January 13, 2026
Author

Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer, editor, and co-founder of TechStartups.com based in the Washington Metropolitan Area. She covers early-stage startups, AI, emerging technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When she’s not writing about innovation, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with her family and children, hiking, and exploring God’s majestic creation.


Altcoins  / Bitcoin  / Cryptocurrency  / Stablecoins  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Tether in talks to raise up to $20B in funding at $500B valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2025


Tether, the stablecoin giant behind USDT, is holding early discussions to raise as much as $20 billion in fresh funding—a move that could put its valuation at an eye-popping $500 billion. Bloomberg reported the company is seeking between $15 billion […]


Continue Reading
0
1.6K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Editor Choices  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
The Top 10 AI Startups Are Now Worth Over $1 Trillion: Are We in a Bubble?
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2025


The AI boom that began with ChatGPT’s debut three years ago hasn’t cooled — it’s only grown hotter. Investors with deep pockets continue to flood the space, writing billion-dollar checks to the companies they believe will define the next era […]


Continue Reading
0
6.5K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Energy  / Research  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Microsoft unveils microfluidics cooling to cut AI data center power use amid AI’s soaring energy demands
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2025


AI’s hunger for power has turned data centers into some of the world’s most energy-intensive facilities. Cooling alone can account for nearly 40% of electricity use. Microsoft thinks it may have found a way to keep chips from burning up […]


Continue Reading
0
2.3K Views


Social Media  / Startup Ideas  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
10 Ways to Turn a Startup Into a Standout Brand
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2025


Making your business stand out can seem like quite a daunting task. Where should you start? Do you start with your online presence or with your packing? And once you know where to start, how do you go about it? […]


Continue Reading
0
1.1K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Hardware  / Infrastructure  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Sam Altman on Nvidia’s $100B investment: A “small dent” that delivers millions, not billions, of GPUs required for superintelligence
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2025


Yesterday, NVIDIA announced a $100 billion investment in OpenAI to build a 10-gigawatt AI infrastructure — the equivalent of millions of GPUs, starting in 2026. It’s one of the largest bets ever placed on artificial intelligence, meant to fuel Sam […]


Continue Reading
0
1.6K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / BioTech  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – September 22, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2025


It’s Monday, September 22, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories shaping today’s market. From billion-dollar wearables to fintech banking platforms, cybersecurity, biotech, and deep-tech aerospace, investors kept capital flowing into both late-stage leaders […]


Continue Reading
0
2.8K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to build 10GW AI infrastructure for superintelligence
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2025


Nvidia is placing its biggest bet yet on artificial intelligence. The chipmaker announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, backing Sam Altman’s push to build massive data centers capable of running the company’s next generation of AI […]


Continue Reading
0
1.8K Views


Acquisition  / Bitcoin  / Cryptocurrency  / FinTech  / Stablecoins  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Vivek Ramaswamy-backed Strive to acquire Semler Scientific in $1.34B stock deal, expanding Bitcoin holdings
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2025


Strive is doubling down on its bet that bitcoin belongs on corporate balance sheets. On Monday, the crypto firm backed by Vivek Ramaswamy said it will acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.34 billion, a move […]


Continue Reading
0
1.7K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI is raising $10B at $200B valuation amid Grok backlash
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2025


Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI is back in the spotlight with reports of a massive fundraising effort. According to CNBC, the company is seeking $10 billion from investors in a deal that would value it at $200 billion. If true, […]


Continue Reading
0
1.9K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / FinTech  / Hardware  / Infrastructure  / Privacy  / Renewable Energy  / Robotics  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Top Startup and Tech Funding News Roundup – Week Ending September 19, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2025


It’s Friday, September 19, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories that shaped the week. From billion-dollar robotics and chip financings to early-stage breakthroughs in healthtech, fintech, and Web3, capital continued to flow across […]


Continue Reading
0
4.0K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Robotics  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Tesla’s Optimus AI lead Ashish Kumar leaves to join Meta, raising questions about Musk’s humanoid robot future
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2025


Tesla just lost one of the key minds behind its humanoid robotics project. Ashish Kumar, who led the Optimus AI team, announced he’s leaving the company to join Meta as a research scientist. The move comes at a sensitive time […]


Continue Reading
0
2.8K Views


FinTech  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
FinanceWire partners with TipRanks to redefine financial news distribution for companies
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2025


Financial news has always been crowded, with company announcements often buried in feeds that few investors actually read. FinanceWire wants to change that. Today, the MediaFuse-owned distribution platform announced a partnership with TipRanks, one of the largest investment research platforms […]


Continue Reading
0
2.1K Views


Acquisition  / Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Nvidia spends $900M to hire Enfabrica CEO and license AI startup tech for hardware push
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2025


Nvidia has just struck one of its biggest talent-and-tech deals yet, paying more than $900 million in cash and stock to hire Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar and other employees, while also licensing the startup’s networking technology, according to an exclusive […]


Continue Reading
0
2.6K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Top Startup and Tech Funding News – September 18, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2025


It’s Thursday, September 18, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories from across the U.S. and around the globe. From billion-dollar AI hardware bets to specialized fintech and healthtech upstarts, investors spread capital across […]


Continue Reading
0
3.2K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Cybersecurity  / Featured  / IPO  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Cybersecurity startup Netskope raises $908M in U.S. IPO at $7.3B valuation, pops 20% on Nasdaq debut
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2025


Netskope stormed into the public markets on Wednesday, pulling off one of the year’s biggest IPOs in tech. The Santa Clara–based cybersecurity startup raised $908.2 million in its U.S. debut, pricing shares at $19 each—at the top of its range—and […]


Continue Reading
0
2.6K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Infrastructure  / Renewable Energy  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
From stealth to $700M: Nscale emerges as Europe’s fastest-growing AI infrastructure startup
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2025


Once unknown, Nscale is now backed by Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI as it builds Europe’s next AI supercomputers. Two years ago, Nscale barely existed. The London-based AI infrastructure startup hadn’t raised a cent, hadn’t announced itself publicly, and was still […]


Continue Reading
0
2.7K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Semiconductor  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
DeepSeek reveals its popular AI R1 model cost just $294,000 to train, challenging US AI giants on price and chips
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2025


Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has reemerged with a figure that could reignite one of the industry’s hottest debates: training costs. The company says its reasoning-focused R1 model cost just $294,000 to train — a number that undercuts U.S. rivals by […]


Continue Reading
0
2.3K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Gadgets  / Hardware  / Launch  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Meta launches $799 Ray-Ban display glasses with built-in neural wristband controls
Nickie Louise Posted On September 18, 2025


Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on wearable tech. On Wednesday, he introduced the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses—the company’s first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in full-color display, paired with an experimental wristband that translates muscle signals into digital commands. […]


Continue Reading
0
2.1K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / InsurTech  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Top Startup and Tech Funding News – September 17, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2025


It’s Wednesday, September 17, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories making waves today. From multibillion-dollar AI hardware plays to fintech, insurtech, and space-powered IoT, investors continued to pour capital into both late-stage giants […]


Continue Reading
0
3.0K Views


Artificial Intelligence  / Featured  / Infrastructure  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
AI chip startup Groq raises $750M, doubling valuation to $6.9B as it takes on Nvidia
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2025


Silicon Valley startup Groq has pulled off one of the biggest funding hauls in the chip sector this year, raising $750 million to more than double its valuation to $6.9 billion. The round shows just how hot the race for […]


Continue Reading
0
3.5K Views