2026 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Steve Carroll, Findigs

Steve Carroll — Co‑founder & CEO, Findigs

“Steve co-founded Findigs with his college roommate and grew it into a leasing decision platform trusted by over 500,000 rental units. His company gives property managers an automatic yes-or-no on every applicant, backed by the industry’s only contractual fraud guarantee. He moves fast, holds himself accountable, and believes in protecting renters and property managers alike.” 

What recent accomplishment or initiative are you most proud of, and what impact did it have on your firm, clients, or community?

When renting a home, the biggest question is always “Will I be approved?” For decades, that answer has depended on slow, manual reviews by leasing teams, often taking days. Years ago, we made a bold bet: build an autonomous engine to handle the entire underwriting process, and that clients would want to take that work off their teams. The results have been transformative. Approvals now happen 24/7 in minutes, increasing conversion and reducing evictions by up to 90% without sacrificing accuracy

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SecEdge Announces Distributor Agreement with Ubiquitous AI to Accelerate IoT & Edge Security, Global Compliance in Japan

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SecEdge™, a digital security leader for edge devices, today announced that it has entered into a distributor agreement with Ubiquitous AI Corporation (TYO: 3858), a leading provider of embedded software and IoT security solutions in Japan. Through this agreement, Ubiquitous AI will deliver SecEdge’s advanced SEC TPM™ technology to customers in the Japanese market, enabling access to hardware rooted security for a wide range of IoT and connected device applications.

As part of this partnership, SecEdge and Ubiquitous AI have also agreed to collaborate on the planned integration of Ubiquitous AI’s TPM Software Stack (TSS), “Ubiquitous TPM Security” with SecEdge’s SEC-TPM™, with the aim of delivering a comprehensive security solution. This collaboration framework combines SecEdge’s SEC-TPM™ technology with Ubiquitous AI’s expertise in IoT Security, making it easier for developers to access a unified solution that enhances device integrity and supports global compliance.

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Fast-Growing Laundry Startup NoScrubs Creates New On-Demand Business Model

Small business takeaway:

• Startup NoScrubs is disrupting the laundry industry with a scalable model that pairs gig workers with idle laundromat equipment, leveraging artificial intelligence for route optimization and real-time quality control. Its focus on efficiency, customer convenience, and integrating AI-driven logistics offers small businesses a blueprint for scaling operations, reducing costs, and meeting evolving consumer demands.

As the 20th employee at Instacart, Matt O’Connor launched the company’s Austin, Texas, market in 2014, writing the playbook for turning a $15 per order loss into a $4 profit within four months. By the time he departed Instacart in 2016, the company’s valuation had skyrocketed from $27 million to $2 billion.

O’Connor worked for delivery service Amazon Flex, then founded AdQuick, a tech platform that helps brands buy and measure out-of-home advertising. At the time in 2021, O’Connor, who disliked doing his laundry, sent his dirty clothes out to be washed, dried, and folded.

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The Drone Threat Rising Over the Middle East

by Fatemeh Akbar Letellier

How inexpensive drones are reshaping security across the region

A $20,000 drone can now shut down a $20 billion airport.

That imbalance—tiny cost, massive disruption—is quietly reshaping modern conflict. What once looked like hobbyist technology has become a strategic tool capable of challenging militaries, closing airspace, and rattling global markets. The latest confrontation involving Iran and its regional rivals shows just how quickly this shift is unfolding.

Before the current crisis erupted, I spoke with Steve Haro*, CEO of WhiteFox Defense Technologies. My firm has worked alongside major U.S. defense contractors for years, but counter-drone technology was new territory for me. What struck me most in that conversation was how something small enough to fit in a backpack could suddenly challenge a nation-state.

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Digbi Health Capitalizes on GLP-1 Market Shift, Expands GLP Compass™, and Introduces Employer-Subsidized and Cash-Pay Pathways via Digbi RxFund™

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digbi Health, the leader in precision biology for metabolic and digestive health, today announced a major expansion of its GLP-1 Compass™platform with the launch of Digbi RxFund™. This industry-first financial innovation provides employers and employees with streamlined, subsidized, and cash-pay pathways for obesity care, ensuring high-quality clinical oversight outside of traditional, opaque pharmacy benefit designs.

"The conventional PBM-based GLP-1 model forces employers into an 'all-or-nothing' choice: absorb unsustainable financial risk or face employee dissatisfaction," said Ranjan Sinha, Founder and CEO of Digbi Health. "Eli Lilly’s direct-to-employer move validates that the market is shifting toward alternatives outside of traditional PBM models. Digbi RxFund™ gives employers a smarter path—combining flexible funding with precision metabolic care to ensure GLP-1 use is effective, appropriate, and sustainable.”

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