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New Atlanta PE Firm Puts Focus On Service Company Innovation

New Atlanta PE Firm Puts Focus On Service Company Innovation

Michael Arrieta worked across the tech world at fast-growing startups and large-scale IT enterprises alike. Now in the private equity space, he’s thinking small. He’s thinking about small, family-owned service businesses, that is. He founded Garden City Equity, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, to invest in the “very

"Techstars in Partnership with J.P. Morgan Choses Atlanta to Launch First Founder Catalyst Program in the Country

"Techstars in Partnership with J.P. Morgan Choses Atlanta to Launch First Founder Catalyst Program in the Country

Techstars Atlanta and Techstars Social Impact have become integral accelerators in the area, launching startups like MaxRewards, 2ULaundry, and EnMass Energy. Now, Atlanta will be the first US city to host a pre-accelerator program designed specifically to help female-founded companies grow. Techstars Founder Catalyst Program in Partnership with J.P.

Gardening Gets An E-Commerce Makeover With Atlanta-based ServeScape

Gardening Gets An E-Commerce Makeover With Atlanta-based ServeScape

Startup founders dream of having Mario Cambardella’s timing. He’d been thinking about the troubles of the plant supply chain over the course of his career in landscape architecture and urban agriculture. His passion for horticulture and innovation led him to start his first company after graduate school and

RAISE Forum Announces Call For Post-Revenue Startups

RAISE Forum Announces Call For Post-Revenue Startups

The highly anticipated event where active investors meet growing companies is back! Applications are now open for the thirteenth semi-annual RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum. Presented by Emory’s Goizueta Business School, the Forum is the only forum in the southeast focused solely on

Emory Doctor, Mint Founder Talk Closing Vital's Series A In Shifting HealthTech Landscape

Emory Doctor, Mint Founder Talk Closing Vital's Series A In Shifting HealthTech Landscape

For entrepreneur and investor Aaron Patzer, the jump from financial apps to emergency room software is shorter than you might expect. After founding the personal finance app Mint.com (acquired by Intuit) and mobile video assistance platform Fountain, Patzer teamed up with his brother-in-law, Dr. Justin Schrager, Emory emergency room

Louisiana Startup Finds Market Fit On & Off The Field

Louisiana Startup Finds Market Fit On & Off The Field

“I wasn't trying to start a company. Honestly, I was just volunteering and helping [LSU] out.” That volunteer effort for Jack Karavich was centered around getting college football season up and running again during the pandemic. But there was an engineering and design problem standing in the way:

HR Startup Raises $15M Seed For Intelligent Interviewing Platform

HR Startup Raises $15M Seed For Intelligent Interviewing Platform

HR has been front and center as businesses of all sizes navigate labor shortages, new office realities, and future of work conversations spurred by the pandemic. “WorkTech”, which broadly includes recruitment, assessment, and interviewing tools, brought in $28.4 billion in venture capital investment since the beginning of 2017. It