier to founders, but questions remain over the fundamental...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Budget is a step forward for UK startups - but the real work starts now
The UK budget has proved to be friendlier to founders, but questions remain over the fundamentals pathfounders.com/p/the-budget...
The UK budget has proved to be friendlier to founders, but questions remain over the fundamentals pathfounders.com/p/the-budget...
AltaIR Capital and DVC (an early backer of Perplexity) have invested in Zinit, an AI-powered procurement platform
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Also on LinkedIn:
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Also on LinkedIn:
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Zinit lands $8m to tackle procurement’s hidden costs with AI
After building early traction in India and Indonesia, the startup is expanding into the US with backing from AltaIR and DVC
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November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
AltaIR Capital and DVC (an early backer of Perplexity) have invested in Zinit, an AI-powered procurement platform
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@ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
Also on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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@ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
Also on LinkedIn:
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Freeda raises €3.4m to catch design errors before they hit the construction site
The Paris startup is using AI to scan complex construction plans for costly mistakes. The round was led by Frst VC.
By Amelia Isaacs
@AmeliaKIsaacs
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The Paris startup is using AI to scan complex construction plans for costly mistakes. The round was led by Frst VC.
By Amelia Isaacs
@AmeliaKIsaacs
pathfounders.com/p/freeda-rai...
Exclusive: Freeda raises €3.4m to catch design errors before they hit the construction site
The Paris startup is using AI to scan complex construction plans for costly mistakes, cutting verification time from hundreds of hours to just 48
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November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Freeda raises €3.4m to catch design errors before they hit the construction site
The Paris startup is using AI to scan complex construction plans for costly mistakes. The round was led by Frst VC.
By Amelia Isaacs
@AmeliaKIsaacs
pathfounders.com/p/freeda-rai...
The Paris startup is using AI to scan complex construction plans for costly mistakes. The round was led by Frst VC.
By Amelia Isaacs
@AmeliaKIsaacs
pathfounders.com/p/freeda-rai...
The EU Chat Control bill is only sort of shelved, but it could still tank platforms in Europe pathfounders.com/p/the-eu-cha... by @stokel.bsky.social
The EU Chat Control bill is only sort of shelved, but it could still tank platforms in Europe
Europe is already dangerously divergent with the rest of the world: a snooper’s charter would make that digital divide worse.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The EU Chat Control bill is only sort of shelved, but it could still tank platforms in Europe pathfounders.com/p/the-eu-cha... by @stokel.bsky.social
Europe, America, and an astronomical spending sap in space pathfounders.com/p/europe-ame... by @kiteaton.bsky.social
Europe, America, and an astronomical spending gap in space
Star Trek was an American 'enterprise', but can Europe afford not to keep up?
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October 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Europe, America, and an astronomical spending sap in space pathfounders.com/p/europe-ame... by @kiteaton.bsky.social
This VC fund raised $75m and runs on AI agents — no analysts needed pathfounders.com/p/dvc-davido... by @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
This VC fund raised $75m and runs on AI agents — no analysts needed
The husband-and-wife team behind Davidovs Venture Collective is rethinking venture capital and giving a network of limited partners from top tech companies the chance to invest like megafunds do.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This VC fund raised $75m and runs on AI agents — no analysts needed pathfounders.com/p/dvc-davido... by @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
Today, we are soft-launching Pathfounders, a new tech media brand to offer informed reporting, analysis, and opinion on the top tech startups and VC firms across Europe, Silicon Valley, and globally.
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Welcome to Pathfounders
It's high time we had a new tech media brand.
pathfounders.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, we are soft-launching Pathfounders, a new tech media brand to offer informed reporting, analysis, and opinion on the top tech startups and VC firms across Europe, Silicon Valley, and globally.
pathfounders.com/p/welcome-to...
pathfounders.com/p/welcome-to...