October 26, 2025
Author

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.


Bitcoin  / Cryptocurrency  / Ethereum  / FinTech  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Singapore-based crypto staking provider RockX hits $30 million valuation after raising $6 million in Series A funding
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2022


RockX, a Singapore-based tech startup and Asia’s one-stop gateway to crypto finance and blockchains, has raised $6 million in Series A funding to accelerate the growth of its product and service offerings, as well as grow its team to better […]


Continue Reading
0
1.9K Views


Cybersecurity  / Hacking  / Security  / Technology News
FBI shuts down the world’s largest dark web marketplace–Hydra Market
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2022


The Russia-linked DarkMarket had nearly 1 million users and represented 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions in 2021, making it by far the world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace. The world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace has been seized and shut down by […]


Continue Reading
0
1.2K Views


Blockchain  / Gaming  / Launch  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
MonkeyLeague achieves first major game milestone as it gears up for pioneers event
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2022


MonkeyLeague, the highly anticipated Solana-based play-and-earn soccer game, checks off the first major roadmap milestone. Pioneers Gear-Up has gone live, offering players and enthusiasts a first glimpse of the MonkeyLeague in-game store and the ability for players to start collecting […]


Continue Reading
0
1.3K Views


Electric Car  / Electric Vehicles  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
General Motors, Honda join forces to develop affordable electric vehicles that cost less than $30,000
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2022


Throughout the year 2020, Tesla vehicles accounted for 79% of new electric vehicles (EVs)registered in the US. Just a year later, that number has dropped by about 10 percent. According to recent data that came out for 2021 as part of […]


Continue Reading
0
1.4K Views


Launch  / Software  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Madrid-based tech startup Tinybird raises $37M Series A; launches a free plan to help developers build real-time data products
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2022


Tinybird, a Madrid, Spain-based tech startup that helps developers productize real-time data at any scale, announced today it has raised $37 million in Series A funding to expand its team and support its ambitious product roadmap, the company’s growth, and its […]


Continue Reading
0
1.6K Views


Social Media  / Startup Spotlight  / Technology News
Elon Musk appointed to Twitter’s board of directors as Twitter users asked Musk to restore “freedom of speech” on the platform
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2022


Quick Take Tesla CEO Elon Musk will join Twitter’s board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake, according to a release filed with the SEC. Musk is now the largest shareholder of Twitter. Musk owns 73.5 million Twitter shares, valuing his […]


Continue Reading
0
1.5K Views


Launch  / Space  / Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Space on the Moon: VCs are investing in a new class of space startups applying web3
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2022


In just a few months, Web3 has taken the internet world by storm. The past few years have seen more people embrace the potential of a decentralized web following the debut of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. As it stands, most […]


Continue Reading
0
1.9K Views


Acquisition  / Cloud  / Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
AMD buys cloud tech startup Pensando for $1.9 billion in a push to challenge Intel in the data center chip market
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2022


Semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on Monday that it is acquiring cloud startup Pensando Systems for $1.9 billion as part of its push to get a lion’s share of the lucrative data center chip market and to also take on Intel. […]


Continue Reading
0
2.2K Views


Blockchain  / Launch  / NFT  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Proof-of-stake blockchain startup Tezos releases Ithaca 2, the long-awaited “Tenderbake” upgrade to the Tezos protocol
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2022


Quick Take Ithaca 2, the ninth upgrade to the Tezos protocol, was activated. The new Tenderbake consensus algorithm lowers block times and improves finality.  Tezos ecosystem developers announced plans for upgrade proposals with high-throughput scaling solutions based on transaction and […]


Continue Reading
0
1.5K Views


Cryptocurrency  / Featured  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
UK government recognizes stablecoin as a valid form of payment
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2022


The UK government is one step closer to allowing stablecoin to be used as a form of payment in the country after it released plans for its regulation. Today, the UK Treasury confirmed that stablecoins will be brought within regulation […]


