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This founder can help students answer that big question: 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'

This founder can help students answer that big question: 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'

“Nothing would make me happier than finding someone who shares my passion for helping kids discover their purpose through meaningful work—and graduate high school with confidence and a career plan they’re excited about! I truly believe a technical co-founder could help take Perspectiv to the next le

Is Your Kid Applying To College? This AI Startup Can Help.

Is Your Kid Applying To College? This AI Startup Can Help.

Sadly, there is no ‘easy button’ for applying to college. Even SAT prep classes, countless extracurricular activities, and endless hours refining essays won't guarantee admission to a top school. While there may not be an ‘easy button,’ there is now an easythanks platform. The Atlanta-based artificial intelligence

“Professional Plant Girl” To Represent Atlanta At Global Pitch Competition For Student Entrepreneurs

“Professional Plant Girl” To Represent Atlanta At Global Pitch Competition For Student Entrepreneurs

“Professional Plant Girl” and UGA student Kristen Dunning said she became an “entrepreneur by accident” after handing out soap at different horticulture research seminars. As an undergraduate in horticultural sciences, Dunning told Hypepotamus she spent years inside a greenhouse studying medicinal plants. She soon realized the commercial appeal of her

From Its ATDC Home, Startup Defynance Is Tackling The Student Debt Crisis

From Its ATDC Home, Startup Defynance Is Tackling The Student Debt Crisis

The student loan debt crisis is a problem that affects 44 million Americans. Collectively, Americans hold more than $1.6 trillion dollars in student debt, and those numbers are growing every year. An ambitious startup named Defynance aims to address this problem by providing a revolutionary debt-free solution. “The

Employees Have LinkedIn To Showcase Work Accomplishments. Now Athletes Have Press Sports App.

Employees Have LinkedIn To Showcase Work Accomplishments. Now Athletes Have Press Sports App.

Most college seniors are busy studying, applying to jobs, and enjoying the last few moments of university life. But back in 2018, seniors Conrad Cornell and Drew Williams were launching an athlete-focused social media app. Atlanta-based Press Sports is designed to help athletes connect with fans and recruiters

CORONAVIRUS STARTUP SURVIVAL STORY: Atlanta's StudentBridge brings college tours to the digital space

CORONAVIRUS STARTUP SURVIVAL STORY: Atlanta's StudentBridge brings college tours to the digital space

COVID-19 is impacting businesses across the globe, including Southern startups. We want to know how you’re being affected, as a startup founder, employee, investor or general member of the community. We’re publishing selected stories sent directly from you, only making edits where necessary for grammar and formatting,

College startup hubs become essential during an uncertain semester

College startup hubs become essential during an uncertain semester

In a fall semester fueled by uncertainty, the buzzword around most college campuses seems to be “innovation.” Universities are rethinking how team sports can be played and how dining halls should be restructured to safely handle the coronavirus. Teachers are finding ways to transform their lectures into engaging online experiences.