May 4, 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.


Bitcoin  / Cryptocurrency  / DeFi  / Ethereum  / Technology News
Here’s why crypto derivatives are so significant to crypto traders
Nickie Louise Posted On December 22, 2021


If you’ve been following the latest crypto trends, then you have probably noticed that there’s been a lot of speculation about the crypto derivatives market recently. This has largely been driven by Bitcoin’s recent decline in mid-November, followed by a […]


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GreenSpark raises $5M Series A led by Tiger Global to expand its software platform for the metal recycling industry
Nickie Louise Posted On December 22, 2021


The demand for nonferrous metals including aluminum and copper has increased over the past decade. And as the price of these metals increases due to rising demands, the value of recycled scrap metal rises and boosts industry revenue. According to […]


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Electric Car  / Technology News
Angry Tesla owner blows up his Model S with dynamite after being told it would cost $22,500 to fix the battery pack 
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2021


Are you planning to buy a new electric car? If so, you might want to read this story before you shell out thousands of dollars on a new Tesla car. An unhappy Tesla owner Finland decided to blow up his Model […]


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Cloud  / Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Cloud marketplace tech startup Tackle.io joins the unicorn club after raising $100M in Series C funding co-led by Coatue and Andreessen Horowitz
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2021


Over the past two decades, cloud computing continues to gain popularity as organizations and software buyers are turning to the cloud marketplaces for third-party software purchases. Since then, the cloud has revolutionized the ways software is bought by allowing users […]


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Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
AppDirect and CDPQ announce $80 million investment for AppDirect Capital
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2021


AppDirect is a San Francisco-based tech startup and a provider of a subscription commerce platform for monetizing and managing digital customer relationships. We covered the company back in September 2020 after it raised $185 million in funding to fuel global expansion. One […]


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London-based fintech startup Toucan raises $1.06M to help small charities in Europe
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2021


As the Omnicron variant continues to spread around the world, the UK government has once again tightened its COVID restrictions, which further dealt a devastating blow to small charities at a pivotal time of year. That’s why one fintech startup […]


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Can Crypto Give Restaurants the Boost They Need?
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2021


The world continues to adopt cryptocurrencies and their associated technologies. Questions on how cryptocurrencies solve problems industries face have surfaced. Change is occurring. Industries are going through massive shifts because of the changing times. The hospitality sector is one of […]


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Space  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Twitter alternative and free-speech social app Parler expands into NFTs to build communities and foster creativity
Nickie Louise Posted On December 20, 2021


It’s been eight months since we last wrote about Parler, a free-speech social media platform focused on protecting users’ rights. A lot has changed since April when we last covered Parler. Now, the social media platform is expanding into Non-fungible tokens (NFTs). […]


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North Carolina-based tech startup Ekos raises $21M Series B to streamline the supply chain for craft beverage makers
Nickie Louise Posted On December 20, 2021


Ekos, a Charlotte North Carolina-based tech startup that provides business management software for craft beverage makers, has raised a $21 million Series B funding to accelerate innovation, grow its existing platform and forge industry-leading partnerships.  The round was led by growth equity firm […]


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Technology News
Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year, the most in American history
Nickie Louise Posted On December 20, 2021


As you may recall last week, we reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces over $15 billion in taxes this year. This morning, Musk now confirmed the exact amount of tax he owed Uncle Sam, which may also include the […]


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Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
This non-profit startup is building 3-D printed homes in poor communities; already built 2,200 homes in 4 countries
Nickie Louise Posted On December 19, 2021


As of 2021, there are over half a million homeless people in the United States. The situation is even worse outside the United States.  It is estimated that 150 million people are homeless worldwide. The latest 2015 data from Habitat for Humanity […]


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Startup Spotlight  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
The world’s biggest startups: Most valuable unicorn tech startups in the world 2021
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2021


Last year, we compiled a list of the world’s unicorn startups, private tech companies with valuations of $1 billion or more. A lot has changed since then. At the end of 2020, there were 500 unicorn startup companies. Fast forward […]


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Space  / Technology News
Elon Musk: “I came to the US with no money & graduated with over $100k in debt, despite scholarships & working 2 jobs while at school”
Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2021


There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who are happy for someone else’s success and achievements and those who are resentful and jealous of others’ success. On January 7, 2021, Elon Musk surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become […]


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Blockchain  / Technology News
Tax prep. firm H&R Block sues Jack Dorsey’s Block for trademark infringement just a week after rebranding from Square to Block
Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2021


On November 29, Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role as Twitter CEO. Just two days after the announcement, Dorsey’s payments company Square announced it was changing its corporate name to Block to reflect the company’s expansion beyond payments to […]


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Indonesia’s most valuable tech startup GoTo Group hires banks for its $1 billion IPO
Nickie Louise Posted On December 17, 2021


GoTo Group, a unicorn tech startup created in May as a result of a merger between Indonesia’s internet startups Gojek and Tokopedia, announced in November that it raised $1.3 billion in a pre-initial public offering (IPO) funding round. Now we’re getting some […]


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When Worlds Converge: The Fusion of the Metaverse and Cryptocurrency, Nimbus CEO Alex Lemberg Shares His Views
Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2021


If you think you have witnessed the biggest technological revolutions of your generation with the internet and smartphone, hang onto your keyboard because you’re about to have a wild ride. We are now entering the metaverse. Metaverse is the immersive […]


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AgriTech  / Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
Berlin-based AgTech startup Infarm raises $200M to bring efficient vertical farming to cities and urban centers; reaches unicorn status at over $1 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2021


Infarm, a Berlin, Germany-based AgTech startup that grows food indoors in racks, announced today it has raised $200 million in Series D funding led by the Qatar Investment Authority, with participation from new and existing investors including Partners in Equity, Hanaco, […]


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Startup Funding  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News
African Development Bank approves a $170 million investment in Nigerian digital and creative tech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2021


Globalization and a relatively stable government have led to a growing shift toward technology investments in Africa. In addition, the recent coronavirus pandemic and China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang have led to a momentous shift in people’s attitudes toward China. […]


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Reddit secretly files to go public at a $10 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2021


As you may recall back in September, we reported that Reddit was planning to go public and seeking to hire advisers for its U.S. IPO. The report followed a $700 million round in August at a valuation of more than $10 billion. […]


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Bill Gates invests $10 million in this startup with only 7 employees, no customers, and zero revenue
Nickie Louise Posted On December 15, 2021


Just last week, we wrote about how Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates spent over $319 million on media outlets to promote his global agenda. Bill Gates is a busy man. When he’s not spending time on his Foundation that helps millions […]


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