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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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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, February 14, 2023: Microsoft, Monad Labs, PhonePe, Roadzen, and Unisoc
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Chinese chip design startup Unisoc seeks to raise $1.5 billion in private funding Unisoc Technologies, a Chinese chip design startup, is seeking to […]


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InsurTech startup Roadzen is going public in a $965 million SPAC deal 
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2023


Last year was not a great year for startup companies looking to go public via blank check company as the era of cheap capital suddenly came to end due to increased interest rates from the Federal Reserve. However, after many […]


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Walmart-backed Indian payment startup PhonePe raises $100 million at $12 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2023


Late last year, we wrote about PhonePe after the Walmart-backed Indian payment startup announced it was seeking to raise a massive $1 billion in funding. It now appears the startup did not even come close, falling short by about 50% […]


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Girl Group tripleS makes a K-pop splash with a new fan-curated album, Assemble
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2023


Quick Brief Powered by Modhau, Web3 fan-interactive K-pop group, tripleS, is releasing its new album, Assemble. tripleS is exploding on youtube with 650K subscribers and over 50M views overall tripleS became the first K-Pop group to directly communicate with fans […]


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Chinese chip design startup Unisoc seeks to raise $1.5 billion in private funding
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2023


In the wake of US sanctions on China’s semiconductor industry, the country has stepped up its efforts to develop the domestic chip industry and become self-reliant. The Chinese government has also poured billions of dollars into research and development into […]


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Transportation tech startup Via raises $110 million in funding led by 83North at $3.5 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2023


Via has raised $110 million in fresh funding led by 83North, with participation from new and existing investors including Exor N.V., Pitango, Janus Henderson, CF Private Equity, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, Riverpark Ventures, and ION Crossover Partners. The round brings Via’s […]


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‘Marty’ The Robot escapes from a local food store to get some fresh air: Watch
Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2023


Who said robots don’t take a break from work? That was the case with Marty, a six-foot (1.8 meters) towering robot that works at a local Giant Food store in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Perhaps Marty was tired […]


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Twilio to lay off 17% of its workforce in second round as tech layoffs top 100,000
Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2023


Twilio is laying off 17% of its workforce as tech layoffs top 100,000 in the first two months of 2023. The Cloud communications provider announced on Monday it was eliminating about 17% of its staff and closing some offices. This […]


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Summit Partners closes €1.4 billion for its Europe Growth Equity Fund IV
Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2023


Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, today announced the first and final closing of its newest Europe growth equity fund. Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund IV closed at its hard cap with €1.4 billion in total commitments. The […]


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Zeekr, a Geely’s EV spinoff, raises $750M in funding at a $13 billion valuation to fuel global expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On February 13, 2023


In April 2021, China’s auto giant Geely Automobile and its parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group announced the launch of a high-end Zeekr electric-vehicle brand aimed at younger buyers. Then in August of last year, Zeekr raised $500 million in […]


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Top tech startup news for Friday, February 10, 2023: Acceldata, Google, Kraken, and Venom Blockchain
Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2023


Good evening! It’s another light news Friday and as such, we’re going to make this very brief. Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Friday, February 10, 2023. Google employees criticize CEO Sundar Pichai for ‘rushed, […]


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Acceldata raises $50M to help companies solve complex data challenges via its data observability platform
Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2023


We’re living in a world where almost every device is connected to the internet. According to estimates, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. However, making sense of even petabytes of data is a daunting task, especially for […]


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Crypto exchange Kraken to shutter its U.S. staking operation; settles with SEC for $30 million for selling unregistered securities
Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2023


After a long battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the crypto exchange Kraken agreed to pay $30 million in fines for selling unregistered securities. In addition, Kraken also agreed to shut down its U.S. staking operation […]


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GitLab to cut 7% of its workforce, or about 130 workers, as tech layoffs near 100,000
Nickie Louise Posted On February 9, 2023


Massive layoffs continue to sweep across the tech industry. GitLab announced today it will lay off  7% of its employees, or about 130 positions, according to PitchBook data. Gitlab is the latest in a long list of tech companies that […]


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Opera browser is planning to incorporate ChatGPT as AI war heats up
Nickie Louise Posted On February 9, 2023


Opera browser is planning to integrate ChatGPT into its multi-platform web browser as the AI war rages on. The news comes just two days after Microsoft and Google week announced plans to incorporate artificial intelligence chatbots into their own search […]


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Earth & Beyond Ventures launches fund with $125M in initial funding to invest in Israeli space tech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On February 9, 2023


Earth & Beyond Ventures has launched a new early-stage venture fund with an initial funding commitment of $125 million to invest in Israeli tech startups in the emerging commercial space ecosystem. Earth & Beyond said it would invest between $500,000 […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, February 8, 2023: Affirm, CarIQ, Disney, Entropik, Google, and Fierce
Nickie Louise Posted On February 8, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Disney to lay off 7,000 workers and slash $5.5 billion in costs as it unveils vast restructuring Layoff announcements continue to dominate […]


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GoDaddy to lay off 8% of its workforce, or about 530 employees amid global economic slowdown
Nickie Louise Posted On February 8, 2023


It’s another tough day in the corporate world as GoDaddy announces layoffs affecting 530 employees, citing a decline in customer demand amidst the economic slowdown. In an email addressed to GoDaddy staff today, CEO Aman Bhutani revealed the company’s plans […]


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CarIQ raises $15M in Series B funding to enable fleets to pay for goods without a credit card
Nickie Louise Posted On February 8, 2023


For companies with hundreds and thousands of vehicles, managing fleet expenses and payments can become a hassle and burdensome. This is in addition to the complex spending rules fleet managers have to deal with. The situation is not any better […]


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Climate startup The Degrees Initiative raises around $1M from Facebook co-founder Moskovitz, others to fund research into cooling the Earth with sunlight reflection
Nickie Louise Posted On February 8, 2023


Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times. According to 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 $119 […]


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