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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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Crypto exchange startup KuCoin raises $20 million in Series A funding round to bring cryptocurrency to the masses
Nickie Louise Posted On November 14, 2018


Cryptocurrency is alive and well!  Investments and activities in crypto-based startups continue to accelerate. Much like the early days of the Internet, cryptocurrencies bring as much hope as they do risk, with more than a thousand cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings […]


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Microsoft is acquiring chatbot startup XOXCO
Nickie Louise Posted On November 14, 2018


In an effort to kickstart adoption of the emerging technology, Microsoft announced this morning that it’s acquiring chatbot startup XOXCO for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2009 by Ben Brown and Katie Spence, XOXCO is a software product design and […]


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Top startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, November 14
Nickie Louise Posted On November 14, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Wednesday, November 14. Chinese tech giant Huawei to introduce augmented reality (AR) glasses in next one or two years. Huawei is entering the AR glasses market. […]


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Enterprise AI and NLP startup Pryon launches out of stealth with $4.5 million in seed funding
Nickie Louise Posted On November 13, 2018


Pryon, an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) startup that emerges of stealth today, announced $4.5 million in seed funding to take the AI market to the next phase of Augmented Intelligence. The seed funding came from key investors […]


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Cryptowerk launches Cryptowerk Seal, a blockchain-based technology to certify data integrity of digital assets
Nickie Louise Posted On November 13, 2018


Cryptowerk, a blockchain as a Service (BaaS) startup that makes it easy to seal digital assets and prove their authenticity at scale using any blockchain, today announced the launch of Cryptowerk Seal. Cryptowerk Seal is a blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) solution that creates an immutable […]


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Applied AI startup Knowtions secures $5 million Series A funding to help health Insurers adopt artificial intelligence
Nickie Louise Posted On November 13, 2018


There is a growing market to help property and casualty insurance businesses adopt AI, but health insurance is being left behind. Health insurance is at the intersection of two complicated fields, facing both difficulties in working with health data and […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, November 13. Sustainable clothing startup For Days secures $2.8 in seed funding to eliminate clothing waste. For Days, a zero waste, closed-loop startup company that […]


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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm Outperformed 80 Percent of Cardiologists in Detection of Heart Murmurs in Clinical Study
Nickie Louise Posted On November 12, 2018


At the ongoing American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions held in Illinois, Eko, a cardiac monitoring company that combines non-invasive sensors with machine learning, presented a clinical study abstract revealing Eko’s heart murmur detection algorithm outperformed four out of five cardiologists for […]


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Xometry, the largest on-demand manufacturing platform startup, launches die casting, stamping and extrusion manufacturing capabilities
Nickie Louise Posted On November 12, 2018


Manufacturing is one of the areas that has received little attention from tech startup founders and entrepreneurs. Back in June, we wrote about Xometry, the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based manufacturing startup that one of the problems product designers, engineers and procurement officers face in finding […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, November 12
Nickie Louise Posted On November 12, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, November 12. Clearbanc raises $70 million to fund young startup and e-commerce businesses. Clearbanc, a Toronto, Canada-based startup that invests in entrepreneurs and small business owners […]


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Microsoft acquires game studio Obsidian Entertainment
Nickie Louise Posted On November 12, 2018


Microsoft Studios has officially acquired the independent RPG developers, Obsidian Entertainment. The terms of deal were not disclosed. Microsoft made the announcement during the X018 conference in Mexico. Obsidian Entertainment is best know for creating Pillars of Eternity, Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: […]


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SAP is acquiring survey software maker startup Qualtrics for $8 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On November 12, 2018


SAP, the German software maker, is acquiring survey startup Qualtrics for $8 billion in an all-cash deal. The announcement came just before Qualtrics planned IPO. Qualtrics is a software maker which competes with SurveyMonkey in the survey software market. Qualtrics is […]


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Traveling to China? Learn why you should bring a VPN
Nickie Louise Posted On November 10, 2018


This is a guest post by Michael Gargiulo, CEO at VPN.com. The company helps millions of consumers and businesses filter hundreds of VPNs to find the right VPN for them. If there’s one government that has done more to help […]


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InsurTech startup Pricing Platform launches U1 app to transform commercial property underwriting and portfolio management
Nickie Louise Posted On November 9, 2018


Commercial Property underwriting, whether in admitted market or in excess and surplus (E&S) or direct and facultative (D&F) space, remains a complex art due to its data limitations, non-homogenous risks, varying account sizes, shared and layered nature of business, convoluted terms […]


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Finish blockchain startup Heatledger partners with Paytah to release the public beta of Crypto Fiat Wallet
Nickie Louise Posted On November 9, 2018


Heatledger, the Finland-based blockchain startup, in partnership agreement with Paytah, announced the public beta test of its its e-wallet service called  Crypto Fiat Wallet.  Paytah is a Malta based financial services provider operated by Phoenix Payments Ltd. a MFSA licensed payment […]


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Crypto lending platform Cred now secures $50 million global credit with XRP as collateral
Nickie Louise Posted On November 9, 2018


Despite growing adoption of digital assets, something as simple as getting access to credit still remains a challenge for many borrowers. Getting a line of credit is especially harder for startup founders and cryptocurrency investors. The problem is further compounded with […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, November 9. The ‘world’s first’ A.I. news anchor gone live in China. Welcome to the new world of artificial intelligence. No jobs are safe from […]


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Microsoft partners with AnswerALS to create the largest ALS research study in history
Nickie Louise Posted On November 8, 2018


In the United States, about 5600 people are diagnosed annually with ALS (short for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a disease that kills the neurons that control the body’s voluntary muscles. The condition was first discovered by a French doctor named Jean-Martin Charcot […]


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AdRoll Group acquires Growlabs to bolster its B2B identity graph and data capabilities
Nickie Louise Posted On November 8, 2018


AdRoll Group, the E-commerce Growth Platform for businesses to grow revenue using web, social, and email advertising, has acquired Growlabs to strengthen its identity graph and data capabilities to strengthen B2B offerings. The terms of deal were not disclosed. Growlabs is an […]


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Georgi Gospodinov, Walmart director and artificial intelligence leader, joins cryptocurrency startup Shopin as CTO
Nickie Louise Posted On November 8, 2018


Shopin, a cryptocurrency startup building decentralized Amazon on the blockchain using a universal shopper profile and cryptocurrency, has hired hired Georgi Gospodinov, as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Before joing Shopin, Georgi was responsible for Walmart’s data analytics and reporting products […]


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