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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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Top startup news for today, Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On January 2, 2019


Good morning and Happy New Year! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, January 2, 2019. Investors are cooling down on Chinese technology startups. In 2018, Chinese technology startup companies raised an impressive $69.4 billion in […]


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SaaS startup ZynBit bags $1 million in venture debt to accelerate its sales intelligence platform and grow its sales and marketing teams
Nickie Louise Posted On January 2, 2019


ZynBit, a SaaS startup that enables organizations to operate Salesforce alongside email platforms such as Gmail and Microsoft Outlook, is starting the new year with $1 million venture debt funding from River SaaS Capital. ZynBit will use the proceeds to help fund […]


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Mars Blockchain ushers in New Year with the launch of 1SG stablecoin on Kryptono Exchange and Top.one Exchange
Nickie Louise Posted On January 1, 2019


Happy New Year! 2018 was a volatile year for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. The world’s most popular cyrypto currency lost over $271 billion from its peak about a year ago. Bitcoin market cap dropped from $327 billion to $66 billion over […]


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Top startup news stories of 2018
Nickie Louise Posted On December 31, 2018


As 2018 draws to a close, we take a look back at the top tech startup news stories of 2018. From startup acquisitions and failures to top leading technologies of the year. We look at startups in artificial intelligence, autonomous […]


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Sensor data platform startup Samsara is entering 2019 with new $100 million funding for growth acceleration
Nickie Louise Posted On December 31, 2018


Samsara, a sensor data platform startup that combine wireless sensors with remote networking and cloud-based analytics, has raised $100 million in new investment to accelerate growth in 2019 and beyond. The funding was led by investors Andreessen Horowitz, a private venture capital firm, […]


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Comcast launches Blockgraph, a blockchain-enabled platform, to create a secure, privacy-optimized identity layer for TV audiences
Nickie Louise Posted On December 26, 2018


  Comcast Cable Advertising (CCA), a division of cable giant Comcast Corporation, has launched the next phase of Blockgraph, a blockchain-enabled software designed to become the “identity layer” for the TV industry, providing a platform on which media companies and publishers can offer […]


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This tech startup is using visual AI technology to address the challenges faced by media giants
Nickie Louise Posted On December 24, 2018


WowYow is a visual artificial intelligence (AI) for digital media startup that is transforming and changing the way we consume videos. A recent graduate of Silicon Valley AI accelerator program led by Nex Cubed, WowYow is now making it possible for anyone to […]


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Israeli startup Ottopia closes $3 million in seed funding to combine AI with remote humans to solve autonomous driving problem
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2018


The headlines are filled with how autonomous vehicles (AVs) are changing mobility and they will transform everything from retail to transit.  However, there are still challenges to autonomous vehicles. It may take years before fully autonomous cars operate on all public […]


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Top startup news for today, Thursday, December 20
Nickie Louise Posted On December 20, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, December 20. Google’s Duplex, a new artificially intelligent chat agent, is rolling out to Pixel owners in select areas. Google Duplex, a new AI technology for conducting natural […]


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JOANN invests in 3D printing startup Glowforge to enable customers to perform 3D laser cutting and engraving
Nickie Louise Posted On December 20, 2018


Back in April, we wrote about Glowforge when the 3D printing startup launched its 3D laser printer to the public. Glowforge first made crowdfunding history in 2015, raising nearly $28 million in 30 days. The startup has grown since then and the […]


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65 Global Startups Set to Share Mobility Innovations at 2019 AutoMobili-D
Nickie Louise Posted On December 19, 2018


The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), in partnership with Techstars Mobility, announced today that 65 startups from 10 countries will showcase their innovative mobility-focused products and technologies at the 3rd annual AutoMobili-D exposition, Jan. 14 – 17. AutoMobili-D is a 150,000 square-foot exhibition featuring […]


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Top startup news for today, Wednesday, December 19
Nickie Louise Posted On December 19, 2018


Good afternoon! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, December 19. Startup funder Clearbanc, raises a total of $120 million in just two months. Just four weeks after announcing it had raiseda $70 million round, […]


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Malaysian food startup Good Foodie Media bags $52k to expand to Singapore and venture into emerging markets
Nickie Louise Posted On December 19, 2018


Good Foodie Media, a startup for foodies’ destination for food review, street food guide, food delivery and deals in Malaysia, has raised $52k (Maylasian RM220,000) to expand to Singapore and venture into new emerging markets. The token fund was led by Penang’s i4 SeedFund […]


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Startup Space to launch the world’s first online startup incubator January of 2019
Nickie Louise Posted On December 19, 2018


Startup Space, the world’s first online incubator for startups and entrepreneurs, is launching its platform for startups and entrepreneurs at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas from January 8-11, 2019. The Startup Space platform plugs startups into an online ecosystem and […]


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Winery-direct-to-consumer startup Winestyr raises $3 million to give users exclusive access to the best small-production wines in America
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2018


There are thousands of wineries in the United States and most of their wines never make it to store shelves, restaurants, or your glass. Winestyr is a Chicago-based winery-direct-to-consumer startup on a mission to bring exclusive access to creative wineries and […]


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Insurtech startup TicketGuardian bags $8 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth in live events space
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2018


We wrote about TicketGuardian in March when the insurtech startup joined forces with SquadUP to maximize revenue for event organizers and disrupt ticket insurance space. Yesterday, the California-based startup announced it has secured a $8 million Series A funding to fuel the growth […]


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TrustED Launches Educational Blockchain-Based Project for Universities, Graduates and Companies to Transform the Global Hiring Process
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2018


Adelaide, Australia— TrustED announces the launch of its blockchain-based platform set to revolutionize the process of how academic credentials are verified. By leveraging blockchain technology TrustED offers the ability to verify academic credentials securely and instantly. The implementation of the […]


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Top startup news for today, Tuesday, December 18
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, December 18. Scooter rental startup Vogo raises $100 million from Ola. Scooter rental startup Vogo has raised $100 million from Uber’s rival, Ola. The investment will […]


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Compliance and privacy management startup Egress secures $40 in Series C funding round to accelerate global expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2018


Egress, a UK-based software company that specializes in compliance and privacy management solutions for unstructured data, has raised $40 million in a Series C financing round to build on its ongoing rapid growth in Europe and North America, as well […]


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Automation software startup Ada raises $14.2 Million in Series A Funding to accelerate the expansion of its AI-powered customer service platform into new markets
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2018


Ada, the Toronto, Canada-based customer support automation software that enables companies to easily leverage machine learning to provide instant answers to their questions in chat, has secured raised $14.2 (C$19 million) in Series A funding. The latest round was led by FirstMark […]


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