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Startup "SuperApp" Kiksasa Wants To Help Founders Level Up

Startup "SuperApp" Kiksasa Wants To Help Founders Level Up

Question for startup founders out there: How many software subscriptions do you have for you and your team? Chances are your team spends the day bouncing between Slack, email, HubSpot, Notion, LinkedIn, a few different project management tools, and whatever platform holds your code. But as Metro Atlanta founders Kelly

We Asked, They Answered: Best Advice From Fintech Leaders

We Asked, They Answered: Best Advice From Fintech Leaders

The Southeast’s business landscape is full of major FinTech players like First Data, WorldPay, Global Payments, TSYS, Equifax, NCR, Incomm, and Corpay. But it has also been fertile ground for the next generation of FinTech players, from unicorns AvidXchange in North Carolina and Greenlight in Atlanta to fast-growing startups

Friday "Fund" Day: Southeast Tech Headlines From The Week of June 24, 2024

Friday "Fund" Day: Southeast Tech Headlines From The Week of June 24, 2024

Atlanta had its first 100 degree day in nearly five years this week. To beat the heat, stay inside and catch up on this week's headlines! The Big Story Atlanta-based Rainforest, an embedded payments fintech serving mid-market customers, raised a $20 million Series A from a mix of

New AI startups are all the rage. But established companies are also staking their claim as AI innovators.

New AI startups are all the rage. But established companies are also staking their claim as AI innovators.

Glitzy new artificial intelligence startups are popping up everywhere, and they’ve taken a bulk of venture capital checks written over the last year and a half. But it’s not just early-stage startups that are building the latest AI products. Seasoned tech companies, especially those in the Southeast, may

Is The Future Of Journalism Decentralized...And Less Polarized?

Is The Future Of Journalism Decentralized...And Less Polarized?

Startup founder Don Templeman wants to make polarization in journalism a thing of the past. That certainly seems like a lofty goal in 2024. Today, big media outlets and social media platforms build their audiences by reinforcing specific viewpoints. The reality is that the focus is on click rates and

Cricket's Global Audience Opens New Doors for Atlanta-Based SportsTech & AI Startup

Cricket's Global Audience Opens New Doors for Atlanta-Based SportsTech & AI Startup

The second most popular sport on the planet is having a moment in the United States. The US has been playing co-host to the Men’s Cricket World Cup this summer, spurring “unprecedented interest” among a new crop of cricket fans, according to the sport’s administrative body. That has

Is there an alternative to expensive health insurance? This HealthTech startup thinks so.

Is there an alternative to expensive health insurance? This HealthTech startup thinks so.

When we first met Gbenga Adeyemi in the early part of 2023, he was focused on eliminating stress around parking at the airport with his valet startup Varkn. He’s now back in the founder seat with his next startup…and this time he’s focused on eliminating stress for