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Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator Selects 2 Atlanta Startups For Inaugural Cohort

Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator Selects 2 Atlanta Startups For Inaugural Cohort

“Sports have withstood recessions in the past, but nothing can withstand COVID 100 percent,” Jenna Kurath, Vice President of Accelerator Operations & Partnerships at Comcast, told Hypepotamus. That meant pivoting the inaugural Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator. Originally slated to open in Atlanta, into the remote setting. Today, the accelerator announced

VentureSouth's Matt Dunbar

VentureSouth invests $9.2M in 26 early-stage startups in the Southeast

Even during a pandemic, the deals keep flowing for VentureSouth. The angel investment group, headquartered in Greenville, S.C., invested roughly $9.2 million in 26 early-stage companies in 2020. That's down from $12.7 million in 28 companies in 2019, a "record-setting" year. Over 60%

Atlanta-based Klippit wants to help make everyone an influencer

When Chike Nwoke was a student at the University of Maryland College Park, he took note of a unique marketing tactic used by energy drink company Redbull. The company would hire students to represent their brand on campus, which would ultimately drive more drink sales. For Nwoke, this showed that

After 20 years of bootstrapping, Durham-based ProcessMaker raises $45M to scale

After 20 years of bootstrapping, Durham-based ProcessMaker raises $45M to scale

ProcessMaker isn’t an overnight success story. But after 20 years of bootstrapping and numerous iterations, the Durham-based company is finally claiming a large stake for itself in the automation market. This week, it confirmed that it has raised a whopping $45 million in Series A funding from Virginia-based growth

Virtual HealthTech Team Ascend Medical Rolls Out Pop Up Testing For COVID, Other Primary Care Services

Virtual HealthTech Team Ascend Medical Rolls Out Pop Up Testing For COVID, Other Primary Care Services

As entrepreneurs and large companies alike look to modernize how healthcare is distributed in the wake of COVID, one Atlanta-based startup is bringing back the old fashion “house call.” Ascend Medical, a membership-based mobile clinic, primary care, and telemedicine startup, focuses on providing key preventative care measures and tests to

Durham startup raises $1.5M to scale as demand spikes in digital health

Durham startup raises $1.5M to scale as demand spikes in digital health

The pandemic has accelerated a shift to digital healthcare, and this Durham startup is reaping the rewards. Pattern Health, a Durham-based mobile health startup that offers software to track patients’ progress and medication adherence, says it’s raised $1.5 million in new funding to scale operations as demand spikes

New Accelerator Program Launches To Drive 5G Innovation in Georgia

New Accelerator Program Launches To Drive 5G Innovation in Georgia

T-Mobile, Georgia Tech’s ATDC, and Peachtree Corners Curiosity Lab announced the creation of the 5G Connected Future incubator, which is set to drive the development of 5G-focused startups. Betsy Plattenburg, the Lab’s Executive Director, told Hypepotamus that 5G innovation is important for the work at Curiosity Lab because