Good news from around Europe
Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025 Tesla’s headcount fell from 21,191 workers to 16,506 workers in 2025, according to a report, as it grappled with its second straight year of declining sales. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/teslas-texas-factory-workforce-reportedly-shrunk-22-in-2025/
The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia When Fizz quietly debuted in Saudi Arabia, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon wasn’t expecting the app to catch on like it did. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/the-anonymous-social-app-that-thinks-it-can-work-in-saudi-arabia/
Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue Lucid said it has resolved the problem and is not changing its guidance for 2026. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/lucid-blames-dip-in-q1-sales-on-seat-supplier-issue/
Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX’s looming IPO poised to reshape the
OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’ In addition to Lightcap’s new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/openai-executive-shuffle-new-roles-coo-brad-lightcap-fidji-simo-kate-rouch/
Omniscient raises $4.1M to strengthen data-driven executive decision-making Paris-based Omniscient, a decision intelligence platform for boards and senior executives, has raised $4.1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Seedcamp, with participation from Drysdale, Plug and Play, MS&AD, Raise, Anamcara, and xdeck, alongside support from Bpifrance. As corporate
Covalo lands €3.5M funding extension to advance personal care data platform Covalo, a Switzerland-based platform for ingredient discovery and data management in the personal care industry, has raised €3.5 million in a funding extension. The round was led by Hi Inov, with participation from existing investors HTGF and seed+speed Ventures.
Generare secures €20M to scale molecular discovery platform Generare, a Paris-based biotechnology company focused on generating molecular data for drug development, has raised €20 million in a Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Alven and Daphni, with participation from existing investors including Galion.exe, Teampact Ventures, and VIVES
New Belgian AI platform Backbone aims to cut costly quality failures in food production Former managers at Belgian legaltech scale-up Henchman are launching Backbone, an AI platform for real-time quality and compliance management in the food industry, with Seed funding from 100IN. Backbone consolidates fragmented data, from supplier documents to
UK government-backed fund aimed at backing female founders reaches £130m first close The flagship fund of a UK government-backed initiative addressing the shortage of equity capital for women in the UK who are building businesses has reached a £130m first close of the fund, it said today. The “Women Backing