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Volvo Drives Into the Startup Game With iLabX Accelerator

Another transportation company is getting into the startup space, as Volvo Financial Services (VFS) announces its new ‘iLabX‘ accelerator program and innovation lab, based at headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 10-week program will accept six startup teams and kick off in February. iLabX is being administered by L Marks,

Oncology Analytics

Cancer Care-Focused Data Company Raises $21M Series B

Oncology Analytics, a data company focused on the growing cancer therapeutics market ($133 billion globally in 2017), has announced a $21 million Series B funding round led by Oak HC/FT with participation from new investor McKesson Ventures and returning investors Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners and Sandbox Advantage

Axis Replay

Axis Replay, A 'Social Gaming Club' With Amenities For Everyone, Debuts at Esports Week Atlanta

After a week where Drake, Scooter Braun and Michael Jordan made investments in eSports companies, it appears that the market for competitive online gaming is as hot as it gets. And the funding numbers corroborate that: North Carolina-based Epic Games announced a $1.25 billion capital raise last week, bringing

Kennesaw State Professor-Student Team 3D-Prints A Cheaper, Portable Lab Kit

Kennesaw State Professor-Student Team 3D-Prints A Cheaper, Portable Lab Kit

Engineering students at Kennesaw State University must interact with specific lab equipment to learn required concepts and models in their courses. However, this specific lab equipment is heavy, expensive, requires a lot of space and there's often only one for many students to use. KSU engineering student Michael

Matcha

Content Marketing Startup RootsRated Energizes With Re-Brand to Matcha

Content marketing platform RootsRated Media has re-branded to better reflect its focused vision to empower small and mid-sized business’s marketing teams. The newly-named Matcha, headquartered in Atlanta, will continue to grow its team in sales, marketing, success, product and engineering. RootsRated was founded in 2012 as a media business

Venture-Backed FilterEasy Corners the Subscription Home Air Filter Market

Venture-Backed FilterEasy Corners the Subscription Home Air Filter Market

You have subscriptions set up for your razors, contact lenses and groceries. Why not let them take over the tedious portions of home care, as well? Air filter subscription service FilterEasy has closed a $6.9 million Series B1 funding round led by Raleigh-based One Better Ventures with participation from

Inventory Optimization Startup AUTIT Closes $2.7M Seed On the Heels of Venture Atlanta

Inventory Optimization Startup AUTIT Closes $2.7M Seed On the Heels of Venture Atlanta

AI-powered inventory platform AUTIT has raised a $2.7 million seed round co-led by San Francisco's Zetta Venture Partners and Boston-based Glasswing Ventures. "We will use these resources to build out the team with technical and sales personnel to continue progress on our platform and customer acquisition,