October 30, 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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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman leaves OpenAI’s Board of Directors
Nickie Louise Posted On March 4, 2023


LinkedIn co-founder and OpenAI’s long-time backer, Reid Hoffman, is stepping back from the company’s board of directors. In a Linked post on Friday, Hoffman said he’s leaving the OpenAI board to avoid conflicts of interest with other artificial intelligence (AI) […]


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Climate-conscious sleep tech startup Simba becomes the first UK-born sleep brand to be awarded Certified B Corporation
Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2023


Did you know that mattresses are a global environmental nightmare? Every year, the United States throws away 18.2 million mattresses, according to a report from The Guardian. However, the US only has 56 facilities available to recycle them, further increasing […]


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Coinbase acquires digital asset tech startup One River Digital to expand beyond retail trading
Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2023


Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired One River Digital as it looks to expand its footprint beyond its core retail trading offering. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. In an announcement on Friday, Coinbase said the acquisition is […]


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Microsoft and Kimbal Musk invest in climate startup BlocPower to decarbonize buildings across the U.S.
Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2023


About a year ago we wrote about BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based climate tech startup that’s decarbonizing buildings across the U.S. by removing greenhouse gases and emissions associated with existing and new buildings and replacing them with green heating and cooling. According […]


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Top tech startup news for Thursday, March 2, 2023: Ford, OnePlan, Neuralink, SpotDraft, Typeface, and Videocites
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today Thursday, March 2, 2023. London-based startup OnePlan raises $6M to digitally map venues for event planning Event and venue platform OnePlan has closed $6 million to a […]


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NBA invests in Videocites as part of a $10M Series B funding led by Velocity Capital Management
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2023


The National Basketball Association (NBA) has partnered with AI-based video-tracking startup Videocites as it looks to take more ownership stakes in businesses that could benefit the league in a private equity push. Videocites, which tracks clips across social media and […]


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SpotDraft lands $26 million in Series A funding to streamline contracts for legal teams
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2023


Artificial intelligence (AI) has been dominating headlines in recent months, thanks to OpenAI ChatGPT. However, before ChatGPT became a global phenomenon, startups have been using AI to transform legal services. For example, in a controlled study a few years ago, […]


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FDA rejects Elon Musk’s Neuralink application to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2023


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected Neuralink’s application to test brain chips in humans, Reuters reported, citing seven current and former employees. According to the report, Musk has predicted on at least four occasions since 2019 that […]


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Typeface emerges from stealth with $65M in funding for its generative AI app for enterprise content creation
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2023


ChatGPT has become a worldwide phenomenon, further pushing artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. In less than three months, the OpenAI’s chatbot reached 100 million monthly active users in January, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. Based on generative AI, […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, March 1, 2023: Amazon, Binance, Ether.fi, OpenAI, Ring, and Waymo
Nickie Louise Posted On March 1, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Jamie Siminoff, the founder and CEO of Amazon Ring, is stepping down from the role later this month Jamie Siminoff, the CEO […]


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Alphabet’s Waymo cuts 8% of its employees after second round of layoffs
Nickie Louise Posted On March 1, 2023


Alphabet’s Waymo has laid off another 137 employees in its second round of job cuts this year, bringing total cuts for the year to 200, or  8% of its workforce after the company reported its initial job cuts in January. […]


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OpenAI buys AI.com for $11 million, making it one of the top 10 most expensive domains ever sold
Nickie Louise Posted On March 1, 2023


ChatGPT has become a worldwide phenomenon, further pushing artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. In less than three months, the OpenAI’s chatbot reached 100 million monthly active users in January, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. ChatGPT could do […]


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Web3 startup Impossible Cloud soars with $7.6M in seed funding to revolutionize the decentralized cloud storage
Nickie Louise Posted On March 1, 2023


Tech startups continue to struggle to raise new funds due to rising interest rates and the global economic slowdown. Startups in all industries including the web3 space are beginning to feel the pinch. However, despite funding to web3 startups plummeting […]


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South Korean AI chip startup Sapeon is raising new funding round at $400 million valuation to challenge Nvidia
Nickie Louise Posted On March 1, 2023


The AI race is here and companies like OpenAI and Microsoft are going to need a new generation of AI chips to meet the computational demands. While companies like Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are currently dominating the AI chip market […]


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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, February 28, 2023: Bitwise, Bonusly, Realme, Mastercard, and Visa
Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Chinese startup Realme launches its $649 GT3 smartphone it says can be fully charged in just 9.5 minutes Realme, a Chinese smartphone […]


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Bonusly raises $18.9M in funding to help companies retain the best employees through recognition and merit-based rewards
Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2023


Over the past few years, over 20 million people quit their jobs in what the experts described as the Great Resignation. The number was one of the highest “quit rates” ever recorded since the US government started keeping track two […]


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Goldman Sachs backs an $80M investment in tech service startup Bitwise Industries to train workers in underrepresented communities
Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2023


Bitwise Industries, a tech service provider that trains workers in underrepresented communities, has raised $80 million in new funding led by existing investors Kapor Center and Motley Fool, with participation from the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management […]


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Crypto payment startup FLUUS raises $600,000 in Pre-Seed funding ahead of its beta launch
Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2023


Crypto payment startup FLUUS has closed a $600,000 pre-seed round to further develop these products and roll out FLUUS’ services, bringing crypto-fiat payments to a global audience. The round, which comes ahead of its beta launch, was backed by FHS Capital, […]


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Wakweli raises $1.1 million to certify the authenticity of NFTs and eliminate NFT scams in web3
Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2023


Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have surged in popularity in recent years. In just two years, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have grown from under $100 million in 2020 to a whopping $40 billion in 2021. Unfortunately, the NFT boom has also attracted a […]


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Visa, Mastercard suspend plans to partner with crypto companies in wake of recent crypto collapse and bankruptcies
Nickie Louise Posted On February 28, 2023


Since the collapse of stablecoin terraUSD last spring, at least eight crypto companies including FTX filed for bankruptcy in 2022. As the crisis roils the crypto industry, global payments companies are now rethinking their partnerships with crypto companies. U.S. payment […]


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