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Ataia Medical

Ataia Medical Secures Seed Funding to Help Patients Wearing Respiratory Masks Communicate

Atlanta-based Ataia Medical, a medical device startup that produces a tool that allows patients wearing hospital respiratory masks to communicate, has raised a seed funding round of $300,000. Investors include medical-specific firm Green Park & Golf Ventures and angel investors that specialize in medical devices. Ataia Medical’

twilio

San Francisco Communications Platform Twilio Is Recruiting For New Atlanta Office

San Francisco-based cloud communications tech company Twilio has opened a new office — its first in the U.S. outside of the major tech hubs of California and New York — in Atlanta. Based for now at WeWork Terminus in Buckhead, their space currently houses a dozen employees, but they plan

Baiyina Jihad

This Elementary School Teacher Wants to Reduce Violence With A Literacy App

South Fulton elementary school teacher Baiyina Jihad was searching for a way to encourage less violence in classrooms. The former Teach For America educator was playing with different ideas when she learned how much literacy is related to violence. Millions of adults in the U.S. lack basic literacy skills,

REIN

Insurtech Startup Raises $7.3M From Liberty Mutual to Insure Drones, Robots and More

REIN, an insurtech startup focused on emerging technology markets like robots, drones, mobility and IoT products, has raised $7.3 million in a funding round from investors including insurance giant Liberty Mutual’s investing arm. Founded in 2015, REIN is based in Chapel Hill, NC. Kiplin Capital and a number

PRSONAS

This Startup Projects Virtual 'Digital Personalities' To Add A Personal Touch In Your Store, Event Or Office

Siri, Cortana, Alexa… having a virtual assistant in all your devices and gadgets certainly isn’t a rarity anymore. But how often can you say you interact with a human-like, intelligent, personable hologram? For Chuck Rinker, the answer is fairly often. The founder and chief innovation officer of PRSONAS,

Insightpool

Atlanta Social Media Influencer Platform Insightpool Acquired, Gears Up For "Aggressive Growth"

A growing public relations technology startup has acquired Atlanta-based social influencer database Insightpool. TrendKite, a five-year-old startup out of Austin, TX, announced the acquisition of Insightpool last week for an undisclosed sum. Insightpool was started in 2012 by a group of serial Atlanta entrepreneurs and initially funded

Atlanta Music Streaming Company Acquired to Power the Beat of Live Streamed Fitness Classes

Atlanta Music Streaming Company Acquired to Power the Beat of Live Streamed Fitness Classes

New York-based Peloton, the live streaming fitness startup that last year hit a billion-dollar valuation, has made its first acquisition in Atlanta-based B2B music technology company Neurotic Media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peloton has expanded from its original service of live streamed cycling classes