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Slovakian Southern Transplants Launch AI Tool To Make Everyone An Instagram Influencer

The behemoth that is digital advertising will be a $83 billion industry this year in the U.S. alone, with search giants Google and Facebook controlling a whopping 60 percent of this market. In the world of social media advertising, reach is power and content is king. Today, three AL-

shipt

With $40M Round, Bill Smith Is Building An AL-Based Company That Could Rival Instacart

Bill Smith is 31; he didn’t go to college. The Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the year is the CEO of on-demand grocery delivery startup giant Shipt, which recently closed on a Series B round of $40 million. This follows a Series A of $20 million (from

Planet fundraiser funding

Planet Fundraiser Raises $1 Million to Expand Across Southeast

Birmingham, AL-based fundraising platform Planet Fundraiser closed on a $1 million round led by Bill Smith of Instacart-rival company Shipt and backed by additional Birmingham-based investors including Matt Spotswood and Mainsail Asset Management. The startup, currently enrolled in Alabama’s first seed accelerator Velocity at Innovation Depot,