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If you turned to Robinhood or other investment platforms during the height of the GameStop trading frenzy earlier this year, you definitely weren’t alone. A poll out from Yahoo Finance and The Harris Poll found that one in four American adults bought a viral stock in January 2021. That
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Before we dive into the innovation news, we have to first take a quick botany and history lesson. While most might associate the cannabis sativa plant with the marijuana industry, one variety, hemp, was historically an important and sustainable American crop. Traditionally used for clothing, rope, paper, and oil-based fuels
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When John Whatley launched DreamHouse in 2017, he had a vision for what live-work-play environments should look like. From its first headquarters in Atlanta, DreamHouse started as a co-living incubator for entrepreneurs searching for both office and residential options. Now, after building up the business in Hong Kong over the
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Two of Atlanta’s educational powerhouses are teaming up with other key stakeholders in the city to connect and grow the Southeast innovation community. The Southeast Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Growth Hub will be a two-year pilot program to provide critical resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners
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Between tracking down the check, dividing the bill, calculating tip...and of course, remembering to pick up your credit card from the check presenter...paying for a nice meal out can quickly turn into a long and arduous process. From the restaurant’s point of view, handling payments can take
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Atlanta-based PadSplit and GROUNDFLOOR have been tackling real estate accessibility from two very different angles over the last few years. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before they joined forces to help bring new affordable housing units to communities in need. The two teams announced a new partnership
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Charlotte-based isolved, a SaaS company for HR professionals, has acquired Nashville startup Givful. Founded in 2017, Givful’s platform organizes employee volunteering and fundraising opportunities. The acquisition, isolved’s Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer James Norwood said, is part of the overall focus on purpose-driven work. “Giving and volunteering was
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To open, or not to open? That was the question for most Atlanta offices during the latter half of 2020. With vaccination programs in full swing, large companies and startups alike are asking a very different question in Q2 of 2021: How much space do we need? Office real estate
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A Kentucky startup raised an $11.4 million Series A to address a major headache in the medical community: verifying patient benefits. eBlu is an electronic workflow solution that streamlines the prior authorization of expensive infusion-based specialty medications. Medical practices can verify a patient’s benefits and coverage information, along
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From its Midtown headquarters, Atlanta-based Itential has seen how the hybrid and multi-cloud network space has evolved over the last year. “Organizations faced unique circumstances in 2020 that no one expected, and teams found themselves utilizing different cloud-based services due to the shift to remote work. While organizations adapted to
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Morrisville, North Carolina-based inMotionNow has spent the last two decades streamlining and deploying a project management tool for creative teams. Now, they’re joining forces with Dutch company Lytho as the focus on creative content continues to rise. inMotionNOW CEO Douglas Thede told Hypepotamus the merger came about because his
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Subscription services have become an integral part of the e-commerce industry. A Charlotte-based startup built a subscription service to help doctors get the latest devices. And in doing so, they’ve become one of the fastest-growing startups coming out of Charlotte. This week MedShift announced an oversubscribed $8 million Series