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Inside Earlybird’s succession plan to pass on the management company in 10 years Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/earlybird-succession-plan
The 20 companies that landed Europe’s largest equity deals ever Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-20-companies-that-landed-europes-largest-equity-deals-ever
Why a vegan sausage pioneer is setting up an AI law firm called Keith Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/why-a-vegan-sausage-pioneer-is-setting-up-an-ai-law-firm-called-keith
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
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/
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/
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/
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/
Stories of capitalisation #3: The Art of Building Successful Partnerships We’ve reached the final chapter of our series on capitalisation! After exploring how to build on project results and turn them into real drivers of territorial impact, it’s time to focus on a key element: choosing the right partners. To
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