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Popmenu Raises $65M Series C as Restaurant Industry Roars Back

Popmenu Raises $65M Series C as Restaurant Industry Roars Back

When Hypepotamus last spoke to Popmenu’s CEO Brendan Sweeney in the fall, the Atlanta SaaS startup had just raised a $17 million Series B to help restaurants stay afloat during pandemic closures. Now in summer 2021, Sweeney is seeing a drastic turn in the restaurant space. “There’s a

Google For Startups Launches 2nd $5 Million Black Founders Fund

Google For Startups Launches 2nd $5 Million Black Founders Fund

Google for Startups Black Founders Fund is back for 2021. The $5 million fund, announced today, will give $100,000 in non-dilutive funds to 50 Black startup founders across the country. But Atlanta’s influence is all over this national program. Google for Startups US, headed by Jewel Burks

New Network Launches To Connect, Support Women Investors in the Southeast

New Network Launches To Connect, Support Women Investors in the Southeast

Women make up less than 5% of all venture capitalists in the country. That statistic alone is enough to make anyone pause. But a new group is looking to build community and create opportunities for women check writers and fund managers in the Southeast region. WISE (Women Investors in the

EnMass Energy Secures New Funding To Transform Global Waste-To-Energy Supply Chains

EnMass Energy Secures New Funding To Transform Global Waste-To-Energy Supply Chains

A Techstars Social Impact Accelerator graduate finished off the month of May with a $2,153,485 equity round and is ready to take on supply chain management in the EnergyTech space. Durham-based EnMass Energy looks to simplify the supply chain for energy businesses by connecting data from suppliers,

Network Under 40 & Meeting of the Minds Team Up In New Acquisition

Network Under 40 & Meeting of the Minds Team Up In New Acquisition

Networking events have transformed over the last year and a half, but that isn’t stopping the momentum over at Network Under 40 (NU40). The team just announced it has been acquired by Meeting of the Minds, a private membership community for high-growth entrepreneurs also based in Atlanta, Georgia.

New Atlanta Fund Looks To Jumpstart Innovation in Early-Stage Automotive Startups

New Atlanta Fund Looks To Jumpstart Innovation in Early-Stage Automotive Startups

Atlanta-based Automotive Ventures has closed its inaugural, oversubscribed $7 million fund. The fund looks to invest in the expanding automotive and mobility space, which includes the electrification of cars, the explosion of auto-specific data analytics, and sensor technology, and even how we think about car ownership. Steve Greenfield

This Technology Is Bringing Safari & Other Adventures to the Atlanta BeltLine

This Technology Is Bringing Safari & Other Adventures to the Atlanta BeltLine

Filmmakers, engineers, and entrepreneurs are coming together to bring a new type of adventure to the Eastside BeltLine trail. Illuminarium, an experiential educational and entertainment venue, is launching this summer with a ‘reprogrammable’ immersive theater. Its first adventure: A full African safari. The interactive virtual experience will allow visitors to