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Atlanta-based Cryptocurrency Startup Bakkt Announces $300M Series B, Consumer App

Atlanta-based Cryptocurrency Startup Bakkt Announces $300M Series B, Consumer App

Amid historic drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Atlanta-based cryptocurrency startup Bakkt has announced the closing of a $300 million Series B funding round. Atlanta-based company Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock Exchange and nearly two dozen additional global exchanges, launched Bakkt

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The Friday Funding Roundup: Who Raised What In The Startup South This Week

Not even the World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic could put a total halt on funding around the South this week. Among those startups who closed noteworthy rounds were three companies, each representing a different Southeastern state: Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Keep coming back

This "20-Year-Old Startup" Helps Car Dealers Keep More of Their Profits in Their Pockets

This "20-Year-Old Startup" Helps Car Dealers Keep More of Their Profits in Their Pockets

Buying a car has changed quite a bit over the years. In the past, automobile manufacturers would sell their inventory to dealers, who would then sell those cars to consumers — with significant and unseen markups. However, market changes, transparency, and an increasingly savvy customer base have combined to erase some

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Birmingham-Based LegalTech Startup Case Status Lands Second Seed Round from BIP Capital

Lauren Sturdivant simply got “tired of drowning.” “Every morning, I walked into my office and I had 30-plus emails and 25-plus voicemails. And more often than not, I was answering the same questions from clients,” says the former attorney. She knew that technology would offer her the lifeline she needed,

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This Chess Master's Arbitrage Platform Intends To Be The Bloomberg Terminal of Real Estate

Any fan of chess will tell you the game has a variety of real-world applications. But one particular fan, chess master A.J. Steigman, would say there are other ways to use it that one might not expect. “Chess is a fantastic game,” Steigman says, “which can give you a

Raising the Bar: RAISE Forum to Host One-Day Virtual Funding Event May 15

Raising the Bar: RAISE Forum to Host One-Day Virtual Funding Event May 15

Building Business in the Southeast Founded in 2015 by business expert Barry Etra to connect startups and investors from across the Southeast, the RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum fosters collaboration within the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to close the funding gap. Now presented by