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Charleston Startup Voyije Helps Study Abroad Students Capture More Than Just Photos

Charleston Startup Voyije Helps Study Abroad Students Capture More Than Just Photos

Students across the Southeast are heading abroad with more than just a passport and a backpack. They’re armed with Voyije, a Charleston-born platform designed to transform how study abroad students document and measure their international experiences. The travel companion app, built by co-founders Henry Garcia, Andy McCarthy,

SaaS Startup Horse Spot Finds Fertile Ground In The Southeast

SaaS Startup Horse Spot Finds Fertile Ground In The Southeast

"Horse Spot, a family-founded SaaS startup, is revolutionizing equestrian event management with real-time scoring, online registration, and USEF-compliant tools for competitions of all levels.

Craving A Weekend Getaway? Check Out This Home Exchange Club That Just Launched In The Southeast.

Craving A Weekend Getaway? Check Out This Home Exchange Club That Just Launched In The Southeast.

Ifrah Khan has a knack for building marketplace startups. She founded her first one, an on-demand babysitting mobile app called Usit, while she was still a student at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Over three years, Atlanta college students earned over a million dollars through babysitting and thousands

Coffee shops are getting a remote work revamp with new spots opening across the Southeast

Coffee shops are getting a remote work revamp with new spots opening across the Southeast

Mo Hamzian says the future of work revolves around the reimagining of the standard coffee shop. He’s launched VEL, a tech-forward work cafe chain designed for flexible work, to help remote employees. Yes, the coffee shop has long been a favorite work spot for digital nomads, freelancers, and

Checking In With Scarlet Connect, the Charleston-based Startup For Hoteliers

Checking In With Scarlet Connect, the Charleston-based Startup For Hoteliers

Turns out, the University of Georgia Bulldogs have been making an impact on more than just the football field recently. Scarlet Connect, a hotel-focused startup in neighboring South Carolina, borrows the first part of its name from UGA’s iconic scarlet red color. The “Connect” part? Well, that gets

With Fresh Series A Funding, Charleston-Based Sprockets Demonstrates Southeast's Strong WorkTech Scene

With Fresh Series A Funding, Charleston-Based Sprockets Demonstrates Southeast's Strong WorkTech Scene

The nature of work is changing. And if funding is any indication, the Southeast startup scene is helping to shape what’s next for companies. There are over 550 HR and recruiting-focused startups in the region, including many we’ve recently featured like Virginia-based Inclusively, Birmingham-based Boulo

Through hurricanes and snowstorms, Citibot found new ways to innovate in GovTech in 2021

Through hurricanes and snowstorms, Citibot found new ways to innovate in GovTech in 2021

It almost seems like Citibot was created just for this moment. While the Charleston-based startup has been around for six years, the GovTech communication tool found itself as part of critical city infrastructure across the country in 2021. Founder Bratton Riley started Citibot as an “equitable communication engagement system

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