B2C
Jordyn Weaver’s personal mission statement is clear from the moment you start talking to her: She’s here to build Black wealth. “I’ve always been really passionate about building wealth in my community, and I really believe that entrepreneurship and innovation is the key,” she told Hypepotamus. Her
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Monetizr, a Techstars Atlanta graduate with international roots, is growing its cap table and plans to expand its employee base after closing a new $4 million seed investment this week. The startup, founded in Riga, Latvia and now headquartered in Atlanta, is an advertising experience platform designed to help brands
B2B
There’s always that one pesky streaming platform or monthly delivery service on your credit card statement that makes you say: “Ugh, I meant to cancel that.” Software subscriptions and renewals are a pain for individuals. But they are a massive frustration for businesses. After payroll and real estate, SaaS
B2C
It all started one day when Monte Applewhite went out to brunch in Atlanta. Now, Atlantans are known to take brunch very seriously (the city consistently ranks high on lists of the best brunch places in the country). But Applewhite noticed something missing from the experience. Instead of “lively chatter,
coworking
Where are people working these days? The answer is certainly more complicated than just ‘at the office cubicle’ or ‘inside the home office.’ The “structured hybrid” concept is up 20% quarter-over-quarter, with over 30% of companies now asking employees to come into the office a minimum number of days a
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Instead of driving to a pharmacy for your next prescription refill, what if your doctor told you it was time to head to a dance class? Or maybe a pottery class, if that’s more your style? That is the vision Art Pharmacy, an Atlanta-based startup, has for the future
B2B
After the storm passes and the flood waters subside, there is a new disaster that many Americans must navigate in 2023 – the brave new world of insurance. The headlines are hard to ignore. Many major insurance providers are running away from flood-prone areas since the risk is deemed too big
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VC funding has dropped precipitously over the last two quarters, especially for startups not in the generative AI space. Global venture capital funding in the first half of 2023 plunged 48% (to $173.9 billion) year-over-year, according to available Pitchbook data. But it hasn’t been completely quiet for Southeast
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Like most areas around Metro Atlanta, there’s been one dominant mode of transportation for residents and commuters around the Cumberland area. That, of course, has always been the car. The Cumberland area is split into four quadrants by I-75 and the 285 “Perimeter” highway that encircles Atlanta. If you’
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AI, tech layoffs, the Great Resignation, and affirmative action aren’t just newspaper headlines that get attention across startup and business communities. They all ultimately boil down to be HR problems. HR and people leaders are poised with questions like: Why are women leaving our organization at higher rates than
B2B
Is there anything worse than being underprepared for a big work meeting? The reality is that there is a lot of money at stake if a client success manager or an enterprise account manager walks into a meeting with a client unprepared. If that client isn’t fully happy with
B2B
Attention B2B SaaS founders: There’s a new growth equity firm in the Southeast looking to hear your pitch. Durham-based Jurassic Capital announced today it closed an oversubscribed $30 million fund that will invest in regional B2B software companies. The firm invests in bootstrapped and “lightly capitalized companies” in the