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What The Southeast Built in 2020

What The Southeast Built in 2020

It’s time to look back and take stock of what we learned over the past twelve months. This year, that task feels more challenging than before. 2020 tested our collective patience, shuttered offices, shifted global markets, made us face loss, and left millions unemployed or underemployed. It also put

Meet Zane Venture Fund's Stefanie Diaz

Meet Zane Venture Fund's Stefanie Diaz

2020 has put a spotlight on the VC community’s pitfalls and its potential. For Stefanie Diaz, the year has brought new startup opportunities front and center. As she told Hypepotamus, “we’ve never seen every industry be so disrupted all at once...companies that were once these novel ideas

SOUTHEAST FUNDING & TECH NEWS: WEEK OF DEC 14

SOUTHEAST FUNDING & TECH NEWS: WEEK OF DEC 14

The end-of-the-year buzz is definitely keeping the news rolling in from across the Southeast. If your week has been a bit hectic, we've put together all the important headlines from the region: Funding News * Atlanta, Georgia: Cypress.io, a startup known for streamlining how developers

Applications Open For $50,000 Pitch Competition + Seat In Pax Momentum's Upcoming Cohort

Applications Open For $50,000 Pitch Competition + Seat In Pax Momentum's Upcoming Cohort

Getting into the right accelerator program can be the rocket fuel a founder needs to get their product off the ground. In their first cohort, Pax Momentum poured plenty of rocket fuel into up-and-coming startups, like Boston-based Change: Water Labs, and Raleigh-based SaaS platform NanoVest. Now,

Ahead of Siggie Awards, Namesake Discusses The Bright Spots in The Atlanta Tech Ecosystem

Ahead of Siggie Awards, Namesake Discusses The Bright Spots in The Atlanta Tech Ecosystem

In February 2020, Atlanta’s own ‘Godfather of Agnel Investing’ Sig Mosley penned a piece on Hypepotamus giving entrepreneurs advice about the funding process. While 2020 has thrown more than a few curveballs at the tech startup community, Mosley’s words still ring true for those seeking outside investments. We

SOUTHEAST FUNDING & TECH NEWS ROUND UP: WEEK OF OCT 12

SOUTHEAST FUNDING & TECH NEWS ROUND UP: WEEK OF OCT 12

We’re ending the week with a quick round up on all the funding, acquisitions, and other startup news from across the Southeast you need to know. Know of a headline we missed? Let us know! Funding News * Get ready to place your to-go order at your favorite local

With a $6M Series A Round, Atlanta-based Polygon.io is ready to expand its real-time market data platform

With a $6M Series A Round, Atlanta-based Polygon.io is ready to expand its real-time market data platform

Atlanta-based Polygon.io, which uses real-time APIs to connect users with brings data on stocks, crypto, and other important financial markets, has announced it closed a $6 million Series A round led by e.ventures. Green Visor Capital, an existing investor in Polygon.io, also participated in the

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