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This week, startups across the Southeast made headlines for new projects, strategic partnerships, and funding announcements. Here’s a look at the top stories shaping the region's entrepreneurial landscape: Big Stories On Hypepotamus * Atlanta-based MedTech startup Synaptrix raised a $10 million seed round. Details here. * Squeez, a Tampa-based
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The reality is that bootstrapping advice can be harder to come by in the venture-focused world of startups. So we spoke with founders from a diverse range of industries about the perks, pitfalls, and practicalities of bootstrapping. Here’s what they had to say about going it alone.
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The 2024 Siggie Awards took place last night at Emory University as a space to recognize the unsung leaders across Atlanta's early-stage investor scene. Named after Sig Mosley, godfather of Atlanta angel investing and Managing Partner of Mosley Ventures, the Siggie Awards has become a staple event for
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Squeez operates as a marketplace, connecting people to exclusive experiences while helping businesses optimize revenue. Customers submit a monetary offer for unavailable reservations, indicating how much they’re willing to pay. Businesses can then choose to accept or decline the offer.
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Synply recently announced it closed a $4.8 million seed round from investors Live Oak Bank, Canapi Ventures, TReK Capital Partners, Woodforest National Bank, and OFG Bancorp.
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For Cohen, the founder’s mindset is as important as their business model. And that is why he said it is important that the bootcamp helps founders build confidence, focus, and resilience.
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Last year, Auditocity secured $1.1 million in seed funding, including $300,000 from InvestAL, a program of Innovate Alabama funded by the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).
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Atlanta’s life science, medical, and healthcare technology ecosystems has been growing over the decades, with new developments like Science Square.
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Funding stories. M&A events. And new companies moving into the region. Your Friday 'Fund' Day is a wrap up of what happened across the Southeast's innovation ecosystem. Here are the big headlines and stories that you need to know from this week: Funding News
Corporate Innovators
Read Time: 4 minutes Tech Topics In This Article: The Weather Company, Atlanta leadership Rohit Agarwal is ready to lead a business giant and “OG AI company” right in his own backyard. Agarwal was recently named the new CEO at The Weather Company, the weather forecasting giant headquartered in Atlanta.
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Read Time: 3 minutes Tech Topics In This Article: Tampa startups, leadership change Leadership change is coming to Embarc Collective, and outgoing CEO Lakshmi Shenoy says the transition will set up even more Florida-based startups for success. Embarc, the Tampa nonprofit fostering startups across the Tampa Bay area and The
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Read Time: 3 minutes Tech Topics In This Article: venture capital, Atlanta pitch competitions New York-based HearstLab, a firm investing in early-stage, tech-enabled, women-led startups, was in Atlanta this week to hear pitches from five early-stage founders building ecommerce, marketplace, AI, and HealthTech startups during its first Pitch HearstLab event