Sign in Subscribe

Startup News

Techstars Atlanta Passes 100th Startup Participant Mark, Welcomes 2022 Cohort

Techstars Atlanta Passes 100th Startup Participant Mark, Welcomes 2022 Cohort

There are a lot of new faces around the Techstars Atlanta office these days. Tim Dorr, managing director at Techstars Atlanta Powered by Cox Enterprises, joined in February and got right to work recruiting new startups for the accelerator. Anastasia Simon joined this May as an investment principal after spending

Great pre-seed startups are getting left behind. This founder wants to fix that.

What constitutes a pre-seed company these days? By definition, these companies have shown identified a market opportunity and are seeking outside investment to build and gain customers. You’d expect they might go to an early-stage VC, an angel network, or even a specialized accelerator to pitch their vision. But

Meet The ATL-based Founder Tackling Your To-Do List

Meet The ATL-based Founder Tackling Your To-Do List

We met up with Tamara Lucas, co-founder of My Panda, to learn about the community-based personal assistant app helping women get through their to-do lists with less stress. Lucas came up with the platform based on her own experience and time management struggles at home. From tasks as simple as

The Atlanta BeltLine Aims To Innovate Retail, One Shipping Container At A Time

The Atlanta BeltLine Aims To Innovate Retail, One Shipping Container At A Time

The latest additions to the Atlanta BeltLine are all about getting down to business. The BeltLine MarketPlace is the city’s first small business incubator designed to support minority and women-owned businesses with access to both business coaching and crucial retail space along some of the most highly-trafficked walking areas

Goodr dishes out advice on creating a startup that is sustainable & employee friendly

Jasmine Crowe set out to change how communities eat. Since launching Atlanta-based Goodr in 2017 as a sustainable surplus food management platform, she’s become known for her external work helping connect people with food, creating community food banks, and tackling the logistical challenges that create hunger. To date, Goodr

HRTech Heads To The Fire Station, Thanks To This Wilmington-based Startup

HRTech Heads To The Fire Station, Thanks To This Wilmington-based Startup

Scott Monroe noticed something important was missing when he left the Marine Corps and started his career as a firefighter. “The military does performance management, promotional processes, team building, and organizational structure really well. And I thought it would be similar on the civilian side with public safety. But it

"Beyond just a building certification": Savannah-based Green Badger lands funding and expands into ESG space

"Beyond just a building certification": Savannah-based Green Badger lands funding and expands into ESG space

When Hypepotamus last caught up with Tommy Linstroth and his Savannah-based Green Badger in 2018, they were already alleviating a big problem in the construction world. The pandemic and the growing corporate sustainability movement put the focus on what our built environment looks like even more front and center. Linstroth