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Create-X startup lands seed funding to keep workers safe with wearable technology

Create-X startup lands seed funding to keep workers safe with wearable technology

It started with a conversation between friends about reducing injuries and deaths in the firefighting community. But after scaling the concept through the Create-X Idea-2-Prototype class at Georgia Tech and launching their first product, the team behind SlateSafety (formerly FireHUD) realized their wearable technology had even more

Atlanta-based GigLabs Lands $4.5M Seed Round As Major Brands Jump Into NFTs

Atlanta-based GigLabs Lands $4.5M Seed Round As Major Brands Jump Into NFTs

NFTs may seem like the latest overnight craze in art, entertainment, and sports. But the team behind Atlanta-based GigLabs has been building in the space for years, and they are ready to show the world the power of non-fungible tokens. Jon Parise, Chief Revenue Officer and co-founder

FlowPath Founders Find Common Ground In Facilities Management, Raise First Seed Round

FlowPath Founders Find Common Ground In Facilities Management, Raise First Seed Round

Kindergarten friends turned FSU college roommates Griffin Hamilton and Brandon Cummings now find themselves in the startup founder space after seeing first-hand how messy and complicated facilities management can be. The underlying operation of any building requires a lot of communication between various stakeholders, be it vendors, internal teams,

HR Startup Raises $15M Seed For Intelligent Interviewing Platform

HR Startup Raises $15M Seed For Intelligent Interviewing Platform

HR has been front and center as businesses of all sizes navigate labor shortages, new office realities, and future of work conversations spurred by the pandemic. “WorkTech”, which broadly includes recruitment, assessment, and interviewing tools, brought in $28.4 billion in venture capital investment since the beginning of 2017. It

Pivot Helps Atlanta FinTech Startup Land $3M Seed Round

Pivot Helps Atlanta FinTech Startup Land $3M Seed Round

Since its inception, Atlanta-based startup MaxRewards has been focused on “helping people make smarter financial decisions,” said co-founder and CEO Anik Khan. The platform initially gained traction in the student loan repayment space, but Khan said he and his team wanted to get closer to an area of

New Infrastructure Bill Could Boost Atlanta-based Construction Tech Startup

New Infrastructure Bill Could Boost Atlanta-based Construction Tech Startup

This Atlanta-based software startup is helping building contractors move away from spreadsheets and whiteboards to track their equipment. YARDZ is the brainchild of Jason Perez and Josh Schuyler, former construction managers. They launched the startup in 2018 after witnessing first-hand the inefficiencies in managing rented equipment from multiple

Atlanta-based Startup Builds a Virtual Village For Expecting Mothers with Online Games

Atlanta-based Startup Builds a Virtual Village For Expecting Mothers with Online Games

Most people don’t throw a party and walk out with a minimum viable product for a new startup. But that’s exactly what Kimberly Jolasun did at her own baby shower. Villie is working to create a ‘virtual village’ with a suite of fun online games to mark pregnancy