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European Mapping Drone Startup senseFly Flies South With New North American HQ

European Mapping Drone Startup senseFly Flies South With New North American HQ

Drone solutions startup senseFly has moved its North American headquarters from Washington D.C. down to Raleigh, North Carolina. The commercial drone subsidiary of Paris-based drone company Parrot Group, the startup provides 360-degree aerial mapping solutions and drone hardware to surveying, agriculture, engineering and humanitarian aid professionals. "The decision

QASymphony

Atlanta Software Testing Company Merges With International Industry Leader

Atlanta-based agile software testing platform QASymphony has merged with Tricentis, a global leader in continuous software testing with 15 offices across Europe, North American and Asia. The combined company will be called Tricentis. QASymphony’s offices in Atlanta and London, which employ over 100, will remain, and CEO Dave Keil

Atlanta Healthcare Payments Company Cotiviti Acquired For $4.9 Billion

Atlanta Healthcare Payments Company Cotiviti Acquired For $4.9 Billion

Healthcare data solutions company Verscend has acquired Atlanta-based healthcare payments company Cotiviti (NYSE: COTV) for $4.9 billion in cash. According to the company, the acquisition is an opportunity to combine their tools create a more robust solution that addresses the estimated $900 billion in healthcare wasted costs. "We

Trust Stamp

Atlanta Startup Trust Stamp Is Using Biometrics to Identify Victims Of Cross-Border Human Trafficking

This week, Attorney Generals from the U.S. and Mexico will unveil a new system for finding victims of the human trafficking industry — a shadowy, hard-to-track criminal system that captures millions each year. The system will employ facial recognition data, pulled from photos that families of missing individuals can submit,

Apple North Carolina

As Apple Contemplates A North Carolina Campus, Local Startup Leaders Weigh In

Eyes across the South have been watching Seattle over the past months in hopes of an Amazon “HQ2” announcement — many believe that the e-commerce and tech giant’s choice of where to place its second headquarters would signify not only a large economic development project, but also indicate the imminent

Self-Service Hospitality Platform QikServe Opens North America HQ In Atlanta

Self-Service Hospitality Platform QikServe Opens North America HQ In Atlanta

Digital hospitality self-service platform QikServe has announced the opening of their North American headquarters in Atlanta. Based in the United Kingdom, the company provides in-store self-service solutions for the whole customer experience, from ordering to payment, for hospitality operators like restaurants and hotels. "While we are primarily focused on

New Report Shows Funding For Black Women Founders Increased By 500 Percent in 2017, But Still Lags

New Report Shows Funding For Black Women Founders Increased By 500 Percent in 2017, But Still Lags

A report, released today, by an Atlanta-based startup incubator focused on Black and Latinx female entrepreneurs found that, while black women founders are still funded at disproportionally low amounts, funding has increased substantially in the past year. The research also showed that the number of black female founders who have