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Building anything in the HealthTech and MedTech space can be difficult. The industry is heavily regulated, requiring compliance with strict standards and often hard to navigate approval processes. But health-focused founders are passionate about what they do and want to see their medical innovations come to life. So how can
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Atlanta-based PrizePicks, the popular daily fantasy sports operator, has a new CEO. Adam Wexler, the multi-time tech founder who started PrizePicks, is handing the reins over to Mike Ybarra. The leadership change is effective immediately, according to a pres release Monday. Ybarra brings decades of experience in the gaming industry
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Goodr, the Atlanta-based logistics and food waste management startup, is in expansion mode. Goodr works as a sustainable surplus food management platform that helps restaurants and businesses keep food out of landfills and direct it to people and communities in need. To date, the startup has worked with universities, popular
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Atlanta might be known for its Southern Hospitality and strong foodie scene. But it’s probably not on your list as a destination for wine in the way Napa, Sonoma, or Bordeaux are. But could it be a hub for wine technology? Seth Lytle thinks it can be. He’s
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Techstars Tuscaloosa has tapped Anastasia Simon as the program’s first Managing Director. Simon is a natural fit for the program, which will focus on supporting WaterTech and Sustainability startups. She's been a star of the Atlanta tech ecosystem, moving from the startup to the investor side of
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It’s all too common for companies to throw a free BetterHelp subscription or a subsidized ClassPass bundle at team members and call it “employee wellness.” But Madilynn Beck, founder of the Atlanta-based startup The Better Spot, thinks that just isn’t enough in our “go faster” work environment. Beck
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Fulcrum Equity Partners, one of Atlanta’s largest and most active growth equity firms, is adding to its investing team. Junior Gaspard has been named as Fulcrum's latest Principal, according to a statement released last week. Gaspard is no stranger to the Atlanta tech and startup ecosystem. He
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The business-to-consumer (B2C) space is crowded and can be complicated for entrepreneurs to navigate. Consumer preferences and mentalities can change quickly, so entrepreneurs have to find new and engaging ways to get in front of people. To get a sense of how Southeast B2C leaders navigate the space, we reached
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Atlanta-based Silicon Road Ventures’ latest portfolio company came out of stealth mode today with big plans to change how companies get those all important business leads. Pitchit, founded in San Francisco by Paul Kleen, is an AI Lead Qualification as a Service (LQaaS) Platform that helps automate the first 24
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Benedict Owanga’s entrepreneurial “spark” first ignited during a power outage. He was a student at Emory Law School in Atlanta when his building lost power one day while he was studying. That was certainly a frustration, but power outages are ultimately a rarity in the United States. It got
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The “Uber for runners” app is coming to Atlanta. Running Mate is an on-demand running app that matches verified runners. The app got off the ground when Founder and CEO Dena Lewis wanted to take a more proactive approach to keeping runners like herself safe. After successfully launching in Austin,
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No code? No problem. That’s what co-founders Philip Lakin and Brent Summers believe as they’ve been building out its startup and community hub NoCodeOps in Atlanta. Since launching in 2021, the startup has helped no-code operators and builders inside different companies get the tools and access to community