Continue Reading
0
3.0K Views


Energy  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Deep Isolation is a new tech startup founded by a daughter-father team to bury and safely dispose nuclear waste
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2022


Energy powers the world. Today, nuclear power currently provides about 20 percent of US electricity— and 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity, according to data from the US Energy Information and Administration (EIA). However, what’s rarely discussed is the overall […]


Continue Reading
0
1.2K Views


Launch  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Productivity startup ClickUp launches virtual Whiteboards tool to enable hybrid teams to bring new ideas to life
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2022


Before the pandemic began in February 2020, only about 2 percent of the U.S. workforce was working remotely, by May 2020, that number had jumped to close to 70 percent. The global crisis and the ongoing pandemic have accelerated the hybrid […]


Continue Reading
0
1.8K Views


Research  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Scientists have developed a magnetic slime robot that could be deployed inside the body to retrieve objects swallowed by accident
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2022


What would you do when your child swallows an object? In most cases, swallowing a foreign object is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention where the child is treated by a doctor. In some cases, surgery may be needed to […]


Continue Reading
0
2.0K Views


Launch  / Startup Spotlight
Nitro League launches its fully immersive garage with YGG, Terra Virtua, and others
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2022


Nitro League, the next-generation decentralized racing hub for the Metaverse, today announced the launch of its fully immersive garage with YGG, Terra Virtua, and others. Coinciding with the launch is a special Twitch stream event featuring prominent development team members […]


Continue Reading
0
1.4K Views


BioTech  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Founders of Taiwan biotech startup Eden Biologics sentenced to a year in prison for stealing trade secrets from Genentech and $101 million in wire fraud
Daniel Levi Posted On April 1, 2022


Founders of a Taiwan biotech startup were sentenced to over a year in prison each on Tuesday for plotting to steal trade secrets from Genentech in a $101 million scheme, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Racho Jordanov, former […]


Continue Reading
0
1.6K Views


BioTech  / Research  / Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Precision diagnostics startup BillionToOne raises $125M for the world’s first genetic testing platform that detects disease at the molecular level
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2022


Early diagnosis and detection of diseases before they evolve and take up shape is are critical saving millions of lives every year. In recent years, progress has been made in using computers and machine learning to enhance traditional diagnosis, but more […]


Continue Reading
0
1.9K Views


Startup Funding  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Israeli robotic beehive maker Beewise raises $80 million to save bees from climate change
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2022


Did you know that more than 30% of the global food supply relies on bees for pollination? Did you also know that climate change reduces the abundance and diversity of wild bees? According to a report published by a team of researchers from […]


Continue Reading
0
2.0K Views


Launch  / Metaverse  / NFT  / Press Release  / Startup Spotlight  / Startups  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Acala and Karura join forces to connect Polkadot and Kusama to the Wormhole Multi-Chain Bridge
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2022


Acala, a decentralized finance network powering the aUSD ecosystem, and Karura have joined forces to connect Polkadot and Kusama to the Wormhole Multi-Chain Bridge. As part of the partnership, Acala and Karura ecosystems to join forces with Avalanche, Binance Smart […]


Continue Reading
0
2.3K Views


Blockchain  / Press Release  / Technology News
EOS Network Foundation Releases “Blue” Papers, Funds Transaction Lifecycle Overhaul by OCI
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2022


The EOS Network Foundation (ENF), the new entity that has been entrusted by the EOS community to develop its core blockchain software, has completed the first stage of its planned technical improvement of the EOSIO core software, divided into four […]


Continue Reading
0
1.3K Views


Metaverse  / NFT  / Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
AdaSwap launches ADANFT marketplace on Cardano with a revolutionary voting system for art curation
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2022


Early this month, we reported about Cardano DeFi ecosystem builder AdaSwap when it raised $2.6 million in funding from leading VCs and top angel investors to deliver on its goal of building the best-decentralized exchange. Since then, the AdaSwap team has been […]


Continue Reading
0
1.3K Views