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Working Capital Loan Demand Pulls In a $300M Package
Hong Kong fintech Qupital disclosed a $300 million capital package this week. The money arrives in two shapes: Series C equity, which M Capital led, and asset-backed commitments put up...
AI Search Optimization Now Shapes Your First Impression
US B2B buyers have quietly rewritten the first step of their research, and survey data published Monday puts a number on it. Among American B2B professionals who use AI at...
Business Valuation Tools Reach the 30-Person HVAC Shop
A Las Vegas company called Reins launched a standalone product on Monday called Valuation, built to tell contractors who run their own shops what the business is currently worth, and...
Business Succession Planning: 5 Openings for Young Buyers
JPMorganChase released a report on Monday, putting a hard number on a problem Jamie Dimon has been describing since March: roughly 12 million American businesses will pass to new owners...
International Expansion: Japan Opens a Door for Founders
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on Monday that it will host Global Startup EXPO 2026 in Osaka from October 5 to 7, pitching the event squarely at...
AI Content Creation Drives Pocket FM Past $500M ARR
Pocket Entertainment, the parent company of audio drama platform Pocket FM, announced on September 10 that it has passed $500 million in annual revenue run rate, growing 70% year over...
AI Job Displacement Fears Miss What Main Street Did
Small businesses that started using artificial intelligence added staff faster than comparable businesses that did not, according to research Gusto published on September 10. The payroll company tracked 1,593 adopters...
Vendor Risk Management: 5 Moves After the IDScan Breach
Identity checking company IDScan has confirmed that hackers pulled driver’s license records out of its cloud systems, TechCrunch reported on September 10. The stolen material includes full names, license numbers,...
Startup Valuation Reset: Miro Sells at 92% Discount
The Italian software buyer Bending Spoons will pay $1.36 billion in cash for collaboration software maker Miro, TechCrunch reported on September 10. Miro carried a $17.5 billion price tag after...
BOJ executive saw need for vigilance to ‘non-linear’ inflation spikes
The remark, made in May, highlights the central bank’s alarm over persistent inflation risks that could prod it to hike rates steadilyPublished Mon, Sep 14, 2026 · 03:59 PM[TOKYO] Japan...
