2026 - Tech Startups

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KKR launches $10B AI infrastructure startup Helix, taps ex-AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2026

KKR is making a $10 billion bet that the real bottleneck in artificial intelligence isn’t models or chips. It’s everything around them. The private equity giant has launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new standalone company built to supply the physical […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 30, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On April 30, 2026

It’s Thursday, April 30, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a clear shift toward AI infrastructure, autonomous systems, energy technology, and real-world deployment layers. From customer service automation to legal AI, […]

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KuCoin Web3 Wallet brings Ondo tokenized stocks to crypto, adding 260+ U.S. equities and ETFs

Nickie Louise Posted On April 30, 2026

KuCoin is moving deeper into tokenized finance, bringing a slice of Wall Street directly into a crypto wallet. The crypto exchange said its Web3 Wallet has integrated Ondo Global Markets, opening access to more than 260 tokenized assets tied to traditional […]

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Chance raises $3.2M to build a superapp for Pokémon TCG collectors, blending trading, liquidity, and social community

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Collectors don’t stop caring about their cards after they buy them. That’s where the friction starts. Storage, discovery, trading, and community all sit in different places, and the experience breaks down fast. A new game marketplace startup thinks it can […]

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Blue Owl sells half its SpaceX stake at $1.25 trillion valuation for 10x return, co-CEO says

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Blue Owl is cashing in on one of its most lucrative bets. The alternative asset manager has sold roughly half of its stake in SpaceX at a $1.25 trillion valuation, turning an early investment into a 10x return. The update came […]

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KuCoin brings futures market data to TradingView, expanding access to pro-grade analytics

Nickie Louise Posted On April 30, 2026

KuCoin is bringing its futures market data directly into TradingView, putting one of crypto’s most active derivatives feeds in front of more than 100 million traders who rely on the platform every day. The move connects KuCoin’s perpetual futures markets […]

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Nvidia invests in AI legal startup Legora at $5.6B valuation, deepening push into agentic AI

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Nvidia is tightening its grip on the next wave of AI by backing a fast-rising legal tech startup now valued in the billions. The chip giant’s venture arm, NVentures, has backed Swedish startup Legora at a $5.6 billion valuation, according to […]

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REAL Finance Launches $ASSET Token with Simultaneous Listings Across Major Exchanges

Chainwire Posted On April 30, 2026

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Oobit Introduces Agent Cards, Giving AI Systems Controlled, Programmable Spending Power

Nickie Louise Posted On April 30, 2026

Oobit, a crypto payments platform backed by Tether, has launched Agent Cards, dedicated virtual Visa cards built specifically for AI agents. The product fills a critical gap in agentic operations: AI agents now handle marketing automation, cloud procurement, and ad […]

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Meta looks to raise $25B in bond sale to fund AI spending as capex surges to $145B

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Meta is heading back to the bond market—and this time the numbers are hard to ignore. The company is preparing to raise up to $25 billion in investment-grade debt, according to a Bloomberg report. The move comes as Meta Platforms pours […]

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Anthropic eyes $900B valuation in new funding round ahead of IPO

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Anthropic is closing in on a number that would have sounded unrealistic even a year ago. The San Francisco AI startup behind the Claude models is in advanced talks to raise a new round that could value the company at […]

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Top Tech News Today, April 30, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On April 30, 2026

It’s Thursday, April 30, 2026 — and the AI gold rush is officially in overdrive. Trillion-dollar infrastructure bets are reshaping Big Tech balance sheets, quantum hardware just hit a major milestone, and cybersecurity is entering its most dangerous — and […]

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SoftBank targets $100B U.S. IPO for new AI and robotics startup Roze

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

SoftBank is preparing its next big swing in artificial intelligence—and this one could reshape how the physical backbone of AI gets built. The Japanese conglomerate is working on plans to spin out a new U.S.-listed company called “Roze,” a standalone […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 29, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2026

It’s Wednesday, April 29, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a sharp shift toward securing, scaling, and operationalizing AI systems across real-world environments—from healthcare and finance to defense and industrial infrastructure. […]

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Fintech startup Squads raises $18M to build a stablecoin-powered financial OS

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2026

Fintech startup Squads is making a clear bet on where business finance is headed—and it just raised fresh capital to back it up. The company announced an $18 million strategic round led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, […]

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General Analysis raises $10M in seed funding to secure agentic AI against real-world attacks

Daniel Levi Posted On April 29, 2026

AI agents are moving fast inside real companies. In some cases, faster than the teams responsible for keeping them in check. In March, a single adversarial agent persuaded 50 live customer service bots to hand out more than $10 million […]

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AI startup Misti AI raises £250K to turn camera feeds into real-time alerts and operational insights

Daniel Levi Posted On April 29, 2026

Misti AI has raised £250,000 in pre-seed funding led by Fuel Ventures, with plans to close the round at £500,000. The pitch is straightforward: take the vast network of existing cameras inside heavy industry and turn them into systems that […]

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Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman of ‘stealing a charity’ in explosive OpenAI trial testimony

Daniel Levi Posted On April 29, 2026

Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday in a packed California courtroom and leveled a charge that cut straight to the core of OpenAI’s origin story. Under oath, he told the jury that Sam Altman “stole a charity.” The remark came […]

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Mezo rolls out institutional Bitcoin yield vaults as Bullish deploys 250 BTC with Anchorage Digital

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2026

More than a million Bitcoins now sit on corporate balance sheets. Most of it isn’t doing anything. Companies hold it in custody, hedge it, or park it as a long-term asset. What’s been missing is a way to earn yield […]

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Real Finance partners with Wiener Privatbank to build regulated blockchain platform for institutional investors

Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2026

Institutional money has circled blockchain markets for years, held back by one persistent problem: trust. Not in the technology itself, but in the lack of clear rules, reliable custody, and familiar financial rails. A new partnership between Real Finance and […]

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