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Kimberly Evans had a lot of “fear and discomfort” around the concept of calling a rideshare via a traditional app. She lost a friend who was abducted while waiting for a ride after work. And like many other women, she was haunted by stories like Samantha Josephsen, a South Carolina
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Spontivly, a data analytics software startup building a Google analytics-style platform for community engagement, has found a unique niche in the world of sports. It all started when the community manager for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team looked at how the St. Petersburg, Florida-based startup could help track fan engagement.
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It’s one thing to misplace an item at your home. But it is a much bigger problem when a company loses something in a massive warehouse or facility. And that happens more frequently than you might expect, says Atlanta-based entrepreneur Brian Arnberger. “We found that people misplace shipping containers,
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It’s a painful experience just about everyone is familiar with: Wasting time in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. You walk in with some sort of ailment, only to get a massive headache from waiting in line, verifying your information, and filling out a seemingly endless number
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The Southeast region has become a hub for Future of Work startups. Many venture-backed teams, like ImIn, Illoominus, and Clovers, want to make it easier to hire and run effective organizations in a hybrid-centric world. And now with a new name and a new round of seed funding, Opre wants
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The latest news from the Atlanta startup acquisition front comes from the growing construction technology space. Flashtract, a software startup for construction billing automation, has been acquired by Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB). The public technology company focuses on surveying, construction, agriculture, public safety, and mapping. We last covered Flashtract after the
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The tech industry is facing a critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals. The gap between the number of skilled cybersecurity staffers needed and the number available has risen by nearly 13 percent year-over-year globally, according to the Cybersecurity Workforce Study from ISC2. On top of that, the industry continues to struggle
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Could AI actually make the internet safer for kids? Nashville entrepreneur Tim Estes believes so. After building up his career in artificial intelligence, Estes is back in the founder seat with Angel AI. The platform is designed to change the way children interact with and learn from the digital world.
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Telecommunications giant Comcast may be headquartered in Philadelphia, but Atlanta has grown to become the company’s prime testing ground for new technologies and community programs. And entrepreneurs are reaping the benefits. Comcast has set up its Atlanta office at The Battery to serve as its Southeast and Midwest hub,
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Atlanta-based BIP Ventures is out with its latest State of Investing and Startups report. This mid-year private capital report provides some important color and context into how the venture capital world has changed following the rise of generative AI and 2023’s venture banking crisis. And the data gives us
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Another work week in the books. For Southeast startups, this week brought early-stage funding news and impressive acquisition headlines. As you catch up on work and prepare to wind down for the weekend, here is a round up of what happened across the region: The BIG Stories on Hypepotamus Atlanta-based
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The summer before senior year is crunchtime for high schoolers applying to colleges. Many college-bound students will use the summer months to research campuses and get a jump on applications in order to improve their chances of getting into their dream school. Those applications and all-important, deeply personal entrance essays