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Behind The New Startup Lab In Charleston Aiming To Innovate, Educate Around Clean Energy

Behind The New Startup Lab In Charleston Aiming To Innovate, Educate Around Clean Energy

An international clean energy company is looking a little closer to home these days as it tries to change the narrative around renewable energy sources. Charleston, South Carolina-based Palmetto had an early focus on financing energy projects — be it through equity, debt, or various environmental offset programs — in the

Atlanta Cyber & Identity Security Startup Secures $21 Million Series A

Atlanta Cyber & Identity Security Startup Secures $21 Million Series A

SecurEnds, a cloud-based Identity Governance startup, is the latest Atlanta company to secure funding from an enterprise software-focused venture capital firm. Following the funding news, CEO Tippu Gagguturu told Hypepotamus about the history of the company, where the cybersecurity community in Atlanta is heading next, and how the

Raleigh’s VitalFlo lands $2.1M to scale predictive medicine platform

Raleigh’s VitalFlo lands $2.1M to scale predictive medicine platform

This Raleigh startup on a mission to end asthma attacks and chronic lung disease is pushing ahead after landing $2.14 million. VitalFlo, a startup that has developed a lung analytics platform, secured seed funding from the Texas-based Geekdom Fund after growing “17 times over the last 12 months.

With $3.3M Seed Round, Atlanta's Ubuntoo Looks To Play Matchmaker in the Sustainability Space

With $3.3M Seed Round, Atlanta's Ubuntoo Looks To Play Matchmaker in the Sustainability Space

For Atlanta-based Ubuntoo, the increased focus on sustainability from consumers and companies alike has helped its marketplace grow over the past few years. As Chief Marketing Officer Yuri Pereira explains, “sustainability and profitability used to not necessarily be aligned...but not anymore. That’s bringing a surge in terms

To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta's Flock Safety

To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta's Flock Safety

The large funding round headlines keep coming in for the Atlanta tech scene. On the heels of its November 2020 $45 million Series C raise, Flock Safety just closed a $150 million Series D round to help scale. “Simply put, we are growing incredibly fast and the demand is increasing,

Meet Stephen Wakeling, Atlanta Founder Rethinking E-Waste & The Circular Economy

Meet Stephen Wakeling, Atlanta Founder Rethinking E-Waste & The Circular Economy

Entrepreneurs working in the circular economy see both the financial and environmental advantages of rethinking e-waste. Atlanta entrepreneur Stephen Wakeling has watched the space transform over the last decade while building Phobio, a SaaS platform designed to facilitate electronic device trade-ins. “The useful life of a phone is

For Atlanta-based SnapNurse, Flexibility Is Central To Post-Pandemic Medical Staffing

For Atlanta-based SnapNurse, Flexibility Is Central To Post-Pandemic Medical Staffing

A startup founder must know they’re on to something when the name of their company becomes a verb. That’s exactly what founder and CEO Cherie Kloss hears from nurses and medical workers using SnapNurse to find short-term positions or travel nursing contracts. “We’re seeing people post