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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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Whizz raises $3.4M to grow its e-bike rental platform for last-mile delivery drivers
Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2023


The US last-mile delivery services market has seen explosive growth in recent years. It is estimated that the market will increase to about seven million gig delivery workers by 2025. Currently, the majority of delivery services don’t offer vehicles, leaving […]


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Alphabet’s CapitalG leads a $100 million funding in AI startup AlphaSense; now valued at $1.8 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2023


The AI frenzy that began with ChatGPT shows no signs of slowing down as artificial intelligence startups attract billions of dollars in funding from eager investors seeking to capitalize on the latest AI advancements. Over the past few months, there […]


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Top tech startup news for Monday, April 10, 2023: Binance, Careem, CryptoGPT, SenseTime, and Tesla
Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, April 10, 2023. Tesla to open a new Megapack battery factory in Shanghai, China Tesla announced over the weekend that it will open a new Megafactory […]


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Chinese AI startup SenseTime unveils “SenseChat,” a chatbot and image generator to take on ChatGPT
Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2023


Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has soared since the launch of ChatGPT, a popular chatbot created by OpenAI which uses generative AI technology that learns from past data to create new text, images, or computer code. Since its debut in […]


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Uber-owned ride-hailing startup Careem launches spinout with $400M investment from UAE tech holding company e&
Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2023


Uber-owned ride-hailing startup Careem announced a spinout with a $400 million investment from UAE tech holding company e&, formerly Etisalat. In a statement on Monday, e& said it has signed a binding agreement with Uber Technologies to acquire a 50.03% […]


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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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Savvy Games acquires mobile games startup Scopely for $4.9 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On April 5, 2023


Savvy Games Group has agreed to acquire mobile game publisher and developer Scopely for $4.9 billion. the companies announced on Wednesday. Scopely was founded in 2011 and the company is known for several popular mobile games including Star Trek Fleet […]


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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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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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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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Apple to lay off staff within its corporate retail teams: Report
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


After many months of promising no layoffs, the iPhone giant is now joining a long list of tech companies that have announced job cuts over the past year. After holding off on corporate layoff including pulling every lever to cut […]


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OpenAI files a UDRP case against the current owner of ChatGPT.com
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a large AI language model based on the third-generation Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-2) architecture. The chatbot was designed to generate human-like text in response to prompts or questions from users. While the Internet […]


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Boba Network records nearly 10,000% increase in transactions despite slowdown in the crypto industry
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Ethereum blockchain startup Boba Network saw a massive increase in the number of transactions on its BnB Chain network despite the ongoing slowdown in the crypto industry. The company said an astounding increase of 9883.46% in transactions and the addition […]


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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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