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Behind Atlanta-based Sonar's $12M Series A and the Growing Field of Change Intelligence

Behind Atlanta-based Sonar's $12M Series A and the Growing Field of Change Intelligence

Necessity, the old proverb says, is the mother of invention. For two Atlanta entrepreneurs, necessity came after accidentally wiping out an entire year’s worth of work with one click. Brad Smith, a “non-engineer”, met Jack McGlinchey, a product manager, at another Atlanta-based startup. “The two often riffed on the

How Birmingham's Insured Nomads Helps Employees 'Work From Anywhere'

How Birmingham's Insured Nomads Helps Employees 'Work From Anywhere'

Well before COVID, a study conducted by MBO Partners suggested that nearly 5 million Americans called themselves Digital Nomads — independent workers traveling (often abroad) while working full or part-time for a company back in the States. The work from home/work from anywhere realities of our post-pandemic world have made

Neil Kapur Brings FinTech Operating & Investing Background To Atlanta's TTV Capital

Neil Kapur Brings FinTech Operating & Investing Background To Atlanta's TTV Capital

TTV Capital has tapped a new partner as the firm grows its investments in the FinTech space. Neil Kapur brings both an operating and FinTech investing background to the Atlanta-based firm. Relocating from his current base in San Francisco, the new role at TTV is a homecoming of sorts for

Atlanta's Overline Oversubscribes First Fund To Boost Local Seed-Stage Startups

Atlanta's Overline Oversubscribes First Fund To Boost Local Seed-Stage Startups

Despite the headlines around unicorns and larger funding rounds, Atlanta venture capital leaders Michael Cohn and Sean O’Brien still recognized a problem for local seed-stage companies. Namely, that it is still hard to raise the first few rounds of institutional capital within the region. “For founders who raised capital

Inspired by Durham’s Black Wall Street, New Fund Targeting Black-led Startups closes $3.45M Fund

Inspired by Durham’s Black Wall Street, New Fund Targeting Black-led Startups closes $3.45M Fund

Durham’s Black Wall Street may be long gone, but a team of local angel investors is working on a comeback of sorts. Meet Resilient Ventures, a new fund “inspired by [its] legacy,” specifically targeting African American-led startups from around the country. This month, two years after its launch and

Atlanta's 48in48 Scales Its Skills-Based Volunteer Organization As Non-Profit Needs Grow

Atlanta's 48in48 Scales Its Skills-Based Volunteer Organization As Non-Profit Needs Grow

What started as a weekend for tech employees to give back has grown into an international movement to bring non-profits into the digital space. As the name implies, the non-profit organization 48in48 aims to build 48 websites over the course of each 48 hour-long hack-a-thon. Sima Parekh, the group'

Verusen Apppoints New CTO As Supply Chain Startup Scales

Verusen Apppoints New CTO As Supply Chain Startup Scales

Andrew Vaughan has signed on as Verusen’s new Chief Technology Officer. Vaughan brings his background in engineering, product, and supply chain to the growing Atlanta-based startup. He joined Groupon’s engineering team in Chicago right before the company’s IPO and later served as Hyatt Hotels' Global Chief