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Friday Fund Day: What Southeast Startups Did The Week Of August 12, 2024

Friday Fund Day: What Southeast Startups Did The Week Of August 12, 2024

School is back in session and summer vacation season is behind us. Here in the middle of August, these are the startups that made headlines recently: The Story QGenda, the Atlanta-based healthcare workforce management solutions platform, was acquired by Hearst. Financial details of the deal were not released, by

Robin Knows Launches as an AI Platform to Bridge the Digital Divide

Robin Knows Launches as an AI Platform to Bridge the Digital Divide

In the early days of ChatGPT, AI seemed like an unstoppable force, with tech moguls like Elon Musk warning that the technology would advance faster than humans could control. However, early AI adopters, brothers Nate and Tyler Johnson, alongside C. Eliott Johnston, imagined that AI could be used for good.

With social networking app why?!, scrolling is out and asking questions is in

With social networking app why?!, scrolling is out and asking questions is in

Georgia-based founders Maya Watson and Lexi Nisita want to get people talking again. To make that happen in our scroll-heavy world, the two former executives at Netflix and Clubhouse are building why?!, a new social networking and conversation app. Unlike other popular social networking platforms that focus on

Fast-Growing Atlanta-based company PrizePicks names new CEO

Fast-Growing Atlanta-based company PrizePicks names new CEO

Atlanta-based PrizePicks, the popular daily fantasy sports operator, has a new CEO. Adam Wexler, the multi-time tech founder who started PrizePicks, is handing the reins over to Mike Ybarra. The leadership change is effective immediately, according to a pres release Monday. Ybarra brings decades of experience in the

We Asked, They Answered: B2C Leaders Send In Advice For Fellow Entrepreneurs

We Asked, They Answered: B2C Leaders Send In Advice For Fellow Entrepreneurs

The business-to-consumer (B2C) space is crowded and can be complicated for entrepreneurs to navigate. Consumer preferences and mentalities can change quickly, so entrepreneurs have to find new and engaging ways to get in front of people. To get a sense of how Southeast B2C leaders navigate the space,

On-Demand App Running Mate Is Coming To Atlanta

On-Demand App Running Mate Is Coming To Atlanta

The “Uber for runners” app is coming to Atlanta. Running Mate is an on-demand running app that matches verified runners. The app got off the ground when Founder and CEO Dena Lewis wanted to take a more proactive approach to keeping runners like herself safe. After successfully launching in

Meet The Startup Giving EV Batteries A Unique Second Life

Meet The Startup Giving EV Batteries A Unique Second Life

Before even starting college, Joseph Metzler Concepcion had a business idea and knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He’d spent his middle and high school years tinkering with different electrical projects, putting together everything from racing drones to electric bikes. But he kept running into a big problem: