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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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MapD’s Extreme GPU-Powered Data Analytics platform is now available on Google Cloud Platform Marketplace
Nickie Louise Posted On July 19, 2018


MapD, is the extreme analytics platform used in business and government to find insights in data beyond the limits of mainstream analytics tools. The MapD platform delivers zero-latency querying and visual exploration of big data, dramatically accelerating operational analytics; data […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, July 19. Quadrillion’ tons of diamonds discovered 100 miles below the Earth’s surface. A team of scientists and researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other […]


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Biotech startup Neuraly, a Johns Hopkins spinout, raises $36M to develop disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Nickie Louise Posted On July 18, 2018


According to Parkinson’s Foundation, about one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease (or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Every year, approximately 60,000 […]


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Direct-to-consumer custom framing startup FrameBridge raises $30 million in Series C funding led by T. Rowe Price 
Nickie Louise Posted On July 18, 2018


Do you know that the custom framing is $5 billion market in the US alone? The Washington, DC-based Framebridge is one of the few startups revolutionizing the custom framing market. It is the first  direct-to-consumer custom framing startup that makes it easy […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, July 18
Nickie Louise Posted On July 18, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, July 18. Self-driving car startup Zoox is raising $500 million at a $3.2 billion valuation. Zoox, a self-driving startup founded by Tim Kentley-Klay and Jesse Levinson, has raised […]


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AIRY3D raises $10 million Series A funding to advance the commercial adoption of its 3D sensor platform
Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2018


AIRY3D, a Montreal-based 3D computer vision startup, has raised US$10 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to advance the commercialization of its 3D sensor platform. The latest round was led by Intel Capital with participation from all Seed […]


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Israeli startup Photomyne raises $5 million for its AI-powered photo scanning app; reaches 1 million monthly active users and 70 million scanned photos
Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2018


The Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI-powered photo scanning app startup with two AI algorithm patents, Photomyne, has raised  $5 million in Series A funding to to expand its team of 16 to around 25 and scale the business in Japan and […]


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ZayZoon partners with integrated workforce management startup SwipeClock to give employees on-demand access to their paycheck
Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2018


Did you know that 78 percent of American workers live paycheck to paycheck? Even with booming economy, employees, especially low-paying workers, still need money to meet their financial obligations such as, paying bills or taking care of their family. Currently, most […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, July 17
Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, July 17. Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel bets on crypto start-up Block.one. Block.one, the Cayman Islands startup and EOS protocol maker,  has received new investment backing from […]


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NEC and dotData use AI to accelerate data science for the SMBC Group
Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2018


Tokyo, Japan & Cupertino, CA, July 17, 2018 – NEC Corporation(NEC; TSE: 6701) and dotData, Inc., a Silicon Valley venture in the automation of data science, today announced the provision and full operation of “dotData” (*) platform for the Sumitomo […]


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Ten startups selected for inaugural Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars
Nickie Louise Posted On July 16, 2018


Comcast NBCUniversal has selected 10 startups for the inaugural Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars. These startups were chosen through a global application process targeting startups who are developing the next generation of media, entertainment, and connectivity companies. […]


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Blockchain startup Gamedex raises $0.8 million seed round to build platform for digital collectible card games like Pokemon
Nickie Louise Posted On July 16, 2018


The global gaming market continues to grow rapidly, reaching about $110 billion in 2017. It’s projected to continue growing with a compound annual growth rate of 6.2% through 2020, with most growth coming from Asia. Virtual goods were responsible for more than […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, July 16
Nickie Louise Posted On July 16, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the major highlights and top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, July 16. Rocket startup Blue Origin will begin selling tickets for spaceflights after first crewed tests. Blue Origin, a rocket startup founded by […]


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Social good startup Exponential (XPO²) launches revolutionary crowdfunding platform to revolutionize fundraising for NGOs
Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2018


Do you know that between 2011 and 2014, the number of people contributing to NGOs around the world increased from 1.2 billion to 1.4 billion? By 2030, that number is projected to reach 2.5 billion. With over 10 million NGOs in the […]


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Nexo, the world’s first instant crypto-backed loans, is now accepting Binance Coin as collateral
Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2018


We’ve reported news about Nexo on multiple occasions. For people who are not familiar with the startup, Nexo is the world’s frst instant crypto-backed loans. The startup is powered by Credissimo, a leading FinTech Group serving millions of people across Europe for over […]


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Fintech startup Paidy raises $55 million to let customers shop online without a credit card
Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2018


Paidy, a Japanese fintech startup that enables consumers to shop online without using a credit card, has raised a $55 million Series C. The company made the announcement today. The round was led by Japanese trade conglomerate Itochu Corporation, with […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, July 13
Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the major highlights and top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, July 13. Google cofounder Larry Page backed another ‘flying car’ startup called BlackFly. Last month we reported that Google cofounder Larry Page has […]


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Glasswing Ventures raises $112 million debut fund to invest in the next generation of AI startups
Nickie Louise Posted On July 12, 2018


Glasswing Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the next generation of AI startups, announced it has raised its first fund. At $112 million, it is the largest AI-focused debut fund on the East Coast. With its first fund, Glasswing […]


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AI-powered music video app Triller launches monetization feature
Nickie Louise Posted On July 12, 2018


Gone are the days of simply relying on newspaper, radio or TV ads to get your message across to potential customers. Today, marketing technology is transforming the way brands work with social influencers using artificial intelligence. One startup that is […]


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Artificial intelligence startup Iris.ai launches AIUR tokens exclusively for academics and researchers
Nickie Louise Posted On July 12, 2018


Back in December 2017, we wrote an article about a research study led by Stanford University on the maturity and the state of artificial intelligence (AI). In the article, the researcher argued that, “artificial intelligence is dumber than a 5-year-old […]


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