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Bring It to Market: Lessons from IBM's David Jaye

Bring It to Market is a bi-weekly series at Hype where we share marketing advice from top Chief Marketing Officers. David Jaye, Executive Marketing & Business Strategy Lead at IBM, has held senior marketing roles at multiple agencies and Google and most recently served as CMO at the Weather Company.

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Clark Atlanta University Secures Grant To Lead Food Tech Innovation

Food Technology, or food tech, describes how technology can improve agriculture and food production, supply chain, distribution and consumption. It's a rapidly-expanding field that has the potential to combat hunger and environmental issues, and with a new grant from the Economic Development Administration's (EDA), one Atlanta

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.

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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. "