B2B
Atlanta Startup My Panda Redefines Employee Gifts with ‘Time Back’ This Holiday Season
What employees really want this holiday season is their time back, says My Panda CEO and founder Tamara Lucas.
Maija Ehlinger
B2B
Get To Know The CEO Behind Atlanta’s Oversight, Which Helps Global Enterprises Detect Risk And Manage Spend Smarter
Atlanta-based Oversight CEO Terrence McCrossan shares how AI-powered spend risk management is helping global enterprises control cost and reduce fraud.
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Why AgTech startup Cultra, looking to improve our soil, chose to build in Chattanooga
Cultra, a Chattanooga AgTech startup, is tackling farming’s data problem with an AI-driven platform that helps farmers analyze soil, improve crops, and restore soil health.
B2B
This Atlanta-Area Startup Builds Space Armor to Protect Astronauts & Satellites
Georgia’s Atomic-6 is redefining satellite protection with Space Armor™ — a lightweight, RF-permeable shield built to defend spacecraft and astronauts from orbital debris and energy attacks.
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What's The State of Southeast Startups? This New Report Dives Into The Numbers
As more VC dollars gets deployed into later rounds, Flickinger said that it creates a large open space for the next generation of investors looking to back the less competitive early-stage market.
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Seattle Company Acquires Charleston Startup Sprockets to Build "End-To-End AI Hiring Solution"
Charleston-based startup Sprockets, known for helping brands like McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A reduce turnover, has been acquired by Seattle-based Humanly. The move strengthens the Southeast’s growing HR tech scene and creates a powerful AI-driven hiring platform.
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How does the Southeast rank when it comes to global tech talent?
Raleigh-Durham (#12), Atlanta (#13), Charlotte (#24), and South Florida (#25) all ranked in a new Scoring Tech Talent report, which highlights just how quickly artificial intelligence has impacted labor markets across the globe.
accelerators
15 Atlanta Female Founders Join WEI’s New Accelerator Cohort
“WEI is another way we are building a stronger cornerstone of our mission to build a more inclusive economy in Atlanta,” said Eloisa Klementich, president and CEO of Invest Atlanta.
accelerators
From Housekeeper to Founder: Alabama Entrepreneur Secures $750K To Scale A Game-Changer For The Hospitality & Healthcare Industries
Former housekeeper turned entrepreneur Ruth Young-Loaeza is transforming how the world makes beds. From Huntsville, Alabama, her startup Neet Sheets—backed by $750K in funding—is reinventing bedding for the hospitality and healthcare industries with a patented, ergonomic design that saves time, redu
accelerators
New Accelerator Backs Local Fintech Startups & "Hidden Gems" with $100K
A new Atlanta fintech accelerator—backed by Pinnacle Financial Partners, Tarkenton Companies, and gener8tor—is fueling local startup growth and equity.
B2B
Get To Know The CEO: CallRail CEO Marc Ginsberg on AI, Hybrid Work, and Building a $100M ARR Company in Atlanta
CallRail CEO Marc Ginsberg shares how AI, culture, and smart scaling are shaping the next chapter for Atlanta’s fast-growing analytics leader.
Corporate Innovators
In the age of AI, what is the role of a CFO?
Finance leaders are rethinking what it means to be a CFO in the Age of AI. From strategic forecasting to decision-making speed, Southeast CFOs share how artificial intelligence is reshaping the modern finance function...and why human insight, adaptability, and storytelling still define successful fi