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Atlanta-based Clubba Looks To Virtually Teach Kids About The Creative Economy

Atlanta-based Clubba Looks To Virtually Teach Kids About The Creative Economy

From their Atlanta Tech Village office, entrepreneurs Ifrah Khan and Connor Ford are rethinking virtual learning. Clubba, the live virtual after-school club for kids, brings small groups of kids together with creative college students to teach new skills in a social and fun way. Classes, or ‘clubs’, range from video

Meet Sharon Harris, Jellyfish's CMO and new Atlanta resident

Meet Sharon Harris, Jellyfish's CMO and new Atlanta resident

Hypepotamus got to catch up virtually this week with Sharon Harris, Atlanta’s latest transplant. Harris is Chief Marketing Officer at Jellyfish, a London-based AdTech and MarTech digital agency focusing on providing technology, strategy, and training. Jellyfish already has a presence in 20 countries across 40 offices, but Harris is

Emory's Goizueta Business School to Host One-Day Funding Event: Announces Call for Startups

Emory's Goizueta Business School to Host One-Day Funding Event: Announces Call for Startups

The 12th semi-annual RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum will take place, May 7. This invitation-only event brings together startups and investors from across the Southeast with the goal of closing the region’s funding gap at higher levels of funding. Founded in 2015 by

UNC-Chapel Hill Grads Raise $10 Million Series A To Help Apartments Become Rent Ready

UNC-Chapel Hill Grads Raise $10 Million Series A To Help Apartments Become Rent Ready

Yes, moving is a pain. But for apartment complexes, there is a high cost associated with every move-out. Property and maintenance managers have to organize vendor relationships with painters, cleaners, professional resurface contractors, and other maintenance workers as part of turning over every apartment. “For apartments, it’s really a

ParkMobile Announces Plans To Be Acquired By European Parking Group EasyPark

ParkMobile Announces Plans To Be Acquired By European Parking Group EasyPark

A European-based parking technology company announced this morning plans to acquire Atlanta-based ParkMobile. ParkMobile, founded in 2008 and now deploying its technology in over 450 cities, had been part of PARK NOW, a joint venture between BMW Group and Daimler that brought together companies looking to address ride-sharing, charging, trip

Founder of Atlanta-based Purposity Talks COVID's Impact on Generosity

Founder of Atlanta-based Purposity Talks COVID's Impact on Generosity

The last twelve months might most accurately be described as “The Year of the Pivot” for many startups. But for Atlanta-based Purposity, it was the year that validated their thesis that tech can help build up generosity across communities. Blake Canterbury, Purposity’s founder, told Hypepotamus that the team had

Atlanta-based Reframe Catches Attention of Local Investors, Raises $1.4 Million Seed

Atlanta-based Reframe Catches Attention of Local Investors, Raises $1.4 Million Seed

Last September, Hypepotamus spoke with Vedant Pradeep and Ziyi Gao, the two Georgia Tech graduates building Digital Sponsor. Since then, they have not only raised its first seed round, they also started to reframe the conversation around alcohol recovery programs. Under the new name Reframe, Pradeep told Hypepotamus that “all