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.

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KuCoin invests in Stable, a blockchain startup built for USDT to reinvent global stablecoin payments

Daniel Levi Posted On July 31, 2025

KuCoin Ventures is betting on stablecoins—and it’s doing so by backing a blockchain startup that’s building its entire foundation around one. The crypto exchange’s investment arm has made a strategic investment in Stable, a new Layer 1 blockchain built specifically […]

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Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok’s “Imagine” video generator and AI companions to rival Google’s Veo

Daniel Levi Posted On July 29, 2025

Just days after the launch of Grok 4, Elon Musk’s xAI is back with another bold move: a beta video generation tool called “Imagine,” paired with two animated AI companions. With this update, Grok shifts from a conversational chatbot to […]

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EQT to acquire HR software firm Neogov in $3B deal from Warburg Pincus and Carlyle

Daniel Levi Posted On July 28, 2025

Just weeks after private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold its stake in cybersecurity startup A-lign, it’s offloading another portfolio company—this time in the HR software space. Private equity firm EQT has agreed to acquire Neogov, a California-based provider of workforce […]

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Spear AI raises $2.3M to bring AI-powered threat detection to U.S. Navy submarines

Daniel Levi Posted On July 25, 2025

For years, the U.S. military has collected vast amounts of underwater acoustic data—raw, chaotic, and largely unlabeled. Now, a startup founded by two Navy veterans is tackling that data head-on with a mission to make sense of what submarines hear […]

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Volca raises $5.5M to bring AI-powered referrals to the $500B home services industry, taking aim at Google and Yelp

Daniel Levi Posted On July 23, 2025

Ad budgets are leaking money, and most home service companies don’t even realize it. Contractors are throwing thousands at Google Ads, Yelp listings, and pay-to-play lead-gen platforms that deliver unpredictable results, high fees, and minimal control. For a $500 billion […]

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3 Non-Negotiable Features for a New Casino Site

Daniel Levi Posted On July 23, 2025

Online casinos are now more popular than ever due to various reasons, such as the ultimate convenience of these platforms that enable people to play their favourite games on their preferred device at any time of the day and from […]

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Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearables startup behind the smart wristband that organizes your life

Daniel Levi Posted On July 22, 2025

As part of its further push into AI wearables and personal assistants, Amazon is acquiring Bee, a San Francisco-based startup best known for its $49.99 AI-powered wristband that listens to conversations and turns them into reminders, summaries, and to-do lists. […]

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Scrunch AI raises $15M in funding to optimize brand visibility and discovery for AI agents and LLMs

Daniel Levi Posted On July 22, 2025

AI startup Scrunch AI just pulled in a $15 million Series A round to help brands show up where it matters most: AI search. The round was led by Decibel, with backing from Mayfield, Homebrew, and a group of strategic […]

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Jack Dorsey’s new app BitChat lets you send bitcoin without the internet… Sort of

Daniel Levi Posted On July 18, 2025

How Bitchat uses Bluetooth mesh to move Bitcoin—no Wi-Fi or SIM card required Two weeks ago, we wrote about a curious little app quietly launched by Jack Dorsey’s TBD team called Bitchat, a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging tool that runs entirely […]

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US Congress Passes Stablecoin Bill ‘Genius Act’; Trump Expected to Sign

Daniel Levi Posted On July 17, 2025

After years of lobbying and millions spent on campaign donations, crypto finally got what it wanted. The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Genius Act, a bill that lays out a federal framework for U.S.-dollar-backed stablecoins. The bill […]

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Clean Energy Finance Is Broken – Why Decentralization Could be the Gamechanger

Daniel Levi Posted On July 17, 2025

Clean energy is one of the important topics in today’s climate-conscious world; it aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, which focuses on access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030. According to the latest […]

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Scale AI lays off 200 staff, cuts 500 contractors after $14.3B Meta deal and CEO departure

Daniel Levi Posted On July 16, 2025

Just one month after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its founder and CEO, Alexandr Wang, Scale AI is laying off a significant chunk of its workforce and cutting ties with hundreds of contractors. The San […]

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IntuigenceAI unveils world’s first superintelligent AI engineer, raises $10M to solve labor shortage crisis

Daniel Levi Posted On July 15, 2025

Every industrial project needs engineers. But finding them is getting harder, and training them fast enough isn’t realistic. That’s where IntuigenceAI thinks AI can step in. The Berkeley-based AI startup just announced the launch of IntuiAI, a platform it calls […]

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Cognition AI acquires Windsurf following Google’s $2.4B talent play

Daniel Levi Posted On July 14, 2025

Cognition AI has acquired Windsurf, the popular enterprise-focused IDE platform, in a deal that adds firepower to its growing ambitions in enterprise software. The move comes just days after Google’s $2.4 billion agreement with Windsurf to secure licensing rights and […]

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Moonvalley raises $84M to scale ethical AI video production for Hollywood and enterprise clients

Daniel Levi Posted On July 14, 2025

AI video startup Moonvalley just secured another $84 million in funding—and it’s not chasing hype. The AI research startup is building something Hollywood actually wants: licensed, professional-grade, and ethical AI video tools that don’t trample on creators’ rights. The funding […]

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Groq looks to double its valuation to $6 billion as AI chip boom heats up

Daniel Levi Posted On July 10, 2025

Groq isn’t trying to beat Nvidia at its own game—it’s trying to change the game altogether. The Silicon Valley startup is now in talks to raise another $300 million to $500 million in fresh capital, pushing its valuation to as […]

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UK invests $191M in Eutelsat as Europe accelerates space race with rival Starlink

Daniel Levi Posted On July 10, 2025

Eutelsat just got a serious boost in its bid to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink. The UK is pouring €163.3 million ($191 million) into the satellite operator, joining a France-led funding push that’s now raised €1.5 billion in total, according […]

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Maximizing Profits: The Ultimate Guide to Casino Affiliate Marketing

Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2025

Why Casino Affiliate Marketing Works Spotlight on Casinoburst: A Global Casino Affiliate Marketing Success Long before diving into the broad world of casino affiliate marketing, let’s look at how Casinoburst, a niche affiliate website, rapidly scaled into one of the […]

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Monzo fined £21M by UK regulator for failing to block fraudulent accounts with fake addresses like Buckingham Palace

Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2025

A digital bank accepting customers who claimed to live at Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street sounds like a punchline. But for Monzo, it just turned into a £21 million problem. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined digital banking […]

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Didomi acquires Sourcepoint following $72M raise to build the future of privacy tech

Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2025

Privacy infrastructure startup Didomi is on a tear. Just months after securing a $72 million round from Marlin Equity Partners, the company has snapped up Sourcepoint, another heavyweight in the data privacy space. The goal? To build the go-to platform […]

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