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Real Estate Tech Startup Rebrands As They Raise $1.5M Seed

Real Estate Tech Startup Rebrands As They Raise $1.5M Seed

Founded in 2015, digital real estate brokerage startup Virgent Realty has rebranded to Properly. The refresh is in tandem with the startup's close of $1.5 million equity seed round, led by NextView Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, and expansion plans to Charlotte in January. "Our rebrand is

Why West Coast Trucking Tech Startup Convoy Wants to "Create Something New" In Atlanta HQ

Why West Coast Trucking Tech Startup Convoy Wants to "Create Something New" In Atlanta HQ

Dan Lewis, CEO of digital freight broker startup Convoy, thought about the location of their second office for months. He looked into more than 20 cities on the East Coast to find the right fit of not only a logistics hub, but also an attractive city for emerging talent. That&

Purchasing Power Acquires Fintech Startup to Add to Its Employee Benefits Features

Purchasing Power Acquires Fintech Startup to Add to Its Employee Benefits Features

Atlanta fintech enterprise Purchasing Power has acquired startup DoubleNet Pay, also based in Atlanta, to add to its employer program offerings. The acquired technology will help employees of Purchasing Power client companies set up savings goals and debt and bill payment strategies through their payroll deduction. "This investment enables

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'Comeback Cities Tour' Brought A Dozen Coastal VCs Through the South. Here's What They Thought

Last month, Atlanta founder Michael Sengbusch penned a piece for Hypepotamus on the underrepresentation of southeastern startups at the TechCrunch Disrupt startup event in Silicon Valley. That underrepresentation means that not only are startups from the region missing out on the visibility and connections to capital, but those who live

Digital Health Startup Rimidi Is Getting to the Heart of the Chronic Disease Epidemic: Underserved Neighborhoods

Digital Health Startup Rimidi Is Getting to the Heart of the Chronic Disease Epidemic: Underserved Neighborhoods

Rimidi, an Atlanta-based digital health startup addressing chronic conditions, has partnered with CVS on a pilot to try to reduce diabetes in underserved neighborhoods in Atlanta. The pilot will work by engaging diabetes patients or those at a high risk for the disease both digitally and in-person. The focus is

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E-Commerce Marketing Company Springbot Closes An Additional $15M Funding Round

E-commerce marketing startup Springbot has closed an additional $15 million in an equity funding round led by new investor North Atlantic Capital. With this funding, the six-year-old company has raised over $30 million to-date. All current investors, including TechOperators, TTV Capital, Harbert Growth Partners, TechSquare Labs, Forte Ventures and Silicon