Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
Exclusive
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
France recently sought to block the UK’s participation in the fund
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund
Pro
Analysis
September 30, 2026
The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund
From Octopus Ventures to Molten Ventures, here are the investors that could land the mandate to manage the pot
Anne Sraders, Tom Nugent and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Sequoia-backed Juicebox lands in London to take on Jack & Jill
News
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: Sequoia-backed Juicebox lands in London to take on Jack & Jill
Juicebox has opened its first European office, in London
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Backed, SOSV back AI world models lab Zenithon
News
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: Backed, SOSV back AI world models lab Zenithon
Zenithon is working on world models for extreme physics
Freya Pratty
Monzo in talks about a sale to Nubank
News
September 26, 2026
Monzo in talks about a sale to Nubank
The London fintech is reported to mulling a sale, or a fresh round of funding
Freya Pratty
Is New York warming to European tech?
Podcast
September 24, 2026
Is New York warming to European tech?
Anne Sraders joins host Freya Pratty on this week's Sifted podcast
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140m round
News
September 23, 2026
Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140m round
Anthropic’s Anthology Fund — a partnership between the AI giant and Menlo Ventures — has backed Basecamp
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: GFC, Firstminute back Palantir and Goldman alums to take on the Big Four
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Exclusive
September 22, 2026
Exclusive: GFC, Firstminute back Palantir and Goldman alums to take on the Big Four
Benford is a tech-native financial audit firm
Freya Pratty
Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?
Pro
Analysis
September 17, 2026
Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?
Founders report mixed interest in safety discussions from their investors
Freya Pratty, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case
Exclusive
September 15, 2026
Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case
Storonsky says he does not owe any money to the yacht broker who brought a case against him last month
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
MP calls for scrutiny of AI Security Institute as fears grow
News
September 15, 2026
MP calls for scrutiny of AI Security Institute as fears grow
Liam Byrne cited the resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon in his call for the security institute to face questions
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round
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Exclusive
September 15, 2026
Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round
Helsinki-based Zero aims to challenge incumbents like Salesforce and Hubspot
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: LocalGlobe, Cherry back Resolutiion with $10m
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Exclusive
September 14, 2026
Exclusive: LocalGlobe, Cherry back Resolutiion with $10m
Resolutiion is building in a sector the team says is lucrative and untouched
Freya Pratty
Is Mistral's monster fundraise a win for European sovereignty?
Podcast
September 11, 2026
Is Mistral's monster fundraise a win for European sovereignty?
Mistral raised €3bn at a €21bn valuation, co-led by Samsung
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The European founders who’ve set up funds
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List
September 11, 2026
The European founders who’ve set up funds
Nik Storonsky, Taavet Hinrikus, Daniel Ek: we list the founders who have set up funds
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Mistral robotics chief seeks €200m for new startup
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Exclusive
September 9, 2026
Exclusive: Mistral robotics chief seeks €200m for new startup
French AI scaleup Mistral launched its own robotics business unit last year
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Tom Nugent and Freya Pratty
Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
News
September 7, 2026
Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Clifford continuing his role at ARIA had drawn criticism
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
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Exclusive
September 7, 2026
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Filings show Jack & Jill allocated shares worth £30m at the beginning of August
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture
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Exclusive
September 7, 2026
Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture
We need to fundamentally redesign AI, Graepel says
Freya Pratty
Why Legora isn't building its own model
Podcast
September 3, 2026
Why Legora isn't building its own model
The Swedish legal AI firm raised $550m in March, led by Accel, and has made five acquisitions since January
Freya Pratty
Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'
Analysis
September 3, 2026
Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'
Some believe it's a shame that one of the UK’s top tech leaders is joining a US company
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Samsung, Nvidia, ASML and Scaleup Fund back Mistral in €3bn fundraise
Pro
Exclusive
September 2, 2026
Exclusive: Samsung, Nvidia, ASML and Scaleup Fund back Mistral in €3bn fundraise
Several other smaller ticket investors have also joined the round
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Freya Pratty
Are the Nordics really on fire?
Podcast
August 28, 2026
Are the Nordics really on fire?
Host Freya Pratty is joined by Europe editor Mimi Billing live at TechBBQ to discuss the momentum behind the Nordic tech scene
Freya Pratty and Mimi Billing
UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules
News
August 18, 2026
UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules
Pressure is mounting on the UK government to make garden leave optional for employees
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies

The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund

Exclusive: Sequoia-backed Juicebox lands in London to take on Jack & Jill

Exclusive: Backed, SOSV back AI world models lab Zenithon

Monzo in talks about a sale to Nubank

Is New York warming to European tech?

Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140m round

Exclusive: GFC, Firstminute back Palantir and Goldman alums to take on the Big Four

Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?

Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case

MP calls for scrutiny of AI Security Institute as fears grow

Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round

Exclusive: LocalGlobe, Cherry back Resolutiion with $10m

Is Mistral's monster fundraise a win for European sovereignty?

The European founders who’ve set up funds

Exclusive: Mistral robotics chief seeks €200m for new startup

Matt Clifford quits ARIA after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns

Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street

Exclusive: DeepMind veteran Thore Graepel quits to pursue AI reasoning venture

Why Legora isn't building its own model

Matt Clifford's move to Anthropic draws criticism: 'Not cool'

Exclusive: Samsung, Nvidia, ASML and Scaleup Fund back Mistral in €3bn fundraise

Are the Nordics really on fire?

UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules