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The Ray Details Partnership with Panasonic and GDOT on V2X Roadway Project

Atlanta-based non-profit The Ray partnered with GDOT and Panasonic this past August to create a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) data ecosystem designed to enable Georgia’s first connected interstate roadway. “Partnering with Panasonic and our department of transportation made perfect sense,” co-founder Harriet Anderson Langford tells Hypepotamus. “We want our highway to

Fintech Startup Spreedly Secures $75M Growth Investment to Power Global Expansion

Fintech Startup Spreedly Secures $75M Growth Investment to Power Global Expansion

North Carolina-based fintech startup Spreedly has announced a $75 million growth investment from growth equity firm Spectrum Equity to accelerate product development and support the company’s global expansion plans. Spreedly CEO Justin Benson tells Hypepotamus that the funding will help fulfill three specific company goals designed to increase Spreedly’

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eSports Giant Epic Games Acquires Startup Quixel to Increase 3D Realism In Video Games

North Carolina-based eSports behemoth Epic Games, best known for its wildly popular game Fortnite as well as the global game development platform Unreal Engine, has announced its acquisition of the Swedish startup Quixel. The move is designed to improve the three-dimensional photorealism of Epic Games’ graphics. Quixel is renowned for

On-Demand Car Service Spiffy Doubles In Size With New Acquisition

On-Demand Car Service Spiffy Doubles In Size With New Acquisition

Spiffy, a North Carolina-based startup specializing on on-demand car care services and technology, has announced the acquisition of Your Location Lubrication (YLL), a Florida-based company focusing on high-volume rental car preventative maintenance. The acquisition, which more than doubles Spiffy’s size, adds YLLs’ innovative oil-change system, technicians and fleet to

Martech Startup Transitiv Raises $1.7M Seed Round Led by Vocap Partners

Martech Startup Transitiv Raises $1.7M Seed Round Led by Vocap Partners

Marketer customer data platform Transitiv has raised a $1.7 million seed round, led by Atlanta-based early growth stage venture firm Vocap Investment Partners. "Vocap Partners are a great strategic partner for us as they've been operators before and have walked in our shoes," co-CEO Ashley

Bootstrapped Startup LeaseQuery Raises $40M Series A from Goldman Sachs

Bootstrapped Startup LeaseQuery Raises $40M Series A from Goldman Sachs

Lease accounting startup LeaseQuery has raised a $40 million Series A funding round through Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division. The Atlanta company is pursuing outside capital for the first time after remaining bootstrapped since it was founded in 2011. CEO George Azih shares that although he remains incredibly proud of

Supply Chain Tech Company Blue Ridge Acquires Prolific Virtue to Optimize Retailer Inventories

Supply Chain Tech Company Blue Ridge Acquires Prolific Virtue to Optimize Retailer Inventories

Supply chain technology company Blue Ridge has acquired price optimization and analytics startup Prolific Virtue. The acquisition's financial terms were not disclosed. "Pricing is inherently complementary to supply chain planning since it has such a direct impact on customer forecast," Blue Ridge CEO Jim Byrnes tells