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Huntsville’s Skyfire AI Lands $11M To Grow Public Safety Drone Platform

Huntsville’s Skyfire AI Lands $11M To Grow Public Safety Drone Platform

Stay up to date with Hypepotamus Add us as a preferred source in Google Add to Google ↗ Armed with a fresh $11 million seed round, Skyfire AI is ready to bring more safety-focused drones to the sky. The startup, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, helps public safety groups, defense industry players,

New Crop Of Entrepreneurs Are Moving To Alabama Thanks To Grant Funding Program

New Crop Of Entrepreneurs Are Moving To Alabama Thanks To Grant Funding Program

In a remote-first business world where teams can be just about anywhere, the State of Alabama is making a strong pitch that its is the place to be. Part of that pitch includes dollar signs. Last month, Innovate Alabama announced the recipients for its fourth round, and largest, round of

This Alabama Startup Is Literally Flying On The International Space Station Right Now

This Alabama Startup Is Literally Flying On The International Space Station Right Now

Space enthusiasts (including all you solar eclipse watchers!) will want to keep an eye on one Alabama startup that is currently orbiting around Earth sixteen times a day on the International Space Station (ISS). Birmingham-based Shipshape Urban Farms, an AgTech startup creating localized food networks with modular hydroponic farms, blasted

More Indie Games Are On The Horizon As Huntsville Startup Freedom Games Raises $10M Seed Round

More Indie Games Are On The Horizon As Huntsville Startup Freedom Games Raises $10M Seed Round

Just 18 months since its founding, Freedom Games has big plans for the indie video game market. The Alabama startup just raised its first round of outside capital, a $10 million seed round led by Singapore-based gaming VC firm Play Ventures. Nashville Capital Network and San Francisco-based GFR Fund also

With A New Office In Birmingham, Acclinate Looks To Diversify Clinical Trials

With A New Office In Birmingham, Acclinate Looks To Diversify Clinical Trials

When a startup is able to create both a B2B and a B2C solution, you know the team is working on something unique. But when that startup is also addressing health inequities within clinical trials, it’s clear that startup is essential. As a digital health company, Huntsville-based Acclinate works

Adding Mark Bezos As A Backer, HR Startup Spur Raises One of Alabama's Largest Venture Rounds Ever

Adding Mark Bezos As A Backer, HR Startup Spur Raises One of Alabama's Largest Venture Rounds Ever

Employment platform Spur has raised an $8 million Series A round led by venture capital firm Third Prime with participation from Mark Bezos (brother of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos) and John Griffin, founder of Blue Ridge Capital. Founded in 2017, the Huntsville, AL software company offers a payroll and HR

For $20, GeneCapture Detects Infections On Day Zero In Under an Hour

For $20, GeneCapture Detects Infections On Day Zero In Under an Hour

When Dr. Krishna Chittur's young daughter was born premature, the doctor spotted some concerning cloudiness on a lung x-ray. The doctor suggested a dose of antibiotics for suspected pneumonia, followed by blood work to identify the infection. Chittur and his wife were concerned about what the antibiotics could