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How Atlanta-based Plum Is Transforming ECommerce From The Floor Up

How Atlanta-based Plum Is Transforming ECommerce From The Floor Up

Being home to the “Flooring Capital of the World,” North Georgia carpet is found in homes across the country. Now a team of Georgia-based entrepreneurs and veterans of the flooring space are helping to bring the industry to the e-commerce world. That industry, Plum Carpet CEO and founder

"First Turn Of The Flywheel": Startups To Watch In New Orleans

"First Turn Of The Flywheel": Startups To Watch In New Orleans

From its first $1 billion exit to an increased number of venture capital deals, the tech scene in New Orleans scored some major headlines in the second half of 2021. For Jon Atkinson, CEO at the city’s accelerator The Idea Village, these headlines are just the start. “We see

InEvent Helped Teams Navigate COVID. Now The EventTech Startup Is Working On The Latest Crisis: The Great Resignation

InEvent Helped Teams Navigate COVID. Now The EventTech Startup Is Working On The Latest Crisis: The Great Resignation

InEvent, a Y Combinator grad, decided to put down roots in Atlanta to take advantage of international access vis-à-vis the airport and the city's overall high quality of life back in 2019. COVID gave the startup a unique boost early on as companies worked to connect

Software Engineer Brothers Bring New Developer Tool To SMBs Ready To Scale Online

Software Engineer Brothers Bring New Developer Tool To SMBs Ready To Scale Online

Brothers Scott Sickles and Brad Sickles separately built successful engineering careers in corporate and startup spaces. Now, they’ve teamed up to tackle what they both experienced as a main development pain point: Deploying apps for SMBs (small-to-medium businesses) is often a clunky and frustrating experience. Of course,

Meet The Georgia Tech Ph.D. Student Using Fitbit To Improve Postpartum Care

It was the Downtown Atlanta skyline that first captured Sherilyn Francis’ heart. “I happened to come to Atlanta one day on a whim and when I saw the cityscape driving through downtown...it was absolutely beautiful and said I have to move here,” she told Hypepotamus. Move she did, and

Following A Busy Year, Atlanta-based Impiricus Builds Traction In Digital Health Space

Following A Busy Year, Atlanta-based Impiricus Builds Traction In Digital Health Space

Many HealthTech startups, like Atlanta-based Impiricus, saw impressive growth over 2021 as healthcare systems navigated the changing nature of the pandemic. And the move towards digital health isn’t going to change, says Impiricus CEO Sandy Donaldson, which is helping to accelerate growth for the platform connecting physicians with

Behind Acadia's Tech-Driven Approach To The Changing Nature of Digital Marketing

Behind Acadia's Tech-Driven Approach To The Changing Nature of Digital Marketing

The digital marketing puzzle is one that every scaling company has to solve. But that puzzle has only become more complex over the course of the pandemic, especially for mid-market brands, says Jared Belsky. “I think we will look back fondly and call the 2010’s the decade of