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Following Big Acquisitions and Funding Announcements, Southeast Construction Tech Gains Momentum

Following Big Acquisitions and Funding Announcements, Southeast Construction Tech Gains Momentum

Key Takeaways * Major acquisitions and a new unicorn valuation are putting Southeast construction tech in the spotlight * Atlanta’s Punch, which recently raised $2 million, shows where early-stage startups see an opening: using AI to cut paperwork for construction crews ATLANTA, November 2 (Hypepotamus) - A big blue walkie-talkie

Tractian Chose Atlanta for Talent and Customers. Now It’s a $1.4B AI Company.

Tractian Chose Atlanta for Talent and Customers. Now It’s a $1.4B AI Company.

New Name, New Funding: Atlanta’s Graypool Targets Trucking’s Missed Revenue

New Name, New Funding: Atlanta’s Graypool Targets Trucking’s Missed Revenue

What You Missed At Venture Atlanta 2026

What You Missed At Venture Atlanta 2026

Atlanta’s Women on the Cap Table Makes First Investment in AI Startup Narratize

Atlanta’s Women on the Cap Table Makes First Investment in AI Startup Narratize

Florida transportation companies Beep and Freebee complete merger

Florida transportation companies Beep and Freebee complete merger

Atlanta Startup Botsi Raises Pre-Seed To Personalize Subscription Pricing With AI

Atlanta Startup Botsi Raises Pre-Seed To Personalize Subscription Pricing With AI

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Memphis Is Building Venture-Backable Startups Around Its Biggest Industries: Logistics, MedTech...and Music

Memphis Is Building Venture-Backable Startups Around Its Biggest Industries: Logistics, MedTech...and Music

MEMPHIS, October 30 (Hypepotamus) - Memphis has a metro population of about 1.34 million, but its businesses help move the world’s packages and supply its operating rooms. That industrial base is turning into a hub for new startups, with founders drawing in corporate experience in town. Founders are building

MatchGrant Turns One Year of Growth Into $3.6M In Grant Wins For Users

MatchGrant Turns One Year of Growth Into $3.6M In Grant Wins For Users

UGA Grad Helps Scale Atlanta Clothing Rental App e.closet To 30,000 Users

UGA Grad Helps Scale Atlanta Clothing Rental App e.closet To 30,000 Users

Vanderbilt Students Launch Their Own Venture Studio to Help Classmates Build Startups

Vanderbilt Students Launch Their Own Venture Studio to Help Classmates Build Startups

UGA Grad Takes On StubHub and SeatGeek With College-Focused Sports Ticket Marketplace

UGA Grad Takes On StubHub and SeatGeek With College-Focused Sports Ticket Marketplace

Could Algae be the Solution for Outdated HVAC Systems?

Could Algae be the Solution for Outdated HVAC Systems?

Vectris Labs Brings West Coast AI Talent to Birmingham For Startup Boosting GPU Efficiency

Vectris Labs Brings West Coast AI Talent to Birmingham For Startup Boosting GPU Efficiency

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Calendly changed how we get meetings on the books. How is it evolving in our AI Agent world?

Calendly changed how we get meetings on the books. How is it evolving in our AI Agent world?

ATLANTA, October 20 (Hypepotamus) - There are few homegrown success stories from Atlanta on par with Calendly. The work productivity and collaboration-focused software, which was founded by Tope Awotona in 2013, scaled to a unicorn company with a small amount of outside capital. The company also transformed how companies across

Ditto Names Matt Lohman CCO as Offline Connectivity Platform Grows in Atlanta

Ditto Names Matt Lohman CCO as Offline Connectivity Platform Grows in Atlanta

Is This The Southeast's Defense Tech Moment?

Is This The Southeast's Defense Tech Moment?

Why AI Startup Obvious Sees Atlanta as A Strong In-Person Hub.

Why AI Startup Obvious Sees Atlanta as A Strong In-Person Hub.

Booming Business: Atlanta Firm Creates Cleaner Way to Sop Up Oil Spills

Booming Business: Atlanta Firm Creates Cleaner Way to Sop Up Oil Spills

Church Tech Company Ministry Brands Moves Headquarters To Metro Atlanta

Church Tech Company Ministry Brands Moves Headquarters To Metro Atlanta

Get To Know The CEO Simplifying Financial Compliance

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Chattanooga, the First Gig-Speed City, Now Wants to Lead in Quantum

Chattanooga, the First Gig-Speed City, Now Wants to Lead in Quantum

CHATTANOOGA, October 6 (Hypepotamus) - In 2010, Chattanooga became the first city in the country to offer gig-speed internet to every one of its residents and businesses. EPB, the city’s municipal utility, says that decision delivered $5.3billion in local benefit and helped recruit or retain over 10,000

Using AI to Boost Recycling at the World’s Busiest Airport

Using AI to Boost Recycling at the World’s Busiest Airport

Cox Enterprises Selects 10 Cleantech Startups for New Atlanta Residency Program

Cox Enterprises Selects 10 Cleantech Startups for New Atlanta Residency Program

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

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From Georgia Tech Capstone to Atlanta MarTech Startup: Inside Genius

From Georgia Tech Capstone to Atlanta MarTech Startup: Inside Genius

ATLANTA, September 23 (Hypepotamus) - Marketing teams can see what they spend on Google, LinkedIn and Meta ads. Figuring out what those separate streams of data mean for their next decision is harder. Atlanta MarTech (marketing technology) startup Genius connects those channels and gives marketers recommendations based on their target customers,

Contributor Thoughts: What CEOs Still Get Wrong About AI

Contributor Thoughts: What CEOs Still Get Wrong About AI

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

Featured Events

Tech Events To Have On Your Calendar: November 2026

Tech Events To Have On Your Calendar: November 2026

Where are you heading in the month of November? We have the scoop on where founders, investors, and ecosystem builders are heading. NC IDEA Ecosystem Summit Location: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Date: November 12-13 Who is the Summit for? The Summit is the only statewide conference that brings together

Where To Be: October 2026 Tech Events

Where To Be: October 2026 Tech Events

Pitch your startup 1:1 to 20 investors

Pitch your startup 1:1 to 20 investors

After The Event: What Stood Out From 'The Atlanta Question'

After The Event: What Stood Out From 'The Atlanta Question'

Top Tech Events in the Southeast: September 2026

Top Tech Events in the Southeast: September 2026

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

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

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

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

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MatchGrant Turns One Year of Growth Into $3.6M In Grant Wins For Users

Atlanta’s MedTech Momentum Faces A Test: Can Startups Stay And Scale?

UGA Grad Helps Scale Atlanta Clothing Rental App e.closet To 30,000 Users

From Chef to Tech Founder: Atlanta’s Rachel Ramsey Launches Measured HRIS for Restaurants

Tractian Chose Atlanta for Talent and Customers. Now It’s a $1.4B AI Company.

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Vectris Labs Brings West Coast AI Talent to Birmingham For Startup Boosting GPU Efficiency

Birmingham’s New Venture Studio Has Its First Two Startups

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

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Vanderbilt Students Launch Their Own Venture Studio to Help Classmates Build Startups

Breaking: Vanderbilt Gets Approval For 40-Acre Innovation Neighborhood In Nashville

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

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