Mike Butcher

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

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

This UK startup has invented a way to make critical minerals — but no one is listening

Jul 29, 2026

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This UK startup has invented a way to make critical minerals — but no one is listening

Pathfounders Newsletter: Join us for the Pathfounders Summer Party & Network Launch

Jul 28, 2026

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Nuclear Turbines raises $20m for innovative compact reactor design

Jul 27, 2026

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Nuclear Turbines raises $20m for innovative compact reactor design

Pathfounders Podcast: That OpenAI / Hugging Face Incident. What now?

Jul 24, 2026

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Pathfounders Podcast: That OpenAI / Hugging Face Incident. What now?

Vertical Aerospace completes public eVTOL transition flight at Farnborough

Jul 23, 2026

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Vertical Aerospace completes public eVTOL transition flight at Farnborough

Poolside releases open-weight coding model Laguna S 2.1, edging ahead of some in the US/China

Jul 22, 2026

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Poolside releases open-weight coding model Laguna S 2.1, edging ahead of some in the US/China

Arrakis raises $30M to put AI agents inside industrial operations

Jul 22, 2026

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Arrakis raises $30M to put AI agents inside industrial operations

Analysis: CuspAI's $450m raise points to physical world AI boom

Jul 20, 2026

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Analysis: CuspAI's $450m raise points to physical world AI boom

France’s Syntetica raises $30m from Lululemon to scale unique nylon recycling process

Jul 16, 2026

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France’s Syntetica raises $30m from Lululemon to scale unique nylon recycling process

Dutch bricklaying robot startup raises $32m from Khosla to expand across Europe/US

Jul 15, 2026

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Dutch bricklaying robot startup raises $32m from Khosla to expand across Europe/US

Valarian versus Palantir: Who will win the Game of Europe's thrones?

Jul 14, 2026

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Valarian versus Palantir: Who will win the Game of Europe's thrones?

Prolo raises Seed round to automate construction procurement

Jul 14, 2026

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Prolo raises Seed round to automate construction procurement

Aspire11 pension-backed fund launches to back late-stage companies and early-stage funds

Jul 14, 2026

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Aspire11 pension-backed fund launches to back late-stage companies and early-stage funds

Valarian raises $50m Series A for sovereign AI infrastructure, will go up against Palantir

Jul 13, 2026

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Valarian raises $50m Series A for sovereign AI infrastructure, will go up against Palantir

Acurio closes €115m fund to buy stakes in ageing European VC funds

Jul 13, 2026

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Acurio closes €115m fund to buy stakes in ageing European VC funds

Roli in emergency refinancing talks as lenders file for administration

Jul 13, 2026

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Roli in emergency refinancing talks as lenders file for administration

Europe's top 100 AI startups, according to this VC

Jul 10, 2026

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Europe's top 100 AI startups, according to this VC

Nebius: “For every GPU, there are three to four customers ready to buy it”

Jul 9, 2026

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Nebius: “For every GPU, there are three to four customers ready to buy it”

Laura McGinnis departs Balderton for Singular, as the European VC looks to tap the UK’s white-hot dealflow

Jul 9, 2026

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Laura McGinnis departs Balderton for Singular, as the European VC looks to tap the UK’s white-hot dealflow

Fleek raises $25m to expand internationally and AI-ify its platform

Jul 8, 2026

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Fleek raises $25m to expand internationally and AI-ify its platform

Expeditions closes €197M defence tech fund

Jul 7, 2026

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Expeditions closes €197M defence tech fund

Customised products platform Bizay raises $55M Series D to push into US, acquire rivals

Jul 7, 2026

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Customised products platform Bizay raises $55M Series D to push into US, acquire rivals