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When Georgia Tech grad Barry Givens started down the entrepreneurial road, he told Hypepotamus that he immediately felt bias in everything from contracts to travel when trying to secure funds for his startup. “There are a lot of issues outside diversity and inclusion,” Givens said. And so when he had
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Even before COVID shut down schools and put semester schedules in limbo, a group of Atlanta entrepreneurs knew the in-person education system was broken. And their solution isn’t a typical Zoom classroom. Sora Schools, an online high school focused on live, personalized, project-based curriculum, has been focused on building
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As many traditional offices stay closed for the foreseeable future, co-working spaces are still betting big that Atlantans are looking for WFH alternatives this fall. Today WeWork announced the opening of two additional Atlanta office spaces inside the Perimeter. Downtown Decatur In partnership with the City of Decatur, WeWork is
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Hypepotamus was born to build community in the tech startup scene. As entrepreneurs navigate the uncertainty of 2020, we are here to be a resource and showcase companies, organizations, and individuals who are providing key services during this time. We are compiling a list of essential resources for startups looking
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In 2020, a lot goes into answering questions like ‘should I go get groceries?’ or ‘when is my office going to open up?’ For a group of Georgia Tech engineers and media professionals, these questions offer a unique design problem. And it’s a design problem they think they can
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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 Fintech Atlanta, Georgia: Greenlight Financial Technologies Greenlight, the Atlanta fintech company bringing
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Atlanta's fintech darling Greenlight, which makes controlled debit cards for kids to learn about savings and financial literacy, announced today the company has raised $215 million in Series C funding. This brings the company's valuation to over $1.2 billion. The series was led by Canapi
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Venture Atlanta, the largest venture investor conference in the Southeast, is moving online and expanding its national reach. Today Venture Atlanta announced their list of 103 companies selected to present during the conference, set to take place virtually on October 21-22. Now in its 13th year, Venture Atlanta sees the
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Four Atlanta-based startups have been selected for Google for Startups Black Founders Exchange, which will be held virtually from October 7-29 this year. In partnership with American Underground, the Black Founders Exchange is designed to connect founders and provide hands-on mentorship. To date, companies who have gone through the program
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GoFan, the Alpharetta-based ticketing company making it easier for people to get tickets to their local high school game, has named B.J. Pilling as its new CEO. Pilling has been with GoFan for five years, most recently leading their sales and marketing efforts as the company’s vice president
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Curiosity Lab is celebrating its one-year anniversary on the roads of Peachtree Corners. Located 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta, Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners allows corporate companies and startups alike to test, demo, and ultimately deploy autonomous vehicles and other technologies driving the next generation of smart cities. The
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Most companies spent the better part of early spring scrambling to get their meetings and events up on a virtual platform to comply with social distancing guidelines. But for the Eventeny team, adding digital events was something already in the works when in-person events shut down. “The virtual event build