Feature
California's Halogen Ventures Is Ready To Bet Big on Alabama Startups
LA VC firm Halogen Ventures, led by Jesse Draper, is betting on Alabama’s startup ecosystem with a new $30M fund and fresh investments statewide.
B2B
Atlanta AgTech Startup Good Agriculture Raises $1.5M Seed Round Led by Pittsburgh's Nicely Road
Atlanta-based Good Agriculture raises $1.5M seed round led by Pittsburgh's Nicely Road for its AI-powered farm management platform. CEO Alex Edquist's startup streamlines agricultural business operations for regenerative farmers across the US, targeting 1,000+ customers and $2M ARR by 2027.Retry
accelerators
Atlanta’s Brightlane Labs Launches As Venture Studio To Build & Scale FinTech Startups
Atlanta-based Brightlane Labs debuts to launch 3–5 FinTech startups yearly, targeting compliance and risk solutions for smaller banks.
Feature
BREAKING: Meet The 86 Companies Selected For Venture Atlanta 2025
Since its founding, Venture Atlanta has helped launch more than 930 companies, facilitating over $8 billion in capital raised and $20.8 billion in successful exits.
B2B
Investors Double Down on Atlanta's FinTech Rainforest With $29 Million Series B
Rainforest recorded a 10x growth in revenue year-over-year, with the company seeing a dramatic increase in its annual processing volume. The FinTech platform has attracted customers from a variety of different industries.
B2B
After The Funding: Atlanta’s Sola Insurance Lands $8M Series A To Scale Weather And Data-Driven InsurTech
Atlanta-based Sola Insurance has secured $8M in Series A funding to reinvent home insurance with weather data. By reducing fraud and streamlining claims, the InsurTech startup aims to deliver affordable, resilient coverage for homeowners across 12 states as it accelerates hiring and expansion.
Feature
Southeast Startup News From The Week Of August 25-29, 2025
We take the week's top stories, from fundraising deals in North Carolina to new startups forming in Georgia, and put them in any easily-digestible format.
Education
Investors Back Wilmington’s Skillmaker with $2.5M to Reimagine Skilled Labor Training
The new pool of funding will go towards expanding Sillmaker’s XR‑enabled training through NAPA stores while broadening its curriculum into other crucial trade areas.
Feature
Southeast Startup News From The Week Of August 18-22, 2025
Hypepotamus shared the stage with Sage CTO Aaron Harris at Fintech South, talking the AI realities facing SMB businesses across the globe. Full conversation will be released by TAG soon!
Feature
These 5 founders will be on stage for the 3686 pitch competition this year
Athlete-specific tele-mental health solution Onrise won last year’s pitch competition and went on to secure funding from LaunchTN’s $70-million equity investment fund, InvestTN.
accelerators
BREAKING: Techstars Atlanta Names New Managing Partner
Anastasia Simon has been with the Techstars organization since 2022, first as a Venture Principal for Techstars Impact and Techstars Atlanta powered by Cox Enterprises. Last year she served as the Managing Director for Techstars climate-focused program in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
accelerators
Startups Court Investors At The Access Georgia Foundation's Summer Showcase
Seven founders pitched female and minority-led startups at the Access Georgia Investor Showcase, a program helping startups get capital, coaching, and connections.