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CommonGenius

Experts-On-Demand Community CommonGenius Launches With Serious Smarts At SXSW

Ever have a persistent problem at work and wish you could just connect with someone who could teach you how to fix it? Or have an idea, but need someone who knows more about the field to validate your concept? CommonGenius, an on-demand “knowledge marketplace”, aims to help anyone

Movius

Mobile Software Firm Movius Raises $45M From JPMorgan Chase, Adds Silicon Valley CEO

Movius, an Atlanta-based mobile communications software provider, has closed a Series D funding round of $45 million led by new investor JPMorgan Chase & Co., with participation from existing investors PointGuard Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Anschutz Investment Company. Along with the capital raise, the company has announced

nexdefense

Atlanta Cyber Startup NexDefense Acquired By Maryland's Dragos, Becomes Free Tool

NexDefense, an Atlanta-based cybersecurity company that protects industrial control systems, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Maryland-based Dragos. Dragos has been growing rapidly since raising a $37 million Series B last November. The three-year old Dragos also focuses on protecting industrial systems from cyberthreats through

Allie Kelly

The Ray's Allie Kelly Is Driving Into the Future On the World's Only "Living Lab" Highway

“My guess is that you don’t spend much time thinking about the road at all,” the TEDxAtlanta presenter tells her captive audience. “There’s been almost zero innovation in the road itself in over 70 years.” The speaker is Allie Kelly, and she’s on-stage to share how

solar inventions

Bill Nussey Details How His New Startup Could "Change the Entire Solar Industry"

When tech executive Bill Nussey, who was CEO of Silverpop when it was acquired by IBM, left the tech giant in 2014 to become a renewable energy pioneer, his exact plans were slightly nebulous. He had the conviction that renewable energy would be the “next big thing” in business and

TruDiary

This Pitch Black Winner Built A Personal Health App For Women After Her Own Misdiagnosis

Veronica Berry knew something wasn’t quite right. She was experiencing symptoms that several doctors had labeled as bad menstrual cramps, but Berry, whose job in pharmaceutical and medical sales required her to observe many doctor’s visits, was convinced there was something more going on. After multiple consultations and