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Axle Raises $17.5M Series A, Plans To Double Headcount And Grow Atlanta Team

Axle Raises $17.5M Series A, Plans To Double Headcount And Grow Atlanta Team

ATLANTA, August 19 (Hypepotamus) - A lot has changed for Axle since Hypepotamus wrote about the Atlanta-based insurance technology company in 2023. The team opened up a second office in New York. They’ve expanded to work with over 4,000 businesses, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies like Rocket

These Florida Investors Built A Startup Community Before They Raised A Venture Fund

These Florida Investors Built A Startup Community Before They Raised A Venture Fund

July 2026 Southeast Startup Funding, Acquisitions and Tech News

July 2026 Southeast Startup Funding, Acquisitions and Tech News

A Month Of Funding Headlines: June 2026

A Month Of Funding Headlines: June 2026

Atlanta’s Sabertooth Capital Targets High-Growth DeepTech Deals

Atlanta’s Sabertooth Capital Targets High-Growth DeepTech Deals

After The Funding Round: Now Valued At $3 Billion, Stord Rolls Out New Physical Intelligence Lab

After The Funding Round: Now Valued At $3 Billion, Stord Rolls Out New Physical Intelligence Lab

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New Orleans’ Gulf South Angels Adds 50 Healthcare Investors

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Startup To Watch: Predicate Is Turning Voice and Vital Signs Into Early Health Warnings

Startup To Watch: Predicate Is Turning Voice and Vital Signs Into Early Health Warnings

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, August 17 (Hypepotamus) - Is your voice the key to unlocking your health? Doctor-turned-entrepreneur Morris Nguyen thinks so. A patients’ voice is one of the health signals that is core to his startup Predicate. The platform integrates into healthcare systems to turn everyday health signals, including

From Wine Writer to Tech Founder: Cathy Huyghe Is Helping Wineries Turn Data Into Revenue.

From Wine Writer to Tech Founder: Cathy Huyghe Is Helping Wineries Turn Data Into Revenue.

Catching Up With Danti And Its New AI Intelligence Platform

Catching Up With Danti And Its New AI Intelligence Platform

Homegrown Is Building The Online Farmers Market Shopify Never Built

Homegrown Is Building The Online Farmers Market Shopify Never Built

Ten Sparrows Builds AI Agents So Atlanta Businesses Don't Get Left Behind

Ten Sparrows Builds AI Agents So Atlanta Businesses Don't Get Left Behind

Georgia Teens Launch Vivaly App to Get Their Peers Offline

Georgia Teens Launch Vivaly App to Get Their Peers Offline

Atlanta Startup Turns E-Trikes Into Digital Billboards

Atlanta Startup Turns E-Trikes Into Digital Billboards

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ParkMobile Is Now Part of the global company Arrive — But Atlanta Is Still Part Of Driving The Business Forward.

ParkMobile Is Now Part of the global company Arrive — But Atlanta Is Still Part Of Driving The Business Forward.

ATLANTA, August 13 (Hypepotamus) - What ever happened to ParkMobile? There has been a lot of M&A activity around the Atlanta-based, venture-backed company in the last decade. Founded in 2008, ParkMobile became a darling of Venture Atlanta and the region’s broader tech scene. Along the way,

How Passport Built A Culture That Turned Employees Into Founders.

How Passport Built A Culture That Turned Employees Into Founders.

Atlanta-based Grayscale’s Road To Paylocity Acquisition

Atlanta-based Grayscale’s Road To Paylocity Acquisition

Zenniz Uses Atlanta as Launchpad for U.S. Tennis Growth

Zenniz Uses Atlanta as Launchpad for U.S. Tennis Growth

Atlanta Semiconductor Startup Falcomm Uses AI To Design Chips in 90 Seconds

Atlanta Semiconductor Startup Falcomm Uses AI To Design Chips in 90 Seconds

As AI Reshapes Tech Jobs, Code Ninjas Teaches Kids Coding, AI Literacy, and Problem-Solving Skills

As AI Reshapes Tech Jobs, Code Ninjas Teaches Kids Coding, AI Literacy, and Problem-Solving Skills

After The Funding Round: Now Valued At $3 Billion, Stord Rolls Out New Physical Intelligence Lab

After The Funding Round: Now Valued At $3 Billion, Stord Rolls Out New Physical Intelligence Lab

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Cox Enterprises Selects 10 Cleantech Startups for New Atlanta Residency Program

Cox Enterprises Selects 10 Cleantech Startups for New Atlanta Residency Program

PRESENTED By Gridline Gridline helps advisory firms launch, operate, and scale private market investment programs through one integrated platform. ATLANTA, August 7 (Hypepotamus) - In early 2025, Cox Enterprises announced the first cohort for its Cleantech Accelerator program in Atlanta, created in partnership with gener8tor and the Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub.

