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These Industries Will Explode In The South This Year

These Industries Will Explode In The South This Year

2016 was undoubtedly the year of co-working, Snapchat, online retail, and digital sports. But the year also laid the foundation for new developments in industries that find much of their economic and innovation base in the south. This year, we're looking ahead to explosive growth in financial technology,

SalesLoft Raises $15 Million Series B From Primarily Local Investors

SalesLoft Raises $15 Million Series B From Primarily Local Investors

In a town that sees no shortage of B2B software successes, SalesLoft has shown a particularly impressive determination to rise to the top. Yesterday, the sales development platform announced a Series B funding round of $15 million led by local SaaS legend David Cummings, with contributions by former funders Tom

Valor Ventures Adds Seasoned Enterprise Exec to Team

Valor Ventures Adds Seasoned Enterprise Exec to Team

Valor Ventures, the all-female early-stage VC firm that invests in hyper-growth technologies, has brought on a new partner who brings a successful career at Fortune 100 electronics and mobility companies, a deep knowledge of the enterprise space, and a seasoned background in corporate innovation. Robin Bienfait held executive and C-suite

Atlanta Startup Hubs: A Story Of Success, Support, and Celebration

Atlanta Startup Hubs: A Story Of Success, Support, and Celebration

This past week saw milestones from two major players in the Atlanta startup ecosystem. The Atlanta Tech Village, the 4th largest tech entrepreneurial hub in the country and the incubator of such startup success stories as BitPay, Salesloft, and Terminus (plus a whole lot more!), turned four on January 17.

Sequr

Sequr Locks Down New Funding Round From Local Investors

Rising startup Sequr, a cloud-based access control platform, announced a newly closed $1.75 million round today. The Techstars Atlanta graduates closed their second seed round last week led by Knoll Ventures, Tech Square Ventures, and Ellis Capital. Their first seed round came from David Cummings earlier last year. "

TechRise

TechRise Provides A New Kind Of Lease On Life For Startups

If you're in and around the Atlanta tech scene, you've probably heard the rumblings about the new TechRise startup office hub that will soon occupy 3405 Piedmont in Buckhead. The newest project of founder-turned-investor Greg Benoit, TechRise will be located directly next to the Atlanta Tech

Rebecca Messina

Bring It to Market: Lessons from Beam Suntory's Rebecca Messina

Bring It to Market is a bi-weekly series at Hype, where we share marketing advice from top Chief Marketing Officers. Beam Suntory's Global CMO Rebecca Messina ended her 22-year tenure at the Coca-Cola Company early last year, where she held global marketing leadership roles and led marketing innovation.