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Interested In Angel Investing? Atlanta-based Knightley Wants To Make The Process Easier

Interested In Angel Investing? Atlanta-based Knightley Wants To Make The Process Easier

As a startup founder and previous due diligence analyst, Graham Gintz has experienced fundraising pain points from both sides of the table. “Most of the time, it's because people start pitching investors too early. Maybe they don't have the right narrative or they don't

Atlanta Cyber & Identity Security Startup Secures $21 Million Series A

Atlanta Cyber & Identity Security Startup Secures $21 Million Series A

SecurEnds, a cloud-based Identity Governance startup, is the latest Atlanta company to secure funding from an enterprise software-focused venture capital firm. Following the funding news, CEO Tippu Gagguturu told Hypepotamus about the history of the company, where the cybersecurity community in Atlanta is heading next, and how the startup plans

With $3.3M Seed Round, Atlanta's Ubuntoo Looks To Play Matchmaker in the Sustainability Space

With $3.3M Seed Round, Atlanta's Ubuntoo Looks To Play Matchmaker in the Sustainability Space

For Atlanta-based Ubuntoo, the increased focus on sustainability from consumers and companies alike has helped its marketplace grow over the past few years. As Chief Marketing Officer Yuri Pereira explains, “sustainability and profitability used to not necessarily be aligned...but not anymore. That’s bringing a surge in terms of

To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta's Flock Safety

To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta's Flock Safety

The large funding round headlines keep coming in for the Atlanta tech scene. On the heels of its November 2020 $45 million Series C raise, Flock Safety just closed a $150 million Series D round to help scale. “Simply put, we are growing incredibly fast and the demand is increasing,

Meet Stephen Wakeling, Atlanta Founder Rethinking E-Waste & The Circular Economy

Meet Stephen Wakeling, Atlanta Founder Rethinking E-Waste & The Circular Economy

Entrepreneurs working in the circular economy see both the financial and environmental advantages of rethinking e-waste. Atlanta entrepreneur Stephen Wakeling has watched the space transform over the last decade while building Phobio, a SaaS platform designed to facilitate electronic device trade-ins. “The useful life of a phone is being elongated,

For Atlanta-based SnapNurse, Flexibility Is Central To Post-Pandemic Medical Staffing

For Atlanta-based SnapNurse, Flexibility Is Central To Post-Pandemic Medical Staffing

A startup founder must know they’re on to something when the name of their company becomes a verb. That’s exactly what founder and CEO Cherie Kloss hears from nurses and medical workers using SnapNurse to find short-term positions or travel nursing contracts. “We’re seeing people post ‘I

With The Suites, Founder Takes New Approach To Building A Business Community

Shimite Obialo was well aware of the statistics around Black and brown founders when she entered the VC startup space in 2017. The most recent data suggests that minority founders raised just 2.4% of all venture funding over the past six years. Obialo, a corporate finance attorney and entrepreneur,