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Whenever we chat with Atlanta entrepreneurs, the conversation inevitably leans towards the potential the city has to become one of the biggest startup hubs in the country. Our conversation last week with 1Q’s CEO Keith Rinzler was no different. For Rinzler, Atlanta is just waiting for a big consumer-facing
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Just in case you didn’t have enough to worry about in 2020, Earth’s orbit has a countless number of human-made objects that could collide with one of over 8,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Sure, space debris may seem like a far off thing to stress about, but for
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When Georgia Tech grad Barry Givens started down the entrepreneurial road, he told Hypepotamus that he immediately felt bias in everything from contracts to travel when trying to secure funds for his startup. “There are a lot of issues outside diversity and inclusion,” Givens said. And so when he had
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The 11th USA India Business Summit and the 26th Georgia Tech Global Business Forum will host their virtual summit on October 26-27. The summit will focus on the Southeast as a global manufacturing region, cybersecurity, innovation during COVID, as well as India's impact globally. Over 25 speakers have
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Even before COVID shut down schools and put semester schedules in limbo, a group of Atlanta entrepreneurs knew the in-person education system was broken. And their solution isn’t a typical Zoom classroom. Sora Schools, an online high school focused on live, personalized, project-based curriculum, has been focused on building
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As many traditional offices stay closed for the foreseeable future, co-working spaces are still betting big that Atlantans are looking for WFH alternatives this fall. Today WeWork announced the opening of two additional Atlanta office spaces inside the Perimeter. Downtown Decatur In partnership with the City of Decatur, WeWork is
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Hypepotamus was born to build community in the tech startup scene. As entrepreneurs navigate the uncertainty of 2020, we are here to be a resource and showcase companies, organizations, and individuals who are providing key services during this time. We are compiling a list of essential resources for startups looking
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In 2020, a lot goes into answering questions like ‘should I go get groceries?’ or ‘when is my office going to open up?’ For a group of Georgia Tech engineers and media professionals, these questions offer a unique design problem. And it’s a design problem they think they can
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We’re ending the week with a quick round up on all the funding, acquisitions, and other startup news from across the Southeast you need to know. Know of a headline we missed? Let us know! Funding News Fintech Atlanta, Georgia: Greenlight Financial Technologies Greenlight, the Atlanta fintech company bringing
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Atlanta's fintech darling Greenlight, which makes controlled debit cards for kids to learn about savings and financial literacy, announced today the company has raised $215 million in Series C funding. This brings the company's valuation to over $1.2 billion. The series was led by Canapi
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Venture Atlanta, the largest venture investor conference in the Southeast, is moving online and expanding its national reach. Today Venture Atlanta announced their list of 103 companies selected to present during the conference, set to take place virtually on October 21-22. Now in its 13th year, Venture Atlanta sees the
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Four Atlanta-based startups have been selected for Google for Startups Black Founders Exchange, which will be held virtually from October 7-29 this year. In partnership with American Underground, the Black Founders Exchange is designed to connect founders and provide hands-on mentorship. To date, companies who have gone through the program