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Gumption, The CRE Marketplace, Is Helping Build More Retail Spaces In The Southeast

Gumption, The CRE Marketplace, Is Helping Build More Retail Spaces In The Southeast

The co-founders behind Gumption are looking to change how commercial real estate deals get financed…one perfect match at a time. From a user’s perspective, the commercial real estate (CRE) financing marketplace works like Tinder, AngelList, and other matchmaking or introduction-based platforms. But as a CRE-focused platform, Gumption connects

What InvestTN's Chief Investment Officer Eller Kelliher Wants To See From Founders

Tennessee native Eller Kelliher built her career across the state’s venture capital scene. She started as an intern at the angel fund The JumpFund in Chattanooga and then moved her way up the ranks at Jumpstart Foundry, a seed-stage healthcare innovation fund based out of Nashville. She served as

New Name, Expanded Mission: What Founders Need To Know About The New Gulf South Angels

New Name, Expanded Mission: What Founders Need To Know About The New Gulf South Angels

The Southeast has a new regionally-focused angel investment network. Last week the NO/LA Angel Network (NO/LAAN) rebranded as the Gulf South Angels (GSA) and announced its geographic expansion across the Gulf South. The New Orleans-based angel investment group will now look at deals from eastern Texas to the

Most startups fail. This nonprofit helps founders buck that trend.

Most startups fail. This nonprofit helps founders buck that trend.

Tampa’s startup community was ready for something like Embarc Collective to come to town. The nonprofit tech and entrepreneurial hub, which got off the ground in 2019, didn’t even have to open the doors to its physical space in Downtown Tampa for there to be a swell of

Health insurance just doesn't work for most Americans. Meet the founder who is ready to change that narrative.

Health insurance just doesn't work for most Americans. Meet the founder who is ready to change that narrative.

It was sheer frustration with the US health insurance world that turned Shielvonda Haith into an entrepreneur. She had a good job with benefits. Her insurance came from a major payor in the market. And even so, she had to pay $7,000 out of pocket in medical bills for

ATL Media Tech Entrepreneurs Launch Interlock Studios To Grow New Mobile Apps

ATL Media Tech Entrepreneurs Launch Interlock Studios To Grow New Mobile Apps

Following the acquisition of their startup Offbeat Media Group in December, media entrepreneurs Shep Ogden and Bailey Grady are ready for their next business challenge. And previous investors, including Mark Cuban and Atlanta Ventures, are backing them once again. Ogden and Grady just launched Interlock Studios, a company that buys

Tamara Lucas

Panda-Powered Productivity: Employees at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta & Google Atlanta Turn To Startup My Panda

Tamara Lucas started My Panda because she knows everyone can use some help with their to-do list. The Atlanta-based personal assistant app found an eager customer base: Busy parents who wanted to enlist the help of assistants (known as Pandas) to keep up with the daily tasks like folding laundry,