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Ransomware, malware, denial of service attacks are just some of the constant threats plaguing today's cloud infrastructures. But this North Carolina B2B software startup says it’s putting an end to that. Arpio, headquartered in Durham, has created a SaaS platform that it says protects and eliminates “catastrophic
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Speed makes a difference when it comes to building an API test automation company. Just ask the team behind Atlanta-based Speedscale. “We identified a gap in the market around the speed of application delivery and application quality,” Nate Lee, co-founder of Speedscale, told Hypepotamus. Lee is one of three co-founders
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Atlanta has another venture capital firm. Sound Media Ventures, led by Shachar Oren, announced the initial closing of its Fund I, with a target to reach $25 million. Oren told Hypepotamus that the fund looks for seed and early-stage startups focused on the media tech market. He was previously the
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According to a Deloitte study, only 4% of those working in the VC space are Black, and 5% are Latino or Hispanic. 2020 did see the launch of several new firms to address the lack of diversity amongst VCs. But for Salt Lake City-based University Growth Fund, there is still
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Accurately understanding the value of a prospective or existing customer is important for any growing business. Atlanta-based DecisionLink’s platform organizes the customer value management process, and one of the larger VC firms out in Silicon Valley has taken notice. Following up on a 2019 SAFE round, Accel has signed
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We've reached the final stretch of 2020. Even with the political and economic uncertainty swirling around Q4 of 2020, VC firms across the Southeast are deploying capital and looking to strategically grow their portfolios. Hypepotamus had a chance to catch up with David Jones of Bull City Venture
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With coronavirus news currently roiling financial markets, some might guess that recently launched venture capital funds would hold off on whatever they were planning a few months ago. But that’s not what Michael Cohn and Sean O’Brien, founder-operators of Atlanta-based early stage venture capital firm Overline, have decided