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Atlanta-based fintech company Bluefin, known for offering payment and data security for small and medium-sized businesses, announced a $25 million in growth financing from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance. Macquarie joins current Bluefin investors Napier Park and Camden Partners. Bluefin’s work, with specializes in securing Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected
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Cracking into a locked iPhone may seem like something that is reserved for Blockbuster heist movies. But after catching up with Atlanta-based Grayshift, it's clear the world of digital forensics definitely plays a part in our daily lives. In fact, 90% of criminal investigations rely on smartphones for
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COVID-19 has hit the cultural heritage industry particularly hard. Pass It Down, an award-winning digital exhibit design platform, is helping American cultural institutions withstand the pandemic, one story at a time. “Now more than ever, it’s a challenge for organizations to capture visitor attention and engage their visitors,” said
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Atlanta-based health tech company Loyal, known for improving how hospitals engage with patients through AI-powered tools, announced it has secured $12.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by the healthcare-focused firm Concord Health Partners. Hypepotamus talked with Loyal's CEO Chad Mallory back in 2018
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Two Southeast-based startups are joining forces to ensure those with disabilities are able to more easily navigate streets, parking lots, and all public places. North Carolina-based Passport announced that their parking payment software will now be integrated into the iAccess Life app. iAccess, which was born in Atlanta, helps users
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Networking and personal mentorship are key to any Techstars program, as startup founders look to hone their product and their pitches in front of potential investors. Now that Techstars Atlanta has officially wrapped up its fifth — and first fully remote — class, Managing Director David Payne sees the online format as
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With many businesses and organizations continuing to suffer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, non-profits were probably hit the hardest due to their inability to raise funds through traditional methods. Most non-profit organizations typically receive the bulk of their funds through in-person events such as galas and athletic events (such as
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For Roy Scott, founding Healthy Hip Hop was an opportunity to blend his love of music with the entrepreneurial mindset he picked up while learning to sell his CDs. “I came up in the hip hop generation,” Scott told Hypepotamus. “I was really influenced by the culture, but I didn’
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James Oliver, Jr., veteran entrepreneur and founder of WeMontage, knows a thing or two about balancing parenting and work. His twins were born prematurely just as he was starting an accelerator program in Wisconsin for one of his latest startups. Oliver, a Morehouse grad, was immediately thrust into the realities
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Lauren Longo knows, like every parent, that there is no 'easy button' for childcare. But her Atlanta-based startup Talli is looking to create a console that just might come close. Longo started her career in management and UX consulting. The road to building Talli after she found out
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We’re ending the week with a quick round up on all the funding, acquisitions, and other startup news from across the Southeast you need to know. Know of a headline we missed? Let us know! Funding News * Get ready to place your to-go order at your favorite local spot.
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Connecting with and attracting customers online is key for restauranteurs trying to navigate coronavirus-related shutdowns and guidelines. Popmenu, an Atlanta-based digital marketing and ordering SaaS platform, is helping restaurants revamp their online presence in a big way to ensure orders keep coming through during these uncertain times for the industry.