China orders big firms to pay SME suppliers in cash within 60 days
A circular from the General Office of the State Council (reported Sept 15, 2026) sets 10 measures to end delayed payments to SMEs: industry leaders are urged to pay suppliers in ca…
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All →SBA's new 8(a) social-disadvantage test takes effect September 10, 2026
Effective Sept 10, 2026, the SBA eliminated the race-based rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage in the 8(a) Business Development Program and replaced it with a race-neutra…
Wyre AI raises $5M to automate construction preconstruction analysis
Washington, DC-based Wyre AI raised $5 million on September 10, 2026, led by Ironspring Ventures with DPR Construction's WND Ventures and Virginia's VIPC. Its platform reads drawin…
Buildcheck raises $12M Series A for vision AI that reviews construction drawings
Stanford-founded Buildcheck raised a $12 million Series A led by Telescope Partners, with DPR Construction's venture arm WND Ventures joining, bringing total funding to $18 million…
Proptech funding holds near $8.7B in 2026 as investors bet on AI construction and ops
Real estate tech startups have raised roughly $8.7 billion across 794 deals so far in 2026, on pace to match or slightly exceed 2025's $12.3 billion, per Crunchbase News. Capital i…
Proptech raises $8.7B in 2026 as four of five biggest deals land outside the US
Global real estate tech startups raised about $8.7B across 794 deals through August 2026, down from $12.3B in all of 2025. Four of the five largest 2026 deals were outside the US,…
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