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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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Meet Ninebot Electric Gokart, The Coolest Go-kart Ever
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Segway-Ninebot has done it again! The worldwide leader in electric personal transportation has just launched the coolest and the next generation of Gokart. The new Gokart, called Ninebot Electric Gokart, transforms your regular Segway into a drifting machine. The Ninebot Electric Gokart […]


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Fintech startup Nummo launches personal finance platform and forms advisory council with $1.9 million seed round
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Nummo, a fintech startup that helps you stay on top of your finances, lower your bills and avoid unnecessary expenses, has secured a $1.9 in seed round of financing for the public launch of its platform and  further expand operations along […]


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Blockchain startup Brickschain and Australia’s Probuild join forces to bring construction blockchain across its supply chain
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Brickschain, the developer of the first enterprise blockchain custom tailored for the construction and facilities management industries, has signed a partnership agreement with with Probuild Construction Australia to bring construction blockchain across its supply chain from China. This is Brickschain’s most significant supply chain […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, September 25
Nickie Louise Posted On September 25, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, September 25. SoftBank leads $1 billion investment in Indian budget hotel-booking startup.  OYO Rooms (also known as OYO), the India’s largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of […]


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Governor Cuomo Announces Successful Expansion of Unmanned Aerial Systems Industry in Central New York and Mohawk Valley
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Agreements with Six Innovative UAS Companies Will Create Nearly 200 New Jobs and $40 Million in Private Investment Funding Announced for Rounds Four and Five of GENIUS NY Accelerator Investment is Centerpiece of “CNY Rising” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy […]


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NUAIR Alliance Joins Forces with Thales for UTM Research
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Thales named FAA LAANC Approved Partner Strategic Partnership Complements “CNY Rising” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a coalition of New York and […]


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AI-powered sales enablement startup Highspot raises $35 million to fuel global expansion in rapidly growing market
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


If you don’t work in sales, chances are you don’t really have a good understanding of the term sales enablement. Every for-profit organization has a sales team or sales department. Sales enablement is the strategic, ongoing process of equipping the sales […]


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How Safe is Your Smart Home? Watch How Second-hand Smart Home Technology is Compromising Your Safety
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Hackers reveal how easy it is to spy on your family through your Amazon Echo or Smart Camera. Internet security experts vpnMentor mobilized a team of ethical hackers to assess the safety and privacy of some of the most popular […]


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Insurtech startup Socotra secures $5.5 million Series A to modernize insurance technology and accelerate sales
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


Socotra, the insurtech startup and creator of the first cloud-native, productized insurance core platform, has secured a $5.5 million Series A funding round to fund further product development and to accelerate sales. The latest round was led by Silicon-Valley based technology investment […]


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Payment gateway for esports and gaming startup DreamTeam raises $5 million to expand its infrastructure platform
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2018


DreamTeam, the world’s first infrastructure platform and payment gateway for esports and gaming, has raised $5 million in seed funding to continue to expand its infrastructure platform. The latest round was led by Mangrove Capital Partners. This is the second investment […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, September 24. SiriusXM to buy acquire music streaming service startup Pandora in all-stock deal valued at $3.5 billion. Satellite radio company SiriusXM plans to acquire music […]


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Co-Inventor of Blockchain teams up with inventor of VoIP and co-founder of Celsius Network to bring next 100 million people into Crypto
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2018


In Satoshi Nakamoto’s famous Bitcoin whitepaper, there are eight references to prior work on page 9. Three of those belong to W. Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber, co-inventors of the early blockchain in BellCore circa 1991. Dr. Stornetta has recently […]


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Ai-based robotics startup Pony.ai unveiled its latest autonomous vehicle fleet, PonyAlpha
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2018


Pony.Ai, the developer of AI-based robot designed for autonomous driving, debuts its latest self-driving system: PonyAlpha. The release of PonyAlpha marks a significant milestone for China’s autonomous driving industry, representing the country’s first ever product-ready autonomous vehicle system. PonyAlpha, a full-stack self-driving […]


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Mobile social network startup Path is shutting down after burning through $66.2 million
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2018


We all love startup success stories. But don’t let the headlines fool you. Launching a startup company is fraught with risks and perils and building a successful startup requires more than just dedication. In fact, 90% of startups failed. Successful startups […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, September 21
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, September 21. Digital freight startup Convoy raises $185 million to join the startup unicorn club. Digital freight-booking startup Convoy has raised $185 million in a funding […]


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OpenCrowd and The BuildCoin Foundation join forces to develop blockchain solution for public infrastructure
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2018


OpenCrowd, a design and technology startup that creates custom blockchain business solutions for global clients and early startups, and The BuildCoin Foundation, announced today an investment and technology partnership to jointly develop the BuildCoin Foundation’s new blockchain ecosystem for public […]


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Czech startup Mapotic raises about $0.5 million funding to expand its global reach
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2018


A Czech owned company Mapotic has raised US$450,000 funding to help accelerate the startup’s entry to the global market and further development of the company. The latest investment was led by P&J Capital company. Mapotic was founded as a spin-off project of […]


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Vonage aquires cloud contact center provider startup NewVoiceMedia for $350 million in cash
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2018


To advance its strategy in providing integrated and cloud communications platform, Vonage has acquired NewVoiceMedia, a leading global provider of cloud contact center and inside sales solutions, for $350 million in cash. The acquisition combines Vonage’s robust Unified communications as […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Thursday, September 20
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, September 20. Hackers stole $60 million in cryptocurrency from Japanese exchange Zaif. Another day, another cryptocurrency heist. This one is from Japanese startup Tech Bureau […]


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Machine learning for large scale code analysis startup, source{d}, launches public beta of its source{d} Engine and source{d} Lookout to speed software modernization
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2018


In a recent Thomson Reuters report all companies in traditional industries like finance, retail, manufacturing have become technology companies. While source code is now a large part of every company’s assets, that asset remains often underutilized. Large scale code analysis and […]


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