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When you think about entrepreneurial “hubs,” a major city corridor or a downtown building probably comes to mind. That has historically been the case for cities like Atlanta, where Midtown’s Tech Square and the area around Buckhead’s Atlanta Tech Village have been magnets for entrepreneurial talent over the
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Every inch of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs’ 54,000 square foot space is intentionally designed. There is no standard ‘Welcome Sign’ at the door. Instead you are greeted by a statue of Herman J. Russell – the Center’s namesake and one of Atlanta’s most prominent entrepreneurs – plastering
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The Atlanta-based team behind Techstars Impact Powered by Cox Enterprises had their work cut out for them this year since they had to go through 1,000 applications for its 2024 cohort. Out of those 1,000 applications, nine were accepted. The cohort is made up of startups across multiple
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Atlanta’s South Downtown neighborhood, nestled a few blocks from the Five Points Marta Station and in the shadows of Mercedes Benz Stadium, is far from a hub for commerce today. Street-level parking lots sit largely vacant. Most buildings are abandoned; faded awnings are the only signs of once thriving
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Today, WellCapped is a wig rental service designed to make new hairstyles “accessible, sustainable, and budget-friendly.” But co-founders Shante Frazier and Lauren Mitchell told Hypepotamus that they have plans to turn WellCapped into the “Netflix for beauty products” platform that can make quality user recommendations. In order to do that,
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For the last ten years, Google has been sending Google in Residence teams to universities across the country to increase diversity within the tech community. This year, Morehouse College students have their own Googler on campus helping with introductory computer science classes. Utsav Lathia, a product manager on Google Lens,
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Atlanta has served as fertile ground for both enterprise teams and early-stage founders over the years. From Downtown to Midtown to Sandy Springs, Metro Atlanta’s business districts are filled with both Fortune 500 headquarters and startup offices poised for growth. But how do startups and large corporations actually meet
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The race is on to decarbonize our economy, electrify our roads, and create a cleaner energy supply. Startups from around the globe are stepping up, leading to a boom of CleanTech venture funding over the last several years. But to really accelerate change, there needs to be stronger connections between
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The energy around Birmingham, Alabama's EnergyTech scene is buzzing once again as a new Techstars cohort rolls into town. 12 startups were selected last week to join the latest Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator and have come to Birmingham to connect with mentors and key stakeholders over the coming
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Create-X Startup Launch, Georgia Tech’s entrepreneurial initiative and startup accelerator, just wrapped up its latest cohort on campus. 75 teams set up their booths last night for Demo Day, where they chatted with local investors, potential customers, and the larger Atlanta startup community. If the line wrapped around Georgia
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Matt Patterson and Cam Doody didn’t launch Brickyard to be just another startup hub. After successfully scaling the moving logistics startup Bellhop together, the two wanted to break the accelerator and investing mold used across the startup ecosystem. Brickyard calls itself an “insulator” – a spot for founders to dive
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Patrick Latting knew the event planning process was broken. He’d put together his own events for other organizations he started and experienced all the headaches that come with looking for the right vendors. He talked to many others in similar positions. So he started thinking about how technology could