QumulusAI CEO on Taking Atlanta’s AI Infrastructure Company Public

QumulusAI CEO on Taking Atlanta’s AI Infrastructure Company Public

A Georgia Urgent Care System Is Using AI To Handle 20,000 Billing Calls A Month

A Georgia Urgent Care System Is Using AI To Handle 20,000 Billing Calls A Month

How a SpaceX IPO Could Boost Southeast Startups

How a SpaceX IPO Could Boost Southeast Startups

Alpharetta’s Spectra Builds Defense Tech for Tough Missions

Alpharetta’s Spectra Builds Defense Tech for Tough Missions

Entertainment Tech Company Disguise Expands to Atlanta

Entertainment Tech Company Disguise Expands to Atlanta

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Mercedes, Siemens and Cox Tap Atlanta Startup 4Earth for Water Reuse

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Contributor Thoughts: What CEOs Still Get Wrong About AI

Contributor Thoughts: What CEOs Still Get Wrong About AI

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michael Anton is CEO of Huper, an AI startup based in Atlanta whose platform gives every leader a digital chief of staff. The productivity gains we’re seeing from AI are very real, but the problem is those gains aren’t showing up in the places that

CEO Q&A | How Atlanta’s GenAI Healthcare Built a Smarter Health Ring.

CEO Q&A | How Atlanta’s GenAI Healthcare Built a Smarter Health Ring.

Phobio Has Returned $960M to Business Budgets. Meet The Company's New CEO.

Phobio Has Returned $960M to Business Budgets. Meet The Company's New CEO.

Alpharetta’s Spectra Builds Defense Tech for Tough Missions

Alpharetta’s Spectra Builds Defense Tech for Tough Missions

Atlanta AI Company Tractian Expands With 30-Intern Hiring Push

Atlanta AI Company Tractian Expands With 30-Intern Hiring Push

Tampa Startup Uses AI to Organize Medical and Legal Records

Tampa Startup Uses AI to Organize Medical and Legal Records

Former PrizePicks Engineer Bets on Building AI Sales Coaching Startup CloserCoach

Former PrizePicks Engineer Bets on Building AI Sales Coaching Startup CloserCoach

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Your Guide to Atlanta Tech Week 2026: Events, Panels & Meetups

Your Guide to Atlanta Tech Week 2026: Events, Panels & Meetups

In 2026, it certainly seems like every city has a Tech Week. And next week, it is Atlanta’s turn. Atlanta Tech Week is back with a full list of events, summits, and networking events. Like in years past, Atlanta Tech Week serves as a passport for the Metro area,

Atlanta's Avant South 2026 Conference Returns With OpenAI, NVIDIA Speaker

Atlanta's Avant South 2026 Conference Returns With OpenAI, NVIDIA Speaker

12 Southeast Tech Events for Founders and Funders

12 Southeast Tech Events for Founders and Funders

Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale

Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale

Where To Be In June 2026: Birmingham for Sloss Tech

Where To Be In June 2026: Birmingham for Sloss Tech

Georgia Tech and The Atlanta Opera Premiere AI-Focused Opera About Dementia and Memory

Georgia Tech and The Atlanta Opera Premiere AI-Focused Opera About Dementia and Memory

Where To Be In June: Charlotte For Fintech Week

Where To Be In June: Charlotte For Fintech Week

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A Goodreads for Gear: How Bluubird Is Changing the Way You Find Your Gear

Atlanta Is a Fintech Hub. These Are the Startups Worth Watching Right Now.

HEARD Wants to Fix How Patients — and Employees — Navigate Healthcare

From Wine Writer to Tech Founder: Cathy Huyghe Is Helping Wineries Turn Data Into Revenue.

Startup To Know: Atlanta’s OSTVA Builds A Marketplace For Local Rentals And Services

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Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale

Birmingham Ranks No. 1 for College Graduates Starting Careers

Where To Be In June 2026: Birmingham for Sloss Tech

Ember Fellowship Launches in Atlanta To Connect Startups With Emerging Talent

This Founder Is Turning NIL Guesswork Into Data-Driven Deals

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These Tennessee Startups Are Heading to SXSW

Nashville’s Arena Labs Cuts Clinician Burnout 33% With Tech

Nashville Startup Tanbii Turns Virtual Trees Into Real Impact

The Work Trip Playbook: Nashville Edition — A Business Traveler’s Guide to Music City

5 Tennessee Startups Set for 3686 Pitch Competition

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