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Manufacturing Procurement Software Lands $17M for Axya
Manufacturers still run purchasing on spreadsheets and email chains more often than most founders would guess, and a Montreal startup just raised money to change that. Axya locked in...
Ecommerce Benchmarking Expands as EMARKETER Acquires RetailX
EMARKETER announced today that it has acquired the research arm of RetailX, folding in the UK500 ranking of Britain’s top ecommerce retailers and the CustomerX Index, a pan-European benchmark...
Amazon Seller Tools Now Connect Directly to Claude AI
Amazon gave outside AI assistants a way into its seller dashboard this week, letting Anthropic’s Claude and Amazon’s own Quick assistant plug straight in. Independent sellers can now manage...
AI Agent Security Funding Jumps as Island Raises $400M
Enterprise browser startup Island closed a fresh Series F today, bringing in $400 million and pushing its valuation up to $6.4 billion. The round is built around a specific...
Go-To-Market Strategy Gets New Tools From G2’s Rollout
G2 rolled out a new suite of go-to-market tools this week aimed at helping software companies reach buyers earlier in the research process. The announcement leans on findings from...
AI Agents for Business Just Got a $77M Vote of Confidence
Ema closed a fresh $77 million funding round announced September 23, a Series B led by Creaegis with Accel, S32 and Prosus all increasing their existing stakes. The round...
Startup Competition From Stan Puts $100K on 100 Founders
Stan announced Launchpad on September 22, a 14-day founder competition. Programming stretches from October 4 to October 19, and the location is a private retreat in the Pocono Mountains,...
Cash Flow Management Tightens as Buyers Push Back
Nine out of ten founders saw their customers behave differently this year, according to a Mercury poll of 1,500 founders at early-stage companies fielded in May 2026. The changes...
