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ConnexPay

Payments Tech Startup ConnexPay Closes $7M Series A to Build Out Atlanta Team

Payments technology startup ConnexPay, which serves intermediary agencies and marketplaces in travel and e-commerce, has closed a Series A funding round of $7 million led by BIP Capital. The funding also included Pamela Joseph, a long-time payments executive and former COO and President of Georgia-based TSYS, as

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Atlanta's BIP Capital Opens Second Office In Greenville, Leads Local Series A

BIP Capital, one of the most active early-stage investors in the Southeast, has announced the opening of a second office in Greenville, South Carolina. The Atlanta-based VC firm has also made an investment in the city's ecosystem, leading the Series A round of healthtech company ChartSpan.

state of startups in the southeast

VC Deal Size in the Southeast Is Increasing — And You Get More Bang for Your Buck Than On the Coasts

Atlanta-based venture capital firm BIP Capital has released their State of Startups in the Southeast report for the second year, a comprehensive chronicle of recent activity in the region. The analysis offers a high-level look at trends that aren’t commonly well-reported in regions outside VC-heavy

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BIP Capital's Mark Buffington On the Secret Sauce In Great Capital Partnerships

Dough, greens, moolah — no matter what you call it, cash is often the elephant in any room where you've gathered a number of entrepreneurs. Besides customer discovery and building a viable product, funding is probably the number-one priority on any founders to-do list. It may not

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Two Southeastern Venture Firms Join Forces In Merger

Two major southeastern venture firms have merged to pool their resources for venture funding in the Southeast. Atlanta-based BIP Capital, one of the largest venture firms in the Southeast, and Accelerant Venture Capital will now operate as one. Paul Iaffaldano, founder and managing partner of Accelerant, will become managing