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Maija Ehlinger

Atlanta, GA

Born and raised in Southern California, Maija has been in Atlanta since 2010. She is a graduate of Emory University and the Columbia Journalism School's Lede Program for data journalism.

Stord's $31M Series B Shows Strength of Atlanta's Supply Chain Ecosystem

Stord's $31M Series B Shows Strength of Atlanta's Supply Chain Ecosystem

When Stord co-founders Sean Henry and Jacob Boudreau pivoted into the warehouse logistics space in 2017, they knew fixing supply chain problems for brands of all sizes was an important problem. What they didn’t know was that a global pandemic would show the world just how important fixing

Meet The Spelman Grad Supporting The Next Generation of HBCU Founders

Meet The Spelman Grad Supporting The Next Generation of HBCU Founders

Now in its third year, Nex Cubed has made a name for itself investing in underrepresented founders in the digital health, edtech, property technology, and fintech spaces. In fact, the latest Nex Cubed digital health accelerator cohort had all minority and immigrant founders, and 50% of its current portfolio companies

Meet The Chattanooga Entrepreneur Behind Maro, The App Revolutionizing...and Digitizing..."The Talk"

Meet The Chattanooga Entrepreneur Behind Maro, The App Revolutionizing...and Digitizing..."The Talk"

Launch Day for any startup is full of stress, joy...and a few frantic calls with developers to work out last-minute bugs. But Launch Day doesn’t typically coincide with the stress and joy of someone’s actual wedding day. That’s exactly what happened for Chattanooga entrepreneur Kenzie

How Atlanta-based CharterUP Built An 'Expedia-Meets-Uber' Marketplace For The Changing Shuttle Industry

How Atlanta-based CharterUP Built An 'Expedia-Meets-Uber' Marketplace For The Changing Shuttle Industry

It’s common for startups to pitch their idea as the “Uber of XYZ.” While the idiom makes it easy for others to envision what a startup is looking to build, few are actually changing the transportation industry itself. CharterUP, a SaaS startup founded by CEO Armir Harris in Atlanta,

With A $12 Million Series B Round, Alpharetta-based DefenseStorm Expands Cybersecurity Work For Banks

With A $12 Million Series B Round, Alpharetta-based DefenseStorm Expands Cybersecurity Work For Banks

Alpharetta-based DefenseStorm has raised a Series B round of $12 million this week, just over 16 months after raising a $15 million Series A round. The most recent round was led by fintech firm Georgian, with participation from Atlanta-based TTV Capital. The startup also announced $7 million in

Carbice Raises $15 Million Series A To Bring Nanomaterials To Your Phone And To Space

Carbice Raises $15 Million Series A To Bring Nanomaterials To Your Phone And To Space

Carbice Corporation, an Atlanta-based nanotechnology company born out of Georgia Tech, has closed a $15 million Series A funding round. The round was led by London-based Downing Ventures and Bay Area-based Toyota AI Ventures. The funding is exciting news for a company that is developing technologies that

Post Acquisition, Durham-Based MindSumo Is Looking To Build An End-To-End Innovation Ecosystem

Post Acquisition, Durham-Based MindSumo Is Looking To Build An End-To-End Innovation Ecosystem

Most college students order a pizza and cram for an next exam. But on any given night, students on MindSumo might just be inventing the next big thing in pizza. MindSumo was started in 2011 as a way to help companies crowdsource innovative ideas and for students to get real-

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