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Onboarding Automation: Believ Ai's New Solution Aims To Help Fintech, Gaming, Government, and More
Atlanta's BelievAI uses AI & OCR to streamline complex onboarding. Solve headaches for fintech, gaming, & more with automated data verification.
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Friday Fund Day: Startups News From The Week Of March 24, 2025
Funding news. Acquisitions. New Hires. New grants. We have the scoop on all the headlines you need to know this week.
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Want To Prepare Kids For Future Jobs? Teach Them How To Grow Tomatoes, Says This Tampa Startup
Farm-Ed: Blending agriculture and technology, this Tampa startup is teaching students data science, AI, and engineering through classroom mini-farms. Learn how they're preparing for the future of work.
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SaaS Startup Horse Spot Finds Fertile Ground In The Southeast
"Horse Spot, a family-founded SaaS startup, is revolutionizing equestrian event management with real-time scoring, online registration, and USEF-compliant tools for competitions of all levels.
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Ditch the Feed: Atlanta's Startup Sonaara Connects People in Real Life, Not Online
"Like many startups, our biggest need is user acquisition — getting more people onto Sonaara so they can create vibrant, in-person connections."
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Instant Financial Expands Beyond Early Pay with New Financial Wellness Program
Instant Financial is expanding beyond early wage access with its new Financial Wellness program, offering credit-building tools, free rent reporting, high-yield savings, and more to help frontline workers achieve long-term financial stability.
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Meet Avante, A New Program Empowering Rural Startup Founders
Avante, a new program from FoundersForge, is helping rural entrepreneurs gain the essential skills and support to build and scale businesses in their own communities. With a hands-on approach, this six-week bootcamp is strengthening rural ecosystems and fostering local innovation.
Contributors
23andMe's Bankruptcy and Lessons for Healthcare Innovation
The downfall of 23andMe this week isn't just another Silicon Valley flameout. It's a cautionary tale for anyone innovating in healthcare.
Corporate Innovators
Tech Veteran Matthew Drooker Takes the Helm as CTO at The Weather Company
Georgia Tech graduate and longtime Turner executive Matthew Drooker has been named CTO of The Weather Company. Learn how he plans to leverage technology to enhance weather forecasting for businesses and consumers alike.
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Friday Fund Day: What Southeast Startups Made News The Week of March 17, 2025
Ditto. WineView. TriNet. Rimidi. Inn-Flow. These are a few Southeast companies that made headlines this week.
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From Music City, AI-Powered Content Verification Startup ViNIL Wants To Keep Deepfakes and Digital Deception in Check
ViNIL uses AI-powered fingerprinting technology to verify video, audio, and images—protecting creators, celebrities, and brands from deepfakes and unauthorized content online.
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Atlanta Fintech Ditch Evolves With Debt Repayment Perks for Employees
Last year the Ditch team started focusing on building out its round up tool, which enables users to make small payments towards their liabilities like credit card balances, student loans, and car payments every time they swipe their card. The goal is to help people make paying down debt easier.