January 20, 2026
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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer, editor, and co-founder of TechStartups.com based in the Washington Metropolitan Area. She covers early-stage startups, AI, emerging technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When she’s not writing about innovation, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with her family and children, hiking, and exploring God’s majestic creation.


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FinTech startup Stripe in advanced talks to raise $4 billion from investors, sources
Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2023


Fintech giant Stripe is very close to raising $4 billion in fresh funding that will push the company’s valuation to about $55 billion, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The new valuation will still be about $40 billion […]


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What a Great Digital Poster Should Have
Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2023


Clients are more likely to notice a large, eye-catching poster. Creating such a poster, however, is no simple task. Many aspiring marketers fall into the trap of thinking that more volume equals more attention. If you take the time to […]


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EA founder and former Apple executive Trip Hawkins joins Web3 startup Games for a Living (GFAL) as a co-founder
Nickie Louise Posted On February 24, 2023


Former Apple executive Trip Hawkins and founder of Electronic Arts (EA) is joining Barcelona-based startup Web3 startup Games for a Living (GFAL) as co-founder and security chief of Games, Reuters reported. Hawkins, who founded the company behind the best-selling sports […]


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El Camino, a startup founded by a Colombian-American, raises $1.1M Pre-Seed to be the travel industry’s first experiential marketplace for women
Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2023


While the fashion, beauty, and health industries have been quick to cater to the diverse needs and priorities of women, the travel industry has fallen behind. Despite the fact that women travelers are the fastest-growing segment in the industry, they […]


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Controversial geoengineering startup Make Sunsets releases balloons containing sulfur dioxide on U.S. soil after it was banned in Mexico
Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2023


Late last year, we wrote about Make Sunsets, a  solar geoengineering startup that’s mimicking volcanic eruption to cool Earth. In December, the controversial startup released sulfur particles into the atmosphere in an attempt to stop climate change. The solar geoengineering […]


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SEC, New York regulator reject Binance.US’s $1 billion deal to buy bankrupt crypto lender Voyager
Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2023


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York’s top financial regulator have blocked Binance.US’s $1 billion deal to buy bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital, the latest in a string of attempts by the government to enforce regulatory compliance […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, February 22, 2023: 0N1 Force, Amazon, Blocto, HireLogic, and Meta
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Amazon closes the $3.9 billion deal to acquire primary care provider One Medical Eight months after acquiring primary healthcare provider One Medical, […]


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HireLogic scores $6M in Series A funding to modernize the antiquated interview processes using AI
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2023


The hiring landscape is constantly evolving as employers find it increasingly difficult to find top talent. During the summer of 2021, a record 4.3 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in what some are calling the beginning of the “Great Resignation.” The […]


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NFT project 0N1 Force acquired by crypto veterans led by Old Fashion Research (OFR)
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2023


NFT project 0N1 Force, a comic-focused, blue-chip NFT collection, has been acquired by a collective of crypto industry veterans led by blockchain investment firm Old Fashion Research (OFR). The total amount of the transaction was not disclosed. According to the […]


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3 Ways to Secure Your Tech Startup’s Systems
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2023


Tech startups operate in highly competitive environments, and every edge you can realize counts. Cybersecurity isn’t an edge when you first think of it, but it has an outsized impact on your organization. Put simply, cybersecurity is something that can […]


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Mark Cuban-backed Blocto raises Series A funding round at $80 million valuation, valuation up 700%
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2023


Blocto Wallet is making waves again just three months after the Mark Cuban-backed startup launched a $3 million Aptos Ecosystem Fund to help projects onboard new users to Aptos. Blocto, the multichain Web3 ecosystem and cross-chain wallet, saw its valuation […]


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System-3 lands $2.6M Seed funding to help companies remove bias and objectively identify emerging leadership talent
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2023


Finding the right leadership talent from a pool of potential leaders without human biases is an age-old executive talent evaluation problem that has plagued companies and organizations. For decades, traditional approaches to evaluating senior-level talent rely heavily on opinions that […]


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Coinbase posts a $557 million loss; revenue tumbles 75% in the fourth quarter as crypto investors move their digital assets out of the exchanges
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


Coinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, reported another quarterly loss today after it posted a $557 million loss in the fourth quarter. The crypto exchange also saw revenue tumble 75% during the period as retail traders pulled back […]


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Twitter to open source its algorithm next week
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


“Say what you want about me, but I acquired the world’s largest non-profit for $44B lol” With advertisers flocking back to Twitter and  Tesla’s stock more than doubled its price since January, Elon Musk seems to be having fun on […]


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Utah-based EV startup Hypercraft lands $6.5 million to electrify racing vehicles, watercraft, and more
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


With rising interest in recreational boating around the world, the outboard engines market surpassed $10.5 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow by 5 percent from 2023 to 2032. However, most outboard engines still run on fossil fuels, which […]


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UK-based SAE Renewables becomes the world’s first energy company to produce 50-gigawatt hours of electricity from tidal power
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


Tidal energy or tidal power is a form of renewable energy power produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides due to alternating sea levels. It was first used in Europe more than 1000 […]


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IoV Labs launches RIF Flyover to streamline transfers between Bitcoin and Rootstock
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


IoV Labs has released RIF Flyover, a new open-source protocol that enables seamless transfer of Bitcoin between the main Bitcoin blockchain and the Rootstock sidechain in minutes instead of hours without compromising security.  RIF Flyover is what is known as […]


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Orbs, TON Foundation launch TON.vote, an on-chain governance platform for the open network
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


It has been a while since we last covered The Open Network (TON) Foundation, a fully decentralized layer-1 blockchain designed by Telegram to onboard billions of users. At the time, the TON foundation launched a $250M TON ecosystem fund that invests […]


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South Africa-based Sasol launches venture fund with €50M in initial funding to invest in sustainable startups
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


Climate change is one of the biggest threats and defining issues of our times. According to multiple estimates, losses due to weather-related events have increased nearly ten-fold over the last four decades, from a ten-year global average of $12 billion […]


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Younger people spurn Instagram & Facebook for more immersive, virtual worlds
Nickie Louise Posted On February 21, 2023


The world of social media is rapidly giving way to more immersive social experiences found within expansive virtual worlds, a new report claims. Everyrealm, a technology and infrastructure company in the virtual worlds, gaming, and metaverse spaces, has just published […]


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