Posts by Liam Redmond
Nio delivers 35,934 vehicles in July, up 71% year on year
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle giant Nio delivered 35,934 vehicles in July, representing a year-on-year increase of 71 per cent. The deliveries comprised 20,008 vehicles from the Nio brand, 10,155 vehicles from the Onvo brand and 5,771 vehicles from the Firefly brand, the group said in a bourse filing on Saturday (Aug 1). This brings the…
Read MoreJets’ Harrison Phillips echoes cries for stadiums to use real grass after World Cup change
Like many NFL players, Jets veteran defensive tackle Harrison Phillips noticed the grass field being used at MetLife Stadium this summer for the World Cup. Phillips, who is active in the NFL Players Association, said he hopes NFL teams can find a way to use grass in all the stadiums. MetLife will go back to…
Read MoreTwins acquire Dean Kremer from Orioles ahead of deadline
The Minnesota Twins took another step in their desire to contend this week. One day after acquiring A.J. Minter from the New York Mets, the Twins added Dean Kremer from the Baltimore Orioles, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal noted that Kremer is owed about $1.7 million the rest of the 2026 MLB…
Read MorePhysical AI: Kalanick’s Atoms Raises $1.7 Billion
One of tech’s most divisive founders just staged a massive return, as Travis Kalanick’s Atoms raised $1.7 billion led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben Horowitz is joining the board, and Uber, the company that ousted Kalanick in 2017, joined the round too. This is a physical AI story with a second-act twist. Atoms wants to point…
Read MoreBeyond the Cap Table: How Young Founders Can Build Lasting Financial Transparency
Initially, when founders under the age of 30 start a business, most conversations revolve around finding the right product-market fit, aggressive growth strategies, and how to pitch to secure funding for their startups. When 2 or more founders are in the same room, surrounded by half-empty coffee cups, the conversation tends to steer away from…
Read MoreFed Interest Rate Decision: Rates Hold, Hikes Loom
The central bank held steady again, as the July Fed interest rate decision kept the benchmark rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75% on July 29. Policymakers voted 9 to 3 to leave rates unchanged, with three regional presidents pushing for a different path. For founders, a hold sounds like calm. Yet the split…
Read MoreAI Automation for Small Business: The Outcome Model
A small logistics startup just drew fresh capital for a big idea, as a July 27 funding roundup detailed Freight Hero’s $5 million seed round led by Field Ventures. The company uses AI agents plus human operators to run a freight broker’s back office end to end, from rate confirmation through proof of delivery. The…
Read MoreExplainable AI Reaches Small Businesses in Seekr Deal
Enterprise-grade AI is heading downmarket after Seekr and OneValley announced a partnership on July 28 to bring explainable AI to startups and small businesses. OneValley, a platform that supports more than 10,000 founders, will resell and manage Seekr’s AI tools for smaller firms. The pitch is narrow but timely. It targets founders in regulated fields…
Read MoreSmall Business Grants: Simply Business Names 2026 Winners
Five founders just landed direct funding after Sky’s the Limit and Simply Business named the 2026 winners of their Big Dreams Grant on July 29. The two partners sorted through over 6,500 applications before choosing five recipients and 20 finalists from across the country. Running a young company is hard, and free money is rare.…
Read MoreViral Colorado home listing warns buyers they must remove the ‘occupant’ living inside
A bizarre Zillow listing for a Colorado home has warned potential buyers they won’t be allowed to inspect the property before purchasing — and that it’ll be their responsibility to remove the current “occupant.” Tori McMechan, who lives inside the three-bed, two-bath home in Nunn — about 25 miles outside Fort Collins — called the…
Read MoreBusiness Banking Gets a Founder-First Push as Flex Raises $70M
Flex, a fintech offering private-banking-style services for business owners, has raised $70 million from investors including Crosslink Capital, Portage Ventures, and Wellington Management. The company bundles banking, credit, and cash management aimed at founders and high-net-worth operators. The raise points to a gap most founders feel but rarely fix. Growing companies want treasury, credit, and…
Read MoreAI Voice Models Go Mainstream as Fish Audio Raises $52M
Fish Audio, a startup building expressive AI voice models, has raised “$52 million in seed funding led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today,” according to a PRNewswire press release. roughly one year after launch. Its models produce real-time text-to-speech, voice cloning, and voice agents, and they can be self-hosted by teams that want control over…
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