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The Ember Fellowship Launches In Atlanta, Birmingham To Help Local Startup Ecosystem Hire Emerging Talent.

Atlanta entrepreneur Eileen Lee’s Ember Fellowship is matching high-potential recent graduates with startups in Atlanta, Birmingham, Detroit, and Baltimore.

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An Atlanta IT Specialist Built A Food Pairing Platform Backed By Culinary Chemistry

“There's a generation of home cooks who've drifted away from actually making things, partly because the gap between a recipe and a great result is bigger than recipes admit. CompKitchen exists to close that gap by exposing the chemistry. If I can get more people creating again, that's the real win.”

ReFiBuy Raises $13.6M Seed Round to Help Brands Win in the Age of AI Shopping Agents

ReFiBuy Raises $13.6M Seed Round to Help Brands Win in the Age of AI Shopping Agents

RALEIGH, May 5 (Hypepotamus) - The days of scrolling around the internet trying to find a present for your friend or a new blazer for your wardrobe are coming to an end. AI agents are coming to ecommerce…meaning brands are rushing to figure out what it means for their business.

From Its Chattanooga HQ, Kunin Technologies Wants to Recover Trillions of Dollars in Critical Minerals From U.S. Mining Waste

From Its Chattanooga HQ, Kunin Technologies Wants to Recover Trillions of Dollars in Critical Minerals From U.S. Mining Waste

Chattanooga startup Kunin Technologies is using ion exchange technology to recover critical minerals like gallium, germanium, and scandium from U.S. mining waste — materials America currently imports from China.

Fincast’s AI Mortgage Marketplace Lets Lenders Compete for Your Loan — and It’s Free for Borrowers

ATLANTA, April 30 (Hypepotamus) - Most homebuyers take the first mortgage offer they receive. Not because it’s the best one…but because they think it is the only one available to them, says entrepreneur Benjamin Schieken (in featured photo). The mortgage industry has long operated as a relationship business. Schieken

For Over 45 Years, ATDC Has Been Georgia’s Startup Engine. Now It Wants to Be Its AI Launchpad.

For Over 45 Years, ATDC Has Been Georgia’s Startup Engine. Now It Wants to Be Its AI Launchpad.

ATLANTA, April 29 (Hypepotamus) - For 45 years, ATDC has helped Georgia founders build. For the past year, it’s been building something new behind the scenes. North Star AI Labs, which officially launched to the public this week after quietly building since February 2025, is designed to be a first

Emory MBA Founders Launch FetchFiles, a Pet Medical Records Platform for 90 Million U.S. Households

Emory MBA Founders Launch FetchFiles, a Pet Medical Records Platform for 90 Million U.S. Households

ATLANTA, April 28 (Hypepotamus) - From city apartments to suburban homes, close to 90 million U.S. households include a pet. Two of those pet owners have teamed up to build the medical records platform they can all use. Vincent Harvey II and Ja’Mel Ware, who both soon-to-be