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The Founder Gazette
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Filed under: california

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Startup news

Estate agent builds listing-first social tool, tests two platforms

Libby Mays says MLSocial takes a property listing through to a published Facebook or Instagram post. Those two platforms are the only ones tested end to end so far.

№ 329 · 15 October 2026
Startup news

Air Force signs balloon startup WindBorne to $49m data deal

The ceiling is nearly $50m. The Air Force has so far ordered $1.7m of it. That gap is the whole lesson in how defence money actually reaches small hardware firms.

№ 324 · 13 October 2026
Startup news

Charter Space raises $5M to insure satellites nobody else will

The El Segundo broker says it now serves more than 50 space and defence companies. Its pitch is that conventional insurers will not price a satellite.

№ 296 · 2 October 2026
Policy

California bans infinite scroll for under-16s in 13-bill package

Gavin Newsom has signed laws stopping social platforms serving autoplay and infinite scroll to under-16s, and forcing AI firms to tell young users they are talking to a chatbot. Tech companies are expected to sue.

№ 232 · 13 September 2026