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Exclusive: Investors and founders react to the launch of the UK’s £500M Sovereign AI Fund

The Sovereign AI Unit has £500m to invest in UK AI companies and support them with capital, compute and access to government. But some are flashing warning signs.

Mike Butcher

Apr 16, 2026

Education

AI-powered Gizmo raises $22m Series A to make learning as addictive as social media

The startup plans to make studying more engaging for users worldwide with gamified, social quizzes, flashcards and challenges

Amelia Isaacs

Apr 15, 2026

Hungary

Europe

Politics

After 16 years under Orbán, Hungary’s startups are poised to bounce back

The Hungarian people have ended Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian domination of society and the economy. What will this mean for its tech startup ecosystem?

Mike Butcher

Apr 14, 2026

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?

Mike Butcher

Apr 13, 2026

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

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