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Meet The Local Leaders Shaping The Metaverse As We Know It

Meet The Local Leaders Shaping The Metaverse As We Know It

When the Atlanta Braves wanted to build the first major league baseball stadium in the metaverse, they didn’t have to look too far to find the talent to make that happen. The 2021 World Series champions partnered with Roswell-based Surreal Events to bring Digital Truist Park to life last

This ATL startup wants to be the "bridge between traditional finance and cryptocurrency"

This ATL startup wants to be the "bridge between traditional finance and cryptocurrency"

The wild ride of crypto continues. The price of Bitcoin is down 38% since the start of the year, creating an endless number of think pieces about what this latest “crypto crash” means for future investors. In Washington, a bipartisan group of senators proposed sweeping legislation this week to put

The entrepreneurial journey looks different in Asheville, and it is bringing new tech talent to town

The entrepreneurial journey looks different in Asheville, and it is bringing new tech talent to town

Jeffrey Kaplan took to the TEDxAsheville stage earlier this year to talk about something uncomfortable: The entrepreneurial journey as we know it is pretty broken. As Director at Venture Asheville, he’s seen the negative outcomes that come when a tech ecosystem focuses on funding exclusively. Founders suffer when they

As Uncertainty Looms, Local Tech Leaders and Investors Get Back To Basics

As Uncertainty Looms, Local Tech Leaders and Investors Get Back To Basics

It started with whispers in offices, during company happy hours, and in Zoom meetings. The startup success wave had been good — great, really — for tech ventures that raised record funding rounds at sky-high valuations. From HealthTech to WorkTech to FinTech, startups were solving some of the biggest challenges facing our

MoneyLine Bets It Can Turn Younger, More Casual Viewers Into Sports Fans

MoneyLine Bets It Can Turn Younger, More Casual Viewers Into Sports Fans

Sports brands are betting big on…sports betting, of all things…to attract new fans. And an Atlanta-based startup could help them cash in on that bet. MoneyLine is an online sports app designed to bring the “younger and more casual person to the sports gaming space…the ones that

Pet ownership isn't great for the environment. Grubbly Farms wants to change that.

Pet ownership isn't great for the environment. Grubbly Farms wants to change that.

The “dog days of summer” will have a whole new meaning this year for the team behind Grubbly Farms. The Atlanta-based startup and Create-X graduate, known for its sustainable food sources for backyard chickens, is expanding into dog treats. It is a strategic move for the company looking to make

Nearly a year into the job, CEO Jeff Perkins reflects on ParkMobile's recent growth

Nearly a year into the job, CEO Jeff Perkins reflects on ParkMobile's recent growth

All ParkMobile employees start each morning with an email recap of the previous day’s analytics, giving them a look at how the parking app was growing day by day in cities across the country. Jeff Perkins, who was ParkMobile’s CMO in 2020, said it was about transparency and