Daniel Levi

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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.

Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Staircase AI recently raised $4M seed round to create a B2B relationship intelligence platform using advanced machine learning

Daniel Levi Posted On October 28, 2021

Ecommerce has gone global and businesses around the world are now competing for the same customers. Today, customer relationship and brand loyalty are now critical for any organization looking to retain existing customers and attract new ones. However, customer relationship […]

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Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

SoftBank takes $25 million stake in Israel’s most active venture capital firm OurCrowd

Daniel Levi Posted On October 28, 2021

Over the years, SoftBank Group has primarily invested in unlisted technology startup companies. But that changed in September 2020 after the company announced that it has bought a $1.2 billion stake in e-commerce firm Amazon. With billions of dollars in the […]

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Environment

Coal is back from the dead to power the world as renewables fall short, causing skyrocketing electricity prices and increased blackouts

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2021

Former US President Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” That’s the case with government planners and decision-makers responsible for developing and implementing the energy transition plan that moves us away from fossils to […]

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FinTech / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Indian fintech startup Paytm raises its IPO size to $2.44 billion after strong demand from investors

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2021

We covered Paytm back in May when the Indian digital payments leader announced its plan to go public by November with a target valuation of around $25 billion to $30 billion. Back then, Paytm was aiming to raise about $3 billion (218 billion rupees) […]

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Featured

ClickUp joins the unicorn club after raising $400M for its all-in-one productivity platform; now valued at $4 billion

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2021

We covered ClickUp late last year after the San Diego-based task management software startup raised $100 million in Series B funding to replace other workplace apps across an organization. Since then, the company has grown exponentially. Its platform is now used by […]

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Press Release / Technology News

DeFi Platform Gluwa Has Been Selected for the Inclusive Fintech 50: 2021 Cohort

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2021

Gluwa, the platform for decentralized financial services, has been selected as a winner of the Inclusive Fintech 50 competition, which this year selected the best among nearly 400 eligible applicants. Gluwa is a blockchain platform that combines DeFi infrastructure with […]

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Health / HealthTech

Scientists discover a new covid variant that evades both the mRNA and DNA vaccines, could potentially lead to vicious vaccine cycle: Endless ‘variants,’ endless ‘boosters’

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2021

What are the odds of Covid 19 mutating without end, becoming endemic, and requiring new vaccines with no end sight? After ten months of mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and nearly 7 billion doses administered worldwide, the unprecedented campaign to get everyone […]

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Technology News

Elon Musk is on track to become the first trillionaire after his fortune soars $36 billion in just 24 hours; Musk’s net worth now surpassed $300 billion

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2021

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk went to bed on Sunday night, his net worth stood at $254 billion. By 4:00 PM EST Monday, when the market closed, Musk’s net worth was $290 billion. That’s right, a $36 billion gain in […]

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Featured

China ride-hailing tech startup T3 raises $1.2 billion to fuel expansion

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2021

Over the past five years, Didi has been dominating the car-sharing market in China. Then in 2019, something changed–a dozen of companies including internet firms and three major automakers decided to launch a challenger to take on Didi. And that was […]

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Featured

Forget about flying cars, this Japanese startup just unveils a hoverbike that can fly above public roads

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2021

Over the past few years, advancement in transportation technology has primarily been in the areas of ground and sky transportation such as electric bikes, electric cars, high-speed trains, flying cars, and hoverboards. Is there a better way? Enter Hoverbike, a drone-like […]

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Featured

Verizon partners with Amazon to use Project Kuiper satellite internet to expand rural broadband access in the US

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2021

In July 2019, we wrote about Amazon after the retail giant submitted its application to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) for permission to launch over 3,000 broadband internet satellites for its ‘Project Kuiper’ initiative. Project Kuiper consists of 3,236 satellites […]

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Technology News

Tesla is now a trillion-dollar company after it surpasses $1 trillion market cap for the first time

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2021

Three years after Apple became the first trillion company, Tesla on Monday becomes the world’s first automaker to reach a trillion-dollar valuation after its stock briefly hit a $1 trillion market cap following news that Hertz is ordering 100,000 vehicles […]

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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency / Ethereum / Featured / ICOs / Launch / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

This startup wants to scan the eyes of every person on Earth in exchange for a free cryptocurrency; 100,000 people already signed up

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2021

The world is never short of great and impactful ideas. However, once in a while technology startups come up with strange ideas that sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. One of those outlandish ideas is a metallic orb developed […]

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Featured

This EV startup just unveils a new flying car that can also drive on roads; plans for 2024 rollout

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2021

Flying cars, also called eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) vehicles, have gained a lot of interest from automakers and startups in recent months. Just last week, Israeli eVTOL startup AIR unveiled a flying vehicle that also transforms into a […]

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Featured

PayPal denies $45 billion Pinterest acquisition report, says it has “No Interest” in buying the digital pinboard platform

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2021

Last week, we wrote about PayPal after reports from Bloomberg and Reuters that the payments giant was planning to acquire Pinterest for $45 billion. Now, PayPal has denied the reports saying that the company is not looking to acquire Pinterest “at this […]

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Research / Science / Space / Technology News

This material costs $62.5 trillion per gram, making it the rarest and the most expensive substance on earth

Daniel Levi Posted On October 23, 2021

In March, we wrote a piece about a future spacecraft that could reach the speed of 72 million miles per hour and potentially becomes the spacecraft for future interstellar travel. Known as the antimatter rocket, the new spacecraft could provide […]

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Cybersecurity / Hacking / Security / Technology News

Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns: Governments are trying to weaken the encryption systems to get access to people’s personal messages

Daniel Levi Posted On October 22, 2021

Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is back in the news. In September, Snowden warned people not to use ExpressVPN. “If you’re an ExpressVPN customer, you shouldn’t be,” Snowden said. The warning came after it was revealed that Daniel Gericke, CIO of ExpressVPN, […]

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Acquisition / Technology News

Twitter acquires Sphere, a chat app founded by British serial entrepreneur who sold his first startup to Yahoo when he was 17

Daniel Levi Posted On October 22, 2021

Twitter continues its acquisition spree with the announcement that it had bought a chat app called Sphere, which was co-founded by British serial entrepreneur Nick D’Aloisio. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. But Sphere CEO D’Aloisio said, “everyone is happy.” As […]

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Software / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Ad-tech startup VideoAmp raises $275M to help marketers measure TV and OTT ads; reaches “unicorn” status at a $1.4 billion valuation

Daniel Levi Posted On October 21, 2021

With video platforms like YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, TV viewership has dropped by a significant margin over the past decade. Millennials and teens now spend more time watching videos from their mobile devices instead of traditional TVs. As the consumer video […]

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