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No Swiping Needed: Techstars Atlanta Startup Has A Modern Take On Matchmaking

No Swiping Needed: Techstars Atlanta Startup Has A Modern Take On Matchmaking

These recent college graduates want you to give matchmaking a whirl. Ted Middleton and Anna Lummus were students at Wake Forest University when they started setting up their single friends who ran on different social circles on campus. What initially started a blind date service via Google Sheets and Google

Networking Under the Sunset: Network Under 40 to Host Event at Elite Social Business Club

Networking Under the Sunset: Network Under 40 to Host Event at Elite Social Business Club

Picture this: You, great food, a glass of your favorite beverage, a room full of young business professions, networking and a view of the skyline from the 49th floor. Are you getting excited? If so, read on. ???? The monthly networking meetup, hosted by Network Under 40 (NU40), understands the assignment

New Orleans-based Resilia Makes History With $35M Series B

In 2020, the Hypepotamus team wrote that it would be a good idea to keep an eye on Sevetri Wilson, a New Orleans tech entrepreneur and founder of nonprofit business intelligence platform Resilia. All eyes are certainly on Wilson this week as she makes history. Resilia’s new $35 million

Apple Pay For Events: Why Atlanta's Eventeny Is Moving Into Payments

Apple Pay For Events: Why Atlanta's Eventeny Is Moving Into Payments

Efficiency is the name of the game for Eventeny, a Peachtree City-based event management startup. The team has built up an all-in-one platform for event producers. By organizing vendor information, creating a space to rally volunteers, and providing a mapping solution for event day layouts, Eventeny has helped over 3,

An A For Allstacks: North Carolina startup lands $12.3M for its growing SaaS platform

An A For Allstacks: North Carolina startup lands $12.3M for its growing SaaS platform

It’s all As for Allstacks this week. The North Carolina-based SaaS startup just closed its $12.3 million Series A, a funding round backed by big names like enterprise software giant Atlassian. The Series A was led by Boston-based Companyon Ventures, with additional participation from Atlassian Ventures, CreativeCo, Hyperplane

CONTRIBUTOR THOUGHTS: Beads, Bourbon Street, and…the Blockchain?

CONTRIBUTOR THOUGHTS: Beads, Bourbon Street, and…the Blockchain?

Mardi Gras. Jazz Fest. Wedding parties. As a celebration destination, New Orleans cannot be beat. But as natural hatchery for Web 3 businesses? That, too. And I’ll tell you why. New Orleans, like many places in the South, has a unique culture that appeals to the creatives of the

Influencers are ubiquitous on TikTok today. This Atlanta entrepreneur is making it easier to track their marketing impact.

Ubiquitous is a match-making service for the influencer age. The Atlanta-based startup describes itself as a Hinge-like platform connecting businesses and TikTok influencers. That is important because the traditional branded content “match-making” process is cumbersome and manual for brands looking to tap digital content creators for their marketing efforts, according