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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 AirTM raises $7 million to bring stable currency to Latin America
Nickie Louise Posted On August 29, 2018


AirTM founders Ruben Galindo and Antonio Garcia have lived through the chaos and uncertainty caused by the devaluation of local currency, inflation, and isolated bank networks that make it difficult to move money into or out of the country. Their […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, August 29
Nickie Louise Posted On August 29, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, August 29. Andreessen Horowitz invests $102 million in Dfinity, a blockchain start-up building the “world computer.” Dfinity, a blockchain start-up building the “world computer,” has raised […]


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Zscaler acquired stealth cybersecurity startup TrustPath to extend its cloud platform with leading AI/Machine Learning technology
Nickie Louise Posted On August 28, 2018


Zscaler, the industry’s first Security as a Service platform company, has acquired the market-leading artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology and the development team of stealth security startup TrustPath. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition […]


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Crypto lending startup BlockFi launches in California, now issuing cryptoasset-backed loans in 44 US states
Nickie Louise Posted On August 28, 2018


We covered BlockFi back in July when Bitcoin king Mike Novogratz led $52 million investment in crypto asset lending startup. The funding was used to expand its lending platform outside the US and to support more digital assets. In July 2018, BlockFi […]


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Chinese AI startups raised a whopping US$5 billion in venture capital funding in 2017, outpacing the US
Nickie Louise Posted On August 28, 2018


Chinese AI startups overtook their American counterparts for venture capital investments, taking away US$5 billion. That’s according to a recently released report published by ABI research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies. This […]


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Self-driving car startup AutoX launches the first-ever autonomous grocery delivery in Bay Area
Nickie Louise Posted On August 28, 2018


After two years of hard work and innovation, the self-driving car startup AutoX, is finally launching a grocery delivery and mobile store pilot in San Jose, California. Arriving in time for the autumn harvest produce season, the new amenity will be available to customers […]


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Freight marketplace startup DrayNow raises $5 million in Series A funding to grow its team and fuel expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 28, 2018


Brokers need carriers, now. Carriers need loads, now. Enter DrayNow, the industry’s first matchmaker to meet today’s fast-paced intermodal freight marketplace. Today, DrayNow, the first real-time marketplace transforming the way intermodal shipping brokers connect with available motor carriers, has raised […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, August 21. Flipkart buys AI speech recognition startup Liv.ai. In it’s quest to target the next 200 million online shoppers, India’s largest e-commerce retailer Flipkart has […]


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Australian procurement platform startup VendorPanel raises US$1.72 million to to accelerate growth and simplify procurement
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2018


VendorPanel, a leading Australian procurement platform, has secured US$1.72 million Series A funding to accelerate growth, extend product development, and expand into new international markets. The funding was led by Microequities Venture Capital Fund, with strategic investment by Aconex founders Leigh […]


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AI startup SociaLeads raises $750,000 in seed round
Nickie Louise Posted On August 20, 2018


SocialLeads, an artificial intelligence and machine learning technology startup, has closed a round of seed funding for $750,000 to expand Socialeads’ resourcing needs to launch initial pilots for Northwestern Mutual’s financial advisors. The funding was led by The Winnebago Seed Fund […]


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


Sorry we’ve been away for so long but we are back now. Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, August 20. PepsiCo to buy at-home carbonated drink maker startup SodaStream for $3.2 billion. Beverage and […]


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Open Source as a Service startup Instaclustr raises $20.8 million to accelerate global expansion of its managed platform
Nickie Louise Posted On August 17, 2018


Instaclustr, the leading provider of completely managed solutions for scalable open source technologies, has raised $20.8 million in a growth equity investment round to accelerate global expansion of its managed platform. The latest round was led by Level Equity, the New […]


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Missing Magsafe? Magtop Pro is a Magnetic Adapter for All of Your USB-C Devices
Nickie Louise Posted On August 17, 2018


Like many others, I was a big fan of Apple’s Magsafe. So, when they decided to switch it out with USB-C, you can imagine my dejection. It’s no mystery how Magtop Pro, a new product that launched on Kickstarter last […]


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Fintech startup Even secures $40 million in Series B funding
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2018


Even, a fintech startup with the first holistic financial platform for working people, has secured $40 million in Series B funding. Even has added Durham’s Bull City Venture Partners (BCVP) to the list of participating investors in their Series B round […]


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Humaniq Brings its Users the Expertise Needed to Stay Ahead In A New Economy
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2018


London, August 9, 2018 – Humaniq, the London-based Fintech firm that provides next-generation financial services for the unbanked, today launches a pilot project Humaniq Farm for users in the agricultural business, in order to empower them to advance as entrepreneurs. […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Thursday, August 9
Nickie Louise Posted On August 9, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, August 9. Revolution Precrafted, the ‘Ikea of homes’ startup, could be the next billion-dollar startup from the Philippines. Revolution Precrafted, a Philippines startup, is looking to blaze a […]


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Reflective Ventures teams up with AI startup WMVAI to automate content provisioning to podcasts, audiobooks, and smart assistants
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2018


With more than a billion voice assistant technology devices being utilized in homes, cars and businesses, it is surprising that voice as an operating system is still in its infancy and limited to simple tasks like ordering products, listening to […]


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Startup accelerator Boomstarter.Network launches payments with cryptocurrencies
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2018


Boomstarter.Network, Eastern Europe’s largest platform helping sell pre-orders for tech and business startups, announces accepting payments with cryptocurrencies. It solves the problem of long waiting times for payments to be received by startups on crowdfunding platforms and brings access to crowdfunding […]


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Secondhand Marketplace startup Letgo raises $500 million to accelerate growth and expand into new verticals
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2018


letgo, a mobile app that helps users buy and sell locally, has received $500 million in new funding commitment from Naspers to accelerate growth, product evolution, expansion into new verticals and monetization efforts as it continues to make secondhand e-commerce […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, August 8
Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, August 8. ByteDance is reportedly raising to $3 Billion in new funding round. Bytedance, the startup behind hit Chinese news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, is seeking […]


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