Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher is Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Pathfounders, and former Editor-at-large of TechCrunch.

UK to call for AI security as White House reverses ban on access to frontier AI models

Oct 12, 2026

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UK to call for AI security as White House reverses ban on access to frontier AI models

Pathfounders Newsletter: She's our model, and she's looking good

Oct 11, 2026

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9 min read

UK looks to limit non-compete clauses after lobbying from tech founders

Oct 9, 2026

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UK looks to limit non-compete clauses after lobbying from tech founders

Pathfounders Newsletter: The Monzo no-sale; Eleven Labs hits $22bn; to sovereign or not to sovereign

Oct 2, 2026

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5 min read

Exclusive: Planning a big fund-raise, AskGVT emerges from stealth with AI consumer app that 'sees' gestures in video

Oct 2, 2026

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Exclusive: Planning a big fund-raise, AskGVT emerges from stealth with AI consumer app that 'sees' gestures in video

Pathfounders Newsletter: All the news this week; plus, "LUSH", the new Pathfounders retreat

Sep 25, 2026

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

Sep 22, 2026

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

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

Sep 21, 2026

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Pathfounders Newsletter: Europe’s biggest stories this week

Sep 18, 2026

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

Sep 17, 2026

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

Pathfounders Newsletter: We're feeling >10% fine!

Sep 11, 2026

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France’s Arlequin AI raises €28m to build alternative AI architecture for very large data sets

Sep 10, 2026

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France’s Arlequin AI raises €28m to build alternative AI architecture for very large data sets

Exclusive: Mistral’s first investor says it is “uniquely positioned” as a Western counterpart to Chinese AI

Sep 9, 2026

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Exclusive: Mistral’s first investor says it is “uniquely positioned” as a Western counterpart to Chinese AI

Opinion: Stop calling Isar Aerospace Europe’s SpaceX

Sep 8, 2026

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Opinion: Stop calling Isar Aerospace Europe’s SpaceX

Germany’s Ground A raises €9.1m pre-seed to scale its low-energy counter-drone laser

Sep 8, 2026

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Germany’s Ground A raises €9.1m pre-seed to scale its low-energy counter-drone laser

Nvidia has a pre-alpha for AI model routing, but this startup says it’s already launched one

Aug 31, 2026

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Nvidia has a pre-alpha for AI model routing, but this startup says it’s already launched one

Sachin Dev Duggal returns with SeKondBrain and Kemory, in a bid to make AI memory portable

Aug 25, 2026

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Sachin Dev Duggal returns with SeKondBrain and Kemory, in a bid to make AI memory portable

London's Itoflow raises $2.5M Pre-seed to build agents for hedge funds and others

Aug 25, 2026

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London's Itoflow raises $2.5M Pre-seed to build agents for hedge funds and others

Pathfounders Newsletter: August has not been a slow month

Aug 22, 2026

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Special Announcement: We’re launching Pathfounders Network - Get connected, get things done, get informed

Aug 12, 2026

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Special Announcement: We’re launching Pathfounders Network - Get connected, get things done, get informed

Edgify raises a further $9m to run AI-on-the-edge inside retail stores and industrial settings

Aug 9, 2026

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Edgify raises a further $9m to run AI-on-the-edge inside retail stores and industrial settings

Pathfounders Newsletter: Our Sources say Hassabis wants out

Aug 7, 2026

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Index Ventures lands $2bn to go all in on AI

Jul 31, 2026

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Index Ventures lands $2bn to go all in on AI

Agon’s $30m raise shows just how hot Europe’s VCs are for defence these days

Jul 31, 2026

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Agon’s $30m raise shows just how hot Europe’s VCs are for defence these days

This satire on a ‘Sauron Inc’ couldn’t possibly be confused with Palantir

Jul 29, 2026

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This satire on a ‘Sauron Inc’ couldn’t possibly be confused with Palantir