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This High Tech Greenhouse Is Harvesting Talent and Produce to Revitalize Eastern Kentucky

This High Tech Greenhouse Is Harvesting Talent and Produce to Revitalize Eastern Kentucky

The unemployment rate in Pike County, Kentucky is 8.7 percent. Kentucky-born Jonathan Webb graduated from University of Kentucky with an opportunity to go into coal sales — Kentucky is the third largest coal producing state, but turned it down in favor of pursuing a career path that promoted sustainability. After

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Kid-Focused Fintech Startup Lands New Bank, Corporate Partners In $16M Series A Round

Children's debit card provider Greenlight Financial Technology has raised $16 million from investors TTV Capital (lead investor), New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Relay Ventures, SunTrust Bank, Ally Financial, nbkc bank, Canapi, and Amazon's voice tech-focused Alexa Fund. Greenlight's product allows parents to monitor their kids&

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Payment Processor Elavon Opens Fintech-Focused Innovation Lab Near Georgia Tech

Merchant services and payment processing technology company Elavon, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, has opened a technology innovation lab called The Greenhouse in the heart of Atlanta. The fintech-focused lab will explore emerging technologies and how they might relate to solving problems in the payments industry. Elizabeth Holmes, Elavon’

Personality Discovery Startup Raises $5M Series B To Help You Get Along With Anyone

Personality Discovery Startup Raises $5M Series B To Help You Get Along With Anyone

Nashville-based personality startup Crystal has raised a $5 million Series B round from Birchmere Ventures, Falmouth Ventures (formerly CEB Ventures), HubSpot and Salesforce Ventures. Since launching in 2015, the machine learning platform has added over 2,000 customers. "We spent the last three years focused on product and technology,

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Venture For America is Bringing Startup Talent to Smaller Southern Cities — And They’re Staying

The elements of what makes up an emerging startup ecosystem is an often-debated topic — is it capital, universities, large corporations that can turn an ordinary city into a startup hub? In Techstars’ co-founder Brad Feld’s book “Startup Communities — Building An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City,” he says that the

How To Find Your Next Role Within the Hidden Job Market

How To Find Your Next Role Within the Hidden Job Market

You can shorten your job hunt by knowing how to use certain methods other applicants usually miss. After all, if you’re relying on job ads alone, you could spend a long time searching — advertised positions represent as little as 20 percent of total vacancies, and your resume often winds

It's Like the Olympics, Startup-Style | Atlanta Startup Battle is Back

It's Like the Olympics, Startup-Style | Atlanta Startup Battle is Back

Atlanta's freshest startup competition opens application submissions The 2 days of competition in Atlanta Startup Battle presents a unique opportunity for startup growth and investment. Throughout the competition, the top participants get to develop their ideas with seasoned mentors and present to active venture capital investors — both local