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

UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances
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October 28, 2026
UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances
Finance minister unveils new measures aimed at improving conditions for British startups and scaleups
Maya Dharampal-Hornby, Freya Pratty, Damisola Sulaiman and Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Lovable offers employees $80m cash-out at $13.3bn valuation
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October 28, 2026
Exclusive: Lovable offers employees $80m cash-out at $13.3bn valuation
"The people building Lovable should share in what we’re creating,” says company
Freya Pratty
Strawberry's Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
Podcast
October 26, 2026
Strawberry's Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
Strawberry is backed by General Catalyst and EQT Ventures, and this week launched its first full product, Strawberry 1.0
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents
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October 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents
Strawberry founder Charles Maddock chats the new release, his US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
Freya Pratty
Nvidia funds European startups. They spend it on Nvidia
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Analysis
October 23, 2026
Nvidia funds European startups. They spend it on Nvidia
The chip giant's latest European shopping spree saw it tour London, Stockholm, Paris and Berlin
Federico Scolari, Freya Pratty, Tom Nugent, Anne Sraders and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning
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News
October 20, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning
Graepel previously helped build AlphaGo at DeepMind
Freya Pratty
Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand
Podcast
October 16, 2026
Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand
Harry Stebbings needs little introduction. The founder of 20VC has built a venture and media empire, and a reputation for punchy takes.
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Accel set to lead DeepMind alum’s $60m round
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October 15, 2026
Exclusive: Accel set to lead DeepMind alum’s $60m round
Revolution Labs is said to be building a type of AI diffusion models for text generation
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech
Podcast
October 15, 2026
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech
Few people have seen tech policy from as many angles as Clegg
John Thornhill and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: British Business Bank puts £180m into six AI funds, including Evantic and EF
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October 15, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank puts £180m into six AI funds, including Evantic and EF
‘The British Business Bank understands growth-stage risk as we do,’ says Evantic’s Matt Miller
Freya Pratty
The 68 most promising impact startups in Europe, according to investors
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October 14, 2026
The 68 most promising impact startups in Europe, according to investors
Energy tech dominates this year’s Norrsken Impact 100
Freya Pratty
LPs’ red flags
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Explainer
October 9, 2026
LPs’ red flags
How can VCs ensure their firm raises more capital?
Freya Pratty
Leonardo DiCaprio backs Swedish energy firm Elvy
News
October 8, 2026
Leonardo DiCaprio backs Swedish energy firm Elvy
Elvy raised €500m in debt in December last year
Freya Pratty
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
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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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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?
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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

Freya Pratty

UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances

Exclusive: Lovable offers employees $80m cash-out at $13.3bn valuation

Strawberry's Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC

Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents

Nvidia funds European startups. They spend it on Nvidia

Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning

Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand

Exclusive: Accel set to lead DeepMind alum’s $60m round

Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech

Exclusive: British Business Bank puts £180m into six AI funds, including Evantic and EF

The 68 most promising impact startups in Europe, according to investors

LPs’ red flags

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Swedish energy firm Elvy

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