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Switchyards Downtown Club's Dave Payne Named Techstars Atlanta Managing Director

Switchyards Downtown Club's Dave Payne Named Techstars Atlanta Managing Director

As Techstars Atlanta's third Demo Day began to wind down, the accelerator's current managing director, Michael Cohn, took the stage to announce his replacement as lead of the program. Scoutmob and Switchyards Downtown Club co-founder David Payne will take charge of the Cox Enterprises-sponsored accelerator through

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Atlanta Startup Awards Recognizes the Ecosystem's 2018 Rock Stars

On Sunday evening, October 14th, a diverse group of startup enthusiasts gathered in The Garage at Tech Square to celebrate the second annual Atlanta Startup Awards. The 2018 Awards, organized jointly by organizations that work within the startup community, celebrate companies, founders, and community supporters that have made strides in

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Can A Parking Platform Help Cities Manage the Electric Scooter Invasion?

Nowhere is the rapidly-shifting mobility landscape more apparent than a city street. A place where, not too long ago you would have only found private cars, taxis, and maybe a city bus or two have become a zoo of shared vehicles dropping off passengers, short-term rentals emblazoned with “Zipcar” or

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Election Management Startup EasyVote Solutions Raises $1.5M to Streamline Elections' Backend

EasyVote Solutions, a three-year-old Georgia-based startup that provides election management software to clients including the city of Atlanta and state of South Carolina, has raised $1.5 million to expand its product nationally. The capital was raised by North Carolina venture capital firm CoFounders Capital. "There is a great

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Airbus Aerial Takes to the Skies to Aid Hurricane Michael Disaster Efforts

Hurricane Michael made landfall today as a Category 4 storm with up to 150 miles per hour winds. It's being called the third-strongest storm to ever hit the U.S. To help alleviate the after-effects of this weather monster, the team behind Atlanta-based drone company Airbus Aerial is

This Sequoia Capital-Backed Insurtech Platform Will Bring Disability Coverage to Georgia's Freelancers

Sara Horowitz has been fighting for the rights of freelancers for decades. The self-described “auto-didact” founded the Freelancers Union, the largest organization serving freelancers in the U.S., in 2003. When she realized how much freelancers needed better insurance options, she also created the Freelancers Insurance Company, which eventually grew

Atlanta Lands New Medtech Accelerator In Partnership With Israeli Health System

Atlanta Lands New Medtech Accelerator In Partnership With Israeli Health System

Atlanta’s Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) will be opening a second startup accelerator for medtech companies, in conjunction with Israel’s Rambam Health Care Campus. This accelerator builds on the efforts of GCMI, a Georgia Tech affiliate, to accelerate medtech startups which began last year with their first