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Meet The Atlanta FinTech Entrepreneur Who Is Driving Innovation At The Gas Pump

Meet The Atlanta FinTech Entrepreneur Who Is Driving Innovation At The Gas Pump

Like any good early-stage founder, Ben McFarlin visited his potential customers directly when he wanted to test out a new business venture and FinTech idea. His customers just happened to be pumping gas. Long before the pandemic, McFarlin was looking to innovate the driver’s experience at the pump, and

Ally Commerce Spinoff Startup Adds Flexibility To Healthcare Payments Proccess

Ally Commerce Spinoff Startup Adds Flexibility To Healthcare Payments Proccess

A spin-off startup from Ally Commerce, Green Feather, is finding a niche in the healthcare payments space. Atlanta-based Ally Commerce launched in 2007 as an end-to-end eCommerce technology provider for consumer durables companies. Green Feather got off the ground as the team saw a “demand from healthcare companies trying to

Irish E-Commerce FinTech Expands Into Atlanta Market, Plans For Rapid Hiring

Irish E-Commerce FinTech Expands Into Atlanta Market, Plans For Rapid Hiring

Coming off of a $76 million Series A funding round, Irish FinTech startup Wayflyer has its eyes on Atlanta. With a focus on providing flexible financing options for growing eCommerce brands, CEO Aidan Corbett told Hypepotamus that 75% of the company’s clients are in the US. Wayflyer already has

Stacey Abrams & Lara Hodgson FinTech Startup Raises $9.5M To Fix B2B Payment Woes

Stacey Abrams & Lara Hodgson FinTech Startup Raises $9.5M To Fix B2B Payment Woes

NowAccount knew they had a solution to help small businesses better manage invoices and payments. Coming out of the pandemic, the team, including Georgia Tech alumna Lara Hodgson and Spelman alumna — and former State Representative — Stacey Abrams, closed a $9.5 million Series A round to scale. Abrams talked about

Network Under 40 & Meeting of the Minds Team Up In New Acquisition

Network Under 40 & Meeting of the Minds Team Up In New Acquisition

Networking events have transformed over the last year and a half, but that isn’t stopping the momentum over at Network Under 40 (NU40). The team just announced it has been acquired by Meeting of the Minds, a private membership community for high-growth entrepreneurs also based in Atlanta, Georgia. Meeting

New Atlanta Fund Looks To Jumpstart Innovation in Early-Stage Automotive Startups

New Atlanta Fund Looks To Jumpstart Innovation in Early-Stage Automotive Startups

Atlanta-based Automotive Ventures has closed its inaugural, oversubscribed $7 million fund. The fund looks to invest in the expanding automotive and mobility space, which includes the electrification of cars, the explosion of auto-specific data analytics, and sensor technology, and even how we think about car ownership. Steve Greenfield and Justin

Contributor Article - Taken for a Ride: Why the Current Rideshare Model is Broken

Among the pioneers of the gig economy, rideshare services Uber and Lyft remain among the most closely watched service businesses. Uber in particular has grown in recognition to the point of becoming a verb; businesses designing service-based products are said to be leading the “uberization” of the economy. When it