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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.

Atlanta Startup BD4 Builds Business Development Platform for Attorneys, Consultants, and Wealth Managers

Atlanta entrepreneur Gregg Bedol has opened the waitlist for BD4, a business development platform designed to help attorneys, consultants, wealth managers, and other relationship-driven professionals avoid the feast-or-famine client cycle.

photo of the 2026 Ember Fellows 2026

The Ember Fellowship Launches In Atlanta, Birmingham To Help Local Startup Ecosystem Hire Emerging Talent.

Atlanta entrepreneur Eileen Lee’s Ember Fellowship is matching high-potential recent graduates with startups in Atlanta, Birmingham, Detroit, and Baltimore.

a home chef making a recipe, something that CompKitchen can make more fun and interesting

An Atlanta IT Specialist Built A Food Pairing Platform Backed By Culinary Chemistry

“There's a generation of home cooks who've drifted away from actually making things, partly because the gap between a recipe and a great result is bigger than recipes admit. CompKitchen exists to close that gap by exposing the chemistry. If I can get more people creating again, that's the real win.”

Phobio Has Returned $960M to Business Budgets. Meet The Company's New CEO.

Phobio Has Returned $960M to Business Budgets. Meet The Company's New CEO.

Missy Taylor spent two decades in advertising before becoming CEO of Phobio, the Atlanta company helping businesses recover value from old devices. She says that was exactly the right background for the job.

ReFiBuy Raises $13.6M Seed Round to Help Brands Win in the Age of AI Shopping Agents

ReFiBuy Raises $13.6M Seed Round to Help Brands Win in the Age of AI Shopping Agents

RALEIGH, May 5 (Hypepotamus) - The days of scrolling around the internet trying to find a present for your friend or a new blazer for your wardrobe are coming to an end. AI agents are coming to ecommerce…meaning brands are rushing to figure out what it means for their business.

From Its Chattanooga HQ, Kunin Technologies Wants to Recover Trillions of Dollars in Critical Minerals From U.S. Mining Waste

From Its Chattanooga HQ, Kunin Technologies Wants to Recover Trillions of Dollars in Critical Minerals From U.S. Mining Waste

Chattanooga startup Kunin Technologies is using ion exchange technology to recover critical minerals like gallium, germanium, and scandium from U.S. mining waste — materials America currently imports from China.

Fincast’s AI Mortgage Marketplace Lets Lenders Compete for Your Loan — and It’s Free for Borrowers

ATLANTA, April 30 (Hypepotamus) - Most homebuyers take the first mortgage offer they receive. Not because it’s the best one…but because they think it is the only one available to them, says entrepreneur Benjamin Schieken (in featured photo). The mortgage industry has long operated as a relationship business. Schieken