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Why Atlanta's LeaseQuery Is Rebranding — And Expanding — As FinQuery

One of Atlanta’s most recognizable SaaS startups has a new name. LeaseQuery, the lease accounting platform, announced earlier this month that it has rebranded to FinQuery. The startup got off the ground in 2011 when accountant-turned-entrepreneur George Azih saw a fundamental flaw in how most companies organized

Get To Know The CEO: George Azih at LeaseQuery

Get To Know The CEO: George Azih at LeaseQuery

George Azih calls himself a “Product CEO.” He didn’t set out to build a fast-growing startup like many serial founders and CEOs do. He was an accountant, and he’d found himself in charge of technical accounting and accounting research at a Fortune 500 company in Georgia. While

Atlanta-based LeaseQuery Acquires Stackshine To Help With Major Business Painpoint: Software Spend

Atlanta-based LeaseQuery Acquires Stackshine To Help With Major Business Painpoint: Software Spend

There’s always that one pesky streaming platform or monthly delivery service on your credit card statement that makes you say: “Ugh, I meant to cancel that.” Software subscriptions and renewals are a pain for individuals. But they are a massive frustration for businesses. After payroll and real estate, SaaS

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Hype Recaps The 3rd Annual Atlanta Startup Awards' Biggest Moments

The ballroom of the Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center at Clark Atlanta University was filled with smiling faces, nervous energy, and the perfect complements to both — glasses of wine, mixed drinks, local craft beer and passed kabobs — as the 2019 Atlanta Startup Awards were getting ready to begin. Once

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12 Months of Hype: The Top Stories of 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on the events, companies, and people that truly made this year one to remember. From Techstars Atlanta seeing its first successful alumni exit to a pair of regional companies reaching unicorn status, the startup community had a lot

Bootstrapped Startup LeaseQuery Raises $40M Series A from Goldman Sachs

Bootstrapped Startup LeaseQuery Raises $40M Series A from Goldman Sachs

Lease accounting startup LeaseQuery has raised a $40 million Series A funding round through Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division. The Atlanta company is pursuing outside capital for the first time after remaining bootstrapped since it was founded in 2011. CEO George Azih shares that although he remains incredibly proud of

At A3C Festival, Four CEOs Shared How They Built Their High-Growth Startups Into the Millions

At A3C Festival, Four CEOs Shared How They Built Their High-Growth Startups Into the Millions

From jaw-dropping venture capital rounds to IPOs, the covers of Fortune, Inc., and Fast Company show the Ubers, the Instagrams, and the Facebooks of the tech world. But what about the journey before the big-time cover? As technology entrepreneur and investor Paul Judge referred to it during an