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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.