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Vantaca, North Carolina’s Newest Software Unicorn, Secures $300M to Transform How Community Management Gets Done

21 Oct 2025 2 min read Growth Stage

Vantaca, a Wilmington software company, lands $300M at a $1.25B valuation to transform how communities are managed across the U.S.

Get To Know The CEO: CallRail CEO Marc Ginsberg on AI, Hybrid Work, and Building a $100M ARR Company in Atlanta

07 Oct 2025 4 min read funding news

CallRail CEO Marc Ginsberg shares how AI, culture, and smart scaling are shaping the next chapter for Atlanta’s fast-growing analytics leader.

In the age of AI, what is the role of a CFO?

06 Oct 2025 5 min read Corporate Innovators

Finance leaders are rethinking what it means to be a CFO in the Age of AI. From strategic forecasting to decision-making speed, Southeast CFOs share how artificial intelligence is reshaping the modern finance function...and why human insight, adaptability, and storytelling still define successful fi

California's Halogen Ventures Is Ready To Bet Big on Alabama Startups

29 Sep 2025 3 min read Feature

LA VC firm Halogen Ventures, led by Jesse Draper, is betting on Alabama’s startup ecosystem with a new $30M fund and fresh investments statewide.

Your Personal Sales Coach: Birmingham-based Multiply Startup Helps Reps Master Cold Calls and Pitches

25 Sep 2025 3 min read Corporate News

Robinett isn’t interested in building just another AI startup is a glorified ChatGPT wrapper. In fact, he said that Multiply breaks out of the standard AI model that is centered around generative prompts and answering user questions.