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Birmingham Startup Homepoint Looks To Bring Real Estate Into the Digital & AI Age
Hypepotamus covers the innovators, startups, and technology trends shaping the business landscape across the Southeast region.
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Tariffs squeezed small ecommerce brands. North Carolina’s Deliveri is pitching a shipping lifeline.
Tariffs are forcing ecommerce brands to rethink logistics. Deliveri, a Raleigh-based startup, brings enterprise shipping tools to SMBs—especially for LatAm
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This Atlanta tech startup knows if you are going to succeed at Dry January
If you "fail" at Dry January once, is it over? Atlanta-based Reframe has the data to suggest otherwise.
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Get To Know The CEO Who Believes In Being Data-First, Not Digital-First
Get to know Sparq CEO Ingrid Curtis and why she believes a data-first foundation—not AI hype—is what enterprises need to succeed in the AI Age.
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Ecolyfe’s Smart Grid Revolution Impacts Bahamas Grid
In less than a year, Ecolyfe has evolved from a student project into a startup managing energy forecasts for a national power grid.
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This Chattanooga Startup Wants To Help Homeowners Avoid Costly HOA Fines
HOA rules can be confusing. And if you don't follow them completely...they can be expensive. After facing his own HOA issues, Rhett Morgan founded HomeStand AI to help homeowners understand governing documents and avoid unexpected fines.
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While AI Threatens Tech Jobs, This Birmingham Startup Is Using It to Create High-Paying Blue-Collar Careers
As AI anxiety grips white-collar workers, a Birmingham startup is quietly using the technology to create high-paying blue-collar jobs—and rewrite the future of work from the Southeast.
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How Chattanooga Startup Harmony Found Its AI Use Case Inside American Factories
"We do not want to lose this competition to any overseas competition. And we want factories to be ready for the next decades."
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Where To Be In 2026: Super South in Atlanta
Hypepotamus is Atlanta’s go-to source for tech and startup news, spotlighting the founders, investors, and innovators shaping the Southeast. Through timely reporting, event coverage, and community-driven storytelling, Hypepotamus connects the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem — highlighting the peo
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The Biggest Hypepotamus Stories Of 2025
From major funding rounds to big exits and ecosystem-shaping moments, here are the biggest stories that defined the Hypepotamus tech community in 2025.
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With New Investment, Untapped Solutions Launches Purpose-Built AI to Nonprofits and Social Services
The mission-aligned CRM, formerly ConConnect, is automating case management for organizations serving justice-impacted and marginalized communities.
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Macon-Based Claim Ready Uses AI to Help Homeowners Understand Insurance Coverage Before It’s Too Late
A Macon insurance expert warns homeowners about costly coverage gaps and built the Claim Ready app to prevent uncovered losses.