Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

Europe's tech bro renaissance is upon us. Sigh
Opinion
March 20, 2026
Europe's tech bro renaissance is upon us. Sigh
The boys are just happy to have found the boys
Freya Pratty
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?
Analysis
March 18, 2026
Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?
UK finance minister Rachel Reeves this week announced a package of support for the UK's quantum companies. But is it enough?
Freya Pratty and Tom Nugent
It’s not just Nscale. Here are all of Europe’s neoclouds, mapped
List
March 16, 2026
It’s not just Nscale. Here are all of Europe’s neoclouds, mapped
Europe's home to a cohort of young companies building data centres to meet the surging demand for computing power
Freya Pratty
Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’
Analysis
March 13, 2026
Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’
Secondaries investors report premiums for the most in-demand names
Amy Lewin, Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales
Analysis
March 13, 2026
Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales
'Some people are asking, who is selling secondaries? It's the wrong question. Who is not selling?'
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Nscale is set to deliver $14bn of compute. Can it meet its deadlines?
Analysis
March 12, 2026
Nscale is set to deliver $14bn of compute. Can it meet its deadlines?
The company has proven its ability to raise billions. Now can it deliver compute?
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C
News
March 9, 2026
Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C
Sheryl Sandberg, Nick Clegg and Susan Decker have joined Nscale’s board
Freya Pratty
EU faces scrutiny as €5bn Scaleup fund shortlist nears
Exclusive
March 4, 2026
EU faces scrutiny as €5bn Scaleup fund shortlist nears
Much of the speculation around who will steer the fund has centred around Swedish investment firm EQT
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation
News
March 3, 2026
Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation
Flink’s new funds come from Prosus Ventures and Btomorrow Ventures, the venture wing of British American Tobacco
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Stealth AI startup founded by Cambridge scientists unveils plan to challenge Nvidia’s dominance
Exclusive
March 3, 2026
Exclusive: Stealth AI startup founded by Cambridge scientists unveils plan to challenge Nvidia’s dominance
Zettafleet's team met at Cambridge University’s Machine Learning Systems Lab
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Ovo founder Stephen Fitzpatrick to lead Kraken challenger Kaluza
Exclusive
March 3, 2026
Exclusive: Ovo founder Stephen Fitzpatrick to lead Kraken challenger Kaluza
Kaluza is Ovo’s equivalent to Kraken, the energy software firm created by rival energy retailer Octopus Energy
Freya Pratty
Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion eyes €1.2bn from German government
News
February 26, 2026
Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion eyes €1.2bn from German government
CEO confident of winning government tender set to launch later this year
Freya Pratty and Éanna Kelly
Thomson Reuters readies $11bn war chest for legal AI shakeout
Interview
February 24, 2026
Thomson Reuters readies $11bn war chest for legal AI shakeout
Despite finding many of the younger AI companies lacking, Thomson Reuters is still eyeing acquisitions
Freya Pratty
Can European VC portfolios weather a SaaSpocalypse?
Analysis
February 20, 2026
Can European VC portfolios weather a SaaSpocalypse?
If older SaaS companies fail to compete with AI-native startups, it could leave VCs sitting on portfolios that aren’t growing at the pace LPs like to see
Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders
Getir founders sue investor Mubadala for $700m
News
February 16, 2026
Getir founders sue investor Mubadala for $700m
The lawsuit comes a week after Getir was sold to Uber
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The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026
Analysis
February 13, 2026
The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026
Not all LPs have cooled off the climate tech sector
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Amy Lewin
Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $1.4bn chip loan
News
February 12, 2026
Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $1.4bn chip loan
Nscale is currently working on data centre projects in five countries
Freya Pratty
World models startup Stanhope AI raises $8m round led by Frontline Ventures
News
February 12, 2026
World models startup Stanhope AI raises $8m round led by Frontline Ventures
Stanhope says its models can be used in autonomous vehicles, defence, robotics and gaming
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’
Exclusive
February 12, 2026
Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’
Heywa's founder previously served as CTO at travel platform Trainline
Freya Pratty
Meet the 25-year-old wunderkind behind Britain’s newest unicorn
Profile
February 12, 2026
Meet the 25-year-old wunderkind behind Britain’s newest unicorn
James Dacombe dropped out of school at 16 and now heads up two of the UK's buzziest tech companies
Freya Pratty and Tom Nugent
Chip maker Fractile to invest £100m in UK operations
News
February 10, 2026
Chip maker Fractile to invest £100m in UK operations
Fractile builds hardware and software solutions for AI inference
Freya Pratty
Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala
News
February 9, 2026
Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala
Getir was once valued at nearly $12bn
Freya Pratty
The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
Analysis
February 6, 2026
The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
The European Innovation Council is looking for investors who’ve managed at least €500m and two funds
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
Anthropic release puts AI legal startups on defensive
Analysis
February 6, 2026
Anthropic release puts AI legal startups on defensive
Deep-pocketed model makers are pushing further into the niches occupied by smaller startups
Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty

Europe's tech bro renaissance is upon us. Sigh

Can Rachel Reeves stop the UK’s deeptech startups drifting abroad?

It’s not just Nscale. Here are all of Europe’s neoclouds, mapped

Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’

Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales

Nscale is set to deliver $14bn of compute. Can it meet its deadlines?

Nscale rockets to $14.6bn valuation with $2bn Series C

EU faces scrutiny as €5bn Scaleup fund shortlist nears

Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation

Exclusive: Stealth AI startup founded by Cambridge scientists unveils plan to challenge Nvidia’s dominance

Exclusive: Ovo founder Stephen Fitzpatrick to lead Kraken challenger Kaluza

Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion eyes €1.2bn from German government

Thomson Reuters readies $11bn war chest for legal AI shakeout

Can European VC portfolios weather a SaaSpocalypse?

Getir founders sue investor Mubadala for $700m

The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026

Nvidia-backed Nscale secures $1.4bn chip loan

World models startup Stanhope AI raises $8m round led by Frontline Ventures

Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’

Meet the 25-year-old wunderkind behind Britain’s newest unicorn

Chip maker Fractile to invest £100m in UK operations

Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala

The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund

Anthropic release puts AI legal startups on defensive