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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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Cloud-based software startup Chronogolf raises $2 million to accelerate global expansion of it POS software 
Nickie Louise Posted On July 10, 2018


Montreal, Canada-based startup, Chronogolf has raised $2 million in third funding round to accelerate global expansion of it POS software. In 2018, the company generated record sales and was successful in expanding into the US, Canada, and Europe. To date, the […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, July 10
Nickie Louise Posted On July 10, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, July 10. Dockless scooter and bicycle startup Lime raises $335 million from Uber, Alphabet, others. We covered Lime back in December 2017. Now, Lime, a Dockless scooter […]


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Coinbase-backed startup Fuel Games raises $2.4 million, launches blockchain’s first eSport on Ethereum
Nickie Louise Posted On July 9, 2018


Fuel Games, a Sidney, Australia-based blockchain eSport startup, has raised $2.4 million to create games and build their software platform, Apollo, which will allow game studios to integrate their titles with blockchain technology at scale. The round was led by Continue […]


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Edutech startup Cell-Ed raises $1.5 million to increase Cell-Ed’s workforce content and credentialing pathways and enhance advanced mobile technology
Nickie Louise Posted On July 9, 2018


Cell-Ed, a mobile learning solution for low-skilled workers, has raised a $1.5 million seed round to increase Cell-Ed’s workforce-related content and credentialing pathways, as well as to enhance advanced mobile technology and provide even greater learner personalization and reach. The latest […]


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Biometric startup Blink Identity raises $1.5 million for secure facial recognition at scale
Nickie Louise Posted On July 9, 2018


Blink Identity, a frictionless, user first identity in motion startup, has raised $1.5 million in a seed round for secure facial recognition at scale. The latest round was led by Sinai Ventures with participation from Live Nation and Techstars and other live […]


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AWeber Presents Beyond the Podcast Virtual Summit Featuring Top Podcasters
Nickie Louise Posted On July 9, 2018


On July 17th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, AWeber is hosting its first-ever, free online event for podcasters Beyond the Podcast Virtual Summit. The summit is designed to help podcasters find greater success by learning ways to build […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, July 9. Jordanian cloud-based Point-of-sale platform POSRocket raised $1.5 million led by Egypt’s Algebra Ventures. POSRocket has raised $1.5 million in funding. The latest round was led […]


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MeWe, a Facebook alternative, raises $5.2 million Series A funding
Nickie Louise Posted On July 6, 2018


Do we really need another social networking website? MeWe thinks we do. With Facebook under investigation by three federal agencies over Cambridge Analytica data scandal and data harvesting, prominent people are asking their followers on Twitter to to delete their […]


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Highly-sought after domain name Crypto.com sold for $12 million to Crypto Visa card company Monaco
Nickie Louise Posted On July 6, 2018


One of the hottest and highly sought-after domain names in the world, Crypto.com, has been sold to Crypto Visa card company Monaco for millions of dollars. TechCrunch first broke the news. The Hong Kong-based company raised $25 million in crypto […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, July 6
Nickie Louise Posted On July 6, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, July 6. Polish startup Photon Entertainment, the maker of award-wining robot that teaches children to code, has just been named the best startup in Europe. […]


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Blockchain startup Bittrex partners with Invest.com to launch a new cryptocurrency trading platform
Nickie Louise Posted On July 5, 2018


Bittrex, a US-based blockchain platform that provides real-time trading and industry-leading security, and invest.com, today announced a partnership agreement to open a digital trading platform. The platform will start with customers in the European Union. The new trading platform will […]


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LiveMe launches Fluxr, a new live streaming platform for mobile gaming and esports; partners with Tencent and PUBG to promote PUBG Mobile
Nickie Louise Posted On July 5, 2018


Live.me, the mobile app developer behind popular live broadcasting app LiveMe, today launches Fluxr, a mobile gaming and esports live streaming platform that aims to enhance gamer experiences with mobile-first features and on-and-offline gaming events. Inspired by the success of LiveMe’s […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Thursday, July 5
Nickie Louise Posted On July 5, 2018


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, July 5. Shenzhen startup Blackview unveils an ‘uncrackable’ walkie talkie phone. China-based startup Blackview just unveils the “most uncrackable” phone yet. Currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo […]


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Branded content platform startup Captiv8 launches free AI powered creator discovery
Nickie Louise Posted On July 4, 2018


Branded content is disrupting the $90B television and video advertising market yet identifying creators that will resonate the most for a brand is still a major pain point. Discovering creators that will drive the highest brand affinity for an audience […]


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Global payment startup Mobilum partners with CryptoGeeks to implement blockchain technologies
Nickie Louise Posted On July 4, 2018


Mobilum, a global payment processing platform which enables real-time cryptocurrency payments at points of sale using customers existing debit or credit card, is partnering with blockchain IT solution group, CryptoGeeks, to implement blockchain technologies on its platform.  As part of the […]


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Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, July 4
Nickie Louise Posted On July 4, 2018


Good morning and Happy 4th of July! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, July 4. Alibaba’s digital marketing arm Alimama has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered copywriting tool. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba launched an artificial […]


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Blockchain fintech startup HumanIQ partners with cybersecurity leader Rivetz to bolster its platform’s anti-fraud system
Nickie Louise Posted On July 3, 2018


We’ve written a lot about HumanIQ and Rivetz. Humaniq is a London-based Fintech firm that provides next generation financial services using its Blockchain-based mobile application to the unbanked and underprivileged in emerging economies globally. Back in March, its first working hybrid […]


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Belacam, a cryptocurrency-based Instagram competitor, raises $150k seed investment from founder of Forex.com
Nickie Louise Posted On July 3, 2018


The parent company of Belacam, Ambia Fund, has raised a $150k seed investment from Mark Galant, the founder of GAIN Capital / Forex.com to take on the popular photo-sharing juggernaut, Instagram. Belacam is a cryptocurrency-based social media site similar to Instagram […]


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Reconess: Because AI is all about Humans
Nickie Louise Posted On July 3, 2018


Cincinnati, Ohio – A group of exceptional software engineers and business team announced today the launch of Reconess, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up supporting facial recognition and image processing technologies. Reconess offers groundbreaking performance delivering best market accuracy results and […]


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Artificial intelligence startup Planck Re secures $12 million funding to empower commercial insurers with AI driven insights
Nickie Louise Posted On July 3, 2018


Planck Re, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven data platform startup, has raised its first funding round of $12 million to empower commercial insurers by generating insights that streamline the commercial underwriting process.  The Series A round was led by […]


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