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How does Darth Vader Like His Turkey? Here's How to Give Back + Scaling Social Impact

IT’S TIME TO GIVE BACK! WHEREVER YOU ARE TODAY This Thanksgiving might feel or look a little different for...
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Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, Raleigh - Durham, Resources, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Wild Pitch Wednesday TODAY, Real Time Animation in Fortnite & Warburg Pincus on SOUTH POD

Wild Pitch Wednesday on Zoom – TODAY! Featuring QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1811:00 AM ESTREGISTER Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman or parent...
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Atlanta, Birmingham, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham

New DIG NATION Member Amazon is Hiring, QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch, Making Tech Accessible with Fledging & Warburg Pincus on SOUTH POD

How to Pay for College on Wild Pitch Wild Pitch Wednesday on Zoom: Featuring QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1811:00 AM ESTREGISTER...
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Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

New Member Amazon is Hiring, QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch, Gamers Get Plugged In with Shotcall & Oracle for Startups on SOUTH POD

College Finance Planning on Wild Pitch Featuring QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1811:00 AM EST | ZoomREGISTER Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman...
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Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch Next Week, Startups Feed Voters & FloWater on SOUTH POD

WILD PITCH WEDNESDAY ON ZOOMFeaturing QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1111:00 AM EST REGISTER NOW Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman or parent...
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Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Resources, Startups, The South
How does Darth Vader Like His Turkey? Here's How to Give Back + Scaling Social Impact
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, Raleigh - Durham, Resources, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital
Wild Pitch Wednesday TODAY, Real Time Animation in Fortnite & Warburg Pincus on SOUTH POD
Atlanta, Birmingham, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham
New DIG NATION Member Amazon is Hiring, QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch, Making Tech Accessible with Fledging & Warburg Pincus on SOUTH POD
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South
New Member Amazon is Hiring, QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch, Gamers Get Plugged In with Shotcall & Oracle for Startups on SOUTH POD
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital
QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch Next Week, Startups Feed Voters & FloWater on SOUTH POD
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Resources, Startups, The South

How does Darth Vader Like His Turkey? Here’s How to Give Back + Scaling Social ImpactFeatured

November 24, 2020

IT’S TIME TO GIVE BACK! WHEREVER YOU ARE TODAY This Thanksgiving might feel or look a little different for you this year, but the DIG team has researched some ways we can all celebrate the spirit of the holiday. Whether…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, Raleigh - Durham, Resources, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Wild Pitch Wednesday TODAY, Real Time Animation in Fortnite & Warburg Pincus on SOUTH PODFeatured

November 18, 2020

Wild Pitch Wednesday on Zoom – TODAY! Featuring QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1811:00 AM ESTREGISTER Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman or parent of one, most people don’t spend every day thinking about college finance, but QuatroMoney does. Quatromoney is built to help students…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Birmingham, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham

New DIG NATION Member Amazon is Hiring, QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch, Making Tech Accessible with Fledging & Warburg Pincus on SOUTH PODFeatured

November 16, 2020

How to Pay for College on Wild Pitch Wild Pitch Wednesday on Zoom: Featuring QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1811:00 AM ESTREGISTER Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman or parent of one, most people don’t spend every day thinking about college finance, but QuatroMoney…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

New Member Amazon is Hiring, QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch, Gamers Get Plugged In with Shotcall & Oracle for Startups on SOUTH PODFeatured

November 12, 2020

College Finance Planning on Wild Pitch Featuring QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1811:00 AM EST | ZoomREGISTER Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman or parent of one, most people don’t spend every day thinking about college finance, but QuatroMoney does. Quatromoney is built to…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

QuatroMoney on Wild Pitch Next Week, Startups Feed Voters & FloWater on SOUTH PODFeatured

November 5, 2020

WILD PITCH WEDNESDAY ON ZOOMFeaturing QuatroMoneyWednesday, November, 1111:00 AM EST REGISTER NOW Unless you’re a soon-to-be freshman or parent of one, most people don’t spend every day thinking about college finance, but QuatroMoney does. Quatromoney is built to help students…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Social Media, Politics, and the Election on SOUTH POD + Keeping the Friday Night LightsOn & FloWaterFeatured

November 3, 2020

Social Media, Politics, and the Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly In case you missed it, the fabulous first DIG NATION Fall Confab last Wednesday featured SocialFlow CEO Jim Anderson. Jim dug into some most peculiar data nuggets and dished a…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Augusta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Nashville, News, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Greater Nashville IT Summit, Fall Confab Rewind, General Chase on South Pod, KnowBe4 Expands to Middle East, VentureSouth Makes the Top 10Featured

