Southeast Tech News From The Week Of October 25 - October 31, 2025
Don't worry, nothing Spooky about today's Halloween edition of our Friday Fund Day.
Startups
Y Combinator-backed Andson Biotech in Atlanta raises $5 Million
Andson was co-founded by CEO Dr. Mason Chilmonczyk and Professor Andrei Fedorov. The startup’s flagship product, DynaChipTM, was invented by Chilmonczyk during his Ph.D. work at Georgia Tech.
Atlanta Innovation Cup Spurs Student Startups Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Georgia college students are innovating for the 2025 World Cup through the Atlanta Innovation Cup, building startups that connect tech, travel, and community.
After the Funding Round: Tampa EdTech Raises Series B, Starts Next Chapter With New CEO
"I do believe edtech is one of the hardest markets to sell into and exit out of. Incredibly long and seasonal sales/implementation cycles, limited budgets, and lots of bureaucracy and turnover. Despite me facetiously saying I'd not encourage even my biggest enemy to sell into edtech, I'm hopeful tha
Need to find...and win...more grants? This new Atlanta AI startup is helping nonprofits do just that.
Here’s how the growing startup is streamlining the grant search process and empowering mission-driven organizations across the country.
The Insurance Industry Is Broken. Georgia CEO Todd Baxter Thinks Heathos Can Fix It.
Georgia-based Heathos, led by Todd Baxter, is building a connected InsurTech ecosystem to solve the insurance industry’s fragmentation problem.
Vantaca, North Carolina’s Newest Software Unicorn, Secures $300M to Transform How Community Management Gets Done
Vantaca, a Wilmington software company, lands $300M at a $1.25B valuation to transform how communities are managed across the U.S.