Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness marketplace, raises $80M growth round at $1B+ valuation pathfounders.com/p/fresha-a-l...

Pathfounders Newsletter: The drinks are on EQT; Join our May 26 event in London pathfounders.com/p/pathfounde...

Hunter Biden puts his art on the blockchain via UK startup Verisart pathfounders.com/p/hunter-bid...

Geopolitical turmoil and AI helped CircuitHub raise $28M to speed up electronics manufacturing. But guess which European VC did the *entire* round? pathfounders.com/p/geopolitic...

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 pathfounders.com/p/europe-s-a...

*Podcast: Mouro Capital hits €400 million first close for its third fund, says fintech is about to change* YouTube: youtu.be/TV7jYYG0k5E?...

SCOOP: Mistral acquires Austria’s Emmi AI, pushing into AI for manufacturing pathfounders.com/p/scoop-mist... P.S. JOIN OUR NEXT LONDON EVENT Picking Winners Amid AI Fever luma.com/unasbtx0

*Pathfounders Newsletter* * Reaction to our Phoenix Court story * ⁠Join us for our next event * And it's Recursive, not Ricursive. OK? pathfounders.com/p/phoenix-co...

Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on the @pathfounders Podcast pathfounders.com/subscribe

Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on "Shadow AI", the @pathfounders Podcast pathfounders.com/subscribe

Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on the @pathfounders Podcast pathfounders.com/subscribe

Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on "Shadow AI", the @pathfounders Podcast pathfounders.com/subscribe

Richa Kaul, founder, @compliance_ai on Pathfounders Podcast Pathfounders.com pathfounders.com/subscribe

*Exclusive: Phoenix Court changes course - four senior departures as firm shifts to shared ownership* By @mikebutcher pathfounders.com/p/phoenix-co...

First ever @Pathfounders Live Recorded Podcast with Richa Kaul, founder, @ComplyanceHQ, + live audience+ Q&A+ roundtable networking. Thanks to our sponsors @nebiusai & Halkin. Podcast out next week!

CodeWords wants to be the ‘Lovable for automation' by @mikebutcher pathfounders.com/p/codewords-... P.S. Our next event: Exploring the rise of AI-native startups: luma.com/unasbtx0

Rezonant launches out of stealth to solve AI-generated product bottlenecks: Former CTO of Stripe UK aims to fix the problem with her new startup. By @mikebutcher pathfounders.com/p/rezonant-l...

BREAKING: SAP acquires Germany's Prior Labs for €1 billion* Prior Labs is one of the leading startups in tabular foundation models by @MikeButcher pathfounders.com/p/sap-acquir... P.S. JOIN OUR IN-PERSON RECEPTION IN LONDON THIS WEEK - TICKETS GOING FAST! luma.com/xtqyrulk

Pathfounders Newsletter: The fascinating story behind Ineffable’s fundraising pathfounders.com/p/pathfounde.... PLUS: JOIN OUR IN-PERSON ROOFTOP RECEPTION in London next week luma.com/xtqyrulk

Aurora Ventures launches to give women founders the stamp of approval VCs actually listen to - By @AmeliaKIsaacs pathfounders.com/p/aurora-tec...

“Get off your ass and do stuff”: Cristina Caffarra says stop waiting for the EU to understand startups. pathfounders.com/p/cristina-c...

Redpine raises €6.8m to open up private data for the agentic AI era By @AmeliaKIsaacs pathfounders.com/p/redpine-ra...

Ineffable Intelligence breaks out of stealth with $1.1B Seed round, largest in Europe, at $5.1B valuation by @mikebutcher pathfounders.com/p/ineffable-...

The @Pathfounders Weekly Newsletter: • Aleph Alpha acquired • ⁠Our upcoming rooftop reception • ⁠Here comes Sovereign AI • ⁠Nick Clegg is wrong • ⁠”Londonmaxxing” cute, but silly pathfounders.com/p/pathfounde...

AI-powered Gizmo raises $22m Series A to make learning as addictive as social media pathfounders.com/p/ai-powered... by @AmeliaKIsaacs / @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social

Here’s the @Pathfounders pick of today’s tech news: www.linkedin.com/posts/mikebu...

