Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter at Sifted. She covers climate tech, writes our weekly Climate Tech newsletter and works on investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

UK-India trade deal to disrupt Silicon Valley talent pipeline
Analysis
May 7, 2025
UK-India trade deal to disrupt Silicon Valley talent pipeline
Tech leaders in both countries say the pact will revolutionise how talent and capital flows between them
Freya Pratty and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Northvolt founder Peter Carlsson joins new AI startup
News
May 6, 2025
Northvolt founder Peter Carlsson joins new AI startup
The company develops software for “manufacturing, factory design and production"
Freya Pratty
Climate unicorn 1Komma5 mulls delaying IPO until after next US election
News
May 5, 2025
Climate unicorn 1Komma5 mulls delaying IPO until after next US election
1Komma5 raised a round of pre-IPO financing at the end of last year
Freya Pratty
Climate startup Beam shuts down months after announcing expansion plans
News
May 1, 2025
Climate startup Beam shuts down months after announcing expansion plans
Sifted understands that the company was looking to raise more than £100m in new funds in late 2024
Freya Pratty and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Enpal, 1Komma5, Zolar: Germany’s solar giants adapt to harsh market realities
Analysis
May 1, 2025
Enpal, 1Komma5, Zolar: Germany’s solar giants adapt to harsh market realities
Demand for solar panels has dropped over the last two years, causing companies to turn to other energy tech
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Turkish VC that scored big on Getir closes new fund
News
April 30, 2025
Exclusive: Turkish VC that scored big on Getir closes new fund
Revo offloaded its stake in Getir at an opportune time
Freya Pratty
Europe’s climate investors seek silver lining amid Trump upheaval
Analysis
April 28, 2025
Europe’s climate investors seek silver lining amid Trump upheaval
Investors hope renewed desire for homegrown solutions could reinvigorate the sector
Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty
Target Global restructures senior team and ramps up sale of secondaries
News
April 28, 2025
Target Global restructures senior team and ramps up sale of secondaries
Target Global has seen two of its five partners depart in the last six months
Freya Pratty
Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?
Analysis
April 24, 2025
Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?
The startup is fast becoming one of Europe’s most-talked-about AI companies
Freya Pratty and Miriam Partington
Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?
Analysis
April 17, 2025
Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?
“There was a huge entanglement between Breakthrough and EU politicians”
Freya Pratty
European tech’s most influential lobbyists
Analysis
April 17, 2025
European tech’s most influential lobbyists
Here are some of the movers and shakers helping startups shape policy
Freya Pratty, Tom Matsuda and Martin Coulter
Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG
News
April 7, 2025
Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG
The raise will help Enpal move into new markets and roll out a new energy trading platform
Freya Pratty
Elon Musk’s xAI no longer working with German startup Black Forest Labs
News
April 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s xAI no longer working with German startup Black Forest Labs
The startup courted controversy helping Musk’s Grok chatbot generate fake images
Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty
Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?
Analysis
April 3, 2025
Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?
With the collapse of Swedish gigafactory Northvolt, all eyes are now on France’s Verkor
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say
News
April 3, 2025
AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say
Sources say the company is aiming to go public by early 2026
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Tom Matsuda
Northvolt lays off half of staff as bankrupt battery-maker seeks buyer
News
March 31, 2025
Northvolt lays off half of staff as bankrupt battery-maker seeks buyer
Northvolt bankruptcy trustee Mikael Kuba told staff on Monday
Mimi Billing and Freya Pratty
British MP launches ‘Y Combinator for Wales’
News
March 31, 2025
British MP launches ‘Y Combinator for Wales’
The scheme will offer early-stage startups mentoring and exposure to investors
Freya Pratty
Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend
Analysis
March 28, 2025
Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend
Investors and founders seem to increasingly be categorising climate as “resilience” as defence tech heats up
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Swedish government ‘damaging’ country’s climate tech ambitions, says Stegra
News
March 27, 2025
Swedish government ‘damaging’ country’s climate tech ambitions, says Stegra
Green steel company Stegra says the denial of public funds could slow its plans
Freya Pratty and Mimi Billing
EU lawmakers warn against loosening AI Act
News
March 25, 2025
EU lawmakers warn against loosening AI Act
MEPs signed a letter warning watering down Act would be ‘dangerous and undemocratic’
Freya Pratty
UK unicorn Builder.ai ‘relied on on auditor with links to founder’
News
March 24, 2025
UK unicorn Builder.ai ‘relied on on auditor with links to founder’
Builder.ai used an accountant to sign off its UK accounts who was linked to founder Sachin Dev Duggal, the Financial Times reports
Freya Pratty
Lawsuit puts Checkout.com's ties to adult entertainment industry in spotlight
News
March 7, 2025
Lawsuit puts Checkout.com's ties to adult entertainment industry in spotlight
An ongoing lawsuit threatens to dredge up Checkout.com's relationship to ‘vice’ industries, by linking it to a mysterious Cypriot entity
Tom Matsuda and Freya Pratty
How many climate VCs will manage to raise a second fund?
Analysis
March 6, 2025
How many climate VCs will manage to raise a second fund?
“There were definitely too many funds that raised capital super easily"
Freya Pratty
CuspAI recruits Meta’s Yann LeCun to board, poaches Google talent
News
March 5, 2025
CuspAI recruits Meta’s Yann LeCun to board, poaches Google talent
The buzzy startup has attracted world-leading experts since launching last year
Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty

UK-India trade deal to disrupt Silicon Valley talent pipeline

Northvolt founder Peter Carlsson joins new AI startup

Climate unicorn 1Komma5 mulls delaying IPO until after next US election

Climate startup Beam shuts down months after announcing expansion plans

Enpal, 1Komma5, Zolar: Germany’s solar giants adapt to harsh market realities

Exclusive: Turkish VC that scored big on Getir closes new fund

Europe’s climate investors seek silver lining amid Trump upheaval

Target Global restructures senior team and ramps up sale of secondaries

Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?

Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?

European tech’s most influential lobbyists

Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG

Elon Musk’s xAI no longer working with German startup Black Forest Labs

Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?

AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say

Northvolt lays off half of staff as bankrupt battery-maker seeks buyer

British MP launches ‘Y Combinator for Wales’

Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend

Swedish government ‘damaging’ country’s climate tech ambitions, says Stegra

EU lawmakers warn against loosening AI Act

UK unicorn Builder.ai ‘relied on on auditor with links to founder’

Lawsuit puts Checkout.com's ties to adult entertainment industry in spotlight

How many climate VCs will manage to raise a second fund?

CuspAI recruits Meta’s Yann LeCun to board, poaches Google talent