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Two Southeastern-based HealthTech startups are joining forces to improve communication between patients and doctor’s offices. Nashville-based Relatient, Inc., a patient engagement software startup, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Radix Health, an Atlanta-based patient-focused technology company. Arun Mohan, Radix Health’s co-founder and CEO,
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SalesLoft. Calendly. Greenlight. And now, Fullstory. Atlanta has seen four homegrown tech startups become unicorns this year, with the most recent announcement that customer experience data app Fullstory reached a $1.8 billion valuation with its $103 million Series D round of funding. Permira led the round and was joined
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From gaming to entertainment to training, Georgia companies have been pushing VR/AR space forward over the years. Now, two different Georgia universities are using VR to improve our health and wellness, which is estimated to be a $11 billion industry by 2026. We heard from a Georgia Tech graduate
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Hungry consumers in most major cities have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online food ordering and delivery platforms. DoorDash, Uber Eats, ChowNow, Toast, Postmates, Zifty, and countless other companies have sprung up to streamline how customers get food. But on the restaurant side, this has created what
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Combining both her academic passions and her gaming background, Dr. Jakita Thomas is working to transform the future of esports. Pharaoh’s Conclave, a non-profit she started with her husband Erich, has set a goal of placing 500 Black and Brown youth in esports career opportunities over the next two
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Travel-focused startups across the world had to navigate uncertain waters over the course of the pandemic. As international borders slowly re-open, we caught up with one Atlanta-based FinTech team dedicated to streamlining payments for cruise ship workers. Despite pandemic-related slowdowns, Brightwell just announced a new partnership with Viking Maritime Group
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From rolling out new partnerships to being part of an international acquisition, ParkMobile has been full steam ahead in 2021. Now, CMO Jeff Perkins is moving into the CEO seat as the Atlanta-based "smart parking" app looks to navigate the post-pandemic business boom. Perkins has been ParkMobile'
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Even before starting his latest venture, K4Connect, Scott Moody had logged an impressive entrepreneurial journey across the Southeast. He took AuthenTec, a Florida-based tech security startup, public in 2007 before it was acquired by Apple. The more than 230 patents to AuthenTec’s name became the basis for Apple’s
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As a startup founder and previous due diligence analyst, Graham Gintz has experienced fundraising pain points from both sides of the table. “Most of the time, it's because people start pitching investors too early. Maybe they don't have the right narrative or they don't
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An international clean energy company is looking a little closer to home these days as it tries to change the narrative around renewable energy sources. Charleston, South Carolina-based Palmetto had an early focus on financing energy projects — be it through equity, debt, or various environmental offset programs — in the developing
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SecurEnds, a cloud-based Identity Governance startup, is the latest Atlanta company to secure funding from an enterprise software-focused venture capital firm. Following the funding news, CEO Tippu Gagguturu told Hypepotamus about the history of the company, where the cybersecurity community in Atlanta is heading next, and how the startup plans
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For Atlanta-based Ubuntoo, the increased focus on sustainability from consumers and companies alike has helped its marketplace grow over the past few years. As Chief Marketing Officer Yuri Pereira explains, “sustainability and profitability used to not necessarily be aligned...but not anymore. That’s bringing a surge in terms of