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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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Consumer Technology Association (CTA) unveils new $10 million investment fund aimed at promoting diversity, women, and other underrepresented startups and entrepreneurs
Nickie Louise Posted On January 9, 2019


The CES 2019 event continues in Las Vegas with tech companies showcasing their new gadgets and cool stuff. On Tuesday, the president and CEO of the U.S. Consumer Technology Association (CTA) used the forum to remind attendees and participants about […]


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Apple sets App Store sales record with $1.22 billion spent on apps and games between 2018 Christmas and New Year’s Eve
Nickie Louise Posted On January 9, 2019


Even with Apple’s stock lackluster market performance, the company continues to rake in billions of dollars in its App Store sales. Apple had the best sales on its App Store beating previous years records. According to the company’s release, customers spent […]


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New Berkeley SkyDeck Startups to Showcase AI, IoT and Blockchain Solutions at CES
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


The premier UC Berkeley accelerator brings their biggest group of startups to demo and pitch their products at the international tech show Berkeley, CA and Las Vegas, Nev. — January 8, 2019 — UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator of the […]


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WeWork closes new $6 billion investment from Japan’s SoftBank; rebrands as The We Company
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


As we reported this morning, Japan’s SoftBank has invested another $2 billion in WeWork, a platform that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communities, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterprises. $5 billion of the […]


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Jobot, a job startup founded by former CEO of Cybercoders and Co-founder of CareerBliss, is blending intelligent technology and experienced recruiters to help employers find the best candidates
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


You may be wondering, with thousands of job sites out there, is there a need for another job site? The simple answer is yes. It’s almost 30 years since online world started and employers are still faced with challenges of finding […]


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Hyundai unveils Elevate, the first-ever four-legged walking concept car, creating a responder ultimate mobility vehicle (UMV) with movable legs
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


In a natural disaster situation, the most crucial time to save lives is the first three days following the event. However, depending on the nature of the disaster, it may be difficult for humanitarian aid missions or search-and-rescue to reach and […]


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Top startup news for today, Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, January 8. Dutch startup CryptoHopper brings Advanced Automated Cryptocurrency Trading to the masses with strategy marketplace. Cryptohopper, today unveiled its brand new Cryptohopper Marketplace at CES 2019 […]


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Edtech and blockchain startup ODEM partners with GE for blockchain certification issuance
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


ODEM, the creator of the On-Demand Education Marketplace, has joined forces with GE GeniusLink, a unit of General Electric Co., to provide the company with blockchain-based tools and technology to support GeniusLink management of experts and on-demand consultants. GeniusLink will verify the professional […]


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Cannabis data intelligence startup Headset secures $12.1 million Series A to accelerate growth and international expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On January 8, 2019


Just a few years ago, marijuana sales were illegal in Washington, Colorado and other states across the nation. Today, cannabis market size has surpassed a $1 billion a year, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues […]


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Top startup news for today, Monday, January 7, 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On January 7, 2019


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Monday, January 7, 2019. Microsoft and Kroger join forces to take on Amazon with a futuristic grocery store pilot. Microsoft is joining forces with America’s biggest supermarket […]


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Tidelift raises $25 million in Series B funding to help organizations engage with open source software creators and provide professional assurance
Nickie Louise Posted On January 7, 2019


We live in a world dominated by open source software. Most organizations, small and big, run on open source software. It all started as an ideological and cultural movement to spur innovation, today almost every company that develops software relies […]


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Grabango secures $12 million in Series A to grow its product development team and expand deployment of its checkout-free technology to existing stores
Nickie Louise Posted On January 7, 2019


Grabango, a Silicon Valley startup that develops and provides checkout-free shopping technology for existing stores, has raised $12 million in Series A funding round to grow its product development team and expand client store deployments with checkout-free technology. Propel Venture Partners led, a venture […]


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GM’s Cruise partners with DoorDash to test autonomous food delivery in select cities
Nickie Louise Posted On January 4, 2019


Cruise Automation, a subsidiary of General Motors and a developer of driverless vehicles, is teaming up with DoorDash to test a food delivery service in San Francisco using autonomous vehicles. Cruise’s self-driving fleet will launch food delivery with DoorDash in early […]


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Top startup news for today, Friday, January 4, 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On January 4, 2019


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, January 4, 2019. Verily Life Sciences, an Alphabet spin-off,  just raised a $1 billion investment. Verily Life Sciences (formerly known as Google Life Sciences), a life […]


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BitTorrent unveils a new native cryptocurrency token (BTT) to enable users to pay for faster downloads
Nickie Louise Posted On January 4, 2019


In August 2018, BitTorrent, the world’s largest decentralized P2P protocol and the largest player in decentralized computing architecture, was sold to Justin Sun and his blockchain media startup TRON, for $140 million in cash. Now the BitTorrent is adding a cryptocurrency […]


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Genetics startup company Basepaws to unveil the world’s first-ever cat DNA test at CES 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On January 3, 2019


We love our pets. We take DNA test to find out about our heritage. Why don’t we take DNA test of our the animals we love and find out more about their ancestry, health, and habits? Basepaws, a California startup is about […]


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Roswell Biotechnologies secures $32 million Series A funding round to revolutionize DNA sequencing through molecular electronics
Nickie Louise Posted On January 3, 2019


Roswell Biotechnologies, a life science startup that is revolutionizing DNA sequencing by harnessing the power of molecular electronics, has closed a $32 million round of Series A financing to support the development of their disruptive DNA sequencing Molecular Electronics technology. The investment is […]


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Top startup news for today, Thursday, January 3, 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On January 3, 2019


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, January 2019. Mary Meeker launches new growth venture capital firm. Mary Meeker, one of America’s most respected venture capitalist and an investing partner at Kleiner Perkins, is […]


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AlertMedia closes $25 million in Series C funding to expand its emergency communication software that helps companies protect workers worldwide
Nickie Louise Posted On January 3, 2019


AlertMedia, an enterprise communications and monitoring technology startup company has closed a $25 million in Series C funding to accelerate its strategic growth initiatives, including new product development, international expansion, and hiring. The latest round was led by JMI Equity, a growth equity firm […]


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Currant launches Smart Wall Outlet, the first AI-Powered in-wall smart outlet, to reduce energy consumption
Nickie Louise Posted On January 2, 2019


AC power plugs and sockets have gone through series of transformation since it was first introduced in 1885. However, the Internet-enabled electrical outlets or smart outlet, were not in existence until about ten to fifteen years ago. Smart outlets are […]


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