November 9, 2025
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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer and editor for TechStartups.com. Nickie loves writing about early-stage startups, new technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When not writing about technology, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with family, hiking, and exploring God's majestic creation.


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News Roundup – Week Ending August 15, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2025


It’s Friday, August 15, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding stories that shaped the week. From billion-dollar debt financings and nine-figure biotech rounds to stealth AI ventures breaking cover with ambitious plans, this edition is […]


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Beyond Meat says it’s not going bankrupt, but the numbers tell a different story
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2025


Four years ago, Beyond Meat was riding high, celebrated by celebrities and investors as the company that could change how we eat. Its burgers and sausages landed in major grocery chains, and at its 2019 peak, shares hit $234.90. But […]


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“Don’t Kill GPT-4o”: Thousands petition OpenAI to keep their favorite AI model alive
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2025


A quiet rebellion is forming as more than 4,300 ChatGPT users plead with OpenAI not to retire GPT-4o—the model many now call their creative partner, emotional anchor, and digital friend. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, OpenAI rolled out GPT-5 to […]


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The Future of Borderless Transactions in the Web3 Era
Nickie Louise Posted On August 15, 2025


The digital economy is evolving rapidly, driven by new technologies that simplify, open, and secure transactions, making them more efficient. Web3, the next phase of the internet, aims to create a decentralised network where users can control their data and […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 14, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 14, 2025


It’s Thursday, August 14, 2025, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news from across the globe. From enterprise AI platforms and heart failure devices to stablecoin payment rails and rare disease data networks, today’s deals show […]


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AI startup Cohere raises $500 million in funding at $6.8 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On August 14, 2025


Cohere just landed one of the biggest AI funding rounds of the year. The Toronto-based startup has pulled in $500 million in fresh capital, pushing its valuation to $6.8 billion as it steps up the fight for enterprise AI dominance. […]


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xAI co-founder leaves Elon Musk’s AI startup to launch AI safety fund, joining wave of executive departures
Nickie Louise Posted On August 14, 2025


Another senior figure is walking away from Elon Musk’s AI empire. Igor Babuschkin, one of the original co-founders of Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, announced Wednesday that he’s stepping down to start an investment firm focused on AI safety. The […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 13, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2025


It’s Wednesday, August 13, 2025, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news from across the globe. From AI-driven senior care and secure data exchanges to climate tech breakthroughs and cross-border fintech, today’s lineup reflects a market […]


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AI chip startup Rivos seeks up to $500 million in funding to take on Nvidia
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2025


In the race to supply the hardware behind artificial intelligence, few names have risen as quickly as Rivos. The Santa Clara startup, best known for its RISC-V-based server chips, pulled in $250 million just a year ago. Now it’s aiming […]


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U.S. secretly embeds trackers in AI chip shipments bound for China, reports
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2025


The U.S. is taking its AI chip export crackdown to a new level — hiding location trackers inside select shipments to catch them before they slip into China’s hands. Two people with direct knowledge of the tactic told Reuters the […]


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OpenAI in talks to back Neuralink competitor Merge Labs at $850M valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2025


The rivalry between Sam Altman and Elon Musk may soon move from AI labs to the human brain. OpenAI is in talks to lead a $250 million funding round for Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup valued at roughly $850 […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 12, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2025


It’s Tuesday, August 12, 2025, and we’re back with a packed edition spotlighting 15 startup and tech funding stories from the U.S. and around the globe. From AI-powered freight management to breakthrough neurotherapies and rare earth magnet manufacturing, today’s rounds […]


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Perplexity AI offers to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2025


Perplexity AI shocked the tech world on Tuesday with a $34.5 billion offer to buy Google’s Chrome browser — a move already backed by investors, despite being nearly double the company’s own valuation. The unsolicited bid, confirmed Tuesday by CNBC, […]


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GoodShip raises $25M in funding to bring AI-powered freight orchestration to the $1 trillion logistics industry
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2025


GoodShip has landed $25 million in Series B funding, giving the freight tech startup more fuel to challenge an industry still running on spreadsheets. The round was led by Greenfield Partners, with Bessemer Venture Partners, Ironspring Ventures, Chicago Ventures, and […]


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Elon Musk goes to war with Apple over alleged App Store bias favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT, X users push back
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2025


Elon Musk is taking his feud with Apple to a new front — the courtroom. On Monday, the billionaire threatened legal action against the tech giant, accusing it of favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT and sidelining his own Grok chatbot in the […]


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Rumble close to $1.17B acquisition of Germany’s Northern Data to expand AI cloud
Nickie Louise Posted On August 12, 2025


Rumble, the video platform best known for hosting Donald Trump’s Truth Social, is sizing up a major play in the AI infrastructure space. The company is weighing a $1.17 billion acquisition of Germany’s Northern Data, a move that would give […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 11, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2025


It’s Monday, August 11, 2025 — and we’re back with a fresh round of startup and tech funding news updates from across the globe. Today’s capital flow spans high-stakes biotech launches, multi-billion-dollar fintech financing, and ambitious plays in rare-earth manufacturing, […]


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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke steps down to launch new startup
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2025


Thomas Dohmke is leaving GitHub at the end of the year, closing a chapter that saw the Microsoft-owned platform double down on artificial intelligence and grow its global footprint, Axios said in an exclusive report. His next move? Going back […]


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SoftBank’s payment app PayPay targets $2B in U.S. IPO, taps Wall Street giants for Q4 debut
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2025


SoftBank is getting ready to test U.S. investor appetite for one of Japan’s most successful mobile payment ventures. The company has picked a lineup of Wall Street’s biggest banks to steer a potential $2 billion initial public offering for its […]


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Chowdeck raises $9M in funding to speed up grocery and food deliveries across Nigeria and Ghana
Nickie Louise Posted On August 11, 2025


In many African cities, getting fresh groceries delivered quickly is still a frustrating gamble — slow delivery times, patchy logistics, and limited coverage often leave consumers waiting hours for essentials. Now, Nigerian-born on-demand delivery startup Chowdeck wants to change that. […]


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