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7 More Startups Put Down Roots, All Under One Roof, In Birmingham

7 More Startups Put Down Roots, All Under One Roof, In Birmingham

A recent real estate purchase in the Forest Park neighborhood in Birmingham will soon be "home base" for the newest crop of startup founders building in the city. Some of the recent graduates of Techstars Alabama EnergyTech accelerator program have pulled together to purchase what they are calling

Better Than a Bake Sale? Tech Startup Hello Donor Looks To Change The School Fundraiser

Better Than a Bake Sale? Tech Startup Hello Donor Looks To Change The School Fundraiser

Alpharetta-based Hello Donor is out to change the face of fundraising. The concept and technology behind its Changemaker Initiative, the digital change round-up, is familiar to most consumers. The idea of rounding up a transaction and donating the extra cents is common at point-of-sales retail settings and grocery stores. But

Focusing On Data Quality Helped This App Become A Key Resources For 100s of Thousands During The Pandemic

Focusing On Data Quality Helped This App Become A Key Resources For 100s of Thousands During The Pandemic

When Hypepotamus chatted with Jack Griffin in 2017, the University of Michigan student was building FoodFinder, a geo-location website and database of food banks, to help tackle food insecurity. The problem was big then. But the pandemic only heightened the need for food assistance programs and food pantries across the

In An Unpredictable Market, More People Have Moved Into Real Estate Investing. That Has Meant Big Growth For Groundfloor.

In An Unpredictable Market, More People Have Moved Into Real Estate Investing. That Has Meant Big Growth For Groundfloor.

High home prices and low housing inventory has stopped many Americans from buying a home over the last year. That has been particularly true across the Southeast, as a recent Zillow ranking found seven out of the ten “hottest” housing markets are in the region right now. But increasing real

The Great Resignation: When Employees Can Go Anywhere, How Are Startups Attracting Talent?

The Great Resignation: When Employees Can Go Anywhere, How Are Startups Attracting Talent?

Upwards of 38 million American workers joined “The Great Resignation” in 2021, and surveys suggest that number might only grow in 2022. What’s driving the numbers? Some fled burnout and toxic work settings. Many others were lured away by higher wages and a hot “employee market." Some people,

You Have Your Credit Score. Now a NC Startup Wants To Give You A Cybersecurity Score.

You Have Your Credit Score. Now a NC Startup Wants To Give You A Cybersecurity Score.

Our call with founders Edward Carroll and Jeremiah Smith started with the small talk you might expect from those in the startup space: there just aren’t enough hours in the day. But while chatting about their new venture, Asheville, North Carolina-based Edison Marks, I’m fairly convinced they have

One of Atlanta's Latest Unicorns Lands Series E Funding, Reaches $3.5B Valuation

One of Atlanta's Latest Unicorns Lands Series E Funding, Reaches $3.5B Valuation

Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based tech company focused on public safety and crime prevention, has caught the attention of one of the world’s largest VC firms. Tiger Global led Flock Safety’s recent $150 million Series E funding rounding, joined by 776 and Spark Capital. Existing investors a16z, Bedrock, Matrix,