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It only takes a few moments of scrolling through Twitter or browsing the news in 2021 to be hit with a slew of “moving out of SF”-type headlines. As the pandemic made work from home — and work from anywhere — a reality for many industries, people have fled coastal tech-heavy
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North Carolina has made a name for itself as an undisputed hub for clinical trials and research. Wilmington alone has offices for close to 30 CROs (Contract Research Organization), independent contractor companies for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clinical trials. As the hometown for many companies in the medical trial
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Atlanta is set to be home to yet another HQ. The Atlanta University Center (AUC) will soon house The Propel Center’s innovation campus, which will focus on building tech talent within the country's 100+ HBCUs. The Propel Center, started by Birmingham-based Ed Farm, offers in-person and online
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As telemedicine becomes a ubiquitous part of the medical field, Southeast startups are working to improve the tech and user experience for at-home patients. One such startup is Miami-based HealthSnap, a software system designed specifically to proactively manage and track chronic diseases. “By combining software, hardware, and services under one
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LendingPoint, based out of Kennesaw, Georgia, announced this week a $125 million preferred equity investment from Warburg Pincus. The investment comes at a unique time in the FinTech and lending industries. CEO Tom Burnside told Hypepotamus via email this is LendingPoint’s first external capital injection, which comes as the
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Accurately understanding the value of a prospective or existing customer is important for any growing business. Atlanta-based DecisionLink’s platform organizes the customer value management process, and one of the larger VC firms out in Silicon Valley has taken notice. Following up on a 2019 SAFE round, Accel has signed
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The housing market has certainly made its share of headlines during COVID. While commercial real estate all but dried up for a time due to office closures, individual home mortgage rates plunged to record lows. As some fled traditionally dense cities, others bought new places to hunker down for extended
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Just as sprockets link together different parts of a machine, the co-founders of Charleston-based Sentio believe the right new employees drive organizational efficiency and harmony. So much so, they’ve decided to use the word in the company's rebrand. “‘Sprockets’ represents our mission more clearly,” Matt Kuraska told
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The Safr app was born, like many great ideas, while Fred Burns was waiting in line. A line to drop off his twin boys at the YMCA, more specifically. Parents like Burns had to wait in line for 45 minutes to fill out COVID-related paperwork. “I was handed a clipboard
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Yes, the 2020 Presidential race and 2021 senate runoff elections are in the rearview mirror. While many may be rejoicing that TV ads and text message campaigns have ended, one Southeast-based startup is already looking ahead to ensure that future elections run smoothly. EasyVote, founded by brothers Charles and Ron
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Even before the pandemic, getting in front of the right customers was hard for retailers, restaurateurs, and e-commerce store owners. As email open rates fell over the course of the last few years — and foot traffic into physical stores all but dried up in 2020 — marketers have had to get
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Over 1,800 years ago, Hellenistic philosopher Sexton Empiricus applied science to the study of the human body and changed the course of medicine. Moving into 2021, an Atlanta-based team is using artificial intelligence to improve the pharmaceutical world and how doctors best get treatments to patients. Founded by CEO