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Meet The VC Looking To Transform Durham, North Carolina

Meet The VC Looking To Transform Durham, North Carolina

Investor Charles Robinson is on a mission to change the City of Durham, one business district at a time. To start, he’s eyeing Hayti District, a historic neighborhood that served as the social and cultural center for the city’s Black community. Robinson is working with a new Social

Local investors back Atlanta-based startup looking to help companies reduce unproductive inventory

Local investors back Atlanta-based startup looking to help companies reduce unproductive inventory

It’s a problem that we are all too familiar with: The dreaded “Out of Stock” sign when shopping for that one specific item. It can be a nuisance, but it can be an absolute nightmare for brands, manufacturers, and retailers. Because as much as they don’t want to

Temperature Check: What's The State of Private Capital In 2024?

Temperature Check: What's The State of Private Capital In 2024?

Atlanta-based BIP Ventures is out with its latest State of Investing and Startups report. This mid-year private capital report provides some important color and context into how the venture capital world has changed following the rise of generative AI and 2023’s venture banking crisis. And the data gives us

The Southeast Has A New VC Fund. Here's What You Need To Know About Tennessee's Market Square Ventures

The Southeast Has A New VC Fund. Here's What You Need To Know About Tennessee's Market Square Ventures

Late last year, the State of Tennessee changed its Department of Commerce and Insurance’s securities rules to exempt venture capital firms from the requirement of full registration as an investment adviser. As CEO of Launch Tennessee Lindsey Cox penned in The Tennessean newspaper, that rule change and new flexibility

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A Focus On Diversification Helps Front Porch Venture Partners Close Its $20 Million Fund II

North Carolina-based Front Porch Venture Partners (FPVP) is the latest Southeast-based firm to raise its second fund, and the team is ready to deploy that capital in the regional startup ecosystem. FPVP announced today it closed a $20 million Fund II, which is quadruple the size of its fund that

Armed with a new $15 million funding round, Atlanta-based Apptega prepares for the future of cybersecurity compliance

Armed with a new $15 million funding round, Atlanta-based Apptega prepares for the future of cybersecurity compliance

Atlanta-based Apptega has been in growth mode recently. The cybersecurity compliance team has made some high-profile leadership hires, including bringing on new CEO Dave Colesante late last year. It has also closed a new round of funding to help the team build and grow in the new era of AI-driven

What Investors Want To See From Cleantech Startups

What Investors Want To See From Cleantech Startups

Clean-focused technology companies across the country are having a moment. Public and private spending into space is up this year. And VC dollars into Cleantech grew 30% over the last two years despite overall VC funding dips, according to Crunchbase data. The Southeast has long been a hub for Cleantech