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FreightWaves

Why This Rise of the Rest Winner Is Using the $100K Investment to Fund Employee Education

FreightWaves, the startup building a publication, data analytics service and financial futures market for the freight industry, took home the $100K investment prize at the Rise of the Rest pitch competition in Chattanooga last week. However, while most startups would funnel that money into product development or business growth, founder

Georgia State's eSports Program Helps Students Tap Into This $900M Industry

Georgia State's eSports Program Helps Students Tap Into This $900M Industry

This year, the global eSports industry is projected to grow to more than $900 million in revenue, a year-over-year growth of 38 percent. This fast-growing media empire holds promise of fame and fortune, involving big sponsors, sold-out tournaments and fan followings in the millions around the

Sara Blakely

Sara Blakely Is Funding These Eight Civic-Minded Women Entrepreneurs

For the second year, the Center for Civic Innovation (CCI), a civic-focused entrepreneur hub, has partnered with Atlanta entrepreneur and investor Sara Blakely to fund female entrepreneurs tackling civic issues with for-profit enterprises. Spanx founder Blakely will fund the women’s salary, health care and business development while

Are You A Rising Startup Star? Venture Atlanta is Now Accepting Applications to Present This Fall

Are You A Rising Startup Star? Venture Atlanta is Now Accepting Applications to Present This Fall

It's time to step into the spotlight and show us what you're made of! Venture Atlanta, the premier investor showcase in the Southeast, today announced it has opened its 2018 call for companies. The region’s top innovative tech companies once again have the chance to

BridgeCommunity

Meet the Startups In Coca-Cola BridgeCommunity's 2018 Cohort

The Coca-Cola BridgeCommunity, an Atlanta-based startup commercialization program that matches young companies with corporate partners to generate pilots and contracts, has selected its third cohort of startups. 11 companies will join the program to connect with Coca-Cola, Capgemini, Cox Enterprises, MailChimp, Porsche Financial Services and SunTrust Bank.

TechSquare Labs Crowns Fourth Atlanta Startup Battle Winner, But Makes Two Additional Investments

TechSquare Labs Crowns Fourth Atlanta Startup Battle Winner, But Makes Two Additional Investments

A little rain didn't stop Atlanta's startup and business community from descending onto Midtown's TechSquare Labs startup hub for the fourth iteration of their quarterly startup competition, Atlanta Startup Battle. The sold-out crowd witnessed as, out of six finalists previously determined by judges,

fintech south

Beyond Spare Change: Debt Payment Startup Qoins Wins Country's Largest Fintech Prize

Qoins, an Atlanta-based startup that rounds up users' spare change to help them pay off their debt, took home the largest equity-free cash prize for startups in the country as the winner of the Fintech Innovation Award Challenge at this week’s FinTech South conference. The audience