Southeast Tech News From The Week Of October 25 - October 31, 2025
Don't worry, nothing Spooky about today's Halloween edition of our Friday Fund Day.
Don't worry, nothing Spooky about today's Halloween edition of our Friday Fund Day. Just a round up of the companies and people who made headlines this week from across the Southeast. These are the bits of news you need to know before heading into the weekend.
Funding News
- Birmingham, Alabama-based EdTech VeroSkills: $5.3 million seed round
- Atlanta-based BioTech startup Andson Biotech: $5 million
- Miami-based AccessGrid: $4.4 million seed round from New York-based Harlem Capital
- Nashville-based gaming app Tanbii: $3 million seed round
- Miami-based AI startup Flamingo: $2.2 million seed round
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based BioTech startup iOrganBio: $2 million seed round from Massachusetts-based First Star Ventures
- Birmingham, Alabama-based Real Estate Tech Homepoint: $75,000 in non-dilutive funding from Alabama Launchpad
Acquisition News
Ekos, the venture-backed SaaS startup for the craft beverage industry that was founded in 2014, has been acquired by fellow North Carolina company, Next Glass, Details up on Hypepotamus.
Top Hypepotamus Stories
Following a Series B funding round, Samyr Qureshi announced he is stepping down from the Tampa-based EdTech Knack, which he has led for more than a decade. With the announcement, Qureshi answered some of Hypepotamus' questions about his experience building in the EdTech space. More here.
Community Call Out
As families across the Southeast and the country prepare changes to SNAP benefits, Atlanta-based
Goodris stepping in for the local community.
Goodr has launched an initiative to provide groceries to families in need. Here’s how it works:-
- Families can submit requests for food support, and they will be matched with available donations.
- Once matched, families will be notified and can pick up their grab bags at one of two locations:
- Goodr Fulfillment Center (near the airport)
- Edgewood location (near downtown Atlanta)
You can help by
sharing this linkto families in need of support or
donating here.In Other News
Mercedes-Benz North America has signed a lease on a space that will become its new research and development center in West Midtown, making good on a commitment to bringing a new tech hub as part of an ongoing consolidation into metro Atlanta. The German automaker moved from its U.S. headquarters from New Jersey to Sandy Springs in 2018. The success of the move prompted an announcement in May that the company would relocate another 500 employees here, mainly corporate and finance roles from Michigan, to create a base for the entire North American region. More here.
People To Know
Atlanta-based Sparq has named a new CEO, Ingrid Curtis. Other new faces at the company include cheif financial officer Jason Paru and chief growth officers Kyle Boston.
