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Meet The 85 Startups From Across The Country Selected To Join Venture Atlanta's Stage This October

Meet The 85 Startups From Across The Country Selected To Join Venture Atlanta's Stage This October

The theme for this year’s Venture Atlanta conference, FORWARD, aptly addresses this moment in time for the Atlanta technology ecosystem, says CEO Allyson Eman. “This year’s number of applicants broke even last year’s record, with the quality of companies making it a very difficult job for our

Grab Your Headphones & Listen To These Podcasts On The Southeast Tech Scene

Grab Your Headphones & Listen To These Podcasts On The Southeast Tech Scene

There were some 850,000 active podcasts in 2021, up 20% from the previous year. That is a whole lot of content to weed through. But if you are a Southeast startup enthusiast like us, you are always on the hunt for the best content on the local innovation economy.

Despite slowdown, crypto is attracting a new group -- Institutional investors

Despite slowdown, crypto is attracting a new group -- Institutional investors

Depending on your exposure to crypto, the last few months have been a wild ride. Bitcoin plunged in value while firms like Celsius made international headlines for unethical lending practices. But it is not all doom in gloom for those in the decentralized finance space. In fact, crypto veteran Ryan

UrbanGeekz Steps Out of The Newsroom With Launch Of Pre-Accelerator Program

UrbanGeekz Steps Out of The Newsroom With Launch Of Pre-Accelerator Program

News platform UrbanGeekz is making headlines of its own this week with the launch of a new pre-accelerator program. The Atlanta-based outlet, which covers multicultural news around technology, science, businesses, and entrepreneurship, launched Geekz Ventures as a way to help tech-focused startups with underestimated founders get off

For Techstars, "Impact" Takes On A Whole New Meaning

For Techstars, "Impact" Takes On A Whole New Meaning

Techstars and Cox Enterprises’ second accelerator program in Atlanta was launched specifically to change how startups shaped the social impact space. Now, it’s looking to make an even larger influence. Techstars Impact Powered by Cox Enterprises (previously known as Social Impact), is designed to help for-profit ventures working

Meet The Atlanta-based Company Taking A Fresh Look At The Canned Cocktail Space

Meet The Atlanta-based Company Taking A Fresh Look At The Canned Cocktail Space

Early in the pandemic, Paul Owusu was one of many people who leaned into at-home cocktail making. But he turned that passion into a full-blown business…and it is making quite the splash in the canned cocktail world. Owusu recently moved to Atlanta to be closer to his

Focus On Corporate Wellness Means Big Business For Southeast Startups

Focus On Corporate Wellness Means Big Business For Southeast Startups

Corporate benefits have mostly been “stale and analog for decades,” Ed Buckley admits. But companies are starting to bring more than the standard gym stipend to the table with their employees, and they are using local wellness startups to make that happen. One such startup is Tampa-based Peerfit, a

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