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Atlanta-based Bacchus Wants To Be The "Fitbit of Drinking"

“Don’t drink and drive.” That hard and fast rule has been drilled into us. There are always the warnings and the legal consequences of driving drunk, along with the horror stories of those who chose to do so. But the entrepreneur behind Bacchus, Joseph Hamilton, seeks to bring prevention

Behind JoinStreamify, The Atlanta Livecommerce Startup Connecting Brands To New Customers

Behind JoinStreamify, The Atlanta Livecommerce Startup Connecting Brands To New Customers

Move over Amazon. The nature of e-commerce is changing, thanks to live stream commerce options making shopping more personal and interactive. Livestream commerce originated in China in 2015 and has become an integral part of the country’s e-commerce landscape ever since. A McKinsey report estimates the market

Atlanta-based TaxZen Brings Education, Empathy To Startup Tax Prep

Atlanta-based TaxZen Brings Education, Empathy To Startup Tax Prep

“Peaceful” probably isn’t the first word that comes to mind when a startup founder thinks about tax season. But two entrepreneurs in Atlanta Tech Village believe it could be. Their software, TaxZen, is built as a “do-it-for-me” tax filing platform specifically for tech startups and companies

Atlanta’s Grayscale Raises $3.25M for Hiring Tech

Atlanta’s Grayscale Raises $3.25M for Hiring Tech

Editor's update July 2026: Grayscale was acquired in 2026. More details here. Ty Abernethy has spent the last decade using tech to address the inefficient process of hiring new talent. The University of Georgia grad co-founded ConveyIQ in New York in 2012, an interviewing platform ultimately acquired

Infinite Giving Launches At Atlanta Tech Village As FinTech Tool For Nonprofits

Infinite Giving Launches At Atlanta Tech Village As FinTech Tool For Nonprofits

Karen Houghton is stepping away from her role as Atlanta Tech Village's Vice President to become a new village resident and startup founder. She’s launching Infinite Giving, a FinTech platform for nonprofit management. For Houghton, Infinite Giving is about helping nonprofits overcome the “scarcity mindset” and financial

Founder of Atlanta-based Purposity Talks COVID's Impact on Generosity

Founder of Atlanta-based Purposity Talks COVID's Impact on Generosity

The last twelve months might most accurately be described as “The Year of the Pivot” for many startups. But for Atlanta-based Purposity, it was the year that validated their thesis that tech can help build up generosity across communities. Blake Canterbury, Purposity’s founder, told Hypepotamus that the team

Atlanta-based Curricula's New eLearning Platform Allows Companies To Customize Cybersecurity Trainings

Atlanta-based Curricula's New eLearning Platform Allows Companies To Customize Cybersecurity Trainings

eLearning has taken on a whole new meaning during the pandemic. While many have turned to the internet to learn how to bake bread or take on a new hobby, the team over at Curricula saw the need to make sure that cybersecurity training is as engaging as possible in

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