November 7, 2025
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Daniel Levi

Daniel is a writer and editor for Tech Startups. Daniel has been involved in technology and gaming for over two decades. He has previous experience in software development and loves writing about emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency. Daniel also enjoys hiking and camping.


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Trump Administration Cybersecurity Funding Cuts of $495M from CISA
Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2025


Despite a surge in cyber threats, the Trump Administration is reportedly planning to cut cybersecurity funding. Trump’s team is aiming to shrink cybersecurity spending. According to CybersecurityDive, President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 cybersecurity budget proposal would cut $495 million from the Cybersecurity and […]


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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 9, 2025
Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2025


It’s Monday, June 9, 2025. Hope you had a great weekend. We’re back with your daily tech funding roundup, tracking where capital is flowing and which startups are laying the groundwork for what’s next. Today’s deals span AI coding assistants, […]


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Vantage raises €720M in first-ever Euro ABS deal backed by European data centers
Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2025


Vantage Data Centers just pulled off a first in Europe’s tech infrastructure market: raising €720 million (about $821.4 million) through a bond deal backed by data center assets. The move marks another clear sign of booming demand for data center […]


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Should governments ban AI-generated humans to stop the collapse of social trust?
Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2025


In May 2025, millions of people saw Billie Eilish at the Met Gala. Or so they thought. Photos and videos of the pop star in a striking gown went viral. Some fans raved. Others mocked. The media picked it up, […]


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Autonomous trucking startup Plus to go public at $1.2B valuation in SPAC deal
Daniel Levi Posted On June 5, 2025


Is SPAC making a comeback? After months of silence, merger deals are slowly starting to return. One of the latest: Plus Automation is heading to the public markets through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX, a blank-check firm led […]


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ThreatSpike raises $14M in series A funding after 14 years of bootstrapping
Daniel Levi Posted On June 4, 2025


ThreatSpike, a cybersecurity startup that’s been quietly building for over a decade, just raised $14 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Expedition Growth Capital and marks the company’s first institutional investment after 14 years of self-funding. […]


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What is COPPA? What every founder needs to know before a product launch
Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2025


You just built the perfect product, an educational tool for kids. You shared it on Product Hunt, Reddit, and social media. Launch day was a win. Signups came fast. People paid. Momentum was real. Then, a few days later, the […]


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AI startup Ciroos emerges from stealth with $21M to bring AI “teammates” to ops teams
Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2025


Ciroos, a startup building AI tools for operations teams, just came out of stealth with $21 million in funding to roll out what it’s calling the industry’s first extensible AI “SRE Teammate.” The round was led by Energy Impact Partners […]


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Kuwait joins $30B BlackRock and Microsoft-backed AI infrastructure venture to break free from oil dependency
Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2025


Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund is joining a $30 billion AI infrastructure initiative backed by Microsoft, BlackRock, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX, marking its first major AI investment under new leadership. According to Bloomberg, the investment is part of the oil-rich nation’s […]


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Microsoft invests $400M in Switzerland, doubling down on Europe’s AI and cloud push
Daniel Levi Posted On June 2, 2025


Earlier this year, Microsoft announced multi-billion-dollar AI and cloud investments in Germany, Spain, and Poland. Now, the Redmond tech giant is putting another $400 million into Switzerland as it doubles down on its European expansion. The company shared the news […]


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Things AI can do, but laws won’t allow: 16 profitable AI ideas big tech won’t touch (but you can)
Daniel Levi Posted On May 31, 2025


Earlier this week, I came up with what I thought was a million-dollar idea: a fully automated face shape analyzer powered by AI. I had done the research. The demand was massive. I looked at tools like Detect Face Shape […]


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SpaceX’s Journey to Mars: How Starship Will Use a Hohmann Orbital Transfer from Earth to Mars (And the Physics Behind It)
Daniel Levi Posted On May 30, 2025


For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination — a mysterious red dot in the sky that beckons explorers, scientists, and dreamers alike. From ancient astronomers tracking its erratic orbit to modern engineers designing spacecraft to land on its dusty […]


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Grammarly raises $1 billion from General Catalyst to expand AI platform and accelerate growth toward IPO
Daniel Levi Posted On May 29, 2025


Grammarly just landed a massive $1 billion in non-dilutive financing from General Catalyst. The deal gives the writing assistant company fresh firepower to grow its AI offerings, expand into new products, and ramp up marketing—all without giving up equity. The […]


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Donut Labs raises $7M pre-seed round to launch first ‘agentic’ crypto browser
Daniel Levi Posted On May 29, 2025


Donut, the first agentic crypto browser that unifies wallets, networks, and DEXs, has closed a $7 million pre-seed round led by Hongshan (formerly Sequoia China), BITKRAFT, and HackVC. The round also saw backing from Sky9 Ventures, Matrix Partners, Makers Fund, […]


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From SEO to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): Why the new era of search belongs to AI and how to stay visible
Daniel Levi Posted On May 28, 2025


Earlier today, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valley’s most influential venture capital firms, shared a post on X about why SEO is slowly losing its dominance and how we’re entering a new era of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). “In […]


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Oncade raises $4M seed round from a16z CSX to help game studios skip app stores and share revenue with players
Daniel Levi Posted On May 28, 2025


San Francisco-based startup Oncade just pulled in $4 million in seed funding to help game developers break free from the grip of app stores—and bring players in as partners. The round was led by a16z CSX, with backing from a […]


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European Online Casinos Under Pressure to Offer Faster Payouts
Daniel Levi Posted On May 27, 2025


This escalating demand for efficiency has created a direct impetus for online casinos to embrace more agile financial solutions. The rise of fast withdrawal casinos is a direct response to this growing pressure, reflecting a fundamental shift in industry priorities. […]


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AI startup Ambience’s new medical coding model outperforms doctors by 27%
Daniel Levi Posted On May 27, 2025


In March, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that AI will replace most human jobs, including doctors and teachers, within a decade. Now, we’re starting to see signs of that prediction inch closer to reality. On Tuesday, AI startup Ambience Healthcare […]


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Saudi startup WakeCap raises $28M to digitize construction sites with real-time worker intelligence
Daniel Levi Posted On May 26, 2025


Construction is still one of the least digitized industries on the planet. Projects worth billions are run with spreadsheets, walkie-talkies, and a whole lot of guesswork. Outdated methods—manual headcounts, paper logs, delayed reports—leave project managers blind to what’s really happening […]


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Builder.ai, a Microsoft-backed AI startup once valued at $1.2 billion, files for bankruptcy: Is AI becoming another .com bubble?
Daniel Levi Posted On May 24, 2025


The Fall of Builder.ai: The First AI Domino Builder.ai, a $1.2 billion AI startup that promised anyone could build apps without writing a single line of code using its assistant “Natasha,” has filed for bankruptcy. Just months ago, it looked […]


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