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Since its inception in 2019, Peachtree Corners’ Curiosity Lab has seen drones, scooters, shuttles, trucks, and cars on its smart roads. All these have been deployed to help expedite autonomous vehicle opportunities. This week, The Lab is making a mobility research and test vehicle available to companies and startups innovating
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Atlanta’s tech scene has attracted top talent from across the world in the last few years. One of the most recent transplants is Melissa Pegus, the new Senior Associate at Tech Square Ventures. Pegus spoke with Hypepotamus about what pulled her south from New York City and what she
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Atlanta-based Sharecare announced plans to acquire doc.ai, a Palo Alto startup working to personalize healthcare through its AI and machine learning capabilities. The acquisition will also further expand Sharecare’s footprint in Silicon Valley, a company spokesperson told Hypepotamus. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Doc.
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The future of brick and mortar was uncertain even before the pandemic. But that uncertainty hasn’t hit one important sector: laundromats. They were deemed an essential service during the pandemic, and demographic shifts have only increased their numbers across the country. The team behind Charlotte’s 2ULaundry recognized that
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From its headquarters in Georgia Tech’s Technology Square, Verusen’s team is on a mission to improve materials management across supply chains. Verusen’s platform organizes data from disparate inventory systems and helps users predict upcoming inventory needs, two important solutions as companies work to digitize supply chain management.
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Even before employees flocked to productivity tools to streamline remote work, Atlanta-based Calendly wanted to streamline the arduous process of scheduling a meeting. But it’s no surprise that the scheduling software doubled its subscription revenue in 2020. The company, founded in 2013 by Tope Awotona, helped propel Atlanta’s
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Pivoting the inaugural Founders Academy to a virtual setting didn’t deter Jewel Burks Solomon and the Google for Startups team. Over the course of eight months — in the middle of the pandemic — the Academy worked with over 40 Georgia-based founders to help them get an idea off the ground
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Atlanta has been at the epicenter of the civil and human rights movement for decades. That made it the perfect place to launch Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator, powered by Techstars. Led by Barry Givens, the program just announced its 2nd cohort. The ten selected startups come from across the
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Back in 2010, Proterra was on the brink of financial ruin. The electric vehicle (EV) technology company was running out of money as it waited for $8 million from its main source of funding, MK Energy and Infrastructure of Stamford, Conn. “At a couple of different points, we were within
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Atlanta is set to be home to yet another HQ. The Atlanta University Center (AUC) will soon house The Propel Center’s innovation campus, which will focus on building tech talent within the country's 100+ HBCUs. The Propel Center, started by Birmingham-based Ed Farm, offers in-person and online
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As telemedicine becomes a ubiquitous part of the medical field, Southeast startups are working to improve the tech and user experience for at-home patients. One such startup is Miami-based HealthSnap, a software system designed specifically to proactively manage and track chronic diseases. “By combining software, hardware, and services under one
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Accurately understanding the value of a prospective or existing customer is important for any growing business. Atlanta-based DecisionLink’s platform organizes the customer value management process, and one of the larger VC firms out in Silicon Valley has taken notice. Following up on a 2019 SAFE round, Accel has signed