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Sep 22, 2026

Is Morphotonics the next ASML? Its €40M+ B-round will scale tech for AR glasses and data centres

Europe

Funding

Deeptech

Is Morphotonics the next ASML? Its €40M+ B-round will scale tech for AR glasses and data centres

Netherlands-based Morphotonics makes the manufacturing tech behind ‘waveguides’, crucial for Meta’s AR glasses and other optical devices.

Mike Butcher

Sep 22, 2026

Guest Column: Europe’s fragmented capital problems won't be solved by wailing about Hugging Face's exit

Opinion

Acquisition

Guest Column: Europe’s fragmented capital problems won't be solved by wailing about Hugging Face's exit

Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face sparked a nonsensical debate about Europe’s scale-up problem. Nicolas Sauvage argues the real challenge Europe faces is to do the hard work of connecting private and corporate venture capital together with public money and industrial capabilities.

Guest Author

Sep 22, 2026

Debt funding

Funding

UK's Unit1 raises $20m to make ABBA Voyage-style avatar concerts

The new approach uses a gaming engine rather than traditional methods to reduce costs and bring a more 'live' experience to avatar shows.

Mike Butcher

Sep 21, 2026

Newsletter

Pathfounders Newsletter: Europe’s biggest stories this week

Pathfounders: Code, Capital, Consequences.

Mike Butcher

Sep 18, 2026

Burbidge is back, as UK veteran VC launches £20m NFG fund

London

Europe

Podcast

Burbidge is back, as UK veteran VC launches £20m NFG fund

After co-founding one of the UK's first early-stage VCs and a period working as an angel, executive and government advisor, the battle-hardened VC is back as a Solo GP and plans to mix it up with the new wave of AI-powered early-stage founders.

Mike Butcher

Sep 17, 2026

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