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Exponential AI platform

Exponential AI Helps Companies Streamline Development of Artificial Intelligence Solutions

Automation plus enterprise artificial intelligence can equal the perfect match, and when enterprise AI company Exponential Machines announced its merger with automation company PurpleLogic at this year’s AI Summit to become an entirely new company called Exponential AI, it decided to make a new life in Atlanta. “The joining

AppHarvest

NBA Star Blake Griffin Helps Kentucky-Based AppHarvest Raise $11M

AppHarvest, an agtech startup based in Kentucky, was one of 2019’s biggest tech stories from the Southeast. It appears that 2020 is off to a similarly fertile start in terms of funding, after the company's recent announcement of an $11 million financing round led by a couple

MAXEX Exec Team

MAXEX: How A $4B Margin Call Led To A Digital Mortgage Exchange With $5B Trading Volume

Shortly before the Great Recession wiped out billions in assets, veteran entrepreneur and self-described “mortgage geek” Tom Pearce was managing the assets of commercial paper facilities for Vertical Capital, LLC when he received word that storied global financial services firm Lehman Brothers had collapsed. “When Lehman went down, the commercial

Slope Software

Atlanta Insurtech Startup Slope Software Raises $1M From Cofounders Capital

Insurtech SaaS startup Slope Software, based in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee, recently had its own future slightly more insured, thanks to a seed round investment from Cofounders Capital. Founded by an actuary and a software engineer—veteran insurance industry professional Andy Smith and CTO Taylor Perkins, respectively—Slope announced

Fanaticus XR

Atlanta's Fanaticus XR Uses VR and Projection Mapping To Connect Fans To Their Clans

Fanaticus XR co-founder Ernesto Escobar didn’t know he would be in the business of extended reality, or “XR,” until one day a few years ago he found himself watching a game made famous by Harry Potter books played in front of him, by actual people. “I was reading an

Ortez Gude Citiri

Airport Construction Management Platform Citiri Takes Flight in Atlanta

Anyone that travels frequently by air knows that many American airports are currently undergoing renovation, expansion and other construction projects. Because airports are business enterprises with various operations going on at once, these construction projects can become major hindrances. This is where Citiri co-founder and CEO Ortez Gude saw an

Eventeny team

This Startup Makes Event Coordination Less Stressful and More Fun

Despite the long lines and large crowds, people usually think of fun when they think of festivals. That changed for Aly Hussaini when he caught a glimpse of the hard work behind the revelry as he watched his sister struggle with the challenges that come with running big events. “She