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After Raising $6.2M, Atlanta Brothers Look To Expand FinTech Startup Nationally

After Raising $6.2M, Atlanta Brothers Look To Expand FinTech Startup Nationally

Two Atlanta-based brothers are looking to make the lending space more equitable. Unlike traditional lending platforms, VIVA Finance looks primarily at an applicant’s job status and not a credit score. “Due to the difficulty in accessing reliable employment-based data, these data points are not as heavily weighted in typical

Atlanta-based Blooksy Wants To Make You The Next Big Author

Atlanta-based Blooksy Wants To Make You The Next Big Author

After publishing five books himself, Anthony “AJ” Joiner knew writers needed a tech solution to shape their ideas into books and get those books into the hands of more readers. He’s taken his background as a software project manager into the publishing world with Blooksy, an Atlanta-based subscription-based SaaS

Building Off His Own Startup Success, Shegun Otulana Wants To Build Birmingham's Next Big Tech Team

Building Off His Own Startup Success, Shegun Otulana Wants To Build Birmingham's Next Big Tech Team

Shegun Otulana’s most recent startup venture ended with a $1.2 billion acquisition. Following that success, Otulana is dedicating to scaling the next round of Birmingham-based startups. Birmingham has been Otulana’s home since studying at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After working in the technology and

To Get Everyone On The Same Page, Atlanta-based Punchlist Is Making Feedback Easier

To Get Everyone On The Same Page, Atlanta-based Punchlist Is Making Feedback Easier

As a tech startup founder, Pete Bernardo knows getting feedback is an essential part of any project. But unfortunately, he also knows that getting and organizing that feedback can be next to impossible. "Getting projects over the finish line is often more about getting everyone's approval and

How Atlanta Became A Hub For French Technology

How Atlanta Became A Hub For French Technology

Eight French startups have reached unicorn status in the first half of 2021 alone, making it one of the fastest-growing startup hubs in Europe. Atlanta could play a unique role in creating even more “FrenchTech” in the near future. Atlanta received accreditation by La French Tech, a French government-back initiative,

Create-X Grad & Emory Alum Designed A Feminine Vending Machine For The Modern Age

Create-X Grad & Emory Alum Designed A Feminine Vending Machine For The Modern Age

Carly Simenauer started her entrepreneurial journey to take on one of the most universal of truths: Feminine hygiene dispensers in public restrooms are just plain awful. “Most dispensers are dilapidated, rusted, or abandoned...they're not stocked or they don’t work. Most of them are absolute garbage,” Simenauer

HYPE is Here for the Future of Girls of Color in STEM

HYPE is Here for the Future of Girls of Color in STEM

For HYPE founder and recent finalist for the Women in Tech’s Woman of the Year in STEAM Education award Kristina Newton, it’s personal. “Despite all my potential and capabilities I had in the tech workforce, I felt alone. I didn’t see myself represented in leadership anywhere,” said