Friday Fund Day: What Southeast Startups Made News The Week of Feb 17-21, 2025
What all happened this week? We've got a quick round up on the big stories, funding rounds, and other ecosystem news you need to know from across the Southeast.
News
BREAKING: Atlanta's New Cleantech Accelerator Announces 1st Cohort Of Startups
The cleantech sector finds itself at a crossroads in 2025, as founders and investors alike are dealing with a sense of “whiplash and uncertainty" as the new Trump administration, according to the accelerator’s Managing Director Miguel Granier.
Angel Investors From Around The Globe Back Chattanooga's Totem, A Homegrown Consumer Brand Lighting Up The EventTech World
Totem recently announced the close of its $1.3 million pre-seed round.
What To Expect From Tennessee's Innovation Week 2025
"Innovation Week is that special time of year when we get to show off the impressive work that founders and researchers are doing in Tennessee. It's also an invaluable opportunity to bring together entrepreneurial leaders from across the state, Lindsey Cox, Launch Tennessee's CEO, said.
With new portable X-ray machines, Atlanta-based OXOS is looking to improve the world of medical imaging
OXOS has raised just under $42 million in funding, according to available Crunchbase data. Its Series A round, which closed in 2023, included New York-based Parkway Venture Capital and California-based Intel Capital.
Early Atlanta B2B AI Startup Gets Acquired
Eniojukan told Hypepotamus that Concentrix’s enterprise focus made it the “perfect company to take [Voiceworx]’s innovative AI technology to customers globally.”
Georgia Life Sciences: Growth, Investment, and Future Potential
"Georgia is becoming a critical player in biopharma manufacturing," Thacker Goethe told Hypepotamus, highlighting the presence of industry giants like Takeda, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Johnson & Johnson.