The Hungarian people have ended Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian domination of society and the economy. What will this mean for its tech startup ecosystem? We broke it down with two insiders: pathfounders.com/p/after-16-y...

During the Renaissance, the Medicis didn’t just fund art, they powered European resurgence. The Renaissance Summit and Pathfounders will do just that this June. Learn how you can join us: pathfounders.com/p/can-europe...

Can Europe's family offices re-ignite the spirit of the Renaissance? Europe doesn’t have a capital or talent problem, but it clearly has a coordination problem. Can it's Family Offices fix that? pathfounders.com/p/can-europe...

Europe doesn’t have a capital problem. It has a coordination problem. What happens when founders, investors, and policymakers actually sit in the same room with the goal to drive change. That’s what Renaissance Summit is building. And it’s only just getting started. 🎧 Watch the full conversation wit

W is a soon-to-launch European social media platform with a radical premise: owned, invested and operated from Europe. Founder Anna Zeiter, formerly of eBay, spoke exclusively to Pathfounders. YouTube: youtu.be/cEl25tpFleE?...

Are we really killing it? In this Pathfounders Guest Essay, Sonia Afzal argues that the row over a recent “tech bro renaissance” article misses the real story: a deeper cultural shift in tech, where feminism, media incentives, and “brosculinity” collide. pathfounders.com/p/are-we-rea...

Granola made a great product for individuals - that helped it get into enterprises

Granola's game plan was to use note-taking as a 'Trojan Horse' into the enterprise

Pathfounders Newsletter: UK's Granola passes $1BN valuation pathfounders.com/p/pathfounde...

Women are harnessing AI — and ignoring the Tech Brosculinity The Pathfounders special report and podcast: pathfounders.com/p/women-are-...

Italy’s deeptech scene gets an €85m vote of confidence from 360 Capital- The European VC firm sees Italy as “systematically underinvested” in deeptech. pathfounders.com/p/italy-360-...

Day Zero makes OPUS more attractive to investors #opus #dayzero #investors #startup

Europe Backs ‘EU Inc’ — But will it go all the way? The European Commission has thrown its weight behind the idea of a cross-EU company structure. But while the political will is there, will the execution fall short? Read: pathfounders.com/p/europe-bac... Watch: youtu.be/jzkEVd9pIi4

Rivia raises $15m Series A to speed up clinical trials with AI Zurich-based startup building infrastructure to improve drug development outcomes By @AmeliaKIsaacs pathfounders.com/p/rivia-rais...

*Exclusive: OPUS launches Day Zero venture platform to back early stage startups* Can you leverage community into an early start startup funding platform? That’s the bet that UK-based OPUS plans to make with its international membership network of founders and operators. by @mikebutcher

This London-based startup is hoping to make international taxes easy #internationaltaxes #startup #business #tech #taxes #industry

This startup raised $17.5 million to solve international payments and regulations for global trade #internationalpayments #startup #regulations #globaltrade

Pathfounders is excited to support PODIM as a media partner, taking place May 11–13, 2026 in Maribor, Slovenia. Apply *now* to be one of the 150 selected startups at this highly curated event for investors: podim.org/startups

Outpost aims to do what Deel did for international employees, but with global trade. And it's just raised a $17.5 million Series A funding round to do it. pathfounders.com/p/outpost-ai...

@Pathfounders is now also on Telegram t.me/boost/pathfo...

UK-based Isembard secures $50m to retrofit aerospace and defence component factories for the AI-era The plan is to open 25 factories across the UK Germany, France and Ukraine. pathfounders.com/p/uk-based-i...

*BREAKING: Paris-based Qevlar AI raises $30M to bring AI to cybersecurity* Read on Pathfounders, Listen/watch on YouTube, Spotify, Apple pathfounders.com/p/paris-base...

*Europe, it's time to put your money where your mouth is* In an open letter, the partners of three major VC funds argue that Europe — after proving it can create world-class startups — must now prove it can scale them with growth capital. pathfounders.com/p/europe-it-...

Italy has long been synonymous with incredible design, engineering, and industrial giants, but can it take advantage of the new AI era? pathfounders.com/p/can-italy-...