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While it’s not exactly that package-dropping drone we were promised years ago by Jeff Bezos, Amazon has finally brought remote delivery to Atlanta. The online marketplace announced yesterday that Georgia’s capital city and the Nashville suburb of Franklin, Tennessee, are the two newest markets where trials of the
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Saesha Senger says being a musician and a scholar has been very influential in her desire to get into software development. Graduating this month from the DigitalCrafts’ Full Stack Flex Program in Atlanta, she's already got a few degrees that you might not expect for a techie — bachelor&
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In a just-released announcement, Techstars Atlanta Managing Director Dave Payne has named the 10 startups selected for the 2020 Class of Techstars Atlanta in Partnership with Cox Enterprises. The six-month selection process gave Payne the opportunity to meet 1,200+ founders in person, over the phone and during virtual meetings.
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From media to corporate outreach, there are plenty of statements being put out there today — some sincere and some seemingly more about posturing than progress — in support of Black entrepreneurship and innovation. But real advocacy is about action, and it appears Atlanta "neighborhood work club" Switchyards is offering
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Blake Patton has seen the rise of Atlanta's tech ecosystem like few others. As managing partner and founder of Tech Square Ventures, which through two separate funds has already invested in 51 startups such as Cypress.io, Pointivo and Goodr, Patton has led the strategic early-stage venture fund
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Having a special name can be a gift and a curse — take it from someone named after one of the greatest and most famous basketball players of all time, and also one of today's most popular film actors. But if Michael Jordan could tell Cassandra Champagne anything, it&
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Urjanet, which considers itself “the world’s largest utility data network,” and announced today that it has raised $14.65 million in a Series D Investment, with participation from Equifax, as well as venture funds including Oak HC/FT, Grotech Ventures, and Correlation Ventures. The Atlanta company, founded in 2010
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BIOMILQ, a “women-owned, science-led and mother-centered” startup, just raised $3.5 million in a Seed round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Purple Orange Ventures, Blue Horizon Ventures and entrepreneur Shazi Visram, founder of Happy Family Organics. https://www.facebook.com/biomilq/posts/168425991331404 But what made these
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not gone away, and neither has it given the economy any clear signs that things are back to normal. But Atlanta-based app Steady doesn’t have a normal business model — even having Shaquille O’Neal as a financial backer is just one reason they’re unique.
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Along with their partner Jewel Burks Solomon, Barry Givens and Justin Dawkins are the cofounders of Atlanta-based Collab Capital. Described as "a new institution for Black entrepreneurs," Collab Capital is both a venture fund and an accelerator "studio," where founders will receive guidance and resources they
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“Shazam on steroids” is how the founders of Atlanta-based music discovery app Deepr describe their innovative platform. And with June recognized as Black Music Month in the U.S., having an app that spotlights the creators behind the music — as opposed to the performers alone — is one way its founders
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You may have noticed that Hypepotamus has posted less frequently in recent weeks, and may be wondering where we’ve been, and why. I’ll begin by saying our pause has nothing to do with a lack of concern or carelessness about the obvious examples of racial injustice and inequality