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Georgia's ATDC Incubator Launches Healthtech Program With Gift From Blue Cross Blue Shield-Owned NASCO

The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia Tech's state-funded startup incubator, will launch a Healthtech-focused industry vertical program with a gift of a “significant amount” from Blue Cross Blue Shield-owned health IT company NASCO. This will be ATDC’s third industry program following the launch of fintech in

FreightWaves

Trucking Tech Startup FreightWaves Closes $13M Series A From Logistics Tech VCs, Rise of the Rest, New York Jet

FreightWaves, a fast-growing startup drawing attention for its data analytics and content platform, focused on the freight market, has closed an oversubscribed Series A round of $13 million. The round was led by logistics-focused 8VC with participating investors including Fontinalis Partners, Story Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Revolution’s Rise

Sue's Tech Kitchen

Randi Zuckerberg's Tech-Fueled Restaurant Pop-Up Is Coming to Atlanta

Tech and media entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg is bringing her kid-focused tech-enabled restaurant pop-up to Atlanta. Launched last year with a beta concept in Chattanooga, TN, Sue’s Tech Kitchen will be in the city from September 16-18. The pop-up is intended to inspire children to learn more about technology and

Bird charger

Perspective: Here's What It's Like to Be Part of Bird's Contract Scooter-Charging Workforce In Atlanta

Like a flock of pigeons on a stray piece of bread, they descended quickly and widely across Atlanta. Seemingly overnight, at the beginning of May, Bird’s dockless electric scooters appeared in midtown, downtown and other in-town neighborhoods. The Santa Monica, CA-based company hasn't released figures on how

Comcast's The Farm Forms Partnership With International Sports Tech Group Founded by Adidas Family

Comcast's The Farm Forms Partnership With International Sports Tech Group Founded by Adidas Family

Comcast NBCUniversal’s Atlanta-based The Farm accelerator has partnered with an international sports tech startup platform to bolster the network of both organizations. The three-year partnership will kick off today at The Farm’s inaugural cohort’s Demo Day in a joint announcement by Comcast executives and the founders of

The Farm

Here's Who You'll See At Comcast NBCUniversal's The Farm Accelerator Demo Day

This Friday, ten startups will pitch for the first time to a room of investors, potential customers and community leaders for the first time. Half of the companies, which cover a range of industries, are local Atlanta startups and the other half have traveled from the West Coast, Canada and

Why This Minority-Geared Impact Fund Launched In the Southeast

Why This Minority-Geared Impact Fund Launched In the Southeast

To provide more business-building opportunities to minority founders, investment firm Calvert Impact Capital and impact investment consulting firm Urban Advisors have come together to launch a $12 million-plus Charlotte, NC-based impact investing fund. UP Community Fund will provide flexible loans and technical assistance to minority-owned businesses in the Southeast. David