Posts by Liam Redmond
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 $17 million CAD in Series A funding on September 24, with McRock Capital leading the round and Yamaha Motor Ventures joining as a co-investor. Procurement sounds…
Read MorePayment Fraud Prevention Gets a $16M Boost From IPID
Instant payments move fast, and that speed is exactly the problem a startup called IPID just raised money to fix. The company announced a $16 million Series A on September 24, led by Foundation Capital with Citi and HSBC joining as strategic investors. If your business has ever sent a payment to the wrong account,…
Read MoreWe can’t believe this top-rated Shark blow dryer is nearly 50% off
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days doesn’t officially kick off until Oct. 6, but the deals are already starting to roll in — and this Shark SpeedStyle Hair Dryer is one…
Read MoreIPO Timing Keeps Slipping as Solari Capital Emerges
A new investment firm stepped out of stealth mode on September 25 with $350 million already deployed, and its founder is making a blunt argument: companies are staying private for far too long, and that is exactly where the opportunity sits. AJ Scaramucci runs Solari Capital, and he built it to bet on that gap.…
Read MoreAcquisition Strategy Lessons From Databricks’ Row Zero Deal
Databricks confirmed on September 24 that it has acquired Row Zero, a young startup whose cloud based spreadsheets can hold more than a million live rows. Terms were not disclosed. Row Zero’s founders previously worked as engineers at AWS and Tableau, and the startup had raised just $10 million before this deal closed. A small…
Read MoreVibe Coding Hits a $600M Milestone With Lovable
Lovable’s co-founder told a crowd in Amsterdam this week that the AI app building platform’s annualized revenue run rate just crossed $600 million. Fabian Hedin shared the number at the HumanX summit on September 24, marking a $100 million jump from the $500 million mark the company reported back in June. If you build software,…
Read MoreIndian firms ready US$3 billion of debt issues with eye on potential RBI rate hike
Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 06:37 PM [MUMBAI] Indian companies are rushing to lock in borrowing costs ahead of a potential rate hike by the central bank, with about US$3 billion of rupee debt issuances lined up over the next few days. Large Indian conglomerates, state-run firms, infrastructure investment trusts and non-bank finance companies…
Read MoreHong Kong lists eight ETFs to tap Chinese insurer demand for overseas assets
Listing boom comes as Beijing broadened authorised channels for mainland investors to access foreign assets Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 01:44 PM [HONG KONG] Eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering exposure to South Korean chipmakers, US tech firms and Malaysian large caps debuted in Hong Kong on Monday (Sep 28), as the city rushes to…
Read MoreStoneweg E-Reit proposes internalisation of Reit manager
It will be done at a consideration of 94 million euros, excluding third-party co-investment stakes [SINGAPORE] The manager of Stoneweg E-Reit (Sert) on Monday (Sep 28) said it has proposed the internalisation of the Reit manager, the business trust’s trustee-manager, and the logistics and light industrial asset management and property management platform. It will be…
Read MoreTunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk draws over 40,000 participants for sold-out event despite nor’easter
More than 40,000 participants take part in the 25th annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC on Sunday, Sept. 27. The sold-out event honors FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller and those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. 1 of 34 Participants wearing firefighter gear take part in the 25th anniversary Tunnel to…
Read MoreMuse powers Meta to cusp of US$2 trillion in best month since 2013
It marks a dramatic reversal for the stock, which struggled amid doubts on AI costs and legal risks Published Sun, Sep 27, 2026 · 11:24 PM META Platforms is finally seeing the stock breakout that beleaguered bulls had been banking on. The Facebook parent’s shares jumped 36 per cent in September as at market close…
Read MoreAI whiplash jolts stocks as sentiment lurches from fear to greed
Fears about the flow of money slowing down are most apparent in semiconductor stocks ARTIFICIAL intelligence could wipe us all out. Or it might just kill our unwanted subscriptions. Those are the two extremes the stock market has swung between over the past two weeks, sending hundreds of billions of dollars sloshing out of –…
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