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Tech startup funding plunges by 55%, deepening fear of another dot-com bubble burst
Nickie Louise Posted On April 7, 2023


The fallout of the sudden collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank in March is slowly beginning to ripple across the tech ecosystem as venture capital firms pulled back on funding technology startups. The funding slowdown can be felt far and […]


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FoodTech startup Aqua Cultured Foods closes $5.5m seed round to grow its alternative seafood platform
Nickie Louise Posted On April 6, 2023


The global demand for seafood has led to overfishing that threatens the world’s oceans and drives species like eels to extinction. As the global demand for seafood continues to rise, it will exacerbate the intensive aquaculture that is already disrupting oceanic […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, April 5, 2023: Brizo, Cash App, Mintlayer, Savvy Games, and Scopely
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, April 4, 2023. Bob Lee, the founder of Cash App and former CTO of Square, stabbed to death in San Francisco Cash App creator Bob Lee, […]


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Toronto’s startup Brizo Data lands $8.9M in funding to provide market intelligence to the foodservice industry
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Brizo Data, a Toronto, Canada-based data intelligence startup that offers fresh market analytics for the foodservice industry, has raised over $8.9 ($12 million CAD) in Series A funding in the form of combined venture capital and debt. The round was […]


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Mintlayer launches a $4M open-source development grant, opens applications
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Mintlayer, a Bitcoin sidechain tech startup, today launched a $4 million open-source development grant to aid the development of tools and resources that will provide value to the Mintlayer ecosystem. In an announcement on Wednesday, Mintlayer said that applications are […]


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Bob Lee, founder of Cash App and former CTO of Square, stabbed to death in San Francisco, reports
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, has been reportedly killed in San Francisco. He was stabbed to death, sources told NBC Bay Area. Bob Lee, a multimillionaire tech titan who created CashApp, was stabbed to death at 2:30 am yesterday […]


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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, April 4, 2023: Frank, JPMorgan, Orbs, Makerverse, Sepura, and Virgin Orbit
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Sepura Home closes $3.7 million in seed funding to make your kitchen sink a composter Say goodbye to garbage disposals. Sepura Home, the […]


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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


In an unsurprised announcement, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after failing to secure a funding lifeline. In a filing at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in […]


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SYS Labs acquires cryptosecurity startup FortKnoxster, launches social crypto app SuperDapp
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


SYS Labs, a blockchain company building the foundational layers for the true Web3 ecosystem, has acquired cryptosecurity startup FortKnoxster. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SYS Labs, best known for building scalable Web3 infrastructure, dApps, and other tools […]


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Millennial CEO and founder of fintech startup Frank charged with defrauding JPMorgan of $175 million
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of fintech startup Frank, has been charged with fraud. Javice was charged with defrauding JPMorgan in its $175 million acquisition of the college financial planning website by falsely inflating the number of its […]


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Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and gave them to the police
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


It’s been a while since we last wrote about Clearview AI, the controversial facial-recognition startup used by more than 600 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. Using its AI app, the notorious AI startup scans […]


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Berlin-based startup Makerverse lands $10M in funding to grow its AI-powered platform and expand on-demand manufacturing
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


MakerVerse, an on-demand AI-powered manufacturing platform, has raised $10 million for our Series A funding round led by 9.5 Ventures, with participation from Siemens Energy and ZEISS. The Berlin-based Berlin, Germany-based tech startup will use the new cash infusion to expand […]


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92% of Gen Z founders start their business as a side hustle, new study shows
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Gen Z founders are passionate, driven, and ambitious, and compared to past generations, are motivated to start their own businesses for very different reasons. It’s therefore not surprising that the overwhelming majority (92%) of startups founded by Gen Z (18-24 […]


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What Are the Best Startups to Start in College?
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


Did you know that today’s well-known big tech companies got their start in college dorm rooms? For example, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes launched Facebook while undergraduates at Harvard. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who met […]


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Meet AInstein, a ChatGPT-powered robot developed by Cyprus students to harness and improve teaching experiences in classrooms
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is finally here. After almost seven decades of usage in academic and research circles, AI is slowly making its way to the mainstream, thanks in part to the popularity of OpenAI ChatGPT. In just a […]


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Top tech startup news for Monday, April 3, 2023: Acorns, Acre, Apple, Boba, GoHenry, Kaszek, and Storyblok
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, April 3, 2023. Acorns acquires UK-based kid-focused fintech startup GoHenry to expand into Europe Acorns, a U.S.-based startup focused on savings and investing, has acquired London-based […]


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Kaszek raises close to $1 billion in new funds to invest in Latin American startups
Daniel Levi Posted On April 3, 2023


While most North American startups remain under funding drought conditions, Latin American startups continue to enjoy a funding boom thanks in part to a venture capital (VC) firm like the São Paulo-based Kaszek Ventures. We wrote about Kaskek back in […]


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Acre, a London-based digital mortgage startup, raises £6.5M to revolutionize the process of buying homes
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Acre, a London-based tech startup and provider of an all-in-one mortgage and protection platform, has closed £6.5 million ($8 million) in funding to grow its tech platform to make home-buying quicker and easier for buyers, brokers, insurers, and lenders. The […]


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Austria-based tech startup Storyblok launches Creator Fund with thousands of dollars up for grabs for creators
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Bloggers, YouTubers, influencers, podcasters, and, photographers… are just a few examples of an estimated 50 million people worldwide who identify as “creators.” And these people are all part of the growing Creator Economy. Today, the creator economy is changing the […]


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Singapore-based tech startup Horizon Quantum Computing lands $18.1M to advance quantum software development
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


There has been a lot written on quantum computing. Yet, quantum software development, a fast-emerging topic involving the creation of software for quantum computers, is not gaining the attention it deserves. Quantum software development entails the creation of algorithms and […]


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