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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

The job market is rough for young professionals. A bright spot? Hiring in the South.

The job market is rough for young professionals. A bright spot? Hiring in the South.

BIRMINGHAM, May 29 (Hypepotamus)Want to land a job after college? You’ll want to take a look at at the Southeast, according to new data out from the payroll processing giant ADP. The report, which ranked cities based on hiring rate, wages, and affordability, found that Birmingham, Alabama is

Where To Be In June 2026: Birmingham for Sloss Tech

Where To Be In June 2026: Birmingham for Sloss Tech

As a tech reporter, I am always asking what tech-related events people in the ecosystem finds most useful. Last year, I kept hearing that Birmingham’s Sloss Tech conference was the place to be. Sloss Tech is back on the calendar from June 24 to 26, 2026 at venues

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.

This Founder Is Turning NIL Guesswork Into Data-Driven Deals

This Founder Is Turning NIL Guesswork Into Data-Driven Deals

Kobi Wu built Cache AI to bring data, transparency, and structure to NIL deals and college athlete valuations.

AI Startup Nyad Raises $1.3M to Protect Water Infrastructure as Wastewater Operators Retire

AI Startup Nyad Raises $1.3M to Protect Water Infrastructure as Wastewater Operators Retire

While training for a triathlon in her home in the UK, Virginia Szepietowski (in featured photo) “experienced really poor water quality firsthand” while trying to find clean and safe bodies of water to swim in. After diving into (pun intended) into the wastewater world, she realized a problem right away.

These 9 Alabama startups just landed backing from Los Angeles VC firm

These 9 Alabama startups just landed backing from Los Angeles VC firm

(Featured photo shows: Jennifer K. Mandelbaum (Partner), Jesse Draper (Founding Partner), Ashley Balla (Partner). Photo credit: Michael Gauthier) Back in September, Hypepotamus readers were first introduced to Halogen Ventures, the Los Angeles-based VC firm that announced it was investing $10 million into startups based and building in Alabama. This