January 21, 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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Lavender lands $13.2 million to use AI to help you write better sales emails
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


ChatGPT is currently dominating the headlines as the dialogue-based AI chatbot impressed millions of users with its writing ability, proficiency in handling complex tasks, and ease of use. But before the popularity of ChatGPT, users including sales teams have been […]


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UK fintech startup Zopa Bank raises $92 million to accelerate growth
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


Zopa, a UK-based digital banking startup that started as a peer-to-peer lender, has raised 75 million pounds ($92.40 million) as the company pivots to becoming a digital bank. The round was backed by existing investors excluding major backer Softbank. In […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, February 1, 2023: Dxcover, Match, MNT-Halan, ONE, OpenAI, Risilience
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Tinder parent company to lay off 8% of its staff as growth slows Match Group announced on Wednesday that it is laying […]


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OpenAI launches a $20 per month subscription plan as ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users in January
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


ChatGPT took the internet by storm late last year as the dialogue-based AI chatbot crossed one million users just five days after its launch. Now ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced on Wednesday it is launching ChatGPT Plus, a $20 per month […]


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Egypt FinTech startup MNT-Halan raises $400M, making it the largest funding in Egypt and the Middle East
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


While tech startups in the United States and Europe are still struggling to raise new funding due to the ongoing economic slowdown, fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continue to thrive as they empower and […]


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Subscription commerce platform AppDirect acquires TBI
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


AppDirect, a San Francisco-based subscription commerce platform for monetizing and managing digital customer relationships, announced today it has acquired TBI, one of the leading technology service aggregators in North America. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Uniting […]


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Climate Analytics startup Risilience bags $26M to help global businesses transition to the low-carbon economy
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times. According to various 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 in 1980 to […]


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EV battery startup ONE raises $300M to develop batteries with a 750-mile driving range; now valued at $1.2 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


Michigan-based battery startup Our Next Energy (ONE) has raised $300 million in Series B funding. The latest round now puts the company at a valuation of $1.2 billion, making the three-year-old startup a member of the highly-coveted unicorn club. The […]


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ChatGPT creator launches a free tool to detect AI-generated text
Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2023


OpenAI, the creator of the popular chatbot ChatGTP, has released a free tool that the AI company says is meant to “distinguish between text written by a human and text written by AIs.” However, OpenAI also warned that the tool […]


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PayPal to lay off 2,000 full-time employees, about 7% of its workforce
Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2023


PayPal announced Tuesday that it will be eliminating 7% of its workforce or 2,000 employees as tech layoffs mount. The payments giant becomes the latest in a list of fintech firms to be hit by the global economic slowdown. PayPal […]


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Finley raises $17M Series A to help companies manage debt capital as private credit reaches all-time high
Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2023


The slowdown in venture capital investments over the past years has forced some startups to turn to private credit, including debt capital, as a way to keep their operations afloat and weather the recession storm. Today, private credit is a […]


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MIT spinout Boston Metal raises $120M from Microsoft and ArcelorMittal to decarbonize the $1.6 trillion steel industry
Nickie Louise Posted On January 31, 2023


Steel is the backbone of today’s industrialized world. An average of 1.9 billion tonnes of steel are produced every year to build infrastructure including bridges and rails, skyscrapers, and infrastructure. The steel industry also brings in a revenue of about […]


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Top tech startup news for Monday, January 30, 2023: Baidu, Binance, Mastercard, Prisms, Sorare, and Twitter
Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, January 30, 2023. Binance and Mastercard launch prepaid crypto cards in Brazil Mastercard and the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance said on Monday they are launching […]


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VR tech startup Prisms VR bags $12.5M in Series A funding to teach kids math using virtual reality
Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2023


The adoption of virtual reality for experiential learning has increased over the years as it becomes mainstream. Now, VR technology could be headed into your local K-12 STEM schools, thanks to Prisms VR, a virtual reality startup founded by an […]


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Nigerian artist uses AI to re-imagine stylish life for the elderly and show the bright side of old age
Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2023


Artificial intelligence has dominated the headlines news in recent months, thanks to the sudden popularity of ChatGPT, an OpenAI’s dialogue-based artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot launched in November. As AI makes its way into the mainstream, users including creators and artists […]


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China’s Baidu to launch a competitor to ChatGPT in March as AI race heats up
Nickie Louise Posted On January 30, 2023


Watch out, ChatGPT! There’s a new sheriff in town. Chinese internet search giant Baidu is about to take on the popular OpenAI’s dialogue-based artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot as the AI race heats up. While everyone has been raving about ChatGPT, […]


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Sam Bankman-Fried caught trying to influence witness through encrypted messaging app Signal, DOJ alleges
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2023


Sam Bankman-Fried found himself in hot water again this week after the DOJ alleged the disgraced FTX founder tried to influence witnesses through the encrypted messaging app Signal. In a letter to a Manhattan judge on Friday, federal prosecutors said […]


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Top 5 Solutions Changing IoT in 2023
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2023


Organizations, institutions, and households are steadily integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) into their daily activities. According to The Insight Partners, the global IoT market is projected to become a $2.27 trillion industry by 2028, growing at a CAGR of […]


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Trends in private equity and venture capital: Here are 5 investment predictions for 2023 from a VC expert
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2023


The only true constant across the investment landscape as we navigate through 2023 is the certainty of volatility. So, as we look forward to the rest of the year amid another bear market, Americans are seeking alternative ways to invest […]


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FinTech startup Stripe eyes exit; plans to go public within the next year
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2023


Fintech startup Stripe has set a one-year deadline to become a public company. The San Francisco-based Stripe said it will make a final decision on its plans to go public within the next year, The Information reported. In a message […]


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