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The Southeast has a new regionally-focused angel investment network. Last week the NO/LA Angel Network (NO/LAAN) rebranded as the Gulf South Angels (GSA) and announced its geographic expansion across the Gulf South. The New Orleans-based angel investment group will now look at deals from eastern Texas to the
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Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, and UPS have their eyes on eight founders recently selected to join Engage, a 10-week program that helps B2B startups refine their go-to-market strategies and get in front of enterprise clients. The Atlanta-based program is open to companies across the country. But
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It was sheer frustration with the US health insurance world that turned Shielvonda Haith into an entrepreneur. She had a good job with benefits. Her insurance came from a major payor in the market. And even so, she had to pay $7,000 out of pocket in medical bills for
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Following the acquisition of their startup Offbeat Media Group in December, media entrepreneurs Shep Ogden and Bailey Grady are ready for their next business challenge. And previous investors, including Mark Cuban and Atlanta Ventures, are backing them once again. Ogden and Grady just launched Interlock Studios, a company that buys
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Tamara Lucas started My Panda because she knows everyone can use some help with their to-do list. The Atlanta-based personal assistant app found an eager customer base: Busy parents who wanted to enlist the help of assistants (known as Pandas) to keep up with the daily tasks like folding laundry,
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Just about every household appliance has gone through a smart home upgrade. From smart locks to plugs, IoT devices are adding security, convenience, and a new eco-friendly layer to our homes. But circuit breakers have yet to get really “smart.” A traditional breaker box is constantly pulling energy from the
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Brothers Mitch Seymour and Mark Seymour are on a mission to make websites safer…by helping companies understand the reputation of their users and track unwanted behaviors on their platforms. Right now, it is pretty easy for nefarious actors to get around blockers a website puts up. Or put another
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The fitness world is full of apps, smart devices, and new boutique studios. As young investment banking professionals in Atlanta, Allie Stolte and Jackson Ford tried out a lot of them. They loved running clubs, and they quickly found themselves incorporating more fitness classes into their routines. That’s when
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From her home base in Tampa, Celeste Grupman is ready to change the way we learn the most in-demand skills. Grupman was recently named the CEO of Dataquest, an EdTech company providing project-based courses in AI and data science skills. She is stepping up after serving as the startup’s
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Editor’s note: This article was first published in Global Atlanta, an online news publication devoted to revealing the city’s ties with the world and helping local companies navigate the global economy.— Innova Solutions has long been a fixture in Atlanta’s technology community, but the fast-growing IT firm
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Up on the eighth floor of Midtown’s 999 Peachtree Building, overlooking the iconic Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, you’ll find what Charles Potts refers to as “the front door to community banks.” That ‘front door’ opens up to the new Center for Innovation for ICBA (the Independent Community
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What company would you consider to be the next potential unicorn out of Georgia? The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has a list of potential candidates based on its newly announced 2024 Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia. And the 40 companies showcase the diversity of talent across the state,