October 30, 2020

Who missed it? In case you were unable to attend the fabulous first DIG NATION Fall Confab last Wednesday featuring SocialFlow CEO Jim Anderson, here’s a rewind … TUNE IN ON FACEBOOK LIVENOVEMBER 02, 8 PM EDTWatch Here Monday Social Media, Politics, and the…

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by Stanfield Gray
RIOT Demo Night
Business Growth, Emerging Tech, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

A Sportstech Event Unlike Any You’ve Seen BeforeFeatured

October 27, 2020

RIoT is a U.S. organization that helps entrepreneurial ecosystems flourish by coaching local businesses, startups and governments to embrace the modern data economy.  RIoT hosts tech events around the US that provide hands-on learning and networking opportunities and runs startup…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Orlando, Raleigh - Durham, The South

DIG NATION Fall Confab Jim Anderson – Register Now, A New Way To Fundraise, Dragon Army Invades South Pod TonightFeatured

October 22, 2020

DIG NATION Fall Confab Next WeekOCTOBER 28, 4 PMFeaturing SocialFlow CEO Jim Anderson Social Media, Politics, and the Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly More than half of adults in the U.S. receive news from social media, and that…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

DIG NATION Fall Confab, Wild Pitch Wed with PureSkill.gg, Dragon Army Invades South Pod, Tech in the South News, Gotcha Ride to the Polls?Featured

October 20, 2020

EXCLUSIVE DIG NATION MEMBER EVENT! DIG NATION FALL CONFABOCTOBER 28, 4 PMFeaturing SocialFlow CEO Jim AndersonREGISTER NOW Social Media, Politics, and the Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly More than half of adults in the U.S. receive news from…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Miami, New Orleans, News, The South, Wilmington

PureSkill.gg on Wild Pitch, SaaS (Sustainability as a Service), Keep Customers Coming Back w/ LiveRamp on SOUTH POD + DIG NATION ConfabFeatured

October 16, 2020

RANKING UP WITH PURESKILL.GG ON WILD PITCH WEDNESDAY Featuring Bill Freeman, PhD, Co-Founder and CSO, PureSkill.ggWednesday, October 21, 11:00-11:30am Register Now About PureSkill.ggPureSkill.gg is an automated, AI-powered video game coach. It analyzes your gameplay and tells you what you’re doing wrong…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Memphis, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Next Level E-com with Lucas DiPietrantonio, PureSkill.gg on Wild Pitch + How Sensors Allow Our Feet To Stay ConnectedFeatured

October 13, 2020

Up Your E-Com Game with Lucas DiPietrantonio on DIG Café – 11AM Today! The Future of E-commerce: Branding and Beyond Featuring Lucas DiPietrantonio, CEO and Co-Founder, Darkroom Tune in on Zoom at 11AM today – Register Now! Future of E-commerce: Branding and BeyondSince COVID-19,…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Tampa Wanderseat Readies for Takeoff, Rose Levy on South Pod + Virtual Reality … skates?!Featured

October 8, 2020

WALKING INTO THE FUTURE Virtual reality is slowly getting better, but there are all kinds of improvements that could make it feel more lifelike. More detailed graphics and higher screen resolution can make the visual aspect (which is, of course,…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greensboro, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Wild Pitch Wednesday Features Shandoka Electric Motorcycles, Rose Levy on South Pod, 3D Printing in SpaceFeatured

October 6, 2020

PAVING THE WAY FOR THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION Join us this week on Wild Pitch Wednesday as we hear from the South’s premier electric motorcycle startup.  We are builders and riders, dedicated to offering electric motorcycles for every rider in…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Shandoka Electric Motorcycles Rides into Wild Pitch Wednesday, Black Founders Fund, Mental Wellness on South Pod, Charleston is #1Featured

October 1, 2020

Join us next week on Wild Pitch Wednesday as we hear from the South’s premier electric motorcycle startup.  Date: Wednesday, October 7Time: 11:00–11:30am ET Register Now ABOUT SHANDOKA:We are builders and riders, dedicated to offering electric motorcycles for every rider…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, Emerging Tech, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Gotcha Mobility Rolls Out Fleet of All-New E-BikesFeatured

October 1, 2020

Gotcha Mobility, LLC (“Gotcha”), a subsidiary of Last Mile Holdings Ltd. (“MILE”) (TSXV: MILE; OTC: AZNVF), announced today the launch of its all-new fleet of e-bikes. The newly redesigned bikes use proprietary elements to offer a more comfortable ride, smoother electric motor…

