November 11, 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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Musk’s AI startup xAI in talks to raise $20 billion at $120 billion valuation to challenge OpenAI and Google
Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2025


Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is gearing up for a major fundraising push that could surpass $20 billion, according to Bloomberg. The new round would push xAI’s valuation past $120 billion, marking another big leap for the company just […]


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DoorDash offers to acquire Deliveroo for $3.6 billion in bold expansion into Europe
Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2025


DoorDash is making another big move in Europe. The U.S.-based meal delivery company has set its sights on Deliveroo, offering $3.6 billion to acquire the British firm, per Reuters. Deliveroo’s board said on Friday it reviewed the proposal, received on […]


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Smart Contracts and Startup Employment: Automating HR Functions for Growing Teams
Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2025


In 2025, startups face intense competition for talent while managing limited resources. With the Bitcoin price stabilizing after years of volatility, one technology has emerged as a powerful solution to these challenges: blockchain-based smart contracts. These digital agreements automatically execute […]


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AI search wars? Google still dominates as Alphabet’s revenue jumps 46% to $90 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2025


Despite mounting fears that AI-powered search engines could erode Google’s dominance, Alphabet crushed expectations in Q1 and delivered a resounding message: the empire is still standing strong. In its latest quarter, Alphabet stunned Wall Street with a 46% profit spike […]


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British fintech unicorn Revolut reports record $1.4B profit ahead of U.K. bank launch
Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2025


British fintech firm Revolut just crossed a major milestone, reporting a record $1.5 billion in net profit for 2024, the unicorn startup announced Thursday. Profits surged 149% year over year, driven by strong performance across its business units. According to […]


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Google to remote workers: Return 3 days a week—or lose your job
Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2025


Just a week after Google laid off hundreds in its Android, Pixel, and Chrome units amid a strategic shift to AI, the company is now tightening the screws on remote workers—many of whom were previously cleared to work from home. […]


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Cloud Capital emerges from stealth with $7.7M to tackle the $344B cloud cost crisis for CFOs
Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2025


CFOs are staring down a growing financial black hole—and it’s coming from their cloud bills. As companies double down on AI infrastructure, cloud usage is spiking at a rate most finance teams can’t keep up with. Costs are ballooning, long-term […]


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Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink eyes $500M raise at $8.5B valuation for brain-computer interface expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On April 24, 2025


Neuralink, the brain implant startup founded by Elon Musk, is planning to raise around $500 million in fresh funding at a pre-money valuation of $8.5 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the deal. The round, still in its early […]


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Security startup Chainguard raises $356M at $3.5B valuation as demand for secure software supply chains surges
Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2025


Open source has supercharged modern software development. Roughly 90% of production code today is pulled from public repositories, turning what once took weeks into something developers now ship in hours. But there’s a catch—one that teams feel every day. That […]


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CIV launches $200M VC fund to invest in manufacturing, energy, and infrastructure startups
Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2025


While Silicon Valley remains hooked on AI, a quieter movement is taking shape—one that’s focused on rebuilding what keeps society running. The latest sign? A new venture capital firm called CIV has just raised $200 million to back technology startups […]


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Lattica emerges from stealth with $3.25M to make encrypted AI a reality using FHE
Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2025


AI adoption has grown quickly since ChatGPT’s breakout two years ago, but trust hasn’t kept pace. While businesses are eager to explore AI, concerns around data privacy and security are slowing progress, especially in industries that handle sensitive information. According […]


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Swedish fintech startup Froda raises €20M Series B to expand embedded SME financing across Europe
Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2025


Amid a fintech funding slowdown that’s left many startups scrambling, Swedish embedded finance scaleup Froda just secured €20 million in fresh capital—one of the few standout equity rounds in Europe this year. The Series B was led by Stockholm-based Incore […]


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Pulling timely and relevant data for AI agents using Bright Data
Nickie Louise Posted On April 23, 2025


AI agent adoption is skyrocketing in all verticals, as part of the shift towards autonomous AI systems that can complete complex tasks without human involvement. Many organizations are benefiting from the value they can deliver, but there’s a significant obstacle […]


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Blockchain infrastructure startup Arch Labs raises $13M from Pantera to bring native smart contracts to Bitcoin
Nickie Louise Posted On April 22, 2025


Bitcoin may be the most valuable asset in crypto, worth over $2 trillion. However, using it for anything beyond payments is still a hassle. Developers looking to build DeFi apps or mint NFTs have to rely on centralized exchanges or […]


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Concordium secures native launch of four stablecoins backed by major currencies, expanding PayFi ecosystem
Nickie Louise Posted On April 22, 2025


Stablecoins have become a cornerstone of crypto transactions, but most still rely on smart contracts—code that’s been at the center of countless hacks and exploits. Concordium is rewriting that script. The enterprise-focused Layer 1 blockchain just landed four new stablecoins—each […]


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Nvidia loses $1.15 trillion in 3 months as China tensions rattle Wall Street
Nickie Louise Posted On April 21, 2025


On January 24, Nvidia closed with a staggering $3.49 trillion market cap. Just days later, it lost $600 billion in under two hours as DeepSeek’s surprise breakout sparked fresh doubts about runaway AI chip spending. Three months later, the bleeding […]


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Upexi is raising $100 million to buy Solana crypto token
Nickie Louise Posted On April 21, 2025


Upexi is shifting gears in a big way — and Wall Street noticed. The consumer brand company announced plans to raise $100 million as it moves into crypto, specifically with a strategy focused on buying and staking Solana. The news […]


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Keppel raises $1.53 billion for Fund III to power data centers amid AI boom
Nickie Louise Posted On April 21, 2025


Keppel, the Singapore-based asset manager and operator, announced on Monday it has secured S$2 billion (about $1.53 billion) in capital commitments from global institutional investors across three of its flagship strategies. The announcement came as interest in infrastructure tied to […]


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Sam Altman: Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI millions—Should users stop?
Nickie Louise Posted On April 20, 2025


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just pulled back the curtain on a strange but fascinating cost driver behind ChatGPT: politeness. In a recent statement, Altman revealed that simple phrases like “please” and “thank you” are quietly racking up millions in computing […]


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How Early-Stage Blockchain Startups Can Win Over Cautious Investors
Nickie Louise Posted On April 20, 2025


Raising capital for your blockchain startup is not quite as easy as it used to be. Back in 2017, all you needed was a catchy idea, a whitepaper, decent tokenomics, and you’d be halfway towards raising millions through an ICO. […]


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