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Atlanta’s Women on the Cap Table Makes First Investment in AI Startup Narratize

Atlanta’s Women on the Cap Table Makes First Investment in AI Startup Narratize

ATLANTA, October 1 (Hypepotamus) - Women on the Cap Table (WCT), an angel investing group launched this spring in Atlanta, has written its first check. The organization is first investing into Cincinnati-based Narratize, an AI-native product and portfolio intelligence platform designed to bring product intelligence to every stage of

Florida transportation companies Beep and Freebee complete merger

Florida transportation companies Beep and Freebee complete merger

ORLANDO, September 16 (Hypepotamus) - Two Florida-based transportation companies are joining forces. Autonomous mobility company Beep, Inc. (previous Hypepotamus reporting here) announced that it has completed its merger with Freebee, a provider of on-demand public transportation services that are custom-built for the specific communities they serve. PRESENTED BY

Atlanta Startup Botsi Raises Pre-Seed To Personalize Subscription Pricing With AI

Atlanta Startup Botsi Raises Pre-Seed To Personalize Subscription Pricing With AI

ATLANTA, September 9 (Hypepotamus) - So, you have a business that relies on subscriptions. How do you determine what that subscription amount should be? Atlanta entrepreneur Jason Schubert said that traditionally, pricing decisions are made with a “combination of intuition, competitive research and A/B testing.” And the price they land

Tampa PropTech DLAnalyzer Raises $1M To Help Investors Evaluate Commercial Real Estate Deals

Tampa PropTech DLAnalyzer Raises $1M To Help Investors Evaluate Commercial Real Estate Deals

Key Takeaways * Tampa-based DLAnalyzer helps investors determine whether a commercial real estate deal matches their goals, experience and risk tolerance. * Users upload an offering memorandum and receive a personalized assessment across six investment pillars. * The startup serves individual investors, small investment teams, agents and commercial real estate brokerages. * DLAnalyzer

Axle Raises $17.5M Series A, Plans To Double Headcount And Grow Atlanta Team

Axle Raises $17.5M Series A, Plans To Double Headcount And Grow Atlanta Team

ATLANTA, August 19 (Hypepotamus) - A lot has changed for Axle since Hypepotamus wrote about the Atlanta-based insurance technology company in 2023. The team opened up a second office in New York. They’ve expanded to work with over 4,000 businesses, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies like Rocket

These Florida Investors Built A Startup Community Before They Raised A Venture Fund

These Florida Investors Built A Startup Community Before They Raised A Venture Fund

GAINESVILLE, August 13 (Hypepotamus) - In their mid-20s, Floridians Justis Mendez (in featured photo) and Pablo Casilimas raised their first VC fund, a $5 million flagship fund that got LP (limited partner) backing from “notable UF alumni” like the Gatorade family and former CFO at Tableau. Mendez said that the

July 2026 Southeast Startup Funding, Acquisitions and Tech News

July 2026 Southeast Startup Funding, Acquisitions and Tech News

The month of July brought funding headlines from cybersecurity, FinTech, MedTech, music technology, and defense startups. For Hypepotamus, the month brought interviews about international expansion, new approaches to startup funding, and a field trip to a center of tech history. It also was a month where we launched our new

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