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Techstars Atlanta's Unique Third Class Breaks the Tech Accelerator Mold

Techstars Atlanta, the local startup accelerator program part of the global Techstars network, has chosen 10 early-stage companies — following over 500 interviews — for its third cohort. The 12-week program, which is sponsored locally by Cox Enterprises, kicks off this Monday. The Techstars Atlanta team traveled around the world

First Look At the $100M Georgia Cyber Center: The Largest Investment in Cybersecurity By a State

First Look At the $100M Georgia Cyber Center: The Largest Investment in Cybersecurity By a State

In early 2017, Georgia state government made clear its commitment to growing and nurturing the state's cybersecurity talent with the allocation of an initial $58 million, and then another $35 million, into the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Center for Innovation and Training. The campus of the Augusta-based

Rimidi

Chronic Disease Management Platform Rimidi Rebrands On the Heels of $6.5M Funding Round

Digital health startup Rimidi, formerly known as Rimidi Diabetes, has made its expanded mission official on the heels of a $6.575 million funding round. The capital came from new investors, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company and Turner Investments, as well as existing investors Cox Enterprises, Village Capital, The

twilio

San Francisco Communications Platform Twilio Is Recruiting For New Atlanta Office

San Francisco-based cloud communications tech company Twilio has opened a new office — its first in the U.S. outside of the major tech hubs of California and New York — in Atlanta. Based for now at WeWork Terminus in Buckhead, their space currently houses a dozen employees, but they plan

REIN

Insurtech Startup Raises $7.3M From Liberty Mutual to Insure Drones, Robots and More

REIN, an insurtech startup focused on emerging technology markets like robots, drones, mobility and IoT products, has raised $7.3 million in a funding round from investors including insurance giant Liberty Mutual’s investing arm. Founded in 2015, REIN is based in Chapel Hill, NC. Kiplin Capital and a number

Insightpool

Atlanta Social Media Influencer Platform Insightpool Acquired, Gears Up For "Aggressive Growth"

A growing public relations technology startup has acquired Atlanta-based social influencer database Insightpool. TrendKite, a five-year-old startup out of Austin, TX, announced the acquisition of Insightpool last week for an undisclosed sum. Insightpool was started in 2012 by a group of serial Atlanta entrepreneurs and initially funded

Gather Technologies' First Acquisition Is Chicago-Based Online Venue Marketplace EVENTup

Gather Technologies' First Acquisition Is Chicago-Based Online Venue Marketplace EVENTup

Atlanta-based event management technology startup Gather has acquired digital venue marketplace EVENTup in a move that will bring together over 12,500 restaurants and venues under one platform. The combined company will continue both organizations' missions to help event venues and planners connect more easily with consumers and