November 7, 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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OpenAI hits $4.3B in revenue in first half of 2025, a 16% rise, but profitability still years away
Nickie Louise Posted On September 30, 2025


OpenAI is raking in money at a pace that would make most startups jealous, but profits remain far on the horizon. According to financial disclosures cited by The Information, the ChatGPT maker pulled in roughly $4.3 billion in revenue in […]


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Qovery raises $13M in Series A funding to automate DevOps and accelerate U.S. growth
Nickie Louise Posted On September 30, 2025


The DevOps talent gap has become one of the biggest choke points in software development. Hiring and keeping skilled engineers is tough, and the shortage is slowing product launches across the industry. Qovery, a Paris-born SaaS platform that promises to […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – September 29, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2025


It’s Monday, September 29, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories shaping today’s headlines. From logistics automation and chip cooling breakthroughs to AI billing, vibe coding, and restaurant tech, investors deployed fresh capital across […]


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AI recruiting startup Alex raises $20M in funding to match the right talent with the right jobs using AI
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2025


Finding the right talent has always been a messy business. Companies sift through endless resumes, candidates wait weeks for feedback, and too often the best people never get noticed. Alex, a young AI recruiting startup, thinks it has the answer—and […]


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United Plumbing founder Bekhruz Nagzibekov is betting AI can fix small business hiring’s most expensive problem
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2025


United Plumbing, a Cupertino-based home services company, under the leadership of entrepreneur and digital transformation expert Bekhruz Nagzibekov, has been developing an AI-driven HR assistant designed to cut hiring mistakes that drain small businesses of both cash and time. The […]


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Checkout.com’s valuation crashes from $40 billion to $12 billion as employees cash out shares
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2025


Checkout.com, once hailed as one of Europe’s brightest fintech stories, is facing a reality check. The London-based payments unicorn has launched a share buyback program that gives employees a chance to cash out, but the deal comes at a valuation […]


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DeepSeek unveils ‘Sparse Attention,’ a breakthrough next-gen AI model for faster, cheaper long-context processing
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2025


Months after rattling the AI market with its R1 model, praised for outpacing popular rivals at a fraction of the cost, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is back in the spotlight. The Hangzhou-based company has introduced a new experimental system, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News Roundup – Week Ending September 27, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 27, 2025


It’s Saturday, September 27, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories that shaped the week. From billion-dollar AI infrastructure bets and healthtech expansions to fintech, defense tech, and enterprise software plays, capital continued flowing […]


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Ex-OpenAI researchers’ startup Applied Compute targets $500M valuation in new funding round
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2025


Applied Compute is barely four months old, but it’s already climbing into big-league territory. The AI startup, founded by three former OpenAI researchers, is in discussions for a fresh round of funding that could value the company at $500 million […]


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Retirement startup Human Interest eyes $200M raise, doubling valuation to $3B as fintech funding rebounds
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2025


Human Interest is on track for another major milestone. The San Francisco startup, known for simplifying 401(k) plans for small and midsize businesses, is in talks to raise about $200 million, according to The Information. If the deal goes through, […]


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Meta turns to Google’s Gemini to power its ad business despite $600B AI Bet
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2025


Meta has poured billions into artificial intelligence, but it may soon rely on Google to run one of its most critical businesses. According to The Information, Meta staffers have held talks with Google Cloud about using its Gemini models to […]


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Self-driving startup Momenta raising funding at $6B valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2025


Momenta, one of China’s leading driverless technology startups, is raising fresh capital that could value the company at around $6 billion, according to people familiar with the talks. The number isn’t final and could shift as discussions progress, one of […]


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TikTok sold for $14B: Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX to take control
Nickie Louise Posted On September 26, 2025


After years of uncertainty, TikTok now has a path forward in the U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving a $14 billion deal that will reshape ownership of the app and secure its future in America. According […]


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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – September 25, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2025


It’s Thursday, September 25, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news shaping the day. From billion-dollar AI compute infrastructure to fintech, drones, regtech, and space debris cleanup, investors are spreading capital across both headline-grabbing rounds […]


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Flox raises $25M series B in funding to tackle software supply chain chaos with unified dev infrastructure
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2025


AI is churning out more code than ever, and engineering teams are feeling the strain. Dependencies break without warning, environments drift, and developers lose hours setting up systems instead of building features. The infrastructure that supports modern software wasn’t built […]


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Amazon to pay $2.5B FTC fine for tricking users into Prime memberships, refund $1.5B to customers
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2025


Amazon is writing one of the biggest checks in its history to put an ugly fight behind it. The company agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it misled millions of people into signing up […]


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Nscale raises $1.1B series B funding to build Europe’s largest AI data centers
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2025


A year ago, hardly anyone had heard of Nscale. Now, the London-based startup has pulled off one of Europe’s biggest AI infrastructure raises yet, securing $1.1 billion in Series B funding as it positions itself at the center of the […]


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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – September 24, 2025
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2025


It’s Wednesday, September 24, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories making waves today. It’s a lighter day on the fundraising front, but capital is still flowing across major sectors. From billion-dollar AI infrastructure […]


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Emergent raises $30M in series A funding led by Lightspeed, hits $15M ARR just 90 days after launch
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2025


Startups usually spend years grinding before revenue follows. But San Francisco-based startup Emergent isn’t wasting any time. Just three months after launching, the Y Combinator–backed company has already hit $15 million in annual recurring revenue and raised a $30 million […]


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Norway’s 1X raising $1B at $10B valuation to bring humanoid robot NEO into homes
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2025


1X Technologies, the Norwegian robotics startup backed by OpenAI and EQT, is preparing one of the boldest funding pushes in the sector yet. The company is seeking up to $1 billion at a valuation of at least $10 billion, more […]


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