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Tech Entrepreneur Shay Houser's Substance Abuse Recovery Journey Led to His New Addiction Education Startup

By all measures, Shay Houser is a highly-successful entrepreneur. Over two decades, he has co-founded and led four technology companies, raised $275 million in funding, led an IPO, and closed over 20 acquisitions. He appeared on the Inc. 5000 list three years in a row, worked at a venture capital

AppHarvest Secures $82 Million Investment, Plus Series A, For 60-Acre High-Tech Greenhouse

AppHarvest Secures $82 Million Investment, Plus Series A, For 60-Acre High-Tech Greenhouse

Agtech startup AppHarvest has secured an $82 million investment from Equilibrium Capital's Controlled Environment Foods Fund to build its 60-acre high-tech greenhouse in Morehead, Kentucky. In addition to the cash infusion, the startup has also raised a Series A equity round of an undisclosed amount, led by ValueAct

HipScience Makes Sensors That "Play Nice" With Other IoT Tech

HipScience Makes Sensors That "Play Nice" With Other IoT Tech

With the rise in connected Internet of Things (IoT) technology, entrepreneur Laron Walker saw that companies would need help designing and engineering unique sensor solutions and other hardware that would fit their specific use cases. He was focused on what's called "social sensors" — those that connect

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Slack and Eletype Launch Slack Community Meetup In Atlanta

Slack, the cloud-based team collaboration platform with 10+ million daily active users, has partnered with marketing analytics startup Eletype to host an Atlanta chapter of the Slack Community meetup group. The inaugural meeting of the first Slack meetup in the south will be held this June. Slack Community meetups are

Bootstrapped AI Startup DecisionIQ Prevents Unscheduled Shutdowns At Manufacturing Plants

Bootstrapped AI Startup DecisionIQ Prevents Unscheduled Shutdowns At Manufacturing Plants

When a manufacturing plant comes to a halt due to an unplanned maintenance issue, the cost of the downtime can quickly grow into the millions. While many tools attempt to predict the next maintenance issue using historical data, they often don't provide insight on how to then handle

Atlanta's Noro-Moseley Partners Closes Oversubscribed Eighth Fund At $180M, Projects Up to 20 Investments

Atlanta's Noro-Moseley Partners Closes Oversubscribed Eighth Fund At $180M, Projects Up to 20 Investments

Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners has closed on an oversubscribed eighth fund (NMP VIII) to invest in growing healthcare technology and software companies. At $180 million, this is Noro-Moseley’s largest fund since the dot-com boom, and one of the largest active funds in the Southeast. “We really got a broad base

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Atlanta Marketing Automation Startup Salesfusion Acquired

Software company SugarCRM has acquired Atlanta-based marketing automation startup Salesfusion for an undisclosed amount. Salesfusion's product will remain as a standalone offering indefinitely, and their team of 50 will remain in the Atlanta offices. "Today, the pressure has never been greater for B2B companies to consistently deliver