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Nexterity's bolt robot fits in a Pelican case and turns four at once
A former ExxonMobil engineer has built a battery-powered robot that tightens pipe flange bolts, and wants to rent it out like a cherry picker. The trades, not the warehouses, are the target market.
Angle Health raises $200m at $2.7bn on 5,000 small-business clients
The insurance startup sells level-funded health plans to small employers, and says it is profitable. Here is what level-funding actually commits a founder to.
SBA proposes rewriting who counts as a small business
The agency wants to redefine its size standards. Some firms say the new definition would mean nothing at all.
US bans Canadian spirits and dairy from 29 September
Washington's import ban lands three weeks out. Canada's retaliatory duties on US steel, clothing and furniture are already live. Small importers on both sides now have a diary date and no tariff codes to plan against.
94 search funds launched in a year as MBAs buy their way to CEO
Business school graduates in the US are borrowing to buy established small firms and appoint themselves boss. One doubled her company in two years. Another closed his and filed for personal bankruptcy.
Stanford's 1,500 founders a year meet the federal funding axe
Cuts running to billions of dollars have hit US universities and federal research agencies since Donald Trump returned to office. The spinout pipeline that turns lab work into companies runs on that money.
US group health costs to hit $18,500 per employee, steepest rise in 15 years
More than 20,000 American employers moved to health reimbursement arrangements in 2026, handing staff cash instead of a company-picked plan. The consultancy Mercer puts the average group plan at $18,500 per employee this year.
White House programme would let private firms run cyber attacks on a $1m bond
A new federal programme will enlist private companies for offensive cybersecurity work, with a $1 million bond as the entry price. The terms founders would sign up to have not been published.
2.9 million new US businesses filed in five months
Registered Agents Inc. counts nearly 2.9 million formations in the first five months of 2026. Most of them will never hire anyone.