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North Carolina-Based Startup CompostNow Looks Forward After $2M Seed Raise

North Carolina-Based Startup CompostNow Looks Forward After $2M Seed Raise

Many college students—and young people in general—often find themselves wringing their hands over climate change, sustainability, and the effects environmental damage can have on our world. As an interior design student at SCAD, David Paull ruminated on the subject over and over again, and his thoughts led him

ChooseATL Rolls Out New Programming for Younger, More Mobile Atlanta Workforce

ChooseATL Rolls Out New Programming for Younger, More Mobile Atlanta Workforce

After five years attracting and recruiting talent to Atlanta, the leadership of ChooseATL has decided to try more ways to draw young professionals. This week, the organization introduced new programming aimed at an increasingly mobile workforce. "We have a new generation entering the workforce,” Ashley Tanks, senior director of

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Exponential AI Helps Companies Streamline Development of Artificial Intelligence Solutions

Automation plus enterprise artificial intelligence can equal the perfect match, and when enterprise AI company Exponential Machines announced its merger with automation company PurpleLogic at this year’s AI Summit to become an entirely new company called Exponential AI, it decided to make a new life in Atlanta. “The joining

MAXEX Exec Team

MAXEX: How A $4B Margin Call Led To A Digital Mortgage Exchange With $5B Trading Volume

Shortly before the Great Recession wiped out billions in assets, veteran entrepreneur and self-described “mortgage geek” Tom Pearce was managing the assets of commercial paper facilities for Vertical Capital, LLC when he received word that storied global financial services firm Lehman Brothers had collapsed. “When Lehman went down, the

New Orleans-Based Startup Advano Exits Stealth Mode With $18.5M Series A Funding Round

New Orleans-Based Startup Advano Exits Stealth Mode With $18.5M Series A Funding Round

New Orleans-based rechargeable battery technology company Advano has announced its official exit from stealth mode with an $18.5 million Series A funding round. Japanese manufacturing giant Mitsui Kinzoku’s SBI Material Innovation Fund co-led the round, along with PeopleFund and Nest co-founder and iPod inventor Tony

New Orleans-Based The Idea Village Announces 2020 VILLAGEx and ENERGYx Accelerator Cohorts

New Orleans-Based The Idea Village Announces 2020 VILLAGEx and ENERGYx Accelerator Cohorts

The Idea Village, a New Orleans-based entrepreneurial nonprofit dedicated to help emerging tech companies grow and succeed, recently announced the selection of 12 local startups to its 2020 VILLAGEx (formerly known as IDEAx) accelerator cohort. The nonprofit also announced that five additional startups focusing on energy, coastal construction and

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WeWork Labs Unveils First Atlanta Location With Launch Week Event

After successful rollouts in Miami and Durham, North Carolina, WeWork Labs has launched its first Atlanta location downtown today at 101 Marietta Street. Serial entrepreneur and Goodie Nation founder Joey Womack will manage programming for the space. Since its launch in 2018, WeWork Labs has functioned as WeWork’s global

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