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Friday “Fund” Day: Who Raised What….And Who Built What…This Week In The Startup South

Friday “Fund” Day: Who Raised What….And Who Built What…This Week In The Startup South

This week saw funding rounds, acquisition news, and big new hires at one of Atlanta's largest PE firms. So here's what happened the week of July 15th, 2024: The Big News * 6 out of 10 of the startups selected for the next Techstars Atlanta cohort are

With New Funding Boost, Wilmington-based Lumos Is Bringing More Data To Small Dollar Lending

With New Funding Boost, Wilmington-based Lumos Is Bringing More Data To Small Dollar Lending

Veterans of Live Oak Bank, one of the top SBA lenders in the US, have joined the Wilmington, North Carolina fintech startup world to help small businesses get more access to financing options. Lumos was co-founded in 2021 by Youri Nelson, Brett Caines, and Stephen Hayes, who worked as Live

Meet The Startup Giving EV Batteries A Unique Second Life

Meet The Startup Giving EV Batteries A Unique Second Life

Before even starting college, Joseph Metzler Concepcion had a business idea and knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He’d spent his middle and high school years tinkering with different electrical projects, putting together everything from racing drones to electric bikes. But he kept running into a big problem:

We Asked, They Answered: B2B Founders Share Their Best Advice

We Asked, They Answered: B2B Founders Share Their Best Advice

B2B (business-to-business) startups have to navigate a notoriously difficult sales cycle. But the Southeast is known for creating B2B startup and scaleup success stories. So this week, we are turning the mic over to current B2B founders so they can share pieces of advice that up-and-coming founders need to hear.

Meet The 10 Startups Selected For Techstars Atlanta's 2024 Cohort

Meet The 10 Startups Selected For Techstars Atlanta's 2024 Cohort

Techstars Atlanta Powered By Cox Enterprises didn’t have to look too far from home to find the startups for its 2024 cohort. Over half of the startups selected come from either Atlanta or the great Southeast region. From AI-powered marketplaces to roommates matching apps, here are the startups just

Friday "Fund" Day: Who Raised What....And Who Built What...In The Startup South This Week

Friday "Fund" Day: Who Raised What....And Who Built What...In The Startup South This Week

The Big Headlines * Atlanta-based Sovereign’s Capital, a diversified alternative asset manager dedicated to excellence in faith-driven investing, has closed its largest venture capital fund to date, Venture Capital Fund IV, LP, with over $60 million in committed capital. The fund’s investors include both existing limited partners and new

We Asked, They Answered: SaaS Founders Share Their Best Advice

We Asked, They Answered: SaaS Founders Share Their Best Advice

Building SaaS (Software as a Service) startups are notoriously challenging. Founders must not only build a stellar platform, they must ensure it is scalable as they bring on new and bigger customers. Navigating the fast-paced and crowded world of SaaS can be daunting for new founders. So we turned to