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New Venture Fund, Accelerator Silicon Road Searches For Retail Tech Gold In Atlanta

Could Atlanta be the final stop on the silk road of success for retail tech startups? As a region strong in fintech, payments, and marketing technology, many of the pieces already exist to drive the next level of brick-and-mortar retail (which, despite apocalyptic projections, is far from dead). Sid Mookerji,

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Surveillance Startup Flock Is Growing Fast After Doubling Initial $10M Round

Some companies make a lot of noise around fundraising. Others choose to stay quiet, believing their product will drive necessary customer and investor interest. Flock Safety is the former. Almost exactly three months after the surveillance camera startup raised about $10 million in their first significant funding round, they doubled

Adding Mark Bezos As A Backer, HR Startup Spur Raises One of Alabama's Largest Venture Rounds Ever

Adding Mark Bezos As A Backer, HR Startup Spur Raises One of Alabama's Largest Venture Rounds Ever

Employment platform Spur has raised an $8 million Series A round led by venture capital firm Third Prime with participation from Mark Bezos (brother of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos) and John Griffin, founder of Blue Ridge Capital. Founded in 2017, the Huntsville, AL software company offers a payroll and HR

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The Engage Venture Platform: Tracking Success Two Years, Four Cohorts, and A Few Stealth Launches In

Months before his business intelligence AI product launched, Pryon founder Igor Jablokov was meeting with top-level decision-makers at some of the largest enterprises in the world. He solicited feedback for how his platform could help businesses across industries — logistics, finance, transportation, retail and more. Those conversations were made possible through

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SalesLoft Opens EMEA Headquarters In London With LinkedIn Veteran At the Helm

SalesLoft, one of the Southeast's fastest-growing software companies, has expanded across the pond. This week, they opened their Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in London. The London office will be led by Ollie Sharpe, SalesLoft's new VP of EMEA Revenue. Sharpe formerly worked for

Gather Receives Strategic Investment From Shake Shack Founder's Fund

Gather Receives Strategic Investment From Shake Shack Founder's Fund

Atlanta-based event management technology startup Gather has received a new strategic investment from Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI), a growth equity fund led by Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer that invests in companies bringing innovation to the hospitality industry. The fund is also affiliated with Union Square Hospitality Group, which operates

Inaugural Siggie Awards Recognize Long-Time Investor Sig Mosley And Highlight Startup Newcomers

Inaugural Siggie Awards Recognize Long-Time Investor Sig Mosley And Highlight Startup Newcomers

The Atlanta startup and investment community has a new way to honor early-stage founders and investors. And it takes its namesake from someone who has committed himself to building the community for decades of his career. On Wednesday, May 15, the inaugural Siggie Awards will honor early-stage investors and resilient