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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Brazil’s Meliuz raises $32M to buy bitcoin, becomes nation’s first ‘bitcoin treasury’ fintech

Daniel Levi Posted On June 13, 2025

Brazilian fintech Meliuz has raised 180.08 million reais (about $32.39 million) through a follow-on share offering to fund more bitcoin purchases, according to a securities filing on Friday. The offering was priced at 7.06 reais per share—about 5% below Thursday’s […]

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AI internet is down: Google Cloud outage breaks Firebase, Supabase, Cursor, Lovable, and more

Daniel Levi Posted On June 12, 2025

The internet’s AI infrastructure just hit a wall. A major outage across Google Cloud Platform is causing widespread failures in services that power many of today’s AI tools. Firebase is down. Supabase is struggling. Vibe coding app Cursor isn’t loading. […]

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Digital banking startup Chime pops 37% on IPO debut, raises $700M at $11.6B valuation

Daniel Levi Posted On June 12, 2025

Chime opened strong on the Nasdaq Thursday, popping 37 percent to $43 after pricing its shares at $27. The digital banking startup raised around $700 million in its IPO, with early backers cashing out another $165 million. The stock is […]

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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 11, 2025

Daniel Levi Posted On June 11, 2025

It’s Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and we’re back with your daily tech funding roundup, tracking where capital is flowing and which startups are defining what’s next in fintech, AI, fusion energy, crypto infrastructure, robotics, and beyond. Today’s deals span the […]

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Huawei launches Pura 80 Series to challenge Apple in China’s premium phone market

Daniel Levi Posted On June 11, 2025

Less than a month after unveiling its first HarmonyOS-powered laptops, Huawei is back with a high-profile smartphone launch. On Wednesday, the Chinese tech giant introduced the new Pura 80 lineup, headlined by the Pura 80 Pro+—a feature-packed device aimed squarely […]

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The rise and fall of Wish.com: How a $10B e-commerce unicorn crashed and burned

Daniel Levi Posted On June 10, 2025

It was the 2010s, and Wish ads were everywhere. A $1 cat mask. $10 drones. Even “USB-powered pregnancy tests.” The weirdness never stopped. But behind the viral chaos was a company obsessed with growth at all costs. Wish.com became one […]

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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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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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