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A Charlotte fintech startup, flush with $8.7 million in new funding, is launching its own platform aimed at making us all philanthropists. Amicus.io is focused on “democratizing” donor-advised funds (DAF). This week, it unveiled its first product, DAF 2.0 — a platform, it says, allows consumer banks to
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Georgia has produced both musical hits and technological innovation, so it isn't surprising that the state has produced the latest startup to challenge the status quo when it comes to audio equipment. Audality, based out of Lawrenceville, Georgia, has been working since 2010 to create speakers that change
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The only thing constant on Atlanta's 75/85 Connector, as the saying goes, is change. When driving between Midtown and Downtown, it's hard to find a single piece of the skyline that hasn't been transformed by a new building or soon-to-be structure of some
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We’re ending the week with all the funding, acquisition, and startup news from across the Southeast you need to know: Funding News Elizabethtown, Kentucky: Venminder, a SaaS platform to mitigate risk associated with working with vendors, raised $33 million Series C. We've got more information about the
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Based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Venminder announced it has closed a $33 million Series C round, led by Boston-based Silversmith Capital Partners. Existing investors Bain Capital Ventures and MissionOG also joined the round. Silversmith's co-founder Todd MacLean will join Venminder's board. Venminder's SaaS platform helps
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While telemedicine becomes the standard for non-emergency checkups in 2020, several MedTech startups have worked to expand the definition of a 'house call.' Specifically, Nashville-based GoCheck has launched the first clinically-valid app-based visual acuity test that can be downloaded and used at home to make sure kids get
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Techstars Atlanta has definitely made its mark on the local startup community over the last few years through graduates of their two two accelerator programs. But the Techstars team provides lots of community-wide learning initiatives. One of these, Techstars Startup Week, is back with a free five-day event. Through a
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The Atlanta-based sofware software Flock Safety, known for building localized surveillence system to prevent and solve neighborhood crime, announced it has closed a $47 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Bay Area-based Meritech Capital and more than doubles the startup's capital. Meritech was founded
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We all know the stereotype. Startup offices are notorious for providing overflowing candy jars, free lunch buffets, or drinks on tap to help attract employees and show off their workplace culture. Now, many startups are bringing their snack bars and company lunches out to the public. Through strategic partnerships with
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In February 2020, Atlanta’s own ‘Godfather of Agnel Investing’ Sig Mosley penned a piece on Hypepotamus giving entrepreneurs advice about the funding process. While 2020 has thrown more than a few curveballs at the tech startup community, Mosley’s words still ring true for those seeking outside investments. We
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It's fun to dream about a future in which we might end our workday on the East Coast and make it to Paris for dinner. But several Atlanta aerospace engineers turned entrepreneurs are working right now to make this a reality right from their workspace at the Dekalb-Peachtree
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The NFHS Network has not only helped fans watch their favorite high school teams this fall, but it has also brought over $25 million back to athletic departments who are missing out on traditional ticket sales in 2020. Days of grabbing a seat in a crowded bleacher section for a