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Hypepotamus got to catch up virtually this week with Sharon Harris, Atlanta’s latest transplant. Harris is Chief Marketing Officer at Jellyfish, a London-based AdTech and MarTech digital agency focusing on providing technology, strategy, and training. Jellyfish already has a presence in 20 countries across 40 offices, but Harris is
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Yes, moving is a pain. But for apartment complexes, there is a high cost associated with every move-out. Property and maintenance managers have to organize vendor relationships with painters, cleaners, professional resurface contractors, and other maintenance workers as part of turning over every apartment. “For apartments, it’s really a
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A European-based parking technology company announced this morning plans to acquire Atlanta-based ParkMobile. ParkMobile, founded in 2008 and now deploying its technology in over 450 cities, had been part of PARK NOW, a joint venture between BMW Group and Daimler that brought together companies looking to address ride-sharing, charging, trip
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The last twelve months might most accurately be described as “The Year of the Pivot” for many startups. But for Atlanta-based Purposity, it was the year that validated their thesis that tech can help build up generosity across communities. Blake Canterbury, Purposity’s founder, told Hypepotamus that the team had
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Last September, Hypepotamus spoke with Vedant Pradeep and Ziyi Gao, the two Georgia Tech graduates building Digital Sponsor. Since then, they have not only raised its first seed round, they also started to reframe the conversation around alcohol recovery programs. Under the new name Reframe, Pradeep told Hypepotamus that “all
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The 2021 NBA All-Star Game, set to tip off in Atlanta on March 7, won’t bring in the in-person fan base that such an event has in the past. But there will be a different type of spectator in the stands: Drones. The State Farm Arena has tapped Charlotte,
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eLearning has taken on a whole new meaning during the pandemic. While many have turned to the internet to learn how to bake bread or take on a new hobby, the team over at Curricula saw the need to make sure that cybersecurity training is as engaging as possible in
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For Marc Frankel, building an app that helps connect people through shared music started as a “pure-joy bringing” project. The idea for SameTunes was born while Frankel was pursuing a business degree and computer science minor at Georgia Tech. “I was talking to a friend and we were throwing out
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2021, or the year of the Ox, has already been good for the team behind Arkansas-based Ox Fulfillment Solutions (previously Oculogx). After announcing its new name in January, the team is starting out the month of March with a new $3.5 million seed round, which will help the startup
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From international supply chain challenges to gig worker payments to last-mile delivery woes, those in the commerce tech space see a lot of opportunities to innovate. Veteran Atlanta entrepreneur Sid Mookerji told Hypepotamus that “historically, retailers are the last to adopt new technologies.” But as investments feed into adjacent sectors
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According to a Deloitte study, only 4% of those working in the VC space are Black, and 5% are Latino or Hispanic. 2020 did see the launch of several new firms to address the lack of diversity amongst VCs. But for Salt Lake City-based University Growth Fund, there is still
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Could e-commerce marketing benefit from a little bit of southern hospitality? The team behind Los Angeles-based Emotive thinks so. After raising a $50 million Series B round, Emotive is expanding and opening an office in Atlanta. Emotive’s platform helps e-commerce brands scale 1:1 text messaging campaigns with customers