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...

AltaIR Capital and DVC (an early backer of Perplexity) have invested in Zinit, an AI-powered procurement platform pathfounders.com/p/zinit-rais... @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social Also on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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 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

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. pathfounders.com/p/welcome-to...