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New Investment Will Help Durham CleanTech Startup Improve How We Get Clean Water

New Investment Will Help Durham CleanTech Startup Improve How We Get Clean Water

A women-led cleantech startup is getting ready to pilot its “game-changing” water purification technology after landing $700,000 in funding. NALA Systems, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, says it has developed new reverse-osmosis membranes that could cut the cost of water desalination by up to 40%. This

Kennesaw-based FinTech Lending Startup Lands $125 Million in Growth Investment

Kennesaw-based FinTech Lending Startup Lands $125 Million in Growth Investment

LendingPoint, based out of Kennesaw, Georgia, announced this week a $125 million preferred equity investment from Warburg Pincus. The investment comes at a unique time in the FinTech and lending industries. CEO Tom Burnside told Hypepotamus via email this is LendingPoint’s first external capital injection, which comes as the

VC Firm With Investments in Slack, CrowdStrike & Other Success Stories Leads $18.5 M Series A Round In Atlanta-based DecisionLink

VC Firm With Investments in Slack, CrowdStrike & Other Success Stories Leads $18.5 M Series A Round In Atlanta-based DecisionLink

Accurately understanding the value of a prospective or existing customer is important for any growing business. Atlanta-based DecisionLink’s platform organizes the customer value management process, and one of the larger VC firms out in Silicon Valley has taken notice. Following up on a 2019 SAFE round, Accel has

As Alternative Housing Options Grow, Atlanta-based GROUNDFLOOR Thinks ADU Investing Can Help Cities Thrive

As Alternative Housing Options Grow, Atlanta-based GROUNDFLOOR Thinks ADU Investing Can Help Cities Thrive

The housing market has certainly made its share of headlines during COVID. While commercial real estate all but dried up for a time due to office closures, individual home mortgage rates plunged to record lows. As some fled traditionally dense cities, others bought new places to hunker down for extended

With Fresh Rebrand and New Venture Raise, Charleston-based AI Startup Is Streamlining The Hiring Process For Hourly Workers

With Fresh Rebrand and New Venture Raise, Charleston-based AI Startup Is Streamlining The Hiring Process For Hourly Workers

Just as sprockets link together different parts of a machine, the co-founders of Charleston-based Sentio believe the right new employees drive organizational efficiency and harmony. So much so, they’ve decided to use the word in the company's rebrand. “‘Sprockets’ represents our mission more clearly,” Matt

How Safr Is Helping YMCAs and Universities Track Student Health & Safety Data

How Safr Is Helping YMCAs and Universities Track Student Health & Safety Data

The Safr app was born, like many great ideas, while Fred Burns was waiting in line. A line to drop off his twin boys at the YMCA, more specifically. Parents like Burns had to wait in line for 45 minutes to fill out COVID-related paperwork. “I was handed a

With Roots in Wilmington & Atlanta, EasyVote Provides SaaS-based Tools For Election Officials Across The Country

With Roots in Wilmington & Atlanta, EasyVote Provides SaaS-based Tools For Election Officials Across The Country

Yes, the 2020 Presidential race and 2021 senate runoff elections are in the rearview mirror. While many may be rejoicing that TV ads and text message campaigns have ended, one Southeast-based startup is already looking ahead to ensure that future elections run smoothly. EasyVote, founded by brothers Charles and