Pulse
Startups we watched early: what they shipped, how they put it in front of people, and the model a founder could copy.
- Monthly briefOctober2026
- ·AI returns improve when firms redesign work, measure outcomes and preserve human judgement
- ·Change creates value when firms build capability, not rely on repeated structural fixes
- ·Persistent supply inflation strains households, while local institutions shape who gains from growth
It sold governments the data from satellites it kept, even when a buyer wanted its ownHawkEye 360
Three managers who sold a legal drafting tool carried its method into food qualityBackbone AI
Launched against the chip buildout, funded nine months later for making the chips work harderFlapping Airplanes
With no listing to cash out in, the payments company priced itself and bought staff sharesStripe
Every dollar of its $300M order book is rented rather than sold – which is why it needs $620M to fill itAgility Robotics