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Pathfounders, with Mike Butcher, covers the tech startup and venture ecosystem.

  1. Xylo arrives to rescue the UK from its planning nightmares

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    Xylo arrives to rescue the UK from its planning nightmares

    When Habs Kim’s family moved from South Korea to the UK, one of their first encounters with the British state was one of the most feared entities on the British Isles: The planning department. That experience now sits behind Xylo, the UK govtech startup Kim cofounded with former lawyer and operator Dermot O’Riordan, which has now raised £2.8m in pre-seed funding to help local authority planning officers process applications faster and more accurately. Xylo is building AI agents for planning teams. The pitch is not that AI should make planning decisions. It is that officers are drowning in admin before they even get to the decision. Kim spoke to Pathfounders’ Mike Butcher.

    12 min
  2. Seedcamp’s new $320M warchest is for AI, deeptech, and US expansion

    22 juin

    Seedcamp’s new $320M warchest is for AI, deeptech, and US expansion

    Seedcamp, one of Europe’s best-known early-stage venture firms, has raised $320 million for its next phase of investing. The firm, an early investor in Revolut, Wise, UiPath, Fluidstack and Synthesia, is also expanding its US presence and placing a bigger bet on startups operating where AI meets science, robotics and the physical world. Seedcamp partner Tom Wilson joined Mike Butcher to discuss where one of Europe’s ‘original gangster’ investors goes from here.

    22 min
  3. Is Impact and Diversity still relevant in tech?

    19 juin

    Is Impact and Diversity still relevant in tech?

    You might have though diversity and impact was out of fashion, but apparently it’s alive and well. And Europe has no shortage of startups claiming to make an “impact”. But what does Impact mean in 2026, which companies are genuinely worth watching? “Next Impact Europe”, is a new platform created by two investors: 4P Capital in Paris, and Impact Shakers, a VC and accelerator. They’ve unveiled an inaugural list of 50 impact startups, selected from 520 nominations across 35 countries. The initiative aims to give greater visibility, and potentially greater access to capital, to diverse founders tackling challenges ranging from climate and waste to healthcare, food and education. To discuss how the companies were selected, what “impact” really means in venture capital in 2026, and whether greater visibility can translate into investment, Mike Butcher spoke to Yonca Braeckman, founder of Impact Shakers and co-founder of Next Impact Europe.

    13 min
  4. Can Cosine really build the UK’s first sovereign AI model?

    15 juin

    Can Cosine really build the UK’s first sovereign AI model?

    UK startup Cosine has won UK government backing to train Lumen Sovereign, its own frontier AI model, on the Isambard-AI, the UK’s most powerful supercomputer. It will work with partners such as BT, Lloyds Banking, HSBC, BAE Systems, Thales and other major British companies and institutions, to build a frontier AI model designed to operate without dependence on foreign technology or infrastructure. Cosine co-founder Yang Li spoke to Pathfounders’ Editor Mike Butcher about their plans.

    15 min
  5. Apoha emerges from stealth with $36M to teach AI how matter behaves

    9 juin

    Apoha emerges from stealth with $36M to teach AI how matter behaves

    New UK startup Apoha has emerged from stealth with $36 million to build what it calls “Liquid State Intelligence” — a data layer for measuring how molecules, materials and formulations behave in the real world. The round was led by Singular, with participation from Draper Associates, Redalpine, Seedcamp, Wilbe, Nucleus and grant funding from Innovate UK. Founded in 2021 by Shamit Shrivastava and Anshika Srivastava, Apoha is trying to fill a gap in molecular science. Researchers can already analyse a molecule’s sequence and structure. Apoha wants to measure its behaviour: how it responds to stress, liquids and real-world conditions. Pathfounders’ Founder and Editor Mike Butcher interviewed the co-founders at SXSW London to find out their next moves.

    16 min
  6. AI is coming for cement, steel and glass production

    3 juin

    AI is coming for cement, steel and glass production

    Energy-intensive industries like cement, glass, and steel-making are facing an energy crisis. But the software that controls their plants is ancient. AI startup Gigaton plans to catapult these laggard industries into the future, by building fully autonomous plants. CEO and co-founder Josh Vernon told Pathfounders' Editor Mike Butcher how they plan to do it.

    15 min
  7. Transition Ventures transitions to a new world

    27 mai

    Transition Ventures transitions to a new world

    Transition Ventures' second fund has closed at over $150M, bringing AUM to $300M. David Helgason, founding CEO of Unity Software (NYSE: U), spent two decades giving developers the tools to build virtual worlds. Now, with Transition, he's backing the founders building the physical one. He spoke to Pathfounders Editor Mike Butcher about its pivot towards rarified areas such as photonics and even small modular reactors.

    15 min
  8. Is preventative health the next big startup trend?

    27 mai

    Is preventative health the next big startup trend?

    Europe’s healthcare systems are still focused on sickness, not prevention, even as its population become more interested in the latter. That’s the bet of Lucis, the Paris-based preventive health startup that has just raised a $20 million Series A round led by Singular Ventures. Its playbook includes biomarker testing, longitudinal data and an AI health companion. In this interview with Pathfounders editor Mike Butcher, Lucis co-founder and CEO Max Berthelot, says they plan to use the funding expand across Europe. And recounts the first time they met…

    16 min
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