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Atlanta-based Greenwood acquires 4th company since 2022

Atlanta-based Greenwood acquires 4th company since 2022

Atlanta-based Greenwood, a financial platform with banking services and a community for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, is growing with its fourth acquisition since the start of 2022. This week Greenwood acquired Kinly, an Atlanta-based neobank for direct deposit funds and cash back rewards. Kinly joins The Gathering

Visual no-code website builder Makeswift raises $3 million

Visual no-code website builder Makeswift raises $3 million

It’s time for marketers to have more control over their company’s websites, says the team behind Makeswift. Instead of relying on engineering teams to make template updates or manage pages, the Atlanta-based platform envisions a digital world in which the hard coded websites are out while headless and

It's time for no-code operators to shine. This Atlanta startup is building tools just for them.

It's time for no-code operators to shine. This Atlanta startup is building tools just for them.

It all started in 2020 with a newsletter. Philip Lakin, a transplant from New York to Atlanta, got deeply embedded in the no-code community in the city during paternity leave. While there was a lot of chat about no-code founders or makers, he saw a big gap: Who was talking

From State Parks To Condo Units, Here's How EnviroSpark Is Keeping Georgia's EV Charged

From State Parks To Condo Units, Here's How EnviroSpark Is Keeping Georgia's EV Charged

Since 2020, the State of Georgia has created well over 27,000 jobs in the electric vehicle industry. That number is only set to grow, thanks to startups like EnviroSpark building in Atlanta. The husband and wife team behind EnviroSpark, Aaron and Stephanie Luque, have grown their team from 15

Q&A On Leadership: Co-Founders Reflect On Growing Atlanta-based Gimme

Q&A On Leadership: Co-Founders Reflect On Growing Atlanta-based Gimme

A few weeks ago, Gimme co-founder Cory Hewett announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of the vending startup to pursue new entrepreneurial interests. Co-founder Evan Jarecki will be stepping up as the chief executive. Gimme is a startup that has been featured several times over the years

VentureSouth Invests In Its 100th Startup

VentureSouth Invests In Its 100th Startup

The downturn in the venture capital landscape nationally hasn’t deterred one of the Southeast’s most active firms, VentureSouth, from placing bets in local startups. In fact, it’s actually a good time to be deploying capital, says VentureSouth’s co-founder and managing director Charlie Banks. Companies like Mailchimp,

“behavioral change and accountability": Two AgeTech startups team up to build up healthy agers

“behavioral change and accountability": Two AgeTech startups team up to build up healthy agers

Two months ago when Hypepotamus did a deep dive into Atlanta’s AgeTech and caregiving industry, it was clear there was a lot of pent up demand for local innovation. That demand has brought two unique AgeTech startups, Vivo and Kinumi, together to create a new partnership for active agers.