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New York's early-stage, women-led VC firm HearstLab is coming to Atlanta this fall...and they want to hear pitches from local female founders. HearstLab has picked Atlanta for its next live pitch event location. Selected companies will pitch in front of a live audience and an expert panel
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The media can be a powerful tool for an entrepreneur looking to get in front of new customers. And the right appearance, in print or on air, can help a business owner become an industry thought leader. But how do people actually get the attention of "the media"
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Startup Runway, an Atlanta nonprofit connecting investors to top startups led by underrepresented founders, just named a new Executive Director. Nwanyinma Dike, who describes herself as an “engineer turned strategist,” has the organization’s top spot previously held by Mecca Tartt. While Dike started her career in corporate, she is
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It’s one thing for investors and organizations to say that they want to back diverse founders. It is quite another for them to actually make good on that promise and write checks. We know those checks are often not written, since just one percent of VC funds go to
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The 83 startups, representing 10 states across the South, have been selected as Venture Atlanta's featured tech companies and will take the stage the conference later at the end of September. For its 16th annual run, Venture Atlanta will be bringing together founders and investors at the Woodruff
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Editor’s note: This article was first published in Global Atlanta, an online news publication devoted to revealing the city’s ties with the world and helping local companies navigate the global economy.It was written by Managing Editor Trevor Williams and is published here as part of a content
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It's time to recognize some of the unsung heroes in the Atlanta startup community. Hosted by TiE Atlanta, in partnership with Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, The Siggie Awards recognizes early-stage investors contributing to the growth of Metro Atlanta’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The "Siggies" are
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Nashville’s Fisk University has politician John Lewis and civil rights activists W.E.B. Du Bois on its list of notable alumni. But with a new Innovation Center coming to campus, the university could soon be a hub for the next generation of Nashville entrepreneurs. The Darrell S. Freeman
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The highly anticipated event where active investors meet growing companies is back! Applications are now open for the 17th semi-annual RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum. Presented by Emory’s Goizueta Business School, the Forum is the only forum in the Southeast focused solely on