Business news selected for relevance to smaller companies. Coverage tracks mergers and consolidation, regulatory changes with compliance costs attached, labor market movement, and earnings from firms whose results set expectations for a whole category. The filter is simple: does this change what a founder should do next quarter.
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Global startup funding hit a record $189 billion in February 2026, per Crunchbase — but 83% went to three companies, and the AI share hit 90%. Founders should read the market they're actually in.
Owen Blackwood
The W26 cohort — 196 companies per batch trackers, with AI agents across every vertical — is a live map of where the founder market believes the opportunities are.
Owen Blackwood
The FOMC's March 18 decision kept rates at 3.50–3.75% with an 11–1 vote — the wait-and-see era is official, and 2026 planning should assume it.
Owen Blackwood
The February 12 round, one of the largest private raises in tech history, concentrates capital in foundation models — founders should read the second-order effects, not the headline.
Owen Blackwood
Published February 3, 2026, the SBA Office of Advocacy's annual FAQ bulletin updates the small-business share of the U.S. economy — the baseline numbers behind every market-size pitch.
Owen Blackwood