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Contributor Report: Atlanta’s Fintech Market Enters a New Phase

Atlanta is entering a new era of fintech leadership—powered by AI innovation, disciplined investment, and digital assets. Explore how this emerging hub is setting the pace for sustainable growth in global financial technology.

Atlanta-based Collab Capital Says "I'm In" To Local Employee Scheduling App With $1M Investment

Atlanta-based Collab Capital Says "I'm In" To Local Employee Scheduling App With $1M Investment

Absenteeism continues to plague offices across the country. Illness, childcare logistics, and transportation issues are the top reasons why someone calls out of work, which ultimately wreaks havoc on a company’s bottom line. It is a particular problem for customer-facing and seasonal roles in the service sector, according

Austin-based NuBrakes Sees Opportunity In Southeast Auto Industry & Startup Scene

Austin-based NuBrakes Sees Opportunity In Southeast Auto Industry & Startup Scene

NuBrakes is betting big on the Southeast. And as the startup expands throughout the region, it is ready to rethink what the future of car care might look like. The Austin-based startup is the brainchild of Walker Drewett, who started building in the AutoTech space while he was still

Behind Acadia's Tech-Driven Approach To The Changing Nature of Digital Marketing

Behind Acadia's Tech-Driven Approach To The Changing Nature of Digital Marketing

The digital marketing puzzle is one that every scaling company has to solve. But that puzzle has only become more complex over the course of the pandemic, especially for mid-market brands, says Jared Belsky. “I think we will look back fondly and call the 2010’s the decade of

Atlanta VCs Invest in Local Mobile Testing Platform Kobiton

Atlanta VCs Invest in Local Mobile Testing Platform Kobiton

Investors at Atlanta firms Panoramic Ventures and Fulcrum Equity Partners are continuing to back local mobile experience platform Kobiton. The two firms announced this week they are investing an additional $12 million round in the scaling startup. “[Panoramic and Fulcrum] fundamentally understand our unique technology and our competitive differentiators,” the

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

With New Series A Funding, NC's EdTech Team Looks To Spark Digital Transformation in the College Application Process

North Carolina’s Element451 — taking its name from the temperature at which paper burns — has been leading the charge to bring the college admission process into the digital world. The need to streamline how colleges find potential students only grew as traditional campus recruiting was thrown into flux at the

New VC Fund In Atlanta Looks to Boost Media-Focused Startups

New VC Fund In Atlanta Looks to Boost Media-Focused Startups

Atlanta has another venture capital firm. Sound Media Ventures, led by Shachar Oren, announced the initial closing of its Fund I, with a target to reach $25 million. Oren told Hypepotamus that the fund looks for seed and early-stage startups focused on the media tech market. He was previously