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The early days of November 2024 brought funding news, M&A headlines, and new award recipients to the Southeast innovation scene. On top of our coverage of startup news throughout the week, Hypepotamus is highlighting all the news from the week. Here are the big headlines you need to
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Last night the Technology Association of Georgia, which represents leaders and employers across the state, gathered at The Fox Theatre in Midtown Atlanta to celebrate its 2024 TAG Technology Award winners. The winners represented eight categories, including corporate leadership, tech for good, and innovation. Without further ado, here were the
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It is the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, which can only mean one thing... People are glued to election news. Maybe you need a break from reading polls and think pieces. Maybe you want to get away from Election Day news all together. Either way, we'
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Read Time: 4 minutes Tech Topics In This Article: EventTech, app startups, Charlotte entrepreneurs Think about the last time you walked into a networking event or an industry-focused happy hour. You know there are people you want to meet in the room. But the question is…how do you get
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The final days of October brought us new hires, new funding rounds, and some acquisition headlines from across the Southeast startup world. We have a round up of the biggest headlines you need to know from the week that was: Funding News Charlotte-based Petfolk, a startup provider of veterinary and
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Accelerators can be a powerful tool for startup founders looking for mentorship, networking, growth tools, and even investment to continue to scale. But accelerators are far from being a one-size-fits-all choice for founders, regardless of their company’s size or growth stage.
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Accessibility tools like voice-to-text, screen readers, alternative input devices, and speech recognition software are important parts of making our digital world more accessible to all people. But it turns out, they also make mobile devices more accessible to hackers. That’s been a key area of research for professor Brendan
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The future of BaaS (banking-as-a-service) is top of mind for fintech leaders around the world right now. It's a major topic this week at Techcrunch Disrupt, a popular startup technology summit in San Francisco and is headlining thought pieces and news articles across the fintech world. The reality
Education
Alabama is on a mission to bring data science and artificial intelligence education to students in all corners of the state. And to do that, they’re working directly with a local EdTech startup team. Birmingham-based startup QuantHub, alongside the Alabama State Department of Education and the public-private partnership Innovate
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HealthTech funding rounds. Checks into student-run companies. And new hires at ecosystem hubs. In this edition of Friday 'Fund' Day, we’re spotlighting the startups that successfully raised funds, made key hires, or announced exciting new partnerships. We've got the latest developments that are shaping the
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Cindy Trice had just graduated from veterinary school in 2004 when she found out she had advanced cervical cancer. The diagnosis meant countless hours inside hospitals to receive treatment…and therefore countless hours in uncomfortable hospital gowns. You know the kind. The thin, ill-fitting, and often drafty hospital gowns that
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When Dutch software engineering and IT consultancy Xebia sought to establish a U.S. headquarters, they had their pick of prime locations. With 28 offices around the globe, cities like New York, Seattle, or San Francisco could have been the obvious choices from a tech talent pool perspective. However, as