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Janessa Ferrell, Co-founder and CEO of QuestRead, left her career as a school teacher in 2019 to solve the reading proficiency gap. While she was working on solving this problem, the world halted. The pandemic had a large impact on education and new research from Education Recovery Scorecard found that
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Atlanta based tech startup Hannibal AI aims to solve complex business problems for clients with strategic development and use of AI — but with a unique guiding philosophy. Created by co-founders Paul Wallace (CEO) and Levi Perkins (CTO), alongside Georgii Speakman (Senior Partner), Hannibal AI’s vision is guided by the
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Editor’s note: This article talks about mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. Can
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Meet Milo, the Atlanta-founded tech startup making bedtime effortlessly fun for children and adults alike through the power of AI. Milo brings narratives to life by creating personalized bedtime stories in seconds. By entering in a name, age and topic, the app generates a unique children’s story with illustrations
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Southeast startups are infiltrating customer’s homes - but in a good way. From improving the home hunting process to reimagining how we live in them, these companies are creating solutions for the burdensome tasks facing homeowners and renters. How We Think About Finding a Home 1) Atlanta-based PadSplit brings
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Mae is the new AI solution for decluttering and reviving your digital junk drawer - making it easy to scroll down memory lane. Users can request Mae (memory assistant experience) to organize photos based on specific criteria, such as “find this weekend’s best photos” or “create a ‘best of
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Kai XR, an EdTech platform started by a Northern Virginia history teacher, is taking students around the world and beyond without ever leaving the classroom. Kai Frazier, founder and CEO who recently moved to Birmingham, taught students who were mainly from underserved communities in Title 1 schools. Despite having some
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Last week, Ready Chapter 1 (RC1), a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform out of Tampa, Florida, expanded its mission to change how writers bring new stories into the world. The startup company empowers both aspiring and experienced writers through its new constructive critique forum, known as the Peer Critique
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Nestor, a Louisiana-based Healthcare Software Company, recently secured $1 million in funding after completing The Idea Village’s IDEAinstitute early-stage accelerator program. Co-founders Shawn Johnston (CEO) and Jordy Davidson created the software as a service (SaaS) company based on the needs that Johnston saw firsthand during his 15+ years of
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Atlanta artist Chandler Sherry was on the road when she first learned about the co-warehousing and micro-fulfillment center startup Saltbox. “I saw one of their billboard signs that read, ‘A space where your dreams can grow.’ As cheesy as it sounds, I immediately pulled in for a tour. Since that
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There is nothing sexy about periods. But Strapt has found a way to make them a little better — one chic vending machine at a time. Carly Simenauer, an Emory Goizueta and Georgia Tech graduate, founded Atlanta-based Strapt Vending to provide free period and feminine products in quality, contactless restroom dispensers.
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Meet EVA - the MusicTech start-up that clients have called their “secret weapon” when it comes to booking entertainment. EVA is an automated, entertainment booking platform that connects customers to vetted artists and entertainers for their live, hybrid and virtual needs. EVA is the brainchild of founders Channing Moreland and