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Mike Butcher MBE is Editor-at-large of TechCrunch, the biggest breaking news site about the world’s hottest tech companies. Mike has been named one of the Top 50 most influential Britons in technology by The Daily Telegraph. As well as being a long-time Writer, Broadcaster and Editor Mike is also co-founder of TechHub (@TechHub), a project to merge a thriving community with office space for fast-moving startups. Mike has written for UK national newspapers and magazines including The Financial T…

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Internal AI usage has given health insurer Alan an AI company valuation

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By Mike Butcher Verified
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French health insurance startup Alan is raising €480 million in a round led by Prosus, valuing the company at €5.5 billion, reports the FT. That makes it Europe’s biggest non-AI startup financing so far this year. But while it may not be an AI company, its use of AI is giving it an AI-style valuation. Alan has 1.1 million members, is profitable in France only, and expects to surpass €1 billion ARR by the end of 2026. First-quarter ARR reached €800 million, up 53% year-on-year.
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Britain’s startups and investors have a warning for the next Chancellor

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By Mike Butcher Verified
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The resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has blown open British politics, with the only-just-elected Andy Burnham now the clear frontrunner to enter Downing Street. But for the UK tech industry, the bigger question may not be who becomes Prime Minister, but who gets the keys to the Treasury.
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Astral Systems lands £23M to scale up novel approach to fusion reactors

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By Mike Butcher Verified
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Last year, I covered Bristol UK-based Astral Systems, wondering if its compact nuclear reactors could revolutionise cancer detection by scaling up the production of isotopes used in treatments, and perhaps go further. Fast-forward a year, and the firm has hit a £23M first close of its Series A funding round, making it one of the largest hard-tech/deep-tech rounds raised outside London and potentially positioning Astral as the UK’s biggest nuclear fusion tech scale-up.
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