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by DIG Nation
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Miami, New Orleans, News, Resources, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Free Webinar: Unlock Your Media Site’s Potential, Shandoka Electric Motorcycles Rides into Wild Pitch Wednesday + The Holographic Future is Here!Featured

September 29, 2020

FREE WEBINAR THURSDAY AT 1PM Unlock Your Website’s Potential: Keep Readers Engaged through Digital Transformation Join us this week as DIG SOUTH Founder Stanfield Gray moderates Unlock Your Media Website’s Potential: Keep Readers Engaged through Digital Transformation, a webinar that will…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital, Wilmington

Webinar: Unlock Your Media Site’s Potential, Wistia on SOUTH POD + opiAID Lands Big Grant to Fight Substance AbuseFeatured

September 24, 2020

Free Webinar: Unlock Your Site’s Potential Join us next week as DIG SOUTH Founder Stanfield Gray moderates Unlock Your Media Website’s Potential: Keep Readers Engaged through Digital Transformation, a webinar that will teach you how to build followers who keep coming…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

SWIPEBY on Wild Pitch Wednesday, Red Ventures Ups the Ante, Wistia on SOUTH PODFeatured

September 21, 2020

THIS WEEK!WILD PITCH WEDNESDAY | SEPT. 23, 11:00-11:30AMFEATURING SWIPEBYRegister Here Join us this week on Zoom for Wild Pitch Wednesday: The South’s Live Virtual Pitch Show. ABOUT SWIPEBYSWIPEBY is a turnkey curbside pickup platform for restaurants and merchants, providing a…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Culture, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Knoxville, News, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Elevator Pitches Now LIVE for Innov865 Week’s 2020 Startup Day Pitch CompetitionFeatured

September 21, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Elevator pitches are online for each competitor in this year’s Innov865 Alliance Startup Day contest. Each short video gives a glimpse of the technology and innovation currently developing in Knoxville’s robust startup scene. The minute-long proposals are…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Atlanta, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Wild Pitch Wednesday, Atlanta’s Snowflake Crushes IPO, Theorem on SOUTH POD, + a luxury Amazon experienceFeatured

September 17, 2020

WILD PITCH WEDNESDAY | SEPT. 23, 11:00-11:30 AMFEATURING SWIPEBYRegister Here Join us next week on Zoom for Wild Pitch Wednesday: The South’s Live Virtual Pitch Show. SWIPEBY is a turnkey curbside pickup platform for restaurants and merchants, providing a complete…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, The South

Learn to be Your Own Publicist on DIG CAFÉ, Theorem on SOUTH POD + a first for the Atlanta Film FestivalFeatured

September 14, 2020

FALL SEASON OF DIG CAFÉ KICKS OFF WEDNESDAY – ON ZOOM!SPECIAL GUEST | PR PRO ANNIE PACE SCRANTONWED, SEPT 16, 11:00-11:30 amRegister Here What’s BYOP? 5 Steps to Being Your Brand’s Own Publicist Whether your startup has been around for…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Learn to be Your Own Publicist on DIG CAFÉ, Data Driven with Interloop on SOUTH POD + Resident Artist WANTED in CharlotteFeatured

September 10, 2020

FALL SEASON OF DIG CAFÉ KICKS OFF NEXT WEDNESDAY – ON ZOOM!SPECIAL GUEST | PR PRO ANNIE PACE SCRANTONWED, SEPT 16, 11:00-11:30 amRegister Here What’s BYOP? 5 Steps to Being Your Brand’s Own Publicist Whether your startup has been around…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Louisville, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, The South

Kentucky Derby: Authentic Predictions From A Horse Racing Expert + Atlanta United’s Catie Griggs Sets Goals + Wild Pitch Wednesday with GoBeepFeatured

September 3, 2020

🏇🏼Louisville, KY. – Jody Demling, SportsLine’s resident horse racing guru, has nailed nine Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs in the last 11 years. Now, Demling has analyzed the entire 2020 Kentucky Derby lineup and released where he believes every horse will finish….

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Memphis, News, Press Release, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, Tampa Bay, The South, Venture Capital

Game of Thrones Actress Turns to Tech, MIME Disrupts Music Biz + Atlanta United’s Catie Griggs Sets Goals + Wild Pitch Wednesday with GoBeepFeatured

August 31, 2020

Molekule has added celebrity funds to its long line of investors. Maisie Williams, an actor most known for her role on the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones,” has invested an undisclosed amount into Molekule.  After the Emmy-award winning show…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Houston, News, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Level Up and Emerge on SOUTH POD with Call Experts and Theorem, Cloosiv and Odeko Merge! + tech news across the SouthFeatured

