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What Happened in Southeast Tech: February 2021

What Happened in Southeast Tech: February 2021

Despite the shorter month, Southeast tech startups still brought in some impressive headlines over the course of February. Here is your wrap-up of the month's news: Funding Stories * Atlanta: Account-based marketing platform Terminus raised $90 milion in Series C funding. Read more here. * Nashville: Built Technologies raised $88

University Growth Fund Picks Atlanta As Next Hub To Grow Student VC Talent

University Growth Fund Picks Atlanta As Next Hub To Grow Student VC Talent

According to a Deloitte study, only 4% of those working in the VC space are Black, and 5% are Latino or Hispanic. 2020 did see the launch of several new firms to address the lack of diversity amongst VCs. But for Salt Lake City-based University Growth Fund, there is still

Behind Los Angeles-based Emotive's Move Into Atlanta's Growing MarTech Scene

Behind Los Angeles-based Emotive's Move Into Atlanta's Growing MarTech Scene

Could e-commerce marketing benefit from a little bit of southern hospitality? The team behind Los Angeles-based Emotive thinks so. After raising a $50 million Series B round, Emotive is expanding and opening an office in Atlanta. Emotive’s platform helps e-commerce brands scale 1:1 text messaging campaigns with customers

Atlanta-based Engineer Launches Platform to Boost Influencer Marketing Efforts Internationally

Atlanta-based Engineer Launches Platform to Boost Influencer Marketing Efforts Internationally

As an engineer, Lingbin Kong has a knack for streamlining processes. After graduating from Georgia Tech with a Master in Electrical Engineer, Kong went on to work for Motorola and Alpha Comm Enterprises. But in 2017, he jumped into entrepreneurship with 2PM Solutions after seeing the need to streamline how

Terminus CEO Talks Future of Account-Based Marketing After Team Raises $90 Million Series C

Terminus CEO Talks Future of Account-Based Marketing After Team Raises $90 Million Series C

For CEO Tim Kopp, Terminus’ $90 million Series C isn’t just a big headline. “It’s a great validator. But it also puts the pressure on us to keep going.” The Series C round was led by Great Hill Partners, a new investor in Atlanta's account-based marketing

Vasant Kamath Joins Tech Square Ventures As Firm Grows

Vasant Kamath Joins Tech Square Ventures As Firm Grows

As Tech Square Ventures launches its Fund II, the firm has tapped Vasant Kamath as a General Partner to help scale and grow its early-stage portfolio. A Georgia native and seasoned tech investor, Kamath most recently served as Director at Primus Capital and as Director of Corporate Development at Cox

Atlanta-based RoadSync's New CFO Talks FinTech Innovations In The Logistics Industry

Atlanta-based RoadSync's New CFO Talks FinTech Innovations In The Logistics Industry

In the age of automation and digitization, logistics has traditionally lagged behind other industries. Atlanta-based RoadSync is working to modernize the logistics industry by offering fast, convenient, and secure payment solutions. “By making the payment process digital and instant, we now simplify payment activities, reduce the payment processing time, and