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Students can now travel to space and back before lunch break with Kai XR

Students can now travel to space and back before lunch break with Kai XR

Kai XR, an EdTech platform started by a Northern Virginia history teacher, is taking students around the world and beyond without ever leaving the classroom. Kai Frazier, founder and CEO who recently moved to Birmingham, taught students who were mainly from underserved communities in Title 1 schools. Despite having some

Armed with $11.75 million seed round, Atlanta-based Rainforest looks to expand the world of embedded payments

Armed with $11.75 million seed round, Atlanta-based Rainforest looks to expand the world of embedded payments

Atlanta-based Rainforest has had a strong first year in business. The platform landed its first customers earlier this year and went on to win the “early-stage category” at Venture Atlanta’s pitch competition in September. It also closed an impressive $11.75 million seed funding round from a mix of

This startup makes it possible for you to have your own personal chef

This startup makes it possible for you to have your own personal chef

Erica Tuggle’s startup Cookonnect wants to leave your house smelling amazing and your family well fed. The Atlanta-based platform connects busy families looking for high quality, homemade meals with top local chefs who can bring those culinary dreams to life. Based on specific timing and needs, a chef comes

Atlanta-based Danti lands contract that shows need for searchable Earth data for national defense

Atlanta-based Danti lands contract that shows need for searchable Earth data for national defense

Just four months after coming out of stealth mode, Atlanta-based Danti has landed a new contract that will bring their AI-powered search capabilities into the US Space Force, the newest branch of the US Armed Forces. Danti just announced it was awarded a $1.2 million contract with AFWERX, the

How one Raleigh startup landed half of Fortune 100 companies as clients

How one Raleigh startup landed half of Fortune 100 companies as clients

Startup Digital.ai may have only got off the ground officially in 2020, but the Raleigh-based team has already garnered an impressive list of clients. Half of all Fortune 100 companies, to be exact, are on that list. Such record growth comes from the fact that Digital.ai is working

AI-Driven Adaptive Infrastructure Startup Focused On Climate Resilience Raises $3.5 Million

AI-Driven Adaptive Infrastructure Startup Focused On Climate Resilience Raises $3.5 Million

Is the future of climate resiliency getting built right now in North Carolina? The team behind Natrx thinks so, and they just landed a large seed investment to continue to grow its “Living Shorelines” and Dry FormingTM advanced manufacturing technology. The startup, which builds nature-based technology and manufacturing products to

Meet The Founders Pitching At Techstars Atlanta's Demo Day This Year

Meet The Founders Pitching At Techstars Atlanta's Demo Day This Year

Today, WellCapped is a wig rental service designed to make new hairstyles “accessible, sustainable, and budget-friendly.” But co-founders Shante Frazier and Lauren Mitchell told Hypepotamus that they have plans to turn WellCapped into the “Netflix for beauty products” platform that can make quality user recommendations. In order to do that,