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Slope Software

Atlanta Insurtech Startup Slope Software Raises $1M From Cofounders Capital

Insurtech SaaS startup Slope Software, based in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee, recently had its own future slightly more insured, thanks to a seed round investment from Cofounders Capital. Founded by an actuary and a software engineer—veteran insurance industry professional Andy Smith and CTO Taylor Perkins, respectively—Slope announced

Built Platform

Nashville’s Built Technologies Expands Construction Contractor FinTech Capabilities With New Acquisition

With a statement from CEO and co-founder Geoff Arnold, and the addition of a new tagline—“Powered by Built”—beneath its logo, Iowa-based Lienwavers.io, a solution platform that manages lien waivers and payments for commercial and residential construction, confirmed its acquisition by Nashville-based Built Technologies. Built Technologies, a financial

Techstars Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator

Techstars Launches Inaugural Social Impact Accelerator Class in Partnership with Cox Enterprises

Techstars announced today the launch of the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator program, a partnership between the Atlanta-based entities that aims to drive community impact by leveraging innovative startups. Announced in June 2019, it's the second such impact-focused accelerator program from the Cox/Techstars partnership initiative, and the

Charlie Paparelli and Rose Scott

Hype Recaps The 3rd Annual Atlanta Startup Awards' Biggest Moments

The ballroom of the Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center at Clark Atlanta University was filled with smiling faces, nervous energy, and the perfect complements to both — glasses of wine, mixed drinks, local craft beer and passed kabobs — as the 2019 Atlanta Startup Awards were getting ready to begin. Once

Fanaticus XR

Atlanta's Fanaticus XR Uses VR and Projection Mapping To Connect Fans To Their Clans

Fanaticus XR co-founder Ernesto Escobar didn’t know he would be in the business of extended reality, or “XR,” until one day a few years ago he found himself watching a game made famous by Harry Potter books played in front of him, by actual people. “I was reading an

Ortez Gude Citiri

Airport Construction Management Platform Citiri Takes Flight in Atlanta

Anyone that travels frequently by air knows that many American airports are currently undergoing renovation, expansion and other construction projects. Because airports are business enterprises with various operations going on at once, these construction projects can become major hindrances. This is where Citiri co-founder and CEO Ortez Gude saw an

Erik Bush DDT

Atlanta-Based Demand Driven Technologies Uses Logic To Manage Inventories and Maximize Supply Chain Efficiencies

Forecasting has always been weird science at best, and risky business at worst, even though predicting future trends based on historical data seems like the smart thing for a company to do. This is especially true when it comes to inventory management — the closer a business can get to calculating