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Velocity Accelerator

Velocity Accelerator

This Real Estate Startup Lets Buyers Be Their Own Agents

This Real Estate Startup Lets Buyers Be Their Own Agents

Thanks to online aggregator sites, 51 percent of home buyers found their dream home on their own in 2016 without the help of a realtor. However, once you find your next home, you usually still need to connect with a listing agent to see the home or attend an open

Velocity accelerator

Meet the Southern Startups Selected for Alabama's Velocity Accelerator

Birmingham’s Velocity Accelerator, the only startup accelerator program in the state of Alabama, has selected its second class of companies to join the three-month program. Eight startups, including six from the southeast, will receive $50,000 and begin the program in January. Velocity Accelerator is based at Innovation

likely AI

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,