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Meet The Founders Pitching At Techstars Atlanta's Demo Day This Year

Meet The Founders Pitching At Techstars Atlanta's Demo Day This Year

Today, WellCapped is a wig rental service designed to make new hairstyles “accessible, sustainable, and budget-friendly.” But co-founders Shante Frazier and Lauren Mitchell told Hypepotamus that they have plans to turn WellCapped into the “Netflix for beauty products” platform that can make quality user recommendations. In order to

What's Driving Atlanta's Growing Robotics Scene?

What's Driving Atlanta's Growing Robotics Scene?

Yes, Pittsburgh calls itself the ‘robotics capital of the world’. And places like Silicon Valley and Boston are known for churning out automation-related startups. But could Atlanta soon be known as a hub for robotics innovation? Ward Broom, ATDC’s Automation and Robotics Catalyst, told Hypepotamus that Atlanta and

Get To Know The CEO: Mark Sedgley Joins As Top Executive At SingleOps

Get To Know The CEO: Mark Sedgley Joins As Top Executive At SingleOps

Atlanta-based SingleOps has a new CEO. The SaaS startup named Mark Sedgley as its new top executive last week, taking over from co-founder Sean McCormick who has been in the position since 2014. SingleOps has reached an inflection point that most startups hit as they continue to scale.

Morehouse College Gets Its Own Google-In-Residence

Morehouse College Gets Its Own Google-In-Residence

For the last ten years, Google has been sending Google in Residence teams to universities across the country to increase diversity within the tech community. This year, Morehouse College students have their own Googler on campus helping with introductory computer science classes. Utsav Lathia, a product manager on Google Lens,

Representation in Research: Meet the Founder of Queer Health Collaborative

Representation in Research: Meet the Founder of Queer Health Collaborative

Public health research on the LGBT+ population in the United States is growing, from new findings in HIV prevention and treatment to looking into disparities in access to care during and after the pandemic. So why aren’t more queer researchers involved in shaping this developing field? Noah Mancuso, a

Joules Accelerator connects "startups, utilities, industry, and venture" to create a stronger energy future

Joules Accelerator connects "startups, utilities, industry, and venture" to create a stronger energy future

The race is on to decarbonize our economy, electrify our roads, and create a cleaner energy supply. Startups from around the globe are stepping up, leading to a boom of CleanTech venture funding over the last several years. But to really accelerate change, there needs to be stronger connections between