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Money in the Mountains: Elevate Incubator Helps Asheville Startups Raise $50 Million in Capital

Money in the Mountains: Elevate Incubator Helps Asheville Startups Raise $50 Million in Capital

The City of Asheville may have a population under 100,000, but the startup scene in town certainly punches above its weight. In 2022, LinkedIn ranked Asheville as the seventh fastest-growing tech hub in the nation. Venture Asheville and its Elevate program played an important role in building up the

Alpharetta-based Annoviant Is A Medical Device Startup That Truly Grows With Patients

Alpharetta-based Annoviant Is A Medical Device Startup That Truly Grows With Patients

It is a nightmare scenario for the parents of 1.3 million newborns fighting congenital heart disease (CHD) each year. Infants born with abnormal heart conditions not only have to deal with immediate surgeries, but they often have to go through repeated surgeries as they grow. Ajay Houde, a chemistry

Meet The Winners Of ImmerseGT, Georgia Tech's VR Hackathon

Meet The Winners Of ImmerseGT, Georgia Tech's VR Hackathon

The next big thing in virtual reality (VR) may have just been born on the campus of Georgia Tech. Over 400 students, representing 9 countries and 49 universities, flocked to Georgia Tech in early April to compete in ImmerseGT, a three-day VR hackathon. In partnership with Startup Exchange and GTXR,

No code? No problem.

No code? No problem.

Alim Charaniya is no stranger to making big bets. He moved to Atlanta and was an early lead engineer at PrizePicks, a fast-growing fantasy sports startup based in Atlanta, and helped build version two of its mobile app. Now, Charaniya is betting big on the rise of the no code

Accidently killing your house plants? This UGA students is building something just for you.

Accidently killing your house plants? This UGA students is building something just for you.

UGA mechanical engineering student Alex Breazu already has an impressive resume filled with internships and job at places like NCR, Nintendo, and the FAA. There is one job you won’t see on LinkedIn: proud “plant parent.” Yet it is that job that helped launch his latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Plantfi.

When the going gets tough, tough early-stage founders join forces

When the going gets tough, tough early-stage founders join forces

Startup founder Tamara Lucas is in growth mode. She initially launched My Panda, a hyperlocal consumer platform connecting busy people to personal assistants, in Decatur, Georgia. She's now looking to expand the platform to other neighborhoods and cities in the Metro Atlanta area. But even with her growth

Logistics startup REPOWR raises $8 million Series A

Logistics startup REPOWR raises $8 million Series A

Starting a tech company during the height of COVID teaches you business skills that can be applied far beyond the context of a global health crisis, says logistics founder Patrick Visintainer. “We founded and launched REPOWR in the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, so we don’t really know what