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Two years after launching, this North Carolina startup has quadrupled revenue and hit 2,000 paying customers. Meet Real Magic, the Raleigh-based software company founded by serial entrepreneur and Triangle startup scene fixture, Jesse Lipson. This week, the four-time 43-year-old founder confirmed that Real Magic has landed another $8 million.
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For CEO Tim Kopp, Terminus’ $90 million Series C isn’t just a big headline. “It’s a great validator. But it also puts the pressure on us to keep going.” The Series C round was led by Great Hill Partners, a new investor in Atlanta's account-based marketing
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“Sports have withstood recessions in the past, but nothing can withstand COVID 100 percent,” Jenna Kurath, Vice President of Accelerator Operations & Partnerships at Comcast, told Hypepotamus. That meant pivoting the inaugural Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator. Originally slated to open in Atlanta, into the remote setting. Today, the accelerator announced
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Even during a pandemic, the deals keep flowing for VentureSouth. The angel investment group, headquartered in Greenville, S.C., invested roughly $9.2 million in 26 early-stage companies in 2020. That's down from $12.7 million in 28 companies in 2019, a "record-setting" year. Over 60%
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The pandemic has accelerated a shift to digital healthcare, and this Durham startup is reaping the rewards. Pattern Health, a Durham-based mobile health startup that offers software to track patients’ progress and medication adherence, says it’s raised $1.5 million in new funding to scale operations as demand spikes
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Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Braves Foundation say they will work with Missouri-based Rapsodo, a sports data company that gives athletes real-time performance metrics, to help underserved players across the Southeast improve their skills. Rapsodo says that they will be offering pitching, hitting, and other testing platforms “to increase exposure to
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A mobile health company in Atlanta is heading to NASDAQ. Sharecare, the consumer-facing health and wellness platform, released plans to merge with Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp.(NASDAQ: FCAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Once the merger is closed, Sharecare, Inc. will be listed on NASDAQ with an initial of
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Chiseled on the entry gate to Emory’s campus is the quote “Let us stand by what is good and try to make it better,” attributed to former university president Atticus Haygood. For the team behind the new Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the launch of the
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Atlanta-based ClickDimensions announced its acquisition of Eletype, another marketing technology startup in the city. Eletype’s team will join ClickDimension as they look to navigate the changing marketing landscape. “One trend we’re seeing in the MarTech space is that it isn’t enough for sales and marketing teams to
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Eleven months after COVID-19 shutdowns first took place, local innovators are still working on ways to improve community health and safety. From tracking apps to cleaning drones to video game development, we’ve heard from many entrepreneurs over the course of the year who have pivoted to help fight COVID.
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Two well-recognized names in the Atlanta venture capital and entrepreneurial scenes are partnering to help fund overlooked, high-potential startups across the Southeast. Today, Paul Judge, Ph.D., and BIP Capital co-founder Mark Buffington announced the formation of Panoramic Ventures, a new $300 million fund. Judge told Hypepotamus that the fund
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Nashville-based Built Technologies, a lending software for construction projects, closed a $88 million Series C funding round this week. The round included several big names in the VC community, including Lee Fixel’s new fund Addition. Fixel will also be joining Built’s board, according to a press statement. Additional