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As Trump arrived in Davos, Europe is pushing back with new initiatives. But the destabilising effects of his policies are having unforeseen effects…

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikebutcher_as-trump-arrived-in-davos-to-declare-his-activity-7419734745930014720-VCF7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAAAC3UBtWt67PhRI4iJ0hFoA3gatwcoFJE

*Exclusive: Aisy emerges from stealth to simplify cybersecurity’s endless ticket storm using AI*
Three cybersecurity VCs are backing a self-taught hacker with a Seed round
by @AmeliaKIsaacs / @ameliakisaacs.bsky.social
https://pathfounders.com/p/exclusive-aisy-raise-cybersecurity

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*The Latest on Pathfounders:*

*Pitch Pathfounders*
In our new feature, Pitch Pathfounders, we spoke to first-time founder Aaron Devitt, a 23-year-old Dublin-based founder who dropped out of college to build an AI-native startup he’s convinced will supercharge a hard-to-crack problem in proptech.
https://youtu.be/zlgjJbC9oJA

*Exclusive: Former MI5 engineer secures £2m to keep agentic AI in check*
Overmind is building the supervision layer for autonomous AI agents in high-risk industries.
By Amelia Isaacs
https://pathfounders.com/p/exclusive-overmind-former-mi5-engineer-secures-2m-agentic-ai

*Occam raises €3m to bring autonomous drones to Ukraine’s frontline*
Backed by European defence investors, the startup is betting the next phase of the war will be decided not by the number of men but by technology, innovation, and autonomous systems.
By Amelia Isaacs
https://pathfounders.com/p/occam-raises-3m-autonomous-drones-ukraine-frontline

*Can Multiverse’s new acquisition give it the growth it needs?*
Founder and CEO Euan Blair tells the Pathfounders Podcast what his next strategic moves will be, and why the US didn’t work out as a potential market.
By Mike Butcher
https://pathfounders.com/p/can-multiverse-acquisition-give-growth

*Cities are the key to ClimateTech*
As 2150 closes its €210m Fund II, co-founder Christian Hernandez tells the Pathfounders Podcast that cities are the answer to decarbonisation.
By Mike Butcher
https://pathfounders.com/p/2150-closes-210m-fund-ii

*Mike’s Drop*
See this week’s newsletter to get the low-down!
https://pathfounders.com/p/pathfounders-join-our-february-26-mixer

*2026: The year Europe grows up?*
• And can Europe create its own social media?

*Davos Redux: Is Sovereignty the answer to would-be Kings?*
The technology industry is in a state of heightened awareness at the start of 2026. The moniker for Davos was “the spirit of dialogue.” But as I pointed out in my video piece short from there, the actions and stance of the Trump administration created something much closer to a “spirit of destabilisation.”

Read more:
https://pathfounders.com/p/pathfounders-join-our-february-26-mixer

UK-based Isembard secures $50m to retrofit aerospace and defence component factories for the AI-era

The plan is to open 25 factories across the UK Germany, France and Ukraine.

https://pathfounders.com/p/uk-based-isembard-secures-50m-to-retrofit-aerospace-and-defence-component-factories-for-the-ai-era