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Angel Investors From Around The Globe Back Chattanooga's Totem, A Homegrown Consumer Brand Lighting Up The EventTech World
Totem recently announced the close of its $1.3 million pre-seed round.
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With new portable X-ray machines, Atlanta-based OXOS is looking to improve the world of medical imaging
OXOS has raised just under $42 million in funding, according to available Crunchbase data. Its Series A round, which closed in 2023, included New York-based Parkway Venture Capital and California-based Intel Capital.
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Early Atlanta B2B AI Startup Gets Acquired
Eniojukan told Hypepotamus that Concentrix’s enterprise focus made it the “perfect company to take [Voiceworx]’s innovative AI technology to customers globally.”
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Georgia Life Sciences: Growth, Investment, and Future Potential
"Georgia is becoming a critical player in biopharma manufacturing," Thacker Goethe told Hypepotamus, highlighting the presence of industry giants like Takeda, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Johnson & Johnson.
Education
Founder Talk: The Art of Making the Perfect Marketplace Match
For a little Valentine’s Day flair, founder Jonathan Dickerson describes his startup Gumption as “Tinder for Lenders.”
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This Chattanooga startup is building a better AI-driven workflow for busy accountants
CEO Chiko Chingaya and his team are building up Talisman inside the walls of Chattanooga’s “insulator” known as Brickyard.
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This Nashville Startup Is Protecting Kids Online with Smarter, Safer AI
Nashville-based Angel Q (previously known as Angel Kids AI), got its start building a safer browser option for kids to access the internet. But browsers are not the only way of searching for information in 2025, as people are increasingly turning to LLMs and different AI platforms to answer their
News
Atlanta-based Aetos Charts Its Next Growth Phase With $4 Million Funding Round
CEO Connor Offutt told Hypepotamus that the funding process was a “three to four month intensive” process to complete.
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This husband-and-wife founding team wants you to talk about death.
Tripp, who serves as Deadbook’s founder and CEO, built the first part of his career in the corporate world with names like thyssenkrupp and DS Smith. Jessica, co-founder and CMO, built her career in the PR (public relations) world, working with both Fortune 500s and early-stage startups.
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VCs & sports enthusiasts back Atlanta-based Pickleheads, a platform serving 1 million players each month
For Ade and many others, pickleball isn’t just a passion, it’s a business opportunity. To support the growing community of entrepreneurial players, Pickleheads recently launched new features, a payment processing tool, allowing organizers to host and monetize in-person events directly through the pl
Corporate Innovators
French Robotics Company Exotec Announces New Product As It Eyes Major Atlanta Expansion In 2025
Exotec’s North American employee base is expected to “reach over 200 people by the end of this year, up from 120 at the end of 2024,” said Exotec’s Managing Director of North America Stanislas Normand.
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This founder can help students answer that big question: 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'
“Nothing would make me happier than finding someone who shares my passion for helping kids discover their purpose through meaningful work—and graduate high school with confidence and a career plan they’re excited about! I truly believe a technical co-founder could help take Perspectiv to the next le