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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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Fintech startup Alpaca unveils world’s first commission free API stock broker for automated investing and trading; closed a $3 million Pre-Series A funding
Nickie Louise Posted On October 24, 2018


Just as technology transformed institutional trading on Wall Street, now retail investing is about to be disrupted and transformed by algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) that automate trading into process that can easily execute thousands of trades a day. Alpaca […]


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AI powered cybersecurity startup CYR3CON raises $1.5 million in Seed Round to predict and prevent future cyber attacks before they occur
Nickie Louise Posted On October 24, 2018


Every day we wake up to the news of yet another cyber attacks. With ubiquitous of hacking tools, hackers are getting more sophisticated and  it’s becoming increasingly difficult for organizations and government to stay ahead of the bad guys. Having […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, October 24
Nickie Louise Posted On October 24, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, October 24. Zoox has raised about $800 million to create a safer vehicle for our roads. About 40,000 people are killed in car crashes in the […]


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K4Connect, a startup founded by one of the inventors of Apple Fingerprint Sensor, has raised $12 million Series B Funding to bring the latest tech to senior communities
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2018


In 1998, Scott Moody co-founded AuthenTec, a fingerprint sensor and security solutions company. He later sold the company to Apple in October, 2012 for $356 Million. Unlike any other previous acquisitions, AuthenTec is the only public company ever acquired by Apple. The […]


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Data governance and analytics startup Promethium raises $2.5 million in Seed Round for its its context automation software platform
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2018


As the variety and volume of data grow, it presents a big challenge for companies to find, leverage, and govern their data across the enterprise. Blindly using AI and Machine Learning will simply return even more results that are already […]


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Berkeley SkyDeck Launches First Official ‘Chip Track’ for Startups to Help Bring Silicon Back to Silicon Valley
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2018


Berkeley SkyDeck Collaborates with TSMC, Cadence, and SiFive to Provide Expertise and Support for its New Accelerator Chip Track Berkeley, CA – October 22, 2018 — UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the premier startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley […]


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Cloud-based image management solutions startup Ambra Health launches mobile app for instant access to medical images
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2018


With advances in information technology coupled with maturity of cloud computing, more organizations than ever are now moving their traditional software applications into the cloud. Even though cloud computing has been around since about 2002, mainstream medical applications are somewhat behind […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, October 23
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, October 23. Cloud9 is now the most valuable professional esports startup. Cloud9, eSports startup which fields teams in Rocket League, League of Legends, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and […]


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Energy intelligence platform startup METRON secures $9.2 million funding to accelerate its international growth and further the development of its AI-based energy solutions
Nickie Louise Posted On October 22, 2018


METRON, an energy intelligence platform startup that allows users to process and analyze industrial energy usage data and insights,  has secured a new $9.2 million (€8 million) funding to accelerate its international growth, and the further development of its AI-based energy […]


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HoxHunt promotes behavior-focused cybersecurity, lands €2.5 million in Series A funding
Nickie Louise Posted On October 22, 2018


Cybersecurity has now become a top priority for businesses, given the troubling rise of threats over the past years. Keeping a company’s network and data secure isn’t the burden of the IT team alone anymore. It’s now a responsibility that […]


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Gaming startup Phoenix Labs raises Series C funding to expand studio operations and development of action-RPG, Dauntless
Nickie Louise Posted On October 22, 2018


Phoenix Labs, an independent game studio startup that specializes in creating AAA multiplayer games, has raised undisclosed sum in a Series C financing to expand their Vancouver and San Mateo studios and increase live service operations and rapid development of […]


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DESICO Announces Their Own EU-Compliant Security Token Offering
Nickie Louise Posted On October 22, 2018


San Francisco, 22 October 2018 – While the ICO market often looks like a Las Vegas casino rather than an intelligent investment decision, there are some projects, like DESICO, with its Security Token Offering (STO), that aim to both protect […]


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Repl.it, a startup that lets you program in your web browser, has raised $4.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz
Nickie Louise Posted On October 22, 2018


If you are programmer, you’d realize of how bloated integrated development environments (IDEs) have become. Masad and his friends  started Repl.it back in school when they got  tired of having to set up the development environment on every machine they […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, October 22
Nickie Louise Posted On October 22, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, October 22. Middle East ride-hailing startup Careem raises $200 million in new funding round. Ride-hailing startup Careem has secured $200 million in new funding to accelerate […]


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Pakistani fintech startup Tez Financial raises $1.1 million in Seed Round led by Omidyar Network
Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2018


Tez Financial Services, a Pakistan-based fintech startup, has raised $1.1 million in a seed round to build its credit portfolio, enhance its mobile technology platform, and secure the company’s NBMFC license. The latest round is led by Omidyar Network, the impact investment […]


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Hey.ai, an AI startup founded by ex-Googlers, launches personal analytics platform
Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2018


Whether you post every cup of coffee to Instagram, model, vlog, or occasionally watch a YouTube video, there is a new artificial intelligence startup that enables you to analyze your content and interactions by people, time, or even sentiment. Hey.ai […]


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Microsatellite launch startup Vector raises additional $70 million in Series B funding to build new rocket manufacturing facility and expand sales & marketing teams
Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2018


Vector, a space technology startup that aims to launch small satellites into orbit with its eponymous family of small launch vehicle, has secured additional $70 million in Series B financing to expand sales and marketing teams, and build new rocket manufacturing facility. […]


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4D Sound Headphones – The Next Generation of Audio?
Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2018


Like many other areas of technology, sound quality has improved with developments in audio and music production techniques.From the scratchy noises emitted by a gramophone, through to the advent of cassette tapes and then CDs, we can now enjoy the […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, October 19
Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, October 19. Health and beauty app startup Think Dirty has developed an app to let shoppers scan for toxic ingredients in cosmetics and makeup. Think […]


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FundGuard launches world’s first AI-powered investment management SaaS platform; raises $4 million in seed funding
Nickie Louise Posted On October 18, 2018


FundGuard, an artificial intelligence powered and cloud based investment funds operating system, today announced the launch of the world’s first artificial intelligence powered cloud platform to bring investment funds technology out of the “digital ice age.” In conjunction with the […]


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