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Insurtech Startup Raises $7.3M From Liberty Mutual to Insure Drones, Robots and More

REIN, an insurtech startup focused on emerging technology markets like robots, drones, mobility and IoT products, has raised $7.3 million in a funding round from investors including insurance giant Liberty Mutual’s investing arm. Founded in 2015, REIN is based in Chapel Hill, NC. Kiplin Capital and a number

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Atlanta Social Media Influencer Platform Insightpool Acquired, Gears Up For "Aggressive Growth"

A growing public relations technology startup has acquired Atlanta-based social influencer database Insightpool. TrendKite, a five-year-old startup out of Austin, TX, announced the acquisition of Insightpool last week for an undisclosed sum. Insightpool was started in 2012 by a group of serial Atlanta entrepreneurs and initially funded by a group

Gather Technologies' First Acquisition Is Chicago-Based Online Venue Marketplace EVENTup

Gather Technologies' First Acquisition Is Chicago-Based Online Venue Marketplace EVENTup

Atlanta-based event management technology startup Gather has acquired digital venue marketplace EVENTup in a move that will bring together over 12,500 restaurants and venues under one platform. The combined company will continue both organizations' missions to help event venues and planners connect more easily with consumers and increase

Atlanta Music Streaming Company Acquired to Power the Beat of Live Streamed Fitness Classes

Atlanta Music Streaming Company Acquired to Power the Beat of Live Streamed Fitness Classes

New York-based Peloton, the live streaming fitness startup that last year hit a billion-dollar valuation, has made its first acquisition in Atlanta-based B2B music technology company Neurotic Media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peloton has expanded from its original service of live streamed cycling classes with paired hardware

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Robust Support for Spaceport Camden Moves Georgia's First Potential Rocket Launch Site Forward

After a two-year open comment process, a potential commercial space site on Georgia’s coast is moving forward with bipartisan political and business leadership support. Should the site be approved, the project could almost immediately begin bringing some of the soon-to-be trillion-dollar commercial space market to the state. Spaceport Camden

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$2 Million Up For Grabs For Georgia-Israeli Tech Collaborations

To foster collaboration between Georgia and Israel’s “Startup Nation,” Atlanta-based Southern Company and the Israel Innovation Authority have each put up $1 million to fund technology-based and scientific projects that are a collaboration between the two regions. The $2 million will be allocated in non-dilutive grants. On the U.

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Flying Into A Triple-Digit Growth Spurt, Mobile Agency Dragon Army Commits to Hiring Minority Scholarship Students

Dragon Army, one of Atlanta’s top-ranked mobile development and design agencies, has tripled in size over the last year and, with a new 12,000+ square foot office on the Atlanta BeltLine, plans to double again. But founder and CEO Jeff Hilimire is just as concerned about building a