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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, June 20. Taiwan-based media startup The News Lens raises Series C for its international growth plans. The News Lens has raised undisclosed amount in Series C […]


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Cyber security company Panaseer raises $10 million in Series A funding led by Evolution Equity Partners
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2018


Panaseer positioned to accelerate growth with advanced analytics managing and improving cybersecurity risk posture June 18 2018, London and New York: Panaseer, a cyber security software company, today announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The financing […]


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NEC corporation establishes “NEC X” in Silicon Valley
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2018


– Accelerating new business development with cutting-edge technologies – Tokyo, June 20, 2018 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the establishment of NEC X, Inc. (NEC X) in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, in […]


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Educational game startup TinyTap raises $5 million to provides access to affordable education to millions of children worldwide
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2018


Educational game creation platform startup, TinyTap, has secured a $5 million funding round to enable limitless learning for children while helping teachers get paid. The latest financing round was led by Aleph venture capital fund with participation from previous investors, including Inimiti, […]


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Tableau acquires MIT spinoff Empirical Systems
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2018


Data visualization software maker, Tableau Software, has acquired Empirical Systems, a pioneering artificial intelligence startup that spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Probabilistic Computing Project in 2016. The project seeks to build “a new generation of probabilistic […]


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Decision platform startup Pulse Q&A raises $4 million seed round led by True Ventures
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2018


Pulse Q&A, a platform dedicated to helping C-Suite executives make better decisions on strategy, innovation and enterprise technologies,  has raised a $4 million seed round led by True Ventures with participation from Y-Combinator and angel investors including Steve Norall, former […]


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Skycoin Update: Market Price Shift Resulting from Embezzlement and Robbery
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2018


BEIJING, June 18, 2018 — Over the past two weeks, a major selloff of Skycoin has been taking place, triggering market prices levels for skycoin to also drop drastically. Multiple events led to this significant fall in the market price; […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, June 19. New credit card startup Brex secures $50 million from PayPal founders and other investors. Brex, a San Francisco company that offers a corporate credit […]


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Data science startup Elucidata raises $1.7 million to transform drug discovery and accelerate growth
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2018


Elucidata Corporation, a data science startup focused on developing tools and software solutions for drug discovery, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding to transform drug discovery and accelerate growth. The latest financing round was led by Hyperplane Venture Capital along […]


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Enterprise SaaS startup DigiFi launches AI-powered decision automation platform
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2018


DigiFi, an enterprise SaaS company building the next generation of decision automation technology, has launched its AI-powered decision automation platform. The technology enables business users to easily create automated processes that gather data, execute rules, send communications and leverage machine […]


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Google invests $550 million in Chinese online shopping retailer JD.com
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2018


Google has reached a partnership with Chinese online shopping giant JD.com. As part of the agreement, Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc., in exchange for more than 27 million newly issued JD.com Class A ordinary shares. The […]


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Viva Republica, the maker of financial services app Toss, raises $40 million from GIC and Sequoia China
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2018


Viva Republica, Korea’s foremost fintech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, has raised $40 million round of funding to gain significant momentum in accelerating its growth and enhancing product development. The latest round is led by GIC and Sequoia China, […]


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


Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, June 18. Microsoft acquired a classroom video startup FlipGrid to take on Google and Apple. Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a Minneapolis-based educational software startup, in its […]


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Tessian raises $13 million to secure enterprise email using machine learning
Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2018


Tessian (formerly CheckRecipient), the UK-based machine intelligence startup, has raised $13 million (£9 million) in a Series A round  to make enterprise email safe with machine learning. The latest round was led by Balderton Capital and existing investors, Accel. Amadeus […]


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Top tech startup news of the week (startup weekend roundup – June 16)
Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2018


Happy weekend! Here is a roundup of the top startup news of the past week. Please subscribe to the TechStartups Newsletter using the form at the right corner of this page, if you want this weekly update in your inbox […]


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Fintech startup B21 launches first personal wealth manager for crypto assets; ready to take on Robinhood, Coinbase and Betterment
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2018


The team behind the first cryptocurrency debit card today announced the launch of B21, the first personal wealth manager exclusively for crypto assets. B21 is an easy to use mobile app to invest in cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. B21’s mobile-focused investment […]


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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes indicted on wire fraud charges
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2018


Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing startup, and the company’s former president, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in California on charges of wire fraud, the Justice Department said on Friday. Founded in 2003 […]


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Self-driving services platform startup rideOS launches out of stealth with a $9 million Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2018


rideOS, a technology platform designed to accelerate the safe, global roll-out of self-driving vehicles, has raised $9 million in Series A funding. Sequoia Capital led the round with participation from Graph Ventures and SV Angel, and Sequoia Partner Mike Vernal […]


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IBM acquires Oniqua to bolster its Industrial IoT business
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2018


IBM has acquired Oniqua Holdings Pty Ltd. (Qniqua), the leading provider of IoT solutions and MRO inventory optimization, to strengthens it IoT capabilities to help businesses proactively maintain vital assets. The financial terms and conditions were not released. This acquisition expands IBM’s […]


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CRM startup Kustomer.com raises $26 million to modernize customer experience
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2018


Kustomer.com, the modern CRM platform for customer experience, service, and support, has raised $26 million in a Series B financing round to expand its platform and focus on intelligence, integrations, and enterprise capabilities as it continues to take on larger […]


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