October 13, 2025
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Nickie Louise

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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Chicago HealthTech startup AMOpportunies closes $2M in funding to expand its network of U.S. hospitals and clinical partners
Nickie Louise Posted On August 2, 2023


In the past few months, headlines have been buzzing with news about artificial intelligence startups securing significant funding, fueled by the success of ventures like ChatGPT. However, this doesn’t mean that investors have shifted their focus entirely. Investors and venture capital […]


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SoftBank-owned British chip design startup Arm eyes September IPO valued at around $70 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 2, 2023


In March, there were reports that Arm Ltd, a British chip design firm owned by SoftBank, was considering raising prices for its chip designs. The aim was to increase revenue before their planned initial public offering (IPO) in New York. […]


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Startups shutting down in 2023: Tech startups that closed up shops in Q2 as venture market cools
Nickie Louise Posted On August 1, 2023


It is undeniable that 2023 has been a challenging year for tech startups across the globe. The initial optimism that started at the beginning of this year quickly gave way to a daunting combination of banking defaults and Federal Reserve […]


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Cryptocurrencies are considered securities regardless of how they are sold, federal judge says
Nickie Louise Posted On August 1, 2023


Just last month, Ripple Labs won its case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a court ruling that Ripple’s XRP sales were not securities under the law. The U.S. judge ruled that the company “did not violate […]


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InsurTech startup Converge raises $15M in Series A funding to redefine cyber insurance
Nickie Louise Posted On August 1, 2023


Over the past two decades, the surge in cyber-attacks has been nothing short of alarming, making cyber insurance no longer a luxury but an absolute necessity. In the current digital landscape, cybersecurity has emerged as one of the most pressing […]


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Amazon to invest $7.2 billion in Israel tech sector, launches AWS cloud region
Nickie Louise Posted On August 1, 2023


Israel, famous for its thriving startup culture, has been grappling with a worsening slowdown in its technology sector this past year, mainly attributed to the political unrest in the country. Now, there’s some positive news as the retail giant Amazon […]


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New Relic to go private in a $6.5 billion all-cash deal
Nickie Louise Posted On July 31, 2023


Observability software provider New Relic has reached an agreement led by a consortium led by Francisco Partners and private equity group TPG to go private in a $6.5 billion deal. The news comes at a time of intense competition in […]


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Fleek Network releases new whitepaper for decentralized edge platform
Nickie Louise Posted On July 31, 2023


Fleek Network, a network optimized to facilitate the deployment and running of geo-aware decentralized web and edge services, has released a new whitepaper unveiling its decentralized edge platform. This major milestone is accompanied by the launch of an open-source GitHub […]


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DealShare co-founder & CEO Vineet Rao steps down as the social commerce startup faces growth challenges
Nickie Louise Posted On July 31, 2023


India’s social e-commerce DealShare co-founder and CEO Vineet Rao has stepped down from his role effective immediately, the Tiger Global and Alpha Wave Global-backed unicorn startup announced in a statement on Monday. Rao will collaborate with the DealShare board in […]


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Walmart pays $1.4 billion to buy out Tiger Global’s stake in Indian e-commerce startup Flipkart
Nickie Louise Posted On July 31, 2023


Walmart has paid $1.4 billion to buy out hedge fund Tiger Global’s remaining stake in its Indian e-commerce startup Flipkart. In addition, the retail giant also acquired private equity firm Accel’s remaining 1% stake in the company, according to multiple […]


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Twitter X hits a new high after rebrand, while Meta’s Threads daily active users plummeted by 70%, from 100 million to 13 million
Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2023


Earlier this week, Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to ‘X’ to reflect his vision of creating what he described as the “everything app.” As part of the major rebranding effort, Musk replaced the iconic Twitter bird logo with the letter “X.” […]


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SmartWorks Technology, BlinkNow Foundation join forces to prepare rural Nepalese students for technology careers
Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2023


In a truly inspiring partnership to bring hope and promise to underserved students in rural Nepalese, BlinkNow, a  global nonprofit committed to transforming lives, has teamed up with SmartWorks Technology Partners, a provider of software development and developer staffing services […]


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Abode, a satirically named startup, raises $235K in crowdfunding campaign from 3,000 artists to take on Adobe
Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2023


The immense power of tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google (now Alphabet), Meta, and Microsoft is massive. Over the last two decades, these companies have asserted their dominance in various market segments all across the globe. They wield power over […]


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Helpful launches with $7.5M in funding to simplify caregiving and ease administrative burdens for loved ones
Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2023


Nearly every developed country is witnessing a significant and rapid increase in the aging population. Along with this demographic shift, the expenses associated with caring for the elderly are rising at an approximate rate of five percent annually. This places a […]


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Protect AI raises $35M in funding to help organizations build safer AI and secure their AI & ML systems
Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2023


As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to gain mainstream adoption and more companies integrate AI into their organization ecosystems, there is a growing chorus of voices emphasizing the importance of AI safety once again. Just yesterday, we saw the launch of […]


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OpenAI, Google, others launch Frontier Model Forum, a new AI industry group to promote safe and responsible AI
Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2023


Last Friday, seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies including OpenAI, Google’s Alphabet, and Meta pledged to take measures to enhance AI safety. The move was part of the effort to ensure greater accountability and reliability in the use of AI-generated […]


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Haveli, General Atlantic acquire business software startup Certinia for nearly $1 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2023


While startup funding has slowed down in recent months. Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to trend upward as private equity firms discovered great deals and opportunities. The latest is software vendor Certinia. Today, private equity firms Haveli Investments and […]


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OpenAI can’t detect AI-generated content after all; shut down its AI Classifier tool due to low accuracy rate
Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2023


You’ve probably read that AI can detect AI-generated content. As it turns out, OpenAI, the AI company that took the Internet by storm with its popular chatbot tool, can’t even tell if something was written by AI or a human. […]


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TikTok launches text-only posts to compete with Twitter just a week after Meta’s Thread lost 70% of its user base
Nickie Louise Posted On July 25, 2023


Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker once said, “Anyone who has bet against Elon Musk has lived to regret it.” Apparently, Meta and TikTok did not get that memo. Just last week, Threads, Meta’s so-called Twitter killer and a supposed rival to Twitter, […]


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Mobilo raises $4.1M to revolutionize business networking and eliminate millions of business cards thrown away every year
Nickie Louise Posted On July 25, 2023


Did you know that 27 million paper-based business cards are printed every day? But here’s the really troubling part – over 80% of those cards end up being thrown away each year. This is not just a waste of resources, […]


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