March 22, 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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SaaS startup Paywallet secures $14M in funding to enable consumers to connect their payroll accounts for loan repayments
Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2022


Paywallet, a Software As A Service (SAAS) platform that enables payroll-based financial transactions, has received $14 million to date in funding including a recently closed $8.82 million Series A funding round. The Series A round was led by a new investor […]


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USDC stablecoin backer Circle doubles its valuation to $9 billion in an updated SPAC deal
Nickie Louise Posted On February 18, 2022


Circle, the company behind the stablecoin USDC, has doubled its valuation to $9 billion following a new deal with blank-check company Concord Acquisition Corp. Circle announced yesterday that it plans to go public in a deal that values it at […]


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Elon Musk compares Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau to Hitler but later deleted it
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Earlier today, we wrote about crypto censorship after Canadian authorities ordered financial institutions to stop transactions of 34 crypto wallets tied to ‘Freedom Convoy’ anti-mandate trucker protests. The story was later shared on Twitter by CoinDesk. In response to CoinDesk’s […]


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Talespin gets $20M Series C funding to enable learning in the metaverse
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


The metaverse has definitely caught the world by storm. Since Facebook rebranded itself to Meta, billions of dollars have been pouring into the space as investors and venture capital firms look to cash in on the next big thing. Metaverse […]


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FBI launches a new unit to investigate cryptocurrency crimes; taps a seasoned prosecutor to lead the new national cryptocurrency enforcement team
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Just last week, The US Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested a New York couple, alleging they conspired to launder more than $3.6 billion in allegedly stolen cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. Now, the DOJ is taking additional steps […]


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Pet telehealth startup Dutch raises $20M to provide virtual pet care and visits with licensed veterinarians
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Dutch, a telehealth startup that is seeking to revolutionize pet care by providing pet parents access to licensed veterinarians from the convenience of their home, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures and Eclipse Ventures. Dutch launched in […]


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Bill Gates, Chris Sacca lead a $50 million investment in energy storage startup Antora to decarbonize and electrify heavy industry with renewable energy 
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Bill Gates is a busy man. When he’s not spending time on his Foundation that provides vaccines to save the lives of millions of kids in Africa and other developing nations, Gates is busy working and investing in global projects […]


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3 Things That All Successful Online Businesses Have in Common
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


While anybody can call themselves an “entrepreneur” because they launched a website and started marketing a product or service online, the reality of turning that website into something profitable in the long run is still just as difficult as it […]


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Data breaches in the US hit a record high in 2021 affecting nearly 300 million victims
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


Every year brings new data breach victims. The cost of a data breach continues to skyrocket. According to a recent IBM study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, data breaches cost American companies on average more than $8 million per incident, with big breaches […]


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Gaming Tech Startup Banger Games to Build the First Blockchain-Based Gaming Hub After Raising €10 Million in Funding
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


Online games have surged in popularity in recent years, with millions of games to choose from. However, the same cannot be said about blockchain games, decentralized games created with blockchain technology. Unlike traditional games that live in a centrally controlled server, blockchain […]


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Nigerian-founded startup Flutterwave lands $250M in Series D funding to disrupt payments in Africa and other emerging markets; now the most valued African startup at over $3 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


About a year ago, Flutterwave, a Silicon Valley-based Africa-focused payments startup company started by Nigerian founders, teamed up with PayPal to enable PayPal customers to pay African merchants through its platform. A lot has changed since our last coverage of the six-year-old […]


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Sulake’s Habbo, a Virtual Community for Teens, Chooses Immutable X to Boost NFT Experience for Thousands of Game Users Worldwide
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


Habbo is a virtual community for teens created by Sulake, a social entertainment company focused on providing a safe and fun online service for self-expression through its games. The Habbo NFT focuses on combining its fun game experience with blockchain technology solutions, […]


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Disney bolsters its metaverse ambition with the appointment of Mike White as the new executive of the metaverse
Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022


Metaverse continues to gain steam since Facebook changed its name to Meta back in October 2021. Now more companies are joining the fray looking to get a piece of the trillion metaverse market. From the big tech companies to the […]


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Can Current Crypto Security Protect Your Digital Assets?
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


The development and utility of the blockchain are impressive. Users have the ability to manage their money, invest and benefit from micro-economies in ways that are not possible in conventional financial systems. Users can access opportunities in staking, yielding, and […]


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Bittrex Global Exchange Explores Listing of Tezos Ecosystem Tokens
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


Bittrex Global, a blockchain platform that provides real-time trading and industry-leading security and one of the world’s premier digital exchanges, announced today that the exchange is exploring the integration and listing of FA1.2 and FA2 tokens on Tezos, one of the leading […]


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Vee Leading a Change in Corporate Volunteering with $12M in Fresh Funding
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


Corporate social responsibility has become a central pillar of many businesses. CSR used to be viewed merely as a tool to improve brand image. However, changing consumer attitudes towards social responsibility have pushed companies to prioritize their efforts to give […]


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Maverick Protocol Announces $8 Million Funding Backed by Pantera Capital and Other Leading VCs
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


Maverick, a DeFi-focused derivatives platform, has completed an $8 million funding round according to a press release on February 15th. This strategic round was led by Pantera Capital, alongside other heavyweight VCs in the crypto industry; some of the investors […]


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Directed-energy weapon tech startup Epirus gets $200M cash infusion to build drone-zapping weapons for the U.S. military; now valued at $1.35 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


Epirus, a Torrance, California-based Epirus tech startup that develops directed energy systems, has raised $200 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total financing raised to date to $287 million. The latest cash infusion brings the company’s valuation to $1.35 billion. […]


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Health  / HealthTech
Two teenage boys ‘suddenly and unexpectedly died in their sleep’ following the second dose of mRNA vaccines, autopsy findings from College of American Pathologists show
Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2022


In the middle of last year, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about the risk of developing heart inflammation to information about the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Then on November 5, 2021, the Centers for […]


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7 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Launching a New Software Startup
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2022


This is a guest post by Ethan Drower, co-founder and Operating Partner of CiteMed, a Chicago-based tech startup that’s disrupting and revolutionizing the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) process). In the business arena, software remains one of the fastest-growing […]


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