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Those boring conference name tags are getting an upgrade, thanks to a group of students. Like many college kids, Andrew Grant and Joshuai Grant found themselves going to a lot of networking events and conferences to get their careers off the ground. And by attending those events, they ended up
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In general, the SaaS world has struggled over the last year and a half. 2023 was another down year for venture capital going into enterprise software, with the value of those transactions slipping 33% last year, according to data collected by PitchBook. And the outlook hasn’t been much better
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The Southeast Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Growth Hub, the regional pilot project building an interconnected business community, has named a new partner in its efforts to build up the local business community. Earlier this summer, MBDA announced it was partnering with EcoMap Technologies on a new initiative designed
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“There's no entrepreneurial school. You have to go through the school of Hard Knocks…To be able to sit down and add value & experience with ventures – it's powerful for me.” The North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service (NAV) celebrated its five-year anniversary this July – and is
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In the early days of ChatGPT, AI seemed like an unstoppable force, with tech moguls like Elon Musk warning that the technology would advance faster than humans could control. However, early AI adopters, brothers Nate and Tyler Johnson, alongside C. Eliott Johnston, imagined that AI could be used for good.
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Atlanta-based venture capital firm Vocap Partners has appointed a new General Partner. Emery Waddell, who has been with Vocap since 2015, was promoted to General Partner this week after serving as the firm’s Principal. Vocap is an early growth equity firm that works with post-product market fit companies in
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Georgia-based founders Maya Watson and Lexi Nisita want to get people talking again. To make that happen in our scroll-heavy world, the two former executives at Netflix and Clubhouse are building why?!, a new social networking and conversation app. Unlike other popular social networking platforms that focus on creating content
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Building anything in the HealthTech and MedTech space can be difficult. The industry is heavily regulated, requiring compliance with strict standards and often hard to navigate approval processes. But health-focused founders are passionate about what they do and want to see their medical innovations come to life. So how can
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Atlanta-based PrizePicks, the popular daily fantasy sports operator, has a new CEO. Adam Wexler, the multi-time tech founder who started PrizePicks, is handing the reins over to Mike Ybarra. The leadership change is effective immediately, according to a pres release Monday. Ybarra brings decades of experience in the gaming industry
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Goodr, the Atlanta-based logistics and food waste management startup, is in expansion mode. Goodr works as a sustainable surplus food management platform that helps restaurants and businesses keep food out of landfills and direct it to people and communities in need. To date, the startup has worked with universities, popular
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Busy week? Behind on the local technology news? Never fear...your Friday Fund Day round up is here! Here are the big stories that happened across the Southeast that you need to know to end your week strong: The Big Story Techstars Tuscaloosa has tapped Anastasia Simon as the program’
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Atlanta might be known for its Southern Hospitality and strong foodie scene. But it’s probably not on your list as a destination for wine in the way Napa, Sonoma, or Bordeaux are. But could it be a hub for wine technology? Seth Lytle thinks it can be. He’s