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Pathfounders

Mike Butcher

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

  • 49 episodes
  • Updated Wednesday

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  • March 4 · 38 min

    Geopolitical tensions mean dual-use and 'sovereign tech' are here to stay, say investors

    Speaking at the inaugural Pathfounders London Mixer — the first in a series — a panel of VCs and experts tackled the thorny subjects of the white-hot era of AI, what’s next for deeptech, and the future of so-called ‘sovereign’ technologies — all amid the background of, at times, quite chaotic geopolitical tensions. The panel also identified a new generation of AI-native entrepreneurs, operating in palpably different ways from the generation that came before them. Featuring: •⁠ ⁠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, Amadeus Capital Partners, Partner in the Early Stage Fund focusing on AI, Robotics and Quantum •⁠ ⁠⁠ Ana Barjasic, Connectology, European Innovation Council

  • February 20 · 20 min

    Pathfounders interview: Philip Bahoshy, CEO of Magnitt, on the AI investment boom in MENA

    Venture capital in the MENA region is moving decisively toward AI-native platforms, which captured 69% of AI funding. The UAE and Saudi Arabia jointly attracted 87% of all AI capital deployed. Pathfounders caught up with Philip Bahoshy, CEO of Magnitt, a key research house in MENA, to discuss how investment AI is shaping the region's tech industry.

  • February 20 · 18 min

    Pathfounders Interview: EdTech investment is changing fast

    ‘Edtech’ is morphing into ‘Learning & Work’ according to a new report from Brighteye Ventures. Pathfounders caught up with report author Rhys Spence to unpack where VC investors are putting their money in Europe.

  • February 3 · 18 min

    Interview: Euan Blair’s Multiverse acquires StackFuel, plus, its push into Europe, and their plans for AI

    Last week, Multiverse acquired Berlin-based data and AI training provider StackFuel, a small startup that had raised only €1.5m in total, from a handful of seed investors. Multiverse now plans to use that acquisition as a wedge into the German market, and subsequently other European markets. In a wide-ranging conversation, I asked Founder and CEO Euan Blair what his next strategic moves would be, and why the US didn’t work out as a potential market for Multiverse's expansion a couple of years ago.

  • Oct 3, 2025 · 3 sec

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