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TriMet, a mass transit company based out of Oregon, recently collaborated with Atlanta innovators at Foundry 45 to develop a new virtual training method for light rail operators. “We put out an RFP and had a lot of interest in this project,” said Todd Mattson, TriMet’s Manager of Training
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With a 19-year career in law enforcement, Jarrett Gorlin has built technology-based solutions to improve how the public interacts with courts and probation offices. “When you spend that much time in law enforcement, you see and learn how things can be done better. Government sometimes isn’t the most innovative
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Atlanta has another venture capital firm. Sound Media Ventures, led by Shachar Oren, announced the initial closing of its Fund I, with a target to reach $25 million. Oren told Hypepotamus that the fund looks for seed and early-stage startups focused on the media tech market. He was previously the
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Sarah Beth Perry knew she wanted to work in the music industry. After studying music, business, and entrepreneurship at Belmont University — and because of her self-proclaimed boy band 'super fan' status growing up — she started to look for ways to work on the fan engagement side of the
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GetSpiffy is now a franchise. After a bumpy year weathering the impact of COVID-19, the Raleigh-based on-demand car care, technology, and services company is firmly on the rebound, rolling out its first batch of franchise locations as part of a massive expansion plan. Four of the seven new markets are
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“The line I use is: Georgia is where technology meets the real world,” Larry Williams, President and CEO of Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) told Hypepotamus. For Williams, Georgia’s real-world impact is created from startups as well as Fortune 500. 40 of these companies will be recognized during the
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A European-based parking technology company announced this morning plans to acquire Atlanta-based ParkMobile. ParkMobile, founded in 2008 and now deploying its technology in over 450 cities, had been part of PARK NOW, a joint venture between BMW Group and Daimler that brought together companies looking to address ride-sharing, charging, trip
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MuukLabs is getting ready to scale. Less than a year after graduating from Techstars Kansas City Accelerator, the Raleigh startup has landed $750,000 from a convertible note for its no-code test automation platform powered by artificial intelligence. NY-based Contour Venture Partners led the round. “As an immigrant from Mexico,
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The 2021 NBA All-Star Game, set to tip off in Atlanta on March 7, won’t bring in the in-person fan base that such an event has in the past. But there will be a different type of spectator in the stands: Drones. The State Farm Arena has tapped Charlotte,
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eLearning has taken on a whole new meaning during the pandemic. While many have turned to the internet to learn how to bake bread or take on a new hobby, the team over at Curricula saw the need to make sure that cybersecurity training is as engaging as possible in
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2021, or the year of the Ox, has already been good for the team behind Arkansas-based Ox Fulfillment Solutions (previously Oculogx). After announcing its new name in January, the team is starting out the month of March with a new $3.5 million seed round, which will help the startup
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According to a Deloitte study, only 4% of those working in the VC space are Black, and 5% are Latino or Hispanic. 2020 did see the launch of several new firms to address the lack of diversity amongst VCs. But for Salt Lake City-based University Growth Fund, there is still