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GROUNDFLOOR Proves Equity Crowdfunding Works, Closing Another $3M In Public Offering

GROUNDFLOOR, the country’s only equity crowdfunding platform for real estate loans, has closed on a second round of capital from public investors. In this offering, which it raised using its own platform, GROUNDFLOOR took in $3 million from 1,580 individual investors, who purchased shares of the company for

MyPorter

Digital On-Demand Storage Startup MyPorter Raises $2.2M to Enter New Markets

MyPorter, an online-first, on-demand storage startup, has closed $2.2 million in funding from a group of strategic angel investors. The capital is intended to get the startup closer to a larger institutional round at the end of this year and then expansion to new markets in early 2020. MyPorter

StartupBus

30 Entrepreneurs, 7 Startups, 1 Bus: 'Advancing Black Entrepreneurs' StartupBus Crosses the Country

Any entrepreneurial journey is long, winding, and there are typically some bumps in the road. But for dozens of entrepreneurs crossing the country last week on one of several ‘StartupBuses,’ these metaphors took on a distinctly literal meaning. “I didn’t think about how intense it would be — just being

Bunker Labs

Bunker Labs and Google for Startups Team Up On 'Basecamp' Accelerator for Veterans In Atlanta, Raleigh

With support from Google, national veteran support group Bunker Labs has launched a new business accelerator in Atlanta and Raleigh. The ‘Basecamp’ program will give 10 veteran or military spouse entrepreneurs in each city the opportunity to focus on their business and learn from experts for six months. There is

Uplift app

UpLift, A Science-Backed App for Depression Sufferers, Raises $1M Seed

Mental health startup UpLift has raised a $1 million equity seed round from the Laidir Foundation, a non-profit that funds companies aiming to make a positive impact on the world. UpLift co-founder and CEO Eddie Liu says the seed funding will help the company scale its product and team to

jimmy etheredge

Accenture's New North America CEO Jimmy Etheredge On How the Southeast Shaped His Innovation Mindset

After serving as senior managing director of Accenture’s U.S. Southeast region for the better part of the last three years, Jimmy Etheredge has ascended to oversee all of the company’s North America offices. The Atlanta-based executive will now oversee a market that finished last fiscal year as

Space Tango

50 Years Post-Lunar Landing, These Southeastern Space Startups Are Still Exploring the Final Frontier

A lot has changed since Buzz and Neil first stepped foot on the moon almost exactly 50 years ago to this day. Despite the current administration’s calls for a “Space Force”, there is much less of a political rallying cry around space exploration than the stars-obsessed ‘60s. But where