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This Startup Builds and Orders Your Shopping Cart Based on the Recipes You Want to Make

This Startup Builds and Orders Your Shopping Cart Based on the Recipes You Want to Make

While meal kits and grocery delivery services continue to rise in popularity — seeing 36 percent growth in just the past year — convenience comes at a price. For a family of four, a meal kit can cost over $12 a person. Working parent Katie Hotze knew that having to fight her

Edtech Startup Possip Takes Both Prizes and $60K at 36|86 Pitch Competition

Edtech Startup Possip Takes Both Prizes and $60K at 36|86 Pitch Competition

After competing against eight startups, edtech company Possip took both the $10,000 crowd favorite award and the main prize of $50,000 at the 36|86 Entrepreneur Festival Pitch Competition last week. The cash prizes were presented by LaunchTN CEO Margaret Dolan. Possip CEO Shani Dowell took the stage

Hydropower Startup Emrgy Goes Worldwide With GE Renewable Energy Partnership

Hydropower Startup Emrgy Goes Worldwide With GE Renewable Energy Partnership

Renewable energy is one of the fastest-growing energy sources in the U.S. — it surpassed coal for the first time in the U.S. this past April. Hydropower startup Emrgy is ready to capture this market. The Atlanta-based company has entered a new phase of expansion with a manufacturing and

Successful Women Entrepreneurs Launch Female-Focused Angel Network xElle Ventures

Successful Women Entrepreneurs Launch Female-Focused Angel Network xElle Ventures

North Carolina's first female-focused angel investment group officially launched this week. xElle Ventures is a for-women, by-women angel investor network that already counts over 10 women entrepreneurs and executives as backers. Entrepreneur and investor Robbie Hardy is serving as chairman of xElle Ventures. Nearly two decades ago she

On-Demand Truck Rental Startup Raises $9.4M Series A Round For National Expansion

On-Demand Truck Rental Startup Raises $9.4M Series A Round For National Expansion

On-demand truck rental company Bungii has closed an oversubscribed Series A round led by co-investment fund KCRise Fund. The funding will be used for the platform's "aggressive national expansion," according to CEO Ben Jackson. "It’s early, but we are seeing very positive KPIs from

Physician-Founded Telmedix Puts Specialty Medical Consults Right In the Primary Care Clinic

Physician-Founded Telmedix Puts Specialty Medical Consults Right In the Primary Care Clinic

A patient with chronic ailments generally sees several specialty physicians, whom often operate in silos. These individuals deal with scheduling different offices, finding reliable transportation, and the challenge of taking days off of work. This general lack of convenience may deter the same patient from pursuing referral appointments following up

Preserving Art Through Tech: Conservators Can Now Adjust Museum Conditions Remotely

Preserving Art Through Tech: Conservators Can Now Adjust Museum Conditions Remotely

Museums have the high-pressure task of keeping the world's most-valuable art in pristine condition for current and future visitors to enjoy. To preserve their charges, museum curators must stay on top of humidity, vibration, lighting, and temperature to make sure the art doesn't suffer any decay.