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BlockFills lands $37M Series A funding to solve fragmented liquidity problems and grow its digital asset trading platform

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2022

One of the biggest problems plaguing the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry is liquidity fragmentation across different chains. Unfortunately, the solution to the liquidity fragmentation problem is not another liquidity-hungry protocol but a cross-chain liquidity aggregator. Now, one fintech startup is out to […]

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What Are The Best Crypto Software Wallets Out There?

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2022

There has been a corresponding increase in crypto wallets with the explosion of the web3 industry and the decentralized finance DeFi space in particular. The rise in wallet usage has led to industry users wondering which of the wallets will […]

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Toronto-based cybersecurity tech startup 1Password lands $620M to help businesses secure their workers; now valued at $6.8 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2022

Time flies! It was just like yesterday when 1Password raised $200 million after 17 years of bootstrapping. We first covered 1Password back in 2019 after the Toronto-based cybersecurity startup raised $200M Series A from Accel. A lot of changed since then. The […]

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Better.com founder Vishal Gargis, who fired firing 900 hundred employees over Zoom, returns as CEO

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2022

Remember back in December 2021 when Better.com founder Vishal Gargis made the headlines after he fired 900 hundred employees over Zoom call? Now, he’s back and keeping his job as the CEO of digital mortgage lending startup Better.com. What was so […]

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5 Best Browser Extensions to Protect Your Digital Identity in 2022

Nickie Louise Posted On January 19, 2022

In the first six months of 2019 alone, over 4 billion personal records were exposed due to digital security breaches. Among other things, these records were used en masse to conduct digital identity theft, with unknowing recipients having their data […]

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Shopify teams up with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com to make it easier for US merchants to sell to consumers in China

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

Canadian multinational e-commerce company Shopify announced today it has partnered with China’s JD.com to help U.S. merchants sell their goods in the world’s second-largest economy. The deal will let Shopify merchants in the US and Canada sell on JD’s cross-border platform JD […]

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OlympusDAO Establishes $OHM as Liquid Asset on Balancer

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

Projects now able to maximize protocol-owned liquidity in $OHM through Balancer LBPs using CopperLaunch and PrimeDAO. We are thrilled to announce a collaboration between decentralized reserve currency OlympusDAO and leading DeFi protocol Balancer. By migrating liquidity to Balancer Protocol, OlympusDAO […]

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Walnut raises $35M in Series B funding led by Felicis after growing 700% in four months

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

The SaaS sales process is no longer about product features or the talent of the sales team. It’s about providing prospects an engaging experience and a valuable, quick, personalized, and consistent sales process. About a year ago, one startup decided to […]

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Entree Capital raises $300 million for two new funds to invest in early-stage Israeli tech startups

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

Entrée Capital, a global venture capital fund that invests in multi-stage startups and companies all over the world, said on Tuesday it raised $300 million for two new Israel-focused funds that aim to invest in early-stage Israeli startups. The latest […]

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Microsoft buys video game giant Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion all-cash deal

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will buy video game giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition also bolsters Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new […]

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Microsoft, Virgin back $200 million Series B investment in London-based autonomous mobility startup Wayve

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

Wayve, a London-based tech startup reimagining autonomous mobility through embodied intelligence, has raised $200 million in Series B funding backed by a prominent group of global financial and strategic investors. The round was led by Eclipse Ventures, with support from new […]

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Space data startup Wyvern raises $4.5M to change the way we use satellite imaging on Earth; joins Y Combinator’s latest cohort

Nickie Louise Posted On January 17, 2022

Human beings have been venturing into space since 1957. Since then, we continue to explore space to deepen our understanding of the universe and the history of our solar system. Space technology has also improved over the decades. With new […]

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Video-sharing app Chingari launches $GARI token on 6 Major Exchanges

Nickie Louise Posted On January 17, 2022

One of Tiktok’s largest competition in India is listing its token on six exchanges, becoming the first-ever blockchain-based firm to do this! Chingari app, available on iOS and Android, allows users to create, watch, and share short clips and videos […]

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How a Performance Management System Can Help Your Tech Startup

Nickie Louise Posted On January 17, 2022

There are many things to think about when you’re starting a new business, but one thing most startups don’t consider is how helpful employee performance management software can be for their business. One of the many benefits of using a […]

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Elon Musk once ran a nightclub out of his college house to pay for rent

Nickie Louise Posted On January 16, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the world’s richest person with a net worth of $300 billion. Musk is also one of the great entrepreneurial innovators of our time. His company, SpaceX, is also the first private company to launch humans […]

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Hacking the nuclear apocalypse: How the super-rich are preparing for World War 3 with secret underground bunkers that go 200 feet underground; engineered to withstand a 10 kiloton nuclear warhead

Nickie Louise Posted On January 15, 2022

With looming wars between China and Taiwan and Russia and Ukraine, many experts are now warning that a ‘two-pronged war’ could potentially lead to World War III if the United States declares its support for Taiwan and Ukraine. Unlike World War […]

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The Supreme Court has blocked Biden’s vaccine mandate, a big win for private employers

Nickie Louise Posted On January 13, 2022

In a big win for the American people, the US Supreme Court today blocked the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine rules for large private employers. However, the court ALLOWS a vaccine mandate for workers at federally funded health care facilities to take […]

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SeekOut raises $115M in Series C funding to help companies hire and retain hard-to-find talent; now valued at $1.2 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On January 13, 2022

SeekOut, a provider of AI-powered platform for recruiting hard-to-find talent, has raised a $115 million Series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management. The latest round values the six-year-old startup at more than $1.2 billion in just four years, almost […]

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Microsoft invests $50 million in alcohol-to-jet fuel biorefinery startup LanzaJet

Nickie Louise Posted On January 13, 2022

In the summer of last year, the Biden administration announced its plan to get airlines off fossil fuels by 2050 as part of the broader push to fight climate change. As part of the plan, all airlines will be mandated […]

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Going Paperless: Blockchain Is a Lasting Solution to the Paper Industry Pollution Problem

Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2022

In 2021, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released a new program aiming to use digital technology and innovations to find better ways to protect our planet. Through ‘Digital Transformation and by co-championing the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability, UNEP […]

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