January 13, 2026
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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.


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TinyFish launches from stealth with $47M in funding to transform enterprise web Agents for Fortune 500 companies
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2025


AI startup TinyFish has emerged from stealth with $47 million in Series A funding led by ICONIQ Growth. Other investors in the round include USVP, Mango Capital, MongoDB Ventures, ASG, and Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners. Alongside the funding, TinyFish announced […]


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FieldAI raises $405M in funding at $2B valuation, backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Nvidia
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2025


Robotics is no longer stuck in the lab. That’s the bet investors are making on FieldAI, a two-year-old startup building what it calls a single “software brain” for machines. The company announced Wednesday it has secured $405 million across two […]


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NYSERDA Announces Nearly $8 Million Is Now Available to Support Innovation in Low-Carbon Fuels in New York
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2025


Alternative Fuel Technologies to Enhance Grid Reliability and Support the Clean Energy Transition The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced nearly $8 million is now available to support innovation in the development of low-carbon fuels […]


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Character.AI in talks to sell or raise new funding as chatbot costs pile up
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2025


Just a year after cutting 5% of staff and losing its founders to Google, Character.AI is once again at a crossroads. The chatbot startup is weighing a sale or raising fresh capital as it struggles with the steep costs of […]


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Databricks hits $100 billion valuation, raises $1B in funding to fuel AI push
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2025


Databricks has just crossed a milestone that only three other private companies in history have reached. The San Francisco-based data analytics giant is raising over $1 billion at a staggering $100 billion valuation, putting it in the same league as […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 19, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2025


It’s Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and we’re back with today’s lineup of startup and tech funding news stories spanning the U.S. and beyond. From late-stage billion-dollar AI infrastructure bets to nimble seed rounds pushing the frontier of productivity tools, the […]


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‘SPAC King’ Chamath Palihapitiya returns with $250M American Exceptionalism SPAC targeting energy, AI, DeFi, and defense
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2025


Chamath Palihapitiya, the former Facebook executive who became Wall Street’s face of the SPAC boom, is stepping back into the blank-check arena after walking away from two jumbo vehicles in 2022. On Monday, he filed paperwork for a new $250 […]


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Paradigm, founded by 23-year-old AI prodigy Anna Monaco, raises $5M from General Catalyst for viral AI spreadsheet
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2025


Paradigm wants to turn the spreadsheet into something entirely different: a living workspace powered by swarms of AI agents. The startup, founded by 23-year-old Anna Monaco, just secured $5 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst, along with $2 […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 18, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2025


It’s Monday, August 18, 2025 — and we’re back with the latest wave of startup and tech funding news from the U.S. and around the world. Today’s capital flows highlight surging bets on AI software agents, billion-dollar biotech pushes, and […]


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Space startup SpinLaunch raises $30M to accelerate Meridian Space LEO broadband constellation
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2025


Space startup SpinLaunch is betting big on its next chapter. The Long Beach-based startup, best known for rethinking how we access space, just closed a $30 million round to speed up the development of its Meridian Space project—a low-earth orbit […]


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Thoma Bravo in advanced talks to acquire HR software provider Dayforce
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2025


Private equity heavyweight Thoma Bravo is circling to acquire Dayforce, the Minneapolis-based HR software company, in what could be one of the year’s biggest take-private deals. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the talks, reported the discussions are advanced and an […]


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“AI is in a Bubble:” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman compares AI hype to the Dot-Com crash
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2025


Even as OpenAI edges toward a staggering $500 billion valuation, Sam Altman is warning that the artificial intelligence boom may be overheating. Speaking with reporters last week, the OpenAI CEO didn’t shy away from calling it what many in Silicon […]


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OpenAI employees to sell $6B in shares at $500B valuation, making it the world’s most valuable startup
Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2025


OpenAI is closing in on a $500 billion valuation as employees prepare to cash out $6 billion in shares—an unprecedented move that would make the ChatGPT maker the world’s most valuable startup. According to an exclusive report from Bloomberg, current […]


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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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