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Southern Tech Cities: A Tour Of Chattanooga, Where Everybody's Gigging

Chattanooga, known by its adopted nickname, “Gig City,” might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of technology in the South. But with the fastest community-wide internet speed in the world and a whirlwind of activity in its startup ecosystem, it’s likely that

AppHarvest

NBA Star Blake Griffin Helps Kentucky-Based AppHarvest Raise $11M

AppHarvest, an agtech startup based in Kentucky, was one of 2019’s biggest tech stories from the Southeast. It appears that 2020 is off to a similarly fertile start in terms of funding, after the company's recent announcement of an $11 million financing round led by a couple

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SaaS Platform for Executive Assistants Base Secures Seed Funding Round

Base, the first SaaS platform built exclusively for executive assistants, has announced the completion of a $2.6M seed funding round. The year-old company says it will use the funds to grow the platform and increase headcount on its sales, services, and engineering teams. The funding round was led

Jammber

Music Industry Workflow Startup Jammber Joins Rise of the Rest Portfolio, Drums Up $2.2M Investment

Jammber, a workflow management startup specifically for musicians, has joined the list of non-Silicon Valley startups backed by AOL co-founder Steve Case’s Revolution and its Rise of the Rest (ROTR) seed fund. The VC firm is leading the startup's $2.2 million funding round, which

Pryon

Enterprise AI Startup Pryon Closes $20M Series A to Support Their Vision Of 'Augmented Intelligence'

Enterprise AI startup Pryon has closed on $20 million in one of the Southeast’s largest Series A funding rounds to-date. The Series A was led by two of Pryon’s existing investors, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Greycroft, along with new investors Breyer Capital

AppHarvest Secures $82 Million Investment, Plus Series A, For 60-Acre High-Tech Greenhouse

AppHarvest Secures $82 Million Investment, Plus Series A, For 60-Acre High-Tech Greenhouse

Agtech startup AppHarvest has secured an $82 million investment from Equilibrium Capital's Controlled Environment Foods Fund to build its 60-acre high-tech greenhouse in Morehead, Kentucky. In addition to the cash infusion, the startup has also raised a Series A equity round of an undisclosed amount, led

The Startup Behind Former President Obama's Social Media Archive Grows Nationally

The Startup Behind Former President Obama's Social Media Archive Grows Nationally

From city governments all the way up to the president of the United States, social media has become an important tool for policymakers and government agencies to reach constituents directly. On Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more, citizens can now find vital information about policy changes and ongoing government happenings. But