Mike Butcher is an Editor-at-Large at TechCrunch. He specializes in covering topics related to technology, deep tech, AI, and finance, with a keen focus on startups and venture capital, particularly in the United Kingdom. Mike has been featured in various prominent outlets including Yahoo Movies Canada, Yahoo Finance, and FinTech Weekly.
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Mike Butcher's articles predominantly focus on the tech and business sectors, with a specific emphasis on startups, technology advancements, and funding announcements. His extensive coverage of private sector announcements suggests that he is likely to be most responsive to pitches related to new product launches, funding rounds, or major developments from startups in the technology and fintech industries.
Given his consistent reporting on artificial intelligence (AI) and financial technology (FinTech), Mike may be particularly interested in receiving pitches related to innovative AI-driven solutions or disruptive technologies within the finance industry.
It's important to note that while Mike doesn't have a specified geographic focus, his coverage indicates a broad international perspective when it comes to startup ecosystems and technological advancements.
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By: Mike Butcher
Online merchants can usually pay up to 8% of every sale on an item to companies like PayPal, Apple Pay, and Stripe — and those costs are usually passed to consumers. So-called ‘account-to-account' or ‘A2A' payments can cut transaction fees to below 1%, saving merchants and consumers quite a bit of cash. The difficulty has been in making it seamless for both merchants and customers.
By: Mike Butcher
Integrating quantum computing into real-world computer applications is an ongoing problem, as the platforms are architected fundamentally differently.
By: Mike Butcher
Integrating quantum computing into real-world computer applications is an ongoing problem, as the platforms are architected fundamentally differently.
By: Mike Butcher
With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking elsewhere for energy storage. Molten-salt batteries offer high energy and power density, and can work for long periods. Now, Denmark's
By: Mike Butcher
With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking elsewhere for energy storage. Molten-salt batteries offer
By: Mike Butcher
For many industries, lithium batteries just don't cut it — they're getting increasingly expensive, require too much space, and sometimes they are just overkill for many industrial use cases. Thermal batteries, on the other hand, can store energy in the form of heat for long periods, are often cheaper to invest in and deploy, and are more suitable for various industrial applications.
Robin Capital — the Germany-based, Solo GP-led VC fund by former entrepreneur Robin Haak — has hit its final close of ‘Robin Fund One' at €13 million.
By: Mike Butcher
What happens when a chemical engineer, who’s previously built a hydrogen-powered drone, becomes a venture capitalist? Energy Revolution Ventures, that’s
By: Mike Butcher
What happens when a chemical engineer, who's previously built a hydrogen-powered drone, becomes a venture capitalist? Energy Revolution Ventures, that's what. The VC has now closed an $18 million Seed and Series A fund to invest in deeptech, such as energy storage, carbon capture, and, yes, hydrogen technologies.
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