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Pathfounders Newsletter: Is UnlikelyAI the most undervalued AI startup right now?

Pathfounders: Code. Capital. Consequences.

Mike Butcher

Apr 10, 2026

Is UnlikelyAI the most undervalued AI startup right now?

LLMs, based on neural networks, have required more compute, and more and more models, to actually work. But has UnlikelyAI's “Neuro-symbolic” approach been missed entirely?

Mike Butcher

Apr 10, 2026

W Social: The soon-to-launch European social network will allow anonymity and promote journalism

IN an exclusive interview with Pathfounders, "W" founder Anna Zeiter said the network will promote human-generated content over bots, will offer micropayments for media articles, with revenues shared with publishers.

Mike Butcher

Apr 9, 2026

Pathfounders Newsletter: Are two ex-McKinsey consultants out to kill McKinsey with AI?

Pathfounders: Code. Capital. Consequences.

Mike Butcher

Apr 3, 2026

Are we really killing it?

In this Pathfounders Guest Essay, Sonia Afzal argues that the row over Sifted’s recent “tech bro renaissance” opinion piece misses the real story: a deeper cultural shift in tech, where feminism, media incentives, and “brosculinity” collide.

Guest Author

Apr 1, 2026

Pathfounders Newsletter: UK's Granola passes $1BN valuation

Pathfounders: Code. Capital. Consequences.

Mike Butcher

Mar 27, 2026

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