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Endavo

Ozzie Areu, Former President of Tyler Perry Studios, Acquires Video Streaming Company Endavo

Endavo, an Atlanta-based OTT (over-the-top) and multimedia technology provider, has been acquired by entertainment executive Ozzie Areu of Areu Bros. Studios. Prior to founding his own studio, Areu served as President at Tyler Perry Studios for a decade, overseeing almost $1 billion in production. The acquisition amount remains undisclosed. Endavo

Charlie Paparelli

Investor Real Talk: Professional Angel Charlie Paparelli On the Three Things He Looks For In Early-Stage Startups

Investor Real Talk will dive into the deep end with the folks that hold the pocketbook in the startup world. We'll get into angel funding, VC, growth equity, and even corporate venture to shine a light on why and how investors do what they do. "I invested

Mini City

Why A Tech Startup That Helps the Homeless Get IDs Is Working With the 2020 Census

The census is a lot more than a population count on a Wikipedia page. The demographic and population data derived from the once-a-decade count helps determine federal funding for social and health services, allocating infrastructure reforms, and representation in the U.S. Congress. The 2020 census will be the first

Bud Peterson

Outgoing Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson Reflects On Innovation, Cooperation, and Waffle House As An Economic Growth Engine

When G.P. “Bud” Peterson was appointed President of Georgia Tech in 2009, the campus and surrounding neighborhood looked quite different than its 2019 iteration. Many of the skyline-defining buildings — NCR, Coda, and countless apartments and condos — were not even conceived. Frankly, Midtown Atlanta was simply not the walkable, bustling

porsche digital

Porsche's Digital Business Opens New Office In Atlanta to Snag Auto-Enthused Tech Talent

Digitization is coming for the automobile industry. A connected driver, smart cars, and responsive roads are not far-off visions for the future, but right around the corner. With that in mind, automobile companies are now establishing digital divisions to focus on software and internet-enabled innovation. Porsche Digital, a subsidiary business

GROUNDFLOOR

GROUNDFLOOR Proves Equity Crowdfunding Works, Closing Another $3M In Public Offering

GROUNDFLOOR, the country’s only equity crowdfunding platform for real estate loans, has closed on a second round of capital from public investors. In this offering, which it raised using its own platform, GROUNDFLOOR took in $3 million from 1,580 individual investors, who purchased shares of the company for

MyPorter

Digital On-Demand Storage Startup MyPorter Raises $2.2M to Enter New Markets

MyPorter, an online-first, on-demand storage startup, has closed $2.2 million in funding from a group of strategic angel investors. The capital is intended to get the startup closer to a larger institutional round at the end of this year and then expansion to new markets in early 2020. MyPorter