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Fincast’s AI Mortgage Marketplace Lets Lenders Compete for Your Loan — and It’s Free for Borrowers

ATLANTA, April 30 (Hypepotamus) - Most homebuyers take the first mortgage offer they receive. Not because it’s the best one…but because they think it is the only one available to them, says entrepreneur Benjamin Schieken (in featured photo). The mortgage industry has long operated as a relationship business. Schieken

Tech Events To Be At: May 2026

Tech Events To Be At: May 2026

If you’re building, investing, or trying to plug into the Southeast’s startup scene, the next few weeks are stacked with events you need to have on your calendar. Here are a few events actually worth showing up for… Tailwind Tech Summit in Columbia, SC: May 4 The Tailwind

For Over 45 Years, ATDC Has Been Georgia’s Startup Engine. Now It Wants to Be Its AI Launchpad.

For Over 45 Years, ATDC Has Been Georgia’s Startup Engine. Now It Wants to Be Its AI Launchpad.

ATLANTA, April 29 (Hypepotamus) - For 45 years, ATDC has helped Georgia founders build. For the past year, it’s been building something new behind the scenes. North Star AI Labs, which officially launched to the public this week after quietly building since February 2025, is designed to be a first

Huntsville’s Skyfire AI Lands $11M To Grow Public Safety Drone Platform

Huntsville’s Skyfire AI Lands $11M To Grow Public Safety Drone Platform

HUNTSVILLE, April 28 (Hypepotamus) - Armed with a fresh $11 million seed round, Skyfire AI is ready to bring more safety-focused drones to the sky. The startup, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, helps public safety groups, defense industry players, and other mission-critical organizations that need to respond faster, expand situational

Emory MBA Founders Launch FetchFiles, a Pet Medical Records Platform for 90 Million U.S. Households

Emory MBA Founders Launch FetchFiles, a Pet Medical Records Platform for 90 Million U.S. Households

ATLANTA, April 28 (Hypepotamus) - From city apartments to suburban homes, close to 90 million U.S. households include a pet. Two of those pet owners have teamed up to build the medical records platform they can all use. Vincent Harvey II and Ja’Mel Ware, who both soon-to-be

They’re Leaving the Cameras On—And Building a Startup Live on Twitch in Chattanooga

They’re Leaving the Cameras On—And Building a Startup Live on Twitch in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, April 27 (Hypepotamus) - Pull up the Brickyard Twitch stream on any given weekday (or, often, well past midnight) and you’ll find the same thing: Shazor Khan and his team sitting at their desks, heads down, building a startup. No ping-pong tables or catered lunches that you might

Dennis Hayes, Who Helped Build the Internet, Is Now Transforming Accessibility in Peachtree Corners

Dennis Hayes, Who Helped Build the Internet, Is Now Transforming Accessibility in Peachtree Corners

ATLANTA, April 24 (Hypepotamus) - Dennis C. Hayes is one of the key reasons why we can search the digital world today. As the founder of Atlanta’s Hayes Microcomputer Products, he built the modems that made it possible to get access to early versions of the internet. Now, decades later,