August 28, 2020

This week on SOUTH POD we’re taking it back to our deep dive at the Virtual Summit with Call Experts CEO Abby Leibowitz and Theorem VP Jonathan Williams – both DIG NATION members! Titled, “You Are the Keynote: How to…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Knoxville, News, Press Release, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital, Winston-Salem

ATTN Startups: Ready to Grow and Scale? + Center for Creative Economy, Change Enthusiast Cassandra Worthy on SOUTH PODFeatured

August 20, 2020

The Center for Creative Economy in Winston-Salem, NC has selected 10 entrepreneurs to participate in the organization’s fifth creative accelerator. Velocity is an intensive high impact program that helps creative startups discover their target customers, develop business models, and develop…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Culture, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital, Winston-Salem

The Center for Creative Economy Announces 10 Finalists for the Velocity Creative AcceleratorFeatured

August 20, 2020

The Center for Creative Economy has selected 10 creative entrepreneurs to participate in the organization’s fifth creative accelerator. Velocity is an intensive high impact program that helps creative entrepreneurs discover their target customers, develop business models, and develop a go-to-market…

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by DIG Nation
Atlanta, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Startup Atlanta Releases the 2020 Guide to the EcosystemFeatured

August 20, 2020

ATLANTA, GA – August 19th, 2020 – Startup Atlanta, a community non-profit focused on connecting, curating and promoting the region’s startup ecosystem, today announced the digital release of the fourth edition of the Atlanta Startup Ecosystem Guide. Presented in partnership with Invest Atlanta,…

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by DIG Nation
Business Growth, Emerging Tech, Knoxville, Press Releases, Startups, Venture Capital

Competitors for Innov865 Week’s 2020 Startup Day Pitch Competition Announced – Six Knoxville Startups Vie for $10,000Featured

August 19, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Some of the pitches shooting for $10,000 at Innov865’s Startup Day this year include predictive software for heart attacks, an untraceable password generator and glowing human cells to deliver medicine, among other ideas. Those are among six…

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by DIG Nation
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South

Change Agent Cassandra Worthy on SOUTH POD, Learn a New Language Through Music + Catch Talent Lands on the Inc 5000 ListFeatured

August 18, 2020

Did you miss us?! SOUTH POD is back and we couldn’t think of a better way to kick off the start off this season than with Cassandra Worthy’s fireside chat from the 2020 DIG SOUTH Virtual Tech Summit: Using Change as a Catalyst for…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Columbia, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, The South

Level Up & Optimize with Abby Leibowitz and Jonathan WilliamsFeatured

August 14, 2020

Did you catch our deep dive at the Virtual Summit with Call Experts CEO Abby Leibowitz and Theorem VP Jonathan Williams – both DIG NATION members? Titled, “You Are the Keynote: How to Level Up & Optimize as You Emerge,” the session made our members…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

How Atlanta United’s Catie Griggs Creates a Culture of InnovationFeatured

August 12, 2020

At last month’s DIG SOUTH Virtual Summit, Catie Griggs, VP of Operations at Atlanta United, delivered an incredible behind the scenes look into the creation of one of the most renowned sports teams in the South – and the nation.  DIG NATION…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

DIG SOUTH Virtual Summit Speaker Tease, BlockSpaces Makes Changes to Support Growth, Canva Comes to Austin + Member NewsFeatured

June 25, 2020

DIG SOUTH VIRTUAL TECH SUMMIT SPEAKER PREVIEW BlockSpaces Makes Changes to Support Growth While many businesses are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain technology development studio BlockSpaces is moving forward with a new operating model, a new management team and…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Startups, The South, Venture Capital, Wilmington

Blackbaud Inks Deal to Buy its HQ, Advancing Diversity with Funding, Tech in the South + Member NewsFeatured

June 23, 2020

One of the Charleston region’s biggest technology employers and a frequent sponsor of DIG SOUTH Tech Summit is set to take ownership of a sizable commercial real estate deal. Blackbaud Inc. disclosed to shareholders that it signed a binding agreement…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Chapel Hill, Charleston, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

WPW Features CEO Tom Rump of Mesur.io, a Startup “Giving the Earth a Voice,” Cultivating Diversity in Austin, Spiffy Gets Creative in RTPFeatured

June 15, 2020

Mesur.io‘s Earthstream Platform provides growers and enterprises with real-time environmental analytics. Combining hyper local data streams from the soil, the sky and the seasons, the Earthstream Platform predicts pest and disease emergence patterns, plant nutrition needs, and more. that provides solutions…

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by Stanfield Gray
Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, The South, Wilmington

Southern Coastal Cities Need to Attract More Resources For Entrepreneurs and Tech Talent Will FollowFeatured

