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Kennesaw-based FinTech Lending Startup Lands $125 Million in Growth Investment

Kennesaw-based FinTech Lending Startup Lands $125 Million in Growth Investment

LendingPoint, based out of Kennesaw, Georgia, announced this week a $125 million preferred equity investment from Warburg Pincus. The investment comes at a unique time in the FinTech and lending industries. CEO Tom Burnside told Hypepotamus via email this is LendingPoint’s first external capital injection, which comes as the

VC Firm With Investments in Slack, CrowdStrike & Other Success Stories Leads $18.5 M Series A Round In Atlanta-based DecisionLink

VC Firm With Investments in Slack, CrowdStrike & Other Success Stories Leads $18.5 M Series A Round In Atlanta-based DecisionLink

Accurately understanding the value of a prospective or existing customer is important for any growing business. Atlanta-based DecisionLink’s platform organizes the customer value management process, and one of the larger VC firms out in Silicon Valley has taken notice. Following up on a 2019 SAFE round, Accel has signed

As Alternative Housing Options Grow, Atlanta-based GROUNDFLOOR Thinks ADU Investing Can Help Cities Thrive

As Alternative Housing Options Grow, Atlanta-based GROUNDFLOOR Thinks ADU Investing Can Help Cities Thrive

The housing market has certainly made its share of headlines during COVID. While commercial real estate all but dried up for a time due to office closures, individual home mortgage rates plunged to record lows. As some fled traditionally dense cities, others bought new places to hunker down for extended

With Roots in Wilmington & Atlanta, EasyVote Provides SaaS-based Tools For Election Officials Across The Country

With Roots in Wilmington & Atlanta, EasyVote Provides SaaS-based Tools For Election Officials Across The Country

Yes, the 2020 Presidential race and 2021 senate runoff elections are in the rearview mirror. While many may be rejoicing that TV ads and text message campaigns have ended, one Southeast-based startup is already looking ahead to ensure that future elections run smoothly. EasyVote, founded by brothers Charles and Ron

After Series A Round, Atlanta-based Voxie Looks To Make Text Message Conversations The Next Big Thing in Brand Engagement

Even before the pandemic, getting in front of the right customers was hard for retailers, restaurateurs, and e-commerce store owners. As email open rates fell over the course of the last few years — and foot traffic into physical stores all but dried up in 2020 — marketers have had to get

Atlanta-based Impiricus Automates How Doctors Navigate Pharmaceutical Needs

Atlanta-based Impiricus Automates How Doctors Navigate Pharmaceutical Needs

Over 1,800 years ago, Hellenistic philosopher Sexton Empiricus applied science to the study of the human body and changed the course of medicine. Moving into 2021, an Atlanta-based team is using artificial intelligence to improve the pharmaceutical world and how doctors best get treatments to patients. Founded by CEO

Atlanta-based SalesLoft Becomes Latest "Unicorn" After $100 Million Series E Funding Round

Atlanta-based SalesLoft Becomes Latest "Unicorn" After $100 Million Series E Funding Round

Atlanta has a new unicorn. SalesLoft, the Sales Engagement platform founded in 2011, has raised a $100 million Series E round, putting the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion. The Series E round was led by Owl Rock, with additional participation by Insight Partners, HarbourVest, and Emergence. SalesLoft CEO