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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.

Bullion, A New Atlanta FinTech, Tackles the Business Banking Gap for African and Latin American Startups.

Bullion, A New Atlanta FinTech, Tackles the Business Banking Gap for African and Latin American Startups.

ATLANTA (July 1) Hypepotamus – Raise venture capital in USD. Then start building globally. That is a playbook international tech founders often follow, says Atlanta-based entrepreneur Joshua Afolabi (seen in featured photo above). But the pain starts the minute that money hits their account. “Startups operating across Africa and Latin

Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale

Birmingham’s Sloss Tech Shows The Magic City’s Startup Ecosystem Is Ready To Scale

BIRMINGHAM (June 30) Hypepotamus – “Sloss” carries a bit of magic in the City of Birmingham, Alabama. Sloss Furnaces was one of the early companies that put “The Magic City” on the map as an industrial and machinery hub seemingly overnight. Today, the word Sloss holds a different meaning for the

This Atlanta Startup Wants Local Creator Marketing To Drive More Than Likes

This Atlanta Startup Wants Local Creator Marketing To Drive More Than Likes

ATLANTA, June 25 (Hypepotamus) – Micro influencers — online creators with smaller but active follower counts — are having a moment, as brands look to unlock more opportunities to stand out and get in front of people in digital and physical spaces. But local businesses like fitness studios, med spas, salons, restaurants, and

Atlanta Startup WattAir Wants To Pull Clean Water From Thin Air

Atlanta Startup WattAir Wants To Pull Clean Water From Thin Air

ATLANTA, June 23 (Hypepotamus) - Growing up in Northern Ireland, Joseph Mooney had an “obsession for water.” “Wherever there was water, I was there. The sea, the pool, even watching someone dig a well, I was fascinated by it,” he told Hypepotamus. That obsession turned into recreation and then racing, as

Atlanta Startup Vettex Sports Builds Smarter Athletic Gear

Atlanta Startup Vettex Sports Builds Smarter Athletic Gear

ATLANTA, June 22 (Hypepotamus) – Most startups spend years and marketing budget building a brand from nothing. Vettex Sports used its Georgia Tech connections to skip that step to build under a name that already had history. The Create-X company was known until last year as LZRD Tech (Hypepotamus featured

Atlanta-Based Balon Is Building AI That Grades Its Own Answers

Atlanta-Based Balon Is Building AI That Grades Its Own Answers

Balon is an Atlanta-based AI infrastructure startup building technology to prevent hallucinations in large language models.

These Georgia Teens Built An App To Show You How Much You Really Scroll

These Georgia Teens Built An App To Show You How Much You Really Scroll

How much time are you really spending on your phone? The average American spends well over four hours on their phone and looks at their screen over 200 times a day, according to Consumer Affairs. Young Georgia-based entrepreneur Pranshu Raithatha had a feeling individuals grossly underestimated their own screentime.

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