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Woman-led Nashville healthcare startup XSOLIS is scaling after landing $75M

Woman-led Nashville healthcare startup XSOLIS is scaling after landing $75M

This Nashville healthcare data startup is getting ready to scale after landing $75 million in funds. XSOLIS (pronounced similarly to “excellence’) this week confirmed it secured a “minority growth” investment from Brighton Park Capital, a Connecticut-based firm specializing in growth-stage healthtech firms. "This investment will be a

With The Suites, Founder Takes New Approach To Building A Business Community

Shimite Obialo was well aware of the statistics around Black and brown founders when she entered the VC startup space in 2017. The most recent data suggests that minority founders raised just 2.4% of all venture funding over the past six years. Obialo, a corporate finance attorney and entrepreneur,

Can FinTech Bring More Movie Magic To ATL? FilmHedge Says Yes

Can FinTech Bring More Movie Magic To ATL? FilmHedge Says Yes

Despite being both a media and FinTech powerhouse, Atlanta has yet to become a hub for film financing. But one startup founding team — bringing together backgrounds in financial services, media, film funding, and venture capital — is ready to change that narrative. FilmHedge was born after Jon Gosier, an entrepreneur and

New CBD Delivery Service Is A Go In Atlanta, Thanks To Morehouse Founders

New CBD Delivery Service Is A Go In Atlanta, Thanks To Morehouse Founders

It all started with a free slice of pizza. Matthew Gaffney, N. Victor Nwadike, and Kevin Tolliver were all Morehouse students when they first met at an internship info session on campus. While asking questions (and enjoying the free pizza, as all good college students do), the three realized they

Atlanta Has A New $20 Million Fund Focused On Creating A More Equitable World

Atlanta Has A New $20 Million Fund Focused On Creating A More Equitable World

How VCs deploy capital is fundamentally flawed, says the team behind World Within Ventures. They’ve closed an inaugural $20 million fund to change the narrative around what funding humanitarian-focused startups can look like. World Within’s portfolio companies to date already provide interesting insight into how the founders

Around the Southeast: Q2 2021 Recap

Around the Southeast: Q2 2021 Recap

We tracked upwards of 50 tech startups across the Southeast that completed funding rounds this quarter. Take a look at how the ecosystem is growing: Startups With New Funding Atlanta: Greenlight completed it's Series D, totaling $260 million Atlanta: OneTrust raised $210 million in its Series C round

Popmenu Raises $65M Series C as Restaurant Industry Roars Back

Popmenu Raises $65M Series C as Restaurant Industry Roars Back

When Hypepotamus last spoke to Popmenu’s CEO Brendan Sweeney in the fall, the Atlanta SaaS startup had just raised a $17 million Series B to help restaurants stay afloat during pandemic closures. Now in summer 2021, Sweeney is seeing a drastic turn in the restaurant space. “There’s a