Pathfounders: Code. Capital. Consequences.
Reporting from the frontiers of technology in a world being rewritten by AI and capital.
Day-to-day Editorial team:
Mike Butcher MBE, Founder and Editor, Pathfounders
Mike Butcher MBE is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pathfounders, and was formerly Editor-at-large of TechCrunch for 18 years.
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Amelia Isaacs, Senior Reporter, Pathfounders
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Columnists:
Chris Stokel-Walker, Columnist, Pathfounders (Platforms)
Kit Eaton, Columnist, Pathfounders (DeepTech)
What is Pathfounders about, and how to pitch us:
We’ll aim to cut through the noise to tell how technology really shifts power — who’s building it, who’s funding it, and who’s getting left behind.
1. Focus on AI and technology in a changing world — not geography.
Pathfounders covers sectors, not regions. We’re a tech publication based in Europe, and much of our coverage will be about European startups and ‘Big Tech’ in Europe, but we’re not defined by it. Our lens is global, topic-led, and centred on the big shifts in technology — especially artificial intelligence and its impact across industries.
2. Intelligent, original reporting on founders, investors, and the forces shaping AI and tech generally.
We value original stories and analysis over gossip or hype. We dig into why things are happening — from startup struggles to venture capital strategies — and highlight founders and investors driving change, for good or for ill.
3. Selective and serious about substance.
We cover all the major verticals (e.g. AI, defence, SaaS, security, energy, policy). We welcome pitches from Europe and MENA, but only if they fit our editorial themes.
A note to PRs:
- We favour “founder+investor” coverage of startups and venture capital.
- We will look at early (Preseeed) startups that have truly disruptive technologies (especially in AI), but we are more likely to cover ones that have or are about to have institutional investment, and beyond.
- We will take pitches from or about European companies, and MENA (Middle East & North Africa).
- We have an interest in VCs and their strategies, as well as outlier Angels, HNWs, and LPs.
- We rarely cover Blockchain/Web3 and don’t cover crypto coins or token speculation.
- Please be patient, and don’t expect us to respond to everything.