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All three recipients of this year's Startup Atlanta Lifetime Achievement Award have quite literally left their mark on the City of Atlanta. Jay Bailey, Bill Conners, and David Cummings have all been created new startup and innovation hubs across Metro Atlanta, and have served at the heads of
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The right summer internship can be a springboard for ambitious college students. But it can also be an important jumping off point for students looking to get their foot into the competitive world of startups and venture capital. The startup path is anything but linear, so we wanted to understand
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Matt Patterson and Cam Doody didn’t launch Brickyard to be just another startup hub. After successfully scaling the moving logistics startup Bellhop together, the two wanted to break the accelerator and investing mold used across the startup ecosystem. Brickyard calls itself an “insulator” – a spot for founders to dive
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Daniel Waithe built his career in Atlanta’s consumer-facing tech world, holding roles like Director of Engineering at Mailchimp and VP of Engineering at fintech giant Greenlight. But now he’s striking out on his own with a startup designed to create more Black-owned ecommerce businesses success stories. Software startup
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Inclusive spaces and marketplaces. The startups selected for the latest Techstars Atlanta cohort are building online and offline communities, leveraging AI to help businesses, and creating platforms to help consumers find niche products and services. So who are the startups heading to Atlanta for the coming months? Get to know
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The rise of influencers. The push towards automation and personalization. Tightening budgets and shrinking teams. The marketing world has shifted quickly in our post-pandemic world, so it is no surprise that close to 80% of marketers believe their industry has changed more in the last three years than in the
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TTV Capital, an Atlanta-based fintech venture capital firm, has tapped a veteran in the payments space as a new Venture Partner. Paul Todd most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at transaction processing giant Global Payments, a Fortune 500 company based in Atlanta. After working
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While country music and bachelorette parties might be top of mind when most people think of Nashville, those in the startup world are more likely to talk about healthcare ventures. But could the city soon be known as a hub for SportsTech? Or maybe a center for entertainment and media
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Sure, summer is a good time to unplug for a bit and get out of town for a bit of R&R. But for those looking to stick closer to home, summer is a great time to network in the local tech community. June 2023 is set to be
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Erin Mulligan Nelson, who recently took over the top seat at Atlanta-based OfficeSpace Software, is no stranger to the CEO position. Before joining the workplace management software firm, Mulligan Nelson served as the top executive at Calytera, Bonterra, and private equity-backed Social Solutions. Like other CEOs leading technology companies, Mulligan
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Kim Rometo, Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Technology Officer for the Atlanta Hawks, knows she is competing against a formidable opponent: The couch. Fans today have a lot of options when it comes to watching their favorite teams. So as streaming options grow, Rometo said sports venues have to improve
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Attention startup founders: There’s a new fund in town ready to deploy capital. The Georgia-based healthcare system giant Wellstar announced last week that Catalyst by Wellstar is launching its $100 million fund designed to “shape the future of healthcare.” The fund is certainly not just looking to back biomedical