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450 investors, representing 300 funds, were in Atlanta this week to meet one-on-one with founders and hear pitches from 83 promising startups on stage at Venture Atlanta 2023. 80% of those funds came from out of town to participate in the conference and the dozens of pre and post-event gatherings
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For the last ten years, Google has been sending Google in Residence teams to universities across the country to increase diversity within the tech community. This year, Morehouse College students have their own Googler on campus helping with introductory computer science classes. Utsav Lathia, a product manager on Google Lens,
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Nestor, a Louisiana-based Healthcare Software Company, recently secured $1 million in funding after completing The Idea Village’s IDEAinstitute early-stage accelerator program. Co-founders Shawn Johnston (CEO) and Jordy Davidson created the software as a service (SaaS) company based on the needs that Johnston saw firsthand during his 15+ years of
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Public health research on the LGBT+ population in the United States is growing, from new findings in HIV prevention and treatment to looking into disparities in access to care during and after the pandemic. So why aren’t more queer researchers involved in shaping this developing field? Noah Mancuso, a
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The winner of Fintech South’s 2023 Innovation Challenge wants to bring community banks into the Netflix Era. No, your banker isn’t going to star in any binge-worthy series any time soon (at least that we know of). But rather Vertice AI, an Atlanta-based SaaS startup, wants to help
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Atlanta has served as fertile ground for both enterprise teams and early-stage founders over the years. From Downtown to Midtown to Sandy Springs, Metro Atlanta’s business districts are filled with both Fortune 500 headquarters and startup offices poised for growth. But how do startups and large corporations actually meet
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The race is on to decarbonize our economy, electrify our roads, and create a cleaner energy supply. Startups from around the globe are stepping up, leading to a boom of CleanTech venture funding over the last several years. But to really accelerate change, there needs to be stronger connections between
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On any given day, Downtown Nashville is buzzing with country music legends and up-and-coming artists who flock to Music City from around the world. But this week, it was Tennessee tech founders and investors who took to center stage. 3686 Festival, Nashville’s entrepreneurial conference hosted by LaunchTN, brought the
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Terri-Nichelle Bradley has brought on big name partners throughout the years while building Brown Toy Box, an educational toy company dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Hypepotamus covered Brown Toy Box in 2018 when it landed a partnership with NASA. Earlier this
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Three minutes. That’s all the time founders have to share their startup story on the Venture Atlanta stage this year. Now, that might not seem like a lot of time for a founder to pitch their idea, product, team, and vision to a room full of potential investors. But
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The energy around Birmingham, Alabama's EnergyTech scene is buzzing once again as a new Techstars cohort rolls into town. 12 startups were selected last week to join the latest Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator and have come to Birmingham to connect with mentors and key stakeholders over the coming
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To reach the elusive 10 year mark, a startup needs to be much more than just a good idea. It needs a team that can navigate the startup through economic headlines and changing customer demands. Brian Dally and Nick Bhargava, co-founders of Atlanta-based Groundfloor, have reached the 10 year startup