Good news from around Europe
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/redwood-materials-loses-coo-amid-layoffs-restructuring/
Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation The soldier is accused of using classified government information to inform a wager on the prediction market Polymarket. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/authorities-arrest-special-forces-soldier-who-allegedly-made-400k-on-polymarket-bet-involving-maduro-operation/
Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive, and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit/
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/bret-taylors-sierra-buys-yc-backed-ai-startup-fragment/
What Happened on the Second Day of the Tech.eu Summit London 2026? The Tech.eu Summit London 2026 concluded on April 22 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, bringing a strong second day of sessions to close out what was a packed two-day event. Following a first day focused
The quantum bottleneck isn’t chips — it’s lasers, and Vexlum wants to fix it For Vexlum CEO and CTO Jussi-Pekka Penttinen, in Finland, there’s a simple way to tell if a company has moved from startup to scale-up: whether it has a sauna in the factory. “We do. So we
Calibre emerges from stealth with $3.3M to tackle “health guesswork” through causal AI Calibre, a London-based Healthtech company, launches out of stealth today to introduce a new category in proactive health: Causal Health Navigation. Calibre combines clinical expertise with causal AI to help people understand what is actually driving their
Nox Mobility raises €2M pre-seed to rethink Europe’s night trains Nox Mobility has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding to develop a new generation of overnight trains. The round was led by Berlin-based IBB Ventures, with participation from Italian investor Tommaso Lucca and industry experts, including Patrick Andrae, co-founder and
QMatter secures $1.2M to tackle quantum scaling challenges QMatter, a quantum technology startup, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding, led by 55 North, with participation from XTX Ventures, Bellstate Oy, and the Conception X Angel Syndicate. Simulating quantum mechanics remains highly computationally demanding, with both classical and current quantum
Lovable CEO apologises after security scare: ‘I take accountability’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-ceo-anton-osika-security-apology