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North Carolina Team Lands $6 Million Series A To Improve Energy Efficiency In Factories

North Carolina Team Lands $6 Million Series A To Improve Energy Efficiency In Factories

Industry 4.0 and the push towards manufacturing automation hinges on optimization. As manufacturing plants become more digital, these facilities need a way to better access, optimize and act on disparate data. From its home base in Raleigh, ndustrial.io just raised a $6 million Series A round to do

Tech Alpharetta Grad Lands $1.7 Million To Streamline Facilities Management

Tech Alpharetta Grad Lands $1.7 Million To Streamline Facilities Management

With a new $1.7 million seed round, Maptician is ready to get work...by getting other people safely back to work. As a facilities management SaaS startup, Maptician’s self-service approach allows “true visibility into space usage," President Nick Eurek told Hypepotamus. On the facilities side, Maptician helps

How Southeast Startups Are Building For a More Water Resilient Future

How Southeast Startups Are Building For a More Water Resilient Future

Startups and corporations alike are rethinking office buildings. Beyond just restructuring spaces for the post-pandemic workforce, many are thinking about the role construction and architecture can play in a more sustainable urban environment. For Miami-based Ecovie Water Management, that means helping buildings become more water resilient. Founded in 2009, the

How North Carolina's Higharc Is Reshaping the $400B Home Building Industry

How North Carolina's Higharc Is Reshaping the $400B Home Building Industry

Construction and property-focused startups increasingly find themselves at the center of two important trends: Building a more sustainable future and creating a more remote-friendly environment. Not only are people seeking homes that fit remote work standards, the team at North Carolina-based Higharc told Hypepotamus that the need for virtual home

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

North Carolina’s Element451 — taking its name from the temperature at which paper burns — has been leading the charge to bring the college admission process into the digital world. The need to streamline how colleges find potential students only grew as traditional campus recruiting was thrown into flux at the

A Pandemic Pivot Helps Nashville AdTech Team Land $4 Million

A Pandemic Pivot Helps Nashville AdTech Team Land $4 Million

The team behind AdCritter didn’t initially set out to build a DIY advertising platform for small businesses. CEO and founder Gabriel Smith told Hypepotamus his team initially started looking at how to improve advertising for the continuing education space. “We had to get ads in front of doctors and

Atlanta-based Saltbox Raises $10.6M From West Coast Investors, Continues National Expansion

Atlanta-based Saltbox Raises $10.6M From West Coast Investors, Continues National Expansion

While more companies weigh the pros and cons of coworking coming out of the pandemic, Atlanta-based Saltbox sees a growing need for flexible co-warehousing options. “We have seen the pandemic accelerate the shift towards e-commerce in our own space, as many of our members have seen increased sales over the