June 15, 2020

Friends in the southern entrepreneur ecosystem and economic development got into a discussion on a Spring pandemic day about a recent headline where a coastal city in the South was offering $2,000 to incentivize people with tech talent to move…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Tampa Bay, The South

Wild Pitch Wednesday Tomorrow at 11am, Autonomous Scooters Rolled in, Regulr on SOUTH POD, MemberHubFeatured

June 1, 2020

Hey, DIG NATION, Wild Pitch Wednesday is back tomorrow with ServeHub, the Learning Management Platform teams use to stay on track with on-boarding, training and continuous development. Tune in as CEO & Co-founder Brandon Hall pitches to our panel of…

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by Stanfield Gray
Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Liger Partners on SOUTH POD, Register for DIG CAFÉ launch, BetterCloud Raises $75M, MemberHubFeatured

May 27, 2020

Hey, DIG NATION, The day has almost arrived. Bring a cup of your favorite morning brew and head on over to the DIG CAFÉ this Thursday at 11AM. Ease drop with intention as Jon Yarian and I meet with Thomas Rubenak, Senior…

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by Stanfield Gray
Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, New Orleans, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Oracle for Startups on SOUTH POD, Get Spiffy Gets Creative + We’re back with Wild Pitch Wednesday at 11am featuring Ryan Heafy of 6AM CityFeatured

May 18, 2020

Hey, DIG NATION, We’re back with Wild Pitch Wednesday TOMORROW at 11am featuring Ryan Heafy of 6AM City. 6AM is an audience development company in the local media space. As Ryan likes to say, “While our competitors are focused on…

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by Stanfield Gray
Asheville, Business Growth, Emerging Tech, Press Releases, The South

Venture Asheville Raises $25,000 to Launch 5 Startups with Asheville Impact Micro Grant FundFeatured

May 18, 2020

Venture Asheville, the entrepreneurship initiative of the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County and Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, announced that $25,000 has been raised in support of the Asheville Impact Micro Grant. Now in its second year, the Asheville…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Nashville, Newport News, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

6AM City on Wild Pitch Wednesday, Strategic Sales Software, “The Biebs” & IP & Patent Attorney Duncan Byers on South PodFeatured

May 14, 2020

Hey, DIG NATION, We’re back with Wild Pitch Wednesday next week at 11am featuring Ryan Heafy of 6AM City. 6AM is an audience development company in the local media space. As Ryan likes to say, “While our competitors are focused…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, The South

Telemedicine Thrives, Launch of DIG CAFÉ, Austin’s Swivel, Q.ai, Raleigh’s Red Hat, DC’s BurnAlong + “The Biebs” & IP & Patent Attorney Duncan Byers on South PodFeatured

May 12, 2020

Hey, DIG NATION, Who says we can’t still gather and shoot the proverbial breeze? Get ready for DIG CAFÉ: Coffee Talk with Executives, Entrepreneurs & Experts. It’s new, fresh brewed, and casual just like your favorite neighborhood coffee shop.  The…

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by Stanfield Gray
Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, The South

GoTab’s Mobile Restaurant Transactions, Uber in ATX, Windlift in Morrisville, PRA Health Sciences in RAL, SingleOps in ATL + Jon Jones on SOUTH PODFeatured

May 5, 2020

Notes from the Gar-office Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay, The South

Venture Carolina Lunch & Learn, Castellucci, Reveal Mobile, VUGO, AvidXchange, $8000 in Free Marketing Credits + Home Lending Pal on Wild Pitch WednesdayFeatured

May 1, 2020

In this moment an explosion of creativity is happening all around us. Call it nature’s pressure test. And it’s baked into the DNA of disruption, the source-code of evolution.  What are you working on … a revolutionary, more sustainable fuel?…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Columbia, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Press Releases, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Venture Capital, Wilmington

Investors Pour Money Into Next Glass, K4Connect, SC Dept of Unemployment Chat Bot, BestFit, CureMint, + Interloop on Wild Pitch Wednesday!Featured

April 27, 2020

NOTES FROM THE GAROFFICE Ready for the rebound? Good. Then buckle up. This week we’re sharing more joyful news – Next Glass is more than half full as the Wilmington, NC-based company raised an undisclosed round from Providence Strategic Growth. We…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Raleigh - Durham, Richmond, Tampa Bay, The South

Ready for the Rebound: Read About Blockchain and Immunization Passports, Climate Service, Cloosiv, Aledade, GuestBox and Interloop on Wild Pitch!Featured

April 23, 2020

Garage … Office … Garoffice. There. I’ve coined it and that’s where I’m writing to you from, DIG NATION.  So our world is upside down and we need to consider every angle on every possible solution to stop this descent into…

