Nickie Louise

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Nickie is a writer and editor for TechStartups.com. Nickie loves writing about early-stage startups, new technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When not writing about technology, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with family, hiking, and exploring God's majestic creation.

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Recogni raises $48. 9 million in Series B Round to advance AI-powered vision recognition for autonomous vehicles

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

It’s been a while since we checked in with Recogni, an artificial intelligence startup that is building low-power AI processing for autonomous vehicles. In July 2019, Recogni exited stealth mode with $25 million in Series A funding to deliver ab inferencing system that […]

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Startup Funding / Startups / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Public.com raises $220 million in fresh funding at a $1.2 billion valuation as its rival Robinhood continues on a downward spiral

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

We covered Public.com late last year after the commission-free stock brokerage startup raised $65 million in Series C funding to help individuals invest and buy stocks in publicly-traded companies with no commission fee. As retail trading booms, the Online brokerage Public.com […]

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Health

At least 5 people confirmed dead from the new Ebola virus outbreak in Africa. Will Ebola soon become the next global pandemic?

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

Just when you think the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, a new Ebola virus outbreak just broke out in Africa with at least 5 people confirmed dead, the first cases since 2016. So, is the world prepared for another pandemic and should […]

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Featured

Amazon acquires Selz, an Australia-based startup and Shopify competitor that helps small businesses build online stores

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

Amazon has acquired Selz, a Sydney, Australian-based startup that helps small businesses sell products online. The total amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Amazon quietly acquired the e-commerce platform on January 15 but did not publicize the acquisition. A Shopify […]

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Science / Space / Technology News

SpaceX raises $850 million in new funding, raising valuation to $74 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

In the summer of 2020, SpaceX raised $1.9 billion in funding at a little over $40 billion in valuation, according to a regulatory filing which showed that 75 investors made equity investments in Elon Musk’s launch company. The announcement came just three months after […]

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Google teams up with international partners to invest $75 million in coronavirus-hit small businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

The coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has not only killed millions of people around the world but has also wreaked havoc on millions of businesses. Nearly a year since the virus broke out in China, the […]

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Poland-based startup Quantee raises €1 million to invest in Explainable AI for its actuarial data science platform for insurance

Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2021

Part of our mission at Tech Startups is to promote the “underdog” and promising startups that are not covered by major tech news outlets. Today, we would like to share a story of a young tech startup from the remote city […]

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Energy / Environment

Is it time to rethink clean energy as Texas turns to fossil fuels for rescue?

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

With polar vortex traveling across the Southern and Eastern parts of the United States, at least 15 states are now experiencing rolling blackouts or outages because of extreme weather. Most of the outages are seen in Texas, with over 4 […]

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Featured / FinTech / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups

Vlad Tenev, founder and CEO of free-trading app startup Robinhood, is reportedly hiding from angry client mobs at an undisclosed location following the GameStop trading chaos

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

We’ve written many stories about GameStop, a struggling video game chain brick-and-mortar game store across the U.S, which went from losing $470 million to become a $7.05 billion company by market cap. It all started late last year when a […]

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Drones / Tech Startups / Technology News

Tokyo-based Terra Drone secures $14.4 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

It’s been well over a year since we last covered Terra Drone, a Tokyo, Japan-based drone startup and one of the world’s largest providers of industrial drone solutions. Today, Terra Drone announced it has closed $14.4 million (JPY 1.5 billion) in Series A […]

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New Discovery / Startup Funding

Ozette raises $6M seed funding to accelerate breakthroughs in treating diseases using its AI-powered immune monitoring platform

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

Ozette, a Seattle, Washington-based life sciences data startup that develops an artificial intelligence-enabled immune monitoring platform, today announced it has raised $6 million in Series A funding to accelerate breakthroughs in treating disease. The round was led by Madrona Venture Group, […]

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Apps / Gaming / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Startups in New Zealand Taking the Gaming World & Online Casino World by Storm

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

While major technology companies are making significant advancements, it is startup companies that are having the most dramatic impact across many different industries. This has been seen in New Zealand, especially among gaming studios who are becoming the industry standard […]

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Futuristic / Startups / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

United Airlines buys $1 billion worth of flying taxis from aerospace startup Archer for its 2024 launch

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

Last month, Chrysler teamed up with aerospace startup Archer to build an electric air taxi. The San Francisco, California-based Archer is a developer of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and the first company to create the world’s first all-electric airline. […]

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Cloud / Startup Funding / Tech Startup News / Tech Startups / Technology News

Strata Identity secures $11M in Series A funding to revolutionize the $12B identity and access management (IAM) market

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

Businesses are increasingly using multiple cloud services. In these distributed environments there is no way to centrally manage identity and security policies across each cloud platform which all use unique identity systems. Enter Strata, a Boulder, Colorado-based tech startup founded […]

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Featured / FinTech / Technology News

Goldman Sachs is launching Marcus Invest, a digital wealth-management platform

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

Before now, you would need to have at least $10 million in investible assets to draw the attention of wealth managers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. That all changed in 2016 when Goldman Sachs launched Marcus, a mobile banking app […]

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Bitcoin skyrockets above $50,000 for the first time ever

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2021

Bitcoin rose above $50,000 on Tuesday setting a new record high. This marks the first time in the history of any cryptocurrency. Bitcoin hit a new high of $50,602, and was last up 5% at $50,300. It has risen around […]

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Energy / Environment

Oxford scientists say plant-based meats produce the same amount of CO2 emissions as chicken

Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2021

According to a study conducted by the University of California at UC Davis, livestock is responsible for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gases. The study also found that animal-based foods have a bigger carbon footprint than plant-based foods. In the […]

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Spotify to allow all its employees to work from anywhere in the world

Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2021

Spotify joins the list of companies that are adapting to the “Work from Anywhere” model after the coronavirus pandemic broke out a year ago. In a blog post on Friday, Swedish music streaming company announced it will let employees work from anywhere […]

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Energy / Environment / Featured / Technology News

Frozen wind turbines cause blackouts and leave more than 1 million Texans without power as generation capacity reduced to 50%

Nickie Louise Posted On February 15, 2021

Last week, we covered the story of Germany’s ‘green’ energy failure as the country turned to ‘dirty’ coal and natural gas after millions of its solar panels are blanketed in snow and ice. As the bitter cold and snow sweep across western […]

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