Birmingham Startup Homepoint Looks To Bring Real Estate Into the Digital & AI Age
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Tariffs squeezed small ecommerce brands. North Carolina’s Deliveri is pitching a shipping lifeline.
Tariffs are forcing ecommerce brands to rethink logistics. Deliveri, a Raleigh-based startup, brings enterprise shipping tools to SMBs—especially for LatAm
This Atlanta tech startup knows if you are going to succeed at Dry January
If you "fail" at Dry January once, is it over? Atlanta-based Reframe has the data to suggest otherwise.
Get To Know The CEO Who Believes In Being Data-First, Not Digital-First
Get to know Sparq CEO Ingrid Curtis and why she believes a data-first foundation—not AI hype—is what enterprises need to succeed in the AI Age.
Ecolyfe’s Smart Grid Revolution Impacts Bahamas Grid
In less than a year, Ecolyfe has evolved from a student project into a startup managing energy forecasts for a national power grid.
The Countdown is Over. Now it's Onward and Upward. Here are the Top Events to Get You Started.
Discover January’s must-attend tech events featuring AI, cleantech, investing, women’s health policy, and federal funding tips for startups and founders.
This Chattanooga Startup Wants To Help Homeowners Avoid Costly HOA Fines
HOA rules can be confusing. And if you don't follow them completely...they can be expensive. After facing his own HOA issues, Rhett Morgan founded HomeStand AI to help homeowners understand governing documents and avoid unexpected fines.
While AI Threatens Tech Jobs, This Birmingham Startup Is Using It to Create High-Paying Blue-Collar Careers
As AI anxiety grips white-collar workers, a Birmingham startup is quietly using the technology to create high-paying blue-collar jobs—and rewrite the future of work from the Southeast.
How Chattanooga Startup Harmony Found Its AI Use Case Inside American Factories
"We do not want to lose this competition to any overseas competition. And we want factories to be ready for the next decades."
Where To Be In 2026: Super South in Atlanta
Hypepotamus is Atlanta’s go-to source for tech and startup news, spotlighting the founders, investors, and innovators shaping the Southeast. Through timely reporting, event coverage, and community-driven storytelling, Hypepotamus connects the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem — highlighting the peo
The Biggest Hypepotamus Stories Of 2025
From major funding rounds to big exits and ecosystem-shaping moments, here are the biggest stories that defined the Hypepotamus tech community in 2025.
With New Investment, Untapped Solutions Launches Purpose-Built AI to Nonprofits and Social Services
The mission-aligned CRM, formerly ConConnect, is automating case management for organizations serving justice-impacted and marginalized communities.
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Macon-Based Claim Ready Uses AI to Help Homeowners Understand Insurance Coverage Before It’s Too Late
A Macon insurance expert warns homeowners about costly coverage gaps and built the Claim Ready app to prevent uncovered losses.
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This Atlanta Startup Is Making Camp Planning Easier for Busy Parents
Atlanta mom, founder and CEO Kathryn Hatcher spoke to Hypepotamus about the launch of her new startup, Camply, designed for busy parents
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No More Blank Pages: How an Atlanta Startup Is Using AI to Scale Patent Expertise
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Atlanta High School Founders Launch Hive, a Georgia-Built Platform Connecting House Flippers With Trusted Contractors
Milrud said he needed to bring on a technical co-founder. He found that person in a fellow Metro Atlanta high school student, Louis Singer, from Mount Vernon High School in Sandy Springs.
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AI agents are set to dominate the workplace in 2026. Atlanta’s Sema4.ai Is Building the Platform to Power Them.
Hypepotamus shares the stories of Southeast-based entrepreneurs building venture-backed companies and navigating the AI Age.
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Property Managers Overseeing Tens of Millions in Assets Are Using This Atlanta Startup—And Its Founder Is Only 17
Hypepotamus shares the news you need to know about technology companies and startups building and scaling in the Southeast.
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Southeast Tech News From The Week Of December 1-5, 2025
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This Atlanta Founder Left Big Tech to Build an AI Career Strategist. It Might Change How You Job Hunt.
Atlanta founder Matthew Adeiza left his Big Tech career to launch Qwyse, an AI-powered career strategist helping students and professionals navigate job searches, resumes, and long-term career decisions.
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She Wrote The Book (Literally) On Nonprofit Finance
Karen Houghton, who leads the Atlanta-based and venture-backed FinTech Infinite Giving, is out with a debut book sharing the ins and outs of nonprofit fundraising.
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Atlanta AR Startup Launches Platform to Immersively Explore Civil Rights History
Atlanta startup Memik has launched The Legacy Line, an AR-enabled product collection that brings Ernest Withers’ iconic Civil Rights photography to life through immersive, interactive storytelling.
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After The Funding Round: Atlanta’s Reditus Space Lands $7.1M to Advance Space Research Tech
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Beyond Hollywood: How This Atlanta Startup Became a Core Tool For Creators & Productions
How Atlanta Entrepreneur Jonathan Browne Built a 700K-User Casting Platform Powering the Creator Economy