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by DIG SOUTH Editors
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Fayetteville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Tampa Bay, The South

Regulr Guests on Wild Pitch Wed, Airstream Startup Pivots to First Responders, Atlatl, LocatorX, Powerhome, AcreTrader, Oracle WebinarFeatured

April 16, 2020

Healthcare practitioners are being encouraged, if they can, not to stay under the same roof as their families. Family medicine physician Eric Berryman is working shifts in Ocala emergency rooms and commuting back to the bay area. Two years ago,…

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by Stanfield Gray
Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Resources, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Wild Pitch Wed, Blackbaud Announces COVID Support, Groups360 in NSV, Airbrake in ATX, Teamworks in DRH, EternaTear in RALFeatured

April 13, 2020

Blackbaud Announces New Measures to Support Customers and Global Community in Response to Pandemic DIG SOUTH Tech Summit sponsor Blackbaud is seeing the needs and impact of COVID-19 manifest in many ways for its customers depending on the organization type….

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Chapel Hill, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, The South

AlertMedia Raises $15M, NextPlay in Durham, CallRail in ATL, Bandwidth in Raleigh, TrueBridge in Chapel Hill + Stage 2 Capital on SOUTH PODFeatured

April 8, 2020

To state the obvious, the world is much more complicated than it was a month ago. Austin-based emergency communications startup AlertMedia sees itself as a critical component to helping businesses keep their employees safe and informed. The company announced it has…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, The South

OurStreets Crowdsources Supplies, WeWork, Liger, Pendo, BioMedomis, Stage2Capital on SOUTH POD, King + Columbus Crisis WebinarFeatured

April 6, 2020

OurStreets, a D.C.-born app that crowdsources road safety and micromobility complaints, has launched a new feature aimed at curbing grocery store panic shopping amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. OurStreets lets users report which grocery and convenience stores are stocked with…

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by Stanfield Gray
Brevard, Business Growth, Chapel Hill, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, The South

RioT Announces MISSION-R, LaunchTN in NASH, Plant Health Care in RAL, CData Software in Chapel Hill, Earth Renewable Technology in BrevardFeatured

April 1, 2020

RioT Announces MISSION-R: RIoT’s Moonshot Goal Response to COVID-19 Raleigh, NC-based non-profit accelerator, lab and startup ecosystem supporter RIoT is launching MISSION-R on April 2 at 1pm EST via webinar.  RIoT will host experts in the medtech and economic development space to share…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, The South, Winston-Salem

Overline Announces $17.5M, Aperiomics, Neighbor, Validic, TeleHealth, & Theorem on SOUTH PODFeatured

March 25, 2020

New Atlanta-Based VC Fund Overline Announces Closing $17.5M of $25M Fund, Wants To Propel Startups To Success With coronavirus news currently roiling financial markets, some might guess that recently launched venture capital funds would hold off on whatever they were planning…

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by Stanfield Gray
Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups

Everlywell’s Race to Launch Covid-19 Test, Calendly Offers Free Zoom and GoToMeeting, SkillPop, Vertical IQ, Gopher Go, & Crowdsourcing DIG NATIONFeatured

March 23, 2020

Calendly to Offer Free Zoom and GoToMeeting Integrations Through June to Help Remote Workers As the tech community continues to reel from the effects of social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic, Atlanta-based meeting scheduling software company Calendly will offer…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, The South

DIG SOUTH in July, The Q, Case Status Raises $1.5M, Pendo, Bakkt, CloudOne, FavorFeatured

March 19, 2020

Birmingham-based LegalTech Startup Case Status Lands Second Round from BIP Capital Case Status, a client relationship management and marketing platform for law firms, announced it has received Series Seed II investment funding of $1.5 million from venture investment firm BIP Capital. The…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Raleigh - Durham, The South

DIG SOUTH Rescheduled, Overhaul Hauls in $17.5M, RTP’s Get Spiffy, Raleigh’s Corevisit, Charleston’s Deal Alliance, ATL’s EndeavorFeatured

March 16, 2020

Overhaul Group Inc. nabbed a $17.5 million funding round led by New Jersey-based investment firm Edison Partners, the cargo-shipping software company announced. Existing investor Abbey International Finance Group in Dublin, Ireland, also participated. Broadly, the company plans to use the…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Nashville, South Pod, Startups, Tampa Bay, Venture Capital

Blinktbi of Charleston Pinpoints Concussions, Tampa’s Molekule, ATL’s BoxLock, Blueprint Title in NSV, Austin’s Eventus Systems, Venture Atlanta on South PodFeatured

