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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

Irish E-Commerce FinTech Expands Into Atlanta Market, Plans For Rapid Hiring

Irish E-Commerce FinTech Expands Into Atlanta Market, Plans For Rapid Hiring

Coming off of a $76 million Series A funding round, Irish FinTech startup Wayflyer has its eyes on Atlanta. With a focus on providing flexible financing options for growing eCommerce brands, CEO Aidan Corbett told Hypepotamus that 75% of the company’s clients are in the US. Wayflyer already has

How Two NC State Grads Are Using Predictive Analytics To Improve How Websites Load

How Two NC State Grads Are Using Predictive Analytics To Improve How Websites Load

Two North Carolina entrepreneurs are measuring success by the second. Ben Hardison and Camden Conekin, co-founders of Padeo, are working to improve website loading times for various websites through predictive analytics and pre-loading technology. When it comes to loading times, seconds matter. Even a few-second delay drastically

Behind Los Angeles-based Emotive's Move Into Atlanta's Growing MarTech Scene

Behind Los Angeles-based Emotive's Move Into Atlanta's Growing MarTech Scene

Could e-commerce marketing benefit from a little bit of southern hospitality? The team behind Los Angeles-based Emotive thinks so. After raising a $50 million Series B round, Emotive is expanding and opening an office in Atlanta. Emotive’s platform helps e-commerce brands scale 1:1 text messaging

Atlanta Investor Mike Dowdle Launches New Fund To Close Gap For Early-Stage Startups

Atlanta Investor Mike Dowdle Launches New Fund To Close Gap For Early-Stage Startups

While we don’t have any official stats on R.E.M.'s overall impact on the VC world since the Athens-based rock band formed in 1980, we do know they influenced at least the name of Atlanta’s latest venture fund. Mike Dowdle, veteran entrepreneur and investor,

Apptega Launches Cybersecurity-Specific Ecommerce Platform

Apptega Launches Cybersecurity-Specific Ecommerce Platform

Buying groceries, clothes — and well, just about every other item imaginable — online is the norm in 2020. Now companies shopping for one of more than 5,000 cybersecurity and compliance products out on the market have their very own ecommerce platform. Atlanta-based Apptega launched CyberXchange earlier this month. The

Atlanta-based Romp + Tumble offers sustainable way to clothe growing babies and toddlers

Atlanta-based Romp + Tumble offers sustainable way to clothe growing babies and toddlers

In the past several years, there has been a shift in the way people purchase clothing. Online shopping is the norm, and subscription services have grown in popularity. In addition, people are more aware of the environmental impact of textile manufacturing. This has prompted many to seek more sustainable ways

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