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• Our first mixer London Mixer “AI, Power & the Road to 2026” featuring a stellar VC and expert panel was held on Thursday, Feb 26, thanks to our partners Orrick UK and Nebius.
You can read all about it here:
The panel also identified a new generation of AI-native entrepreneurs, operating in palpably different ways from the generation that came before them.
The panel featured:
• Sitar Teli, Managing Partner, Connect Ventures
• Alex van Someren, recently exited as the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security and former VC
• Manjari Chandran-Ramesh, Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners
• Ana Barjasic, Connectology, European Innovation Council
In an open letter (exclusive to Pathfounders), the partners of three major VC funds argue that Europe — after proving it can create world-class startups — must now prove it can scale them with growth capital. That is, if it wants technological sovereignty from the US.
The deeptech startup's simulation technology is already being used by Formula 1 teams and aerospace manufacturers to accelerate engineering design. By Amelia Isaacs
Italy has long been synonymous with incredible design, engineering and industrial giants, but can it take advantage of the new AI era? Featuring Vento VC CEO Diyala D'Aveni. By Mike Butcher
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