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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – January 21, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2026

It’s Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s funding slate shows capital continuing to concentrate around infrastructure and execution-heavy categories where scale creates defensibility: AI compute and networking, autonomous logistics, clinical […]

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Cronos Labs appoints Zain Bacchus as CPO and Smit Vachhani as SVP of Growth

Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2026

Cronos Labs is shaking up its leadership bench. The company has appointed Zain Bacchus as Chief Product Officer and Smit Vachhani as Senior Vice President of Growth, marking the first executive hires under new CEO Ryan Wyatt. The move signals […]

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OpenEvidence, the ‘ChatGPT for Doctors’ AI startup, hits $12B valuation in $250M Thrive-led round

Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2026

OpenEvidence just pulled off one of the fastest valuation climbs in healthcare AI. The Miami-based startup, often described as “ChatGPT for doctors,” closed a $250 million funding round led by Thrive Capital and DST, valuing it at $12 billion, the […]

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UK defense tech startup Shield Space raises £2M in funding to protect satellites from jamming and attacks

Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2026

Space is becoming a contested domain, and Shield Space wants to ensure the UK is ready. The British defense tech startup has raised £2 million to test its autonomous satellite protection system in orbit, marking a major step toward real-time […]

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Applied Compute, AI startup founded by ex-OpenAI researchers, in talks to raise funds at $1.3B valuation just months after $500M round

Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2026

Everyone is chasing the next breakout AI company. Applied Compute is suddenly at the center of that hunt. The enterprise-focused AI startup, founded by three former OpenAI researchers, is in early talks to raise a new funding round that could […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – January 20, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2026

It’s Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s funding landscape reflects a widening investor push into AI infrastructure, fintech rails, space systems, and enterprise automation, as capital concentrates around companies building […]

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Top Tech News Today, January 20, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2026

Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and here are the top global tech stories shaping strategy, policy, and innovation today. Today’s global tech headlines […]

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Sequoia and Accel-backed Ethos Technologies files for IPO, eyes $1.26B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2026

Wall Street’s insurance IPO streak is far from cooling off. Ethos Technologies, a life insurance startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Accel, plans to go public with a valuation of up to $1.26 billion. The San Francisco company said it […]

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Top Tech News Today, January 19, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2026

Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Monday, January 19, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today, from AI and startups to regulation and Big […]

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Alibaba-backed AI startup Moonshot AI hits $4.8B valuation in new funding round

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2026

Alibaba-backed AI startup Moonshot AI is closing a new funding round that values the Chinese startup at $4.8 billion, CNBC reported, citing two people familiar with the deal. The round comes just weeks after the company was priced at $4.3 […]

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OpenAI launches ads in ChatGPT as it expands Go Plan and pushes for profitability

Nickie Louise Posted On January 16, 2026

OpenAI is about to change how people experience ChatGPT. Starting in the coming weeks, the company will begin testing ads inside its chatbot, marking its first serious move into advertising. The test will focus on U.S. users who are on […]

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KuCoin Ranks Top 3 Global Crypto Exchanges by Market Share Growth in 2025, TokenInsight Reports

Nickie Louise Posted On January 16, 2026

KCS Defies Market Slump as KuCoin Claims Top Spot in Spot Trading Growth KuCoin is having a strong year, and the numbers back it up. TokenInsight’s newly released 2025 Cryptocurrency Exchange Annual Report places the global crypto platform among the […]

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X Global Outage: Elon Musk’s X goes down worldwide, tens of thousands affected in US, UK, and India

Nickie Louise Posted On January 16, 2026

X went dark on Friday, and users noticed it almost immediately. From the U.S. to Europe to Asia, timelines froze, posts failed to load, and many people were locked out of their accounts as the platform suffered a global outage […]

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Top Tech News Today, January 16, 2026

Nickie Louise Posted On January 16, 2026

Technology News Today – Your Daily Briefing on the AI, Big Tech, and Startup Shifts Reshaping Markets It’s Friday, January 16, 2026, and today’s global tech headlines reveal how deeply technology is reshaping geopolitics, infrastructure, and corporate strategy. From rising […]

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Cloudflare acquires UK startup Human Native to build AI data marketplace for content creators

Nickie Louise Posted On January 16, 2026

Who gets paid when AI trains on your work? Cloudflare thinks it finally has an answer. The internet infrastructure company said Thursday it has acquired Human Native, a U.K. AI startup that runs a marketplace connecting AI developers with content […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – January 15, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On January 15, 2026

It’s Thursday, January 15, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s deals highlight escalating investor conviction in infrastructure-scale AI, secure autonomous systems, and deep-tech platforms that are shaping human–machine integration. From AI-native video creation […]

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From Green Beret to CEO: How Gene Yu built a $21M cybersecurity startup after losing his identity

Nickie Louise Posted On January 15, 2026

What happens when your entire identity disappears overnight? For many military veterans, leaving the service can mean losing more than a uniform. It can mean losing structure, purpose, and the tight-knit community that once shaped everyday life. The transition can also […]

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Algoz Taps Wealth Management Alliance to Introduce Its AiQP Meta Fund in Southeast Asia

Nickie Louise Posted On January 15, 2026

Algoz Technologies, a quantitative strategies and investment management firm with over $250 million in assets under management, has partnered with Singapore-regulated Wealth Management Alliance Pte Ltd (“WMA”) to launch the AiQP Meta Fund in Southeast Asia. The new fund is […]

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Slips raises $3.5M as peer-to-peer betting gains momentum to challenge traditional sportsbooks

Nickie Louise Posted On January 15, 2026

Slips just closed a $3.5 million seed round, and it’s doing something few betting startups dare to try: cutting out the house entirely. The round was led by Las Olas Capital and Sunset Bay Capital, with backing from Andrew Schwartzberg, […]

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AI video startup Higgsfield raises $80M at $1.3B valuation as demand for generative video surges

Nickie Louise Posted On January 15, 2026

Higgsfield just vaulted into unicorn territory, and it did so at a moment when investors can’t pour money into AI video startups fast enough. The San Francisco-based AI startup announced it has raised $80 million in a Series A extension, […]

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