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Banking Is Going Digital. This Atlanta Hardware Startup Is Building Physical Access.

Banking Is Going Digital. This Atlanta Hardware Startup Is Building Physical Access.

ATLANTA, September 28 (Hypepotamus) - Loto Punto, a Create-X and Techstars startup building in Atlanta, started as an automated ticket vending machine on a street corner in Colombia. But “selling lottery slips had a ceiling,” the startup’s CEO Victor Espinosa told Hypepotamus. Yet, he saw a larger market opportunity

Building the Future of Tech: Georgia Tech and Apple Partner to Shape Hardware Careers

Building the Future of Tech: Georgia Tech and Apple Partner to Shape Hardware Careers

Georgia Tech joins other universities like the University of California, Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon University which offer the New Silicon Initiative.

To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta's Flock Safety

To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta's Flock Safety

The large funding round headlines keep coming in for the Atlanta tech scene. On the heels of its November 2020 $45 million Series C raise, Flock Safety just closed a $150 million Series D round to help scale. “Simply put, we are growing incredibly fast and the demand is increasing,

For Atlanta-based SOIL, Curiosity Is Key To Bringing Power & Connectivity To More People

For Atlanta-based SOIL, Curiosity Is Key To Bringing Power & Connectivity To More People

Atlanta’s Kenyon Hall is looking to bridge the digital divide. An electronics engineer by training, Hall is now the founder and CEO of SOIL, a CleanTech hardware and software startup improving power and connectivity infrastructure. His work is helping communities from rural Georgia all the way to The Gambia.

Flock Safety

Surveillance Startup Flock Is Growing Fast After Doubling Initial $10M Round

Some companies make a lot of noise around fundraising. Others choose to stay quiet, believing their product will drive necessary customer and investor interest. Flock Safety is the former. Almost exactly three months after the surveillance camera startup raised about $10 million in their first significant funding round, they doubled

This Concentration Wearable Vibrates to Refocus Users' Attention

This Concentration Wearable Vibrates to Refocus Users' Attention

During his time as a school psychologist, Rich Brancaccio saw students struggle to stay focused in the classroom; and worked with helpless parents that wanted to find a new way to approach the issue. When a student has difficulty with reading or math, the school can gather data to help

Babylogger Is An Easy Button For Tracking Your Baby's Daily Milestones

Babylogger Is An Easy Button For Tracking Your Baby's Daily Milestones

Lauren Longo, a UX designer and product manager, found her life as a working parent getting increasingly chaotic after her second child. Between work, family obligations, and chores, she struggled to balance daily tasks and keeping up with the new baby's milestones. "We're doing all

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