March 2, 2020

A startup that grew out of research at the Medical University of South Carolina and The Citadel has hit the market and closed on a new round of funding. Blinktbi Inc.’s technology is now being sold to schools and athletic…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital, Wilmington

BeerAdvocate Purchased by Untappd, ATL’s Create-X, Visualize Health in NSV, Durham’s Sift Media, Self Financial of Austin, and Theorem on South PodFeatured

February 27, 2020

Despite its explosion in popularity, craft beer is still a relatively small and tight-knit community. A generation ago when the number of breweries was a fraction of what it is today, the community was even smaller and more tight-knit. But even…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay

ToucanAI Raises Capital, Launches on Shopify Platform, CLT’s Source Technologies, Austin’s Verify, COAST of Tampa Bay, Great Dwellings of DCFeatured

February 24, 2020

Atlanta-based Toucan AI – started by North Carolina natives and Duke grads Arjun Devarajan and Vishnu Menon – has raised an undisclosed sum from MTT Ventures, Silicon Road, Seraph Group and a syndicate of angel investors. Toucan AI said it will use the…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South, Venture Capital

Austin’s Digital Turbine Acquires Mobile Posse for $66M, Terminus (ATL), CompostNow (RAL), Enveil (DC), Durham’s Aerie, Fattmerchant on South PodFeatured

February 19, 2020

Austin-based mobile apps and ads platform company Digital Turbine announced it has scooped up mobile ad platform Mobile Posse for near $66 million. “The strategic rationale for the acquisition is very strong,” Mobile Posse CEO Jon Jackson said in a statement. “We…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, Morehead, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Palmetto Clean Pulls in New Financing, AppHarvest of Kentucky, Durham’s Restor3D, ATL’s ARPR, RTP’s TransEnterix, plus Fattmerchant on South PodFeatured

February 17, 2020

One of Charleston’s most mature startup companies closed another round of funding in early 2020 and marked its 10-year anniversary. Palmetto Clean Technology Inc. is one of the biggest tenants at the upper peninsula’s Pacific Box & Crate development. Last…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Houston, News, Summit Speaker, The South

DIG NATION | New Member Spotlight: FK Funderburke, VP, TheoremFeatured

February 11, 2020

From whiteboarding new concepts to long-term support, Theorem works with startups and large multi-national enterprises to develop new applications, software, services and platforms. Visit theorem.com to catch a glimpse into how they build, including their processes, team capabilities and what they do in each…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Houston, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Summit Speaker, The South

DIG NATION Member Theorem Q&A, ATL’s The Beans, Venture X in Raleigh, NSV’s Capital Confirmations, Austin’s Upland Software + new South PodFeatured

February 11, 2020

From whiteboarding new concepts to long-term support, Theorem works with startups and large multi-national enterprises to develop new applications, software, services and platforms. Visit theorem.com to catch a glimpse into how they build, including their processes, team capabilities and what they do in each…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Nashville, New Orleans, News, Raleigh - Durham, Tampa Bay

Policygenius Raises $100M to Ramp up Durham, Nola’s Advano, Lienwavers.io from NSV, Peerit of Tampa Bay and ATL’s WeWork LabsFeatured

February 3, 2020

“Join Durham’s fastest growing startup,” reads the billboard along 15-501 in big, bold red font. Ever since Policygenius, an insuretech startup based out of New York, announced plans late last year to expand into the Bull City – ultimately bringing 370…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Columbia, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod

Scribble Toolkit for Innovation, K4Connect (RAL), Solomon + Google for Startups (ATL), Blueprint (NSV), Locale (ATX) + Brian Gillespie on South PodFeatured

January 29, 2020

The S.C. Department of Commerce invites you to Toolkit Talk, a three-day series of events celebrating innovative leaders as featured on Scribble, South Carolina’s content toolkit for the pursuit of innovation. The events are free to the public, but space…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, Raleigh - Durham, Startups, Wilmington

Atlanta’s Fanaticus XR Uses VR and Projection Mapping, Vapor IO in ATX, Sysdig in RAL, Shawn Jenkins in Charleston, CloudWyze in Wilmington, Gillespie on South PodFeatured

January 27, 2020

Atlanta-based VR company Fanaticus XR is built upon fandom, not just technology.  Fanaticus XR’s first experience is the Flying Broom VR Simulator, which co-founder Ernesto Escobar says can transport users “anywhere” at a high degree of immersion. “You can give…

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by Stanfield Gray
Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, News, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Comcast NBCU Launches Atlanta-Based SportsTech Accelerator, FlashParking, WhyHotel, Florida Funders, SouthPod featuring Comcast VP HorwitzFeatured

