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How This Founder Balances A Tech Startup and Her Military Career

Learning to manage time is a major milestone for many college students. But for some, it’s much more than just managing a class schedule. Katrina Townsend, a Kennesaw State graduate, had to balance her studies, a rigorous ROTC training program, and maintaining a part-time job to help fund

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CommissionTrac Closes $1.15M Seed to Help CRE Brokerages Close Their Deals

CommissionTrac, an Atlanta software startup helping streamline the operations of real estate brokerages, has closed a $1.15 million seed funding round. The startup now counts several commercial real estate brokerages and professionals as backers. Those investors include President and CEO of Colliers Atlanta Bob Matthews, President and Co-Owner

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Atlanta's Fastest-Growing Tech Startup Is Profitable, Bootstrapped, and Filled With Accountants

One advantage of being outside of the venture capital-rich coasts is the ability for a company to operate lean, find product-market fit immediately, and occasionally, see soaring success without ever having to give anything away to outside investors. In Atlanta, MailChimp has become the paradigm of this model.

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Rapper Future and Family's Community Foundation Works to Close the Digital Literacy Gap for Atlanta Seniors

One Atlanta-area senior living community will receive the gift of technology this Valentine’s Day, thanks to the charitable foundation founded by hometown rapper Future and his family. The FreeWishes Foundation, which is presided over by Future’s mother, Stephanie Jester, is turning an underused library space at Big

IDology

Identity Verification Firm IDology Sees $300M Acquisition

IDology, an Atlanta-based digital identity verification company, will be purchased by a British identity data company, GBG, for $300 million. All 70 IDology employees will remain with the company and stay in their Atlanta office, including the senior leadership team. IDology is the foremost provider of identity verification and

Techstars Atlanta Sees Its First Successful Exit With An Acquisition By Mailchimp

Techstars Atlanta Sees Its First Successful Exit With An Acquisition By Mailchimp

Techstars Atlanta, the startup accelerator run in partnership with Cox Enterprises, has seen its first graduate successfully exit. SAWA, a graphic design startup that went through Techstars Atlanta's third cohort in 2018, has been acquired by email marketing platform Mailchimp. Francis Tao, SAWA’s founder and sole full-

Kiwitech

KiwiTech Brings Its Tech-For-Equity Model to the South

To build a technology company, you need capital, often from outside investors. And to land investment, you need to show them your product. To build that product, you have to write code, right? Well, not necessarily. Many would-be tech entrepreneurs get stuck at this critical junction — how to turn