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Lucis raises $20M Series A to go up against Thriva and other preventive health startups

Lucis raises $20M Series A to go up against Thriva and other preventive health startups

Lucis competes most directly with Thriva in at-home biomarker testing and Neko Health in preventive-health positioning

Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher

May 26, 2026

Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness marketplace, raises $80M growth round at $1B+ valuation

UK

Wellness

AI

Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness marketplace, raises $80M growth round at $1B+ valuation

It's likely the application of AI to SMEs attracted KKR

Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher

May 23, 2026

Pathfounders Newsletter: The drinks are on EQT; Join our May 26 event in London

Pathfounders Newsletter: The drinks are on EQT; Join our May 26 event in London

Pathfounders: Code. Capital. Consequences.

Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher

May 22, 2026

Hunter Biden puts his art on the blockchain via UK startup Verisart

Web3

Hunter Biden puts his art on the blockchain via UK startup Verisart

The shock addition to Verisart's platform highlights the peril of being a high-profile person who needs to verify, incontrovertibly, what they produce.

Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher

May 21, 2026

Geopolitical turmoil and AI helped CircuitHub raise $28M to speed up electronics manufacturing

Defence

Hardware

Industrial

Geopolitical turmoil and AI helped CircuitHub raise $28M to speed up electronics manufacturing

CircuitHub allows engineers to get finished printed circuit boards in days, meaning huge acceleration for hardware operations.

Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher

May 20, 2026

Europe’s AI race is moving into physics and industry

Europe

Podcast

AI

Industrial

Europe’s AI race is moving into physics and industry

Guillaume Decugis, General Partner of Serena Data Ventures, told the Pathfounders Podcast, Mistral's acquisition of Emmi suggests the continent is about to meet San Fransico's foundational AI model with vertical AI plays

Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher

May 19, 2026

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Pathfounders, with Mike Butcher, produces news, analysis, opinion, podcasts and events, covering startups and investors across Europe, Silicon Valley, and beyond.