Southeast Tech News From The Week Of November 10-14, 2025
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Funding News
Miami-based Lighter (Blockchain) - $68 million venture fund
Charlotte-based Rebel (Ecommerce) - $25 million Series B
Atlanta-based sunday (Fintech, Restaurant Tech) - $21 million Series B
Durham-based Extellis (EnergyTech) - $6.8 million seed round
Nashville-based District Cover (InsurTech) - $6 million Series A
Pompano Beach, Florida-based Lawrova (LegalTech, SaaS) - $3 million pre-seed
Fairhope, Alabama-based Auditocity (HRTech) - $2 million seed round
Tampa-based PulseCheck AI (AI, Restaurant Tech) - $50k pre-seed round
Acquisition News
Atlanta-based BoxedUp's CEO Donald Boone announced on his LinkedIn that his startup was acquired by Minneapolis-based Omni-View Software. Omni-View said in a press release that the acquisition "brings unmatched strength to blue-collar businesses who keep the world moving." Hypepotamus wrote about BoxedUp over the years, as the ecommerce startup raised venture capital and found new customer bases in the film, industrial, and construction spaces.
Accelerator News
Huntsville, Alabama-based startup Kalm Therapeutics, which is developing a prescription eczema and psoriasis patch, won top honors at Alabama Launchpad’s Life Sciences Track competition. Kalm took home $100,000 in non-dilutive funding in addition to mentorship and networking opportunities.
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Get To Know The CEO of OrderlyMeds, the ATDC graduate startup that scaled to $100 million ARR in just eleven months.
In Other News
Georgia State University announced it is teaming up with Google to launch a $6 million AI Innovation Lab that will give metro Atlanta students hands-on access to artificial intelligence education and help prepare the next generation of tech talent. The partnership will expand access to computer science and artificial intelligence (AI) education for more students in the local community, according to the university. Georgia State will implement an after-school AI and machine learning (ML) education program that recruits high school students from public schools in metro Atlanta to participate in a daily curriculum focused on AI/ML literacy, problem-solving, design-thinking and mentorship. CBS has more details as well.
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People To Know
The Siggies, the annual award ceremony for Atlanta's early-stage investors, went on this week to a packed room at Emory University. The big winners of the night included:
Aly Merritt — Horizon Award
Frank Tighe — Founders' Favorite Award
Jennifer Bonnett — Conscious Capital Award
Laron A. Walker — Investors' Choice Award
