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Maija Ehlinger

Atlanta, GA

Born and raised in Southern California, Maija has been in Atlanta since 2010. She is a graduate of Emory University and the Columbia Journalism School's Lede Program for data journalism.

Friday "Fund" Day: Top Startup Headlines From The Week of May 6, 2024

Friday "Fund" Day: Top Startup Headlines From The Week of May 6, 2024

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

Atlanta-based Zerodivide Sees AI As A Tool To Help The I/DD Community Share Their Stories

Atlanta-based Zerodivide Sees AI As A Tool To Help The I/DD Community Share Their Stories

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

The Southeast Has A New VC Fund. Here's What You Need To Know About Tennessee's Market Square Ventures

The Southeast Has A New VC Fund. Here's What You Need To Know About Tennessee's Market Square Ventures

Late last year, the State of Tennessee changed its Department of Commerce and Insurance’s securities rules to exempt venture capital firms from the requirement of full registration as an investment adviser. As CEO of Launch Tennessee Lindsey Cox penned in The Tennessean newspaper, that rule change and new flexibility

Get To Know The CEO Building A New "Banking Engine" For Latinos In The US

Get To Know The CEO Building A New "Banking Engine" For Latinos In The US

Husband and wife team Rodrigo Dantas e Silva and Danielle Hirsch were established professionals when they moved from Brazil to Atlanta in 2017. Silva had built up his career at international banks and at industry giants like Accenture and EY. Hirsch had an impressive resume filled with work in the

For Atlanta-based Startup Danti, AI Can Help Unlock New Views Of Earth

For Atlanta-based Startup Danti, AI Can Help Unlock New Views Of Earth

What happened after the Baltimore Bridge collapsed? How are ships are moving in the Red Sea today? What does the Gaza humanitarian pier look like right now? Especially in the world of government and defense, there are a lot of very important questions that can only be answered through robust

VR and AI App Founder, And Current Georgia Tech Student, Finds A Successful Path To Acquisition

VR and AI App Founder, And Current Georgia Tech Student, Finds A Successful Path To Acquisition

Parth Arora doesn’t yet have his college diploma. But he does have something that most entrepreneurs envy: A successful startup exit. Arora founded the fitness app Third Dimension Fitness as a student in Georgia Tech’s undergraduate computer science department. The virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality startup is

After Successful Launch In Europe, Seasoned Atlanta Entrepreneur Returns To Launch Captain Athletic Club

After Successful Launch In Europe, Seasoned Atlanta Entrepreneur Returns To Launch Captain Athletic Club

Ricardo Theiner is a veteran of international startups, having worked at companies in Austria, England, and the United States. He made his mark on the Atlanta startup scene as the co-founder of the TravelTech platform KLEENERLY, which was acquired in 2020, and as the City Launch Manager of the popular