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Two GA Peaches Sweetening up the Scarf Business

Two GA Peaches Sweetening up the Scarf Business

Bené is a customizable, made-to order service for culturally inspired scarves. A portion of their proceeds are committed to the support of educational programs that empower women. With custom made prints, the style of each scarf is suited for the season and personality. We just announced Bene's 2014

Calendly + Atlanta Ventures = $350K deal

Calendly + Atlanta Ventures = $350K deal

The Scoop on Calendly: * Founded by Tope Awotona * Cloud based * Sits on top of Google Calendar making it super easy to provide self-service scheduling * Make it easy to set, cancel, or reschedule a meeting * More consistent meeting information and preparation * Automated integration with other systems like CRM * More Atlanta Ventures:

Robotic Bartender Wins Biz Launch Competition

Robotic Bartender Wins Biz Launch Competition

Monsieur, the developers of an artificially intelligent bartender, is the winner of the 9th annual Business Launch Competition. * Monsieur’s technology can be used at home or in commercial environments such as stadiums, arenas, restaurants and bars. As a result of the win, Monsieur will now receive $50,000, a

Software Award Winners

Software Award Winners

The TAG Southeastern Software Association (SSA), one of the founding members of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), recently announced the winners for the fifth annual TAG SSA Impact Awards. Technology Solutions Provider- Prime Revenue Independent Software Vendor- Arke Systems Corporate Internal Software Development- Weather Channel Where Georgia Leads: Health

Emory Junior Pitching Tonight

Emory Junior Pitching Tonight

Serial entrepreneur & student, Kaeya Majmundar will be pitching on Shark Tank tonight. The Talent: * Multiple inventions: 1) BZbox 2) Ringlee 3) Quckrust- site coming soon. * 1st Place & Peoples’ Choice in 2012 the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Elevator Pitch Competition * 3rd Place in the 2013 Charlotte Venture Challenge Student Business

Closes $50 Mill Series D

Closes $50 Mill Series D

The Deal: * The round led by SoftBank Capital, with additional participation from TCW/Craton and Lumia Capital. * Existing investors including BlueRun Ventures, David Bonderman, Warren Stephens, the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Jim McKelvey (the co-founder & director ofSquare) Thomvest Ventures and SV Angel. * Total equity raised by

Ground Work: ZPM Espresso

Ground Work: ZPM Espresso

A few years ago, Georgia Tech-alum Gleb Polyakov, Igor Zamlinsky, and Janet Tambasco discovered a gap between commercial coffee-makers and coffee-consumers. Dissatisfied with the economics of coffee-making and the outdated technology of espresso machines, they decided to create a new way to enjoy coffee. Their solution was the ZPM Nocturn.