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Redpine raises €6.8m to open up private data for the agentic AI era

With only a tiny fraction of global information available for training, the Swedish startup wants to unlock the data layer powering the next generation of AI agents

Amelia Isaacs

Apr 28, 2026

Ineffable Intelligence breaks out of stealth with $1.1B Seed round, largest in Europe, at $5.1B valuation

Its mission is to make "first contact with superintelligence” using Reinforcement Learning, creating a “superlearner” which does not rely on human data

Mike Butcher

Apr 27, 2026

Pathfounders Newsletter: Aleph Alpha acquired; Our rooftop reception; Here comes SovAI; Nick Clegg is wrong; and Londonmaxxing is cute, but silly

Pathfounders: Code. Capital. Consequences.

Mike Butcher

Apr 24, 2026

The record label era of UK venture is ending

Guest Column: As UK VCs increasingly look to pension funds to close the scale-up funding gap, James Codling warns that until venture’s track record improves, it may not yet deserve the cheque.

Guest Author

Apr 24, 2026

The UK’s growing early-stage funding gap risks a generation of startups

Guest Column: Ivan Nikkhoo argues that without more creative approaches to funding in that crucial inflexion point from Seed to Series A, the UK risks losing a generation of startups to deeper-pocketed overseas investors.

Guest Author

Apr 24, 2026

LIVE EVENT IN LONDON: AI vs SaaS: The $20M raise that led to a fightback

May 6th, 6pm, London: Learn how this startup Founder raised $20M from Google to prevent being killed-off by the next AI feature release.

Mike Butcher

Apr 22, 2026

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