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Birmingham FinTech Raises Series A, Helps Process $25M In Gift Cards In 12 Months

Birmingham FinTech Raises Series A, Helps Process $25M In Gift Cards In 12 Months

That stack of random gift cards in your wallet could be turned directly into cash in your bank account, thanks to a Birmingham-based startup. Prepaid2Cash, which moved its HQ from San Francisco to Birmingham, Alabama’s Innovation Depot back in 2019, has seen rapid growth over the course of

Techstars Atlanta Grad Joonko Lands $10M To Match Companies With Diverse Tech Talent

Techstars Atlanta Grad Joonko Lands $10M To Match Companies With Diverse Tech Talent

Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975, serves as an apt namesake for one fast-growing startup in Birmingham. It certainly does take grit and perseverance to improve how tech companies source great talent. Joonko, the brainchild of Ilit Raz, is a diversity, equity, and inclusion

With $2.5 Million Seed Round, Linq Is Building What's Next in Networking

With $2.5 Million Seed Round, Linq Is Building What's Next in Networking

Three Shipt alumni are rethinking the way we network. Linq, a networking tech startup hailing from Birmingham, just closed a $2.5 million seed round to grow its QR and “near field communication” (NFC) platform. The round was led by Mucker Capital with participation from Alabama Futures Fund and Shipt

Birmingham-based staffing platform helps women re-enter the workforce with flexible job opportunities

Birmingham-based staffing platform helps women re-enter the workforce with flexible job opportunities

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Delphine Carter said she, like many women, had a nonlinear career path. While she's held roles in sales, operations, client relations, and product management, it was her personal struggle trying to hire project-specific talent that ultimately led to the launch of a new

WineView App takes the guesswork out of wine purchases

WineView App takes the guesswork out of wine purchases

On average, grocery stores have more than 2,000 bottles of wine. Having so many choices can cause some consumers to be overwhelmed. As a result, 71% of people base their wine purchases on price or the design on the label, as Gary Campbell, founder, and CEO of WineView App,

With A New Office In Birmingham, Acclinate Looks To Diversify Clinical Trials

With A New Office In Birmingham, Acclinate Looks To Diversify Clinical Trials

When a startup is able to create both a B2B and a B2C solution, you know the team is working on something unique. But when that startup is also addressing health inequities within clinical trials, it’s clear that startup is essential. As a digital health company, Huntsville-based Acclinate

Birmingham-based Fledging aims to reset the world standard for consumer electronics

Birmingham-based Fledging aims to reset the world standard for consumer electronics

Birmingham-based Fledging is on a mission to bring electronics to everyone. This electronics startup embraces the philosophy that people shouldn’t have to choose between paying top dollar for a quality product, or buying an inexpensive alternative that doesn't last. “We make products that work well, last