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Southeast is a natural space for startups building in the supply chain and logistics space. The region is where giants like UPS, FedEx, FreightWaves, and Manhattan Associates have set up shop. It is also home to some of the country’s most important airports and shipping ports. Over the last
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New hires. Big funding rounds. Startups in expansion mode. Even in the middle of the dog days of summer, not all startups are taking a holiday. Here are the big headlines you need to know from the week of July 22, 2024: The Big Story Fulcrum Equity Partners, one of
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This week saw funding rounds, acquisition news, and big new hires at one of Atlanta's largest PE firms. So here's what happened the week of July 15th, 2024: The Big News * 6 out of 10 of the startups selected for the next Techstars Atlanta cohort are
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B2B (business-to-business) startups have to navigate a notoriously difficult sales cycle. But the Southeast is known for creating B2B startup and scaleup success stories. So this week, we are turning the mic over to current B2B founders so they can share pieces of advice that up-and-coming founders need to hear.
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The Big Headlines * Atlanta-based Sovereign’s Capital, a diversified alternative asset manager dedicated to excellence in faith-driven investing, has closed its largest venture capital fund to date, Venture Capital Fund IV, LP, with over $60 million in committed capital. The fund’s investors include both existing limited partners and new
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Building SaaS (Software as a Service) startups are notoriously challenging. Founders must not only build a stellar platform, they must ensure it is scalable as they bring on new and bigger customers. Navigating the fast-paced and crowded world of SaaS can be daunting for new founders. So we turned to
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The Southeast’s business landscape is full of major FinTech players like First Data, WorldPay, Global Payments, TSYS, Equifax, NCR, Incomm, and Corpay. But it has also been fertile ground for the next generation of FinTech players, from unicorns AvidXchange in North Carolina and Greenlight in Atlanta to fast-growing startups
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Atlanta had its first 100 degree day in nearly five years this week. To beat the heat, stay inside and catch up on this week's headlines! The Big Story Atlanta-based Rainforest, an embedded payments fintech serving mid-market customers, raised a $20 million Series A from a mix of
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Accelerators are a common way for promising, early-stage startups can learn the skills needed to get an idea off the ground. The Southeast region is home to many accelerators, incubators, and venture studios. We've curated the list of what programs are in the region!
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This week was a hot one for most of the Southeast, with a record Heat Wave gripped many parts of the region. But startup funding was pretty cool this week. Here are the big funding headlines...and a few other important news stories....that you need to know this week:
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Even with summer conferences in full swing, startups were busy this week. In case you were wrapped up in networking events, we have the recap you need to keep up with important Southeast startup trends. M&A News * Atlanta-based AgencySpotter.com, a public rating and review platform for marketing
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102 events over the course of one week? That would be an tough feat for any conference to pull off. But Atlanta Tech Week proved to be a departure from the traditional tech conference. And to pull that off, organizers turned to the community. Instead of booking a giant conference