January 20, 2020

Comcast NBCU announced the launch of SportsTech, a three-month global accelerator for multi-stage sports technology startups that will be based in Atlanta.   The accelerator features what Comcast NBCU calls an “unprecedented partnership” between three of the broadcast giant’s sports brands…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, The South

Raleigh-based MobileSmith Lands App Partnership with AT&T + AvidXchange (CLT), Sense Photonics (DUR), TOTO/GR PRO (ATL), Blackbaud (CHS)Featured

January 13, 2020

MobileSmith, a developer of apps aiming to improve healthcare, is getting a chance to grow nationally through a partnership with AT&T. The companies announced they would include MobileSmith’s health platform known as Peri as part of AT&T’s Edge-to-Edge Digital Hospital…

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by Stanfield Gray
Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, News, Press Releases, Resources, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

S.C. Department of Commerce Office of Innovation to Launch Scribble Event SeriesFeatured

January 8, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Commerce’s Office of Innovation announced the launch of the Toolkit Talk series celebrating innovators across S.C. The interactive three-day series, which is part of the Scribble online resource, provides opportunities for idea…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Culture, DC, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

Levelset Lands $30M, Arjun Devarajan on SOUTH POD + Tech Jobs (ATL), Sense Photonics (Durham), Shipwell (ATX), Arcadia (DC)Featured

January 6, 2020

New Orleans Startup Levelset Lands $30M Series C Funding Round to Jumpstart Growth Levelset, a New Orleans-based SaaS platform that helps relieve cash flow issues for contractors by getting them paid more quickly, has announced a $30 million Series C…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charlotte, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, The South

Terminus Acquires Sigstr, Civic Dinners on South Pod + Tribecan (Wilmington), Cloud Guru (ATX), Record Job (CLT), Octerra (NVL), Microsoft (Morrisville)Featured

December 19, 2019

Account-based marketing platform Terminus has acquired Sigstr, the email signature marketing platform that turns the billions of 1:1 employee emails sent every year into powerful brand engagements. The addition of Sigstr creates an end-to-end account-centric marketing platform with the most…

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by Stanfield Gray
News, South Pod

Tech in the South: ATL’s Alex Gonzalez on South Pod + PrecisionHawk (RAL-DUR) + Good Growth (CHS), Passport (CLT), XSOLIS (NSV), Popspots (Austin)Featured

December 12, 2019

PrecisionHawk, a  Raleigh Trianlge-based drone technology company, has raised a $32 million investment from venture investors including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. The round brings PrecisionHawk’s financing  so far to more than $100…

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Austin, Business Growth, Charleston, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod, The South

Call for Startups to Join DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch Open + Pensa (Austin), Motivo (ATL), Allstacks (RAL), CloudFactory (DUR)Featured

December 4, 2019

Hitting the fundraising trail in 2020? Your best opportunity may be at the South’s Capitol of Capital on April 24. The call for startups to join Wild Pitch at DIG SOUTH Tech Summit in Charleston is now open! Connect with more than 200…

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by Stanfield Gray
Asheville, Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Nashville, News, Raleigh - Durham, South Pod

Tech in the South: Meetup w/ Former Head of Uber Biz Dev, Nashville Startup Predicts Personalities + Climate Service (AVL), CloudFactory (Durham), Popmenu (ATL), Base (GVL)Featured

December 2, 2019

Jonathan DiOrio is a big deal. And we’re hosting him this Thursday at Blue Ion in Charleston. It’s our last DIG NATION Executive Member event of 2019 – you should be there too. Learn to scale a company like mad, join a live taping…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Emerging Tech, News, Press Release, The South

Tech in the South: Gotcha (CHS) Acquired by OjO (CA) + Champ Bailey, Spreedly (Durham), Givful (Nashville), Popmenu (ATL), BrewBike (Austin)Featured

November 25, 2019

Charleston firm Gotcha, who has staked its ground on partnering with colleges and cities to rent electric bikes and scooters, says it is being acquired by Oxnard, Calif.-based ride-sharing company  OjO Electric in a deal valued at $12 million, including stock….

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by Stanfield Gray
Atlanta, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Memphis, News, Raleigh - Durham, The South

Tech in the South: eSports Giant Epic Games (Durham) Acquires Quixel to Increase 3D Realism + Benefitfocus (CHS), Spiffy (RAL-DUR), Transitiv (ATL), DEVCON (Memphis)Featured

November 14, 2019

North Carolina-based eSports behemoth Epic Games, best known for its wildly popular game Fortnite as well as the global game development platform Unreal Engine, has announced its acquisition of the Swedish startup Quixel.  The move is designed to improve the three-dimensional photorealism of…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, DC, News, Press Releases

Accelerate R2 Network ChallengeFeatured

October 31, 2019

