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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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While virtual meetings and Zoom happy hours have filled both personal and professional schedules over the past six months, it still feels nearly impossible to stay engaged and excited about online networking. There’s even a good chance you’re reading this while listening to one of the countless Zoom
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After closing a round with Florida Funders, Atlanta-based moving logistics company MyPorter is hitting the road with their fleet of trucks and expanding into Tampa. Founded in 2018, MyPorter started as an idea years earlier when Robert Crump and John Foshee were college students at Vanderbilt dealing with the hassle
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While biotech companies and healthcare labs rush to find a COVID cure, one North Carolina startup is taking to the skies to help keep students and spectators safe. Lucid Drone Technologies, founded by Davidson College alums Andrew Ashur, David Danielson, and Adrian Mayans, started when the team saw drones as
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Tracking the number of caregivers across the United States is a nearly impossible task. The most recent survey suggests that over 34 million people have been live-in caregivers — unpaid — to an elderly parent or family member. And that estimate was well before coronavirus upended how we think about long-term care
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Five months after Atlanta’s first “stafer at home” order locked office doors across the city, there is no shortage of hot takes about what the future of work will look like. While companies debate whether offices will open in the fall, or next year — or if they will ever
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If you’ve ever thought about dipping your toes into tech investing, now just might be your moment. For the first time in nearly 35 years, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has modified the definition of an accredited investor. This “modernization,” as the SEC calls it, could inject new
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COVID-19 is impacting businesses across the globe, including Southern startups. We want to know how you’re being affected, as a startup founder, employee, investor or general member of the community. We’re publishing selected stories sent directly from you, only making edits where necessary for grammar and formatting, so
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Atlanta’s newest SaaS company is ready to make waves in how outside sales teams operate. Skynamo, a South African-based technology company, has picked The Battery Atlanta for its North American headquarters after hiring Georgia Tech grad Stan Deak as General Manager. Skynamo’s platform is designed to streamline issues
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For Tennessee startups, being proactive seems to be the key to success this year. SecondKeys and ARMS Cyber, both Tennessee-based startups, took home first place in LaunchTN’s and 36:86 Pitch Competition and Student Edition Competition, respectively. While SecondKeys is working on property management issues and ARMS Cyber is
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In a fall semester fueled by uncertainty, the buzzword around most college campuses seems to be “innovation.” Universities are rethinking how team sports can be played and how dining halls should be restructured to safely handle the coronavirus. Teachers are finding ways to transform their lectures into engaging online experiences.
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In the world of politics, Atlanta technology has taken center stage as voters turn on their TVs, laptops and smartphones to virtually meet candidates ahead of casting their ballot in November. Endavo, an Atlanta-based distribution platform that powers live streamed events and multi-channel video content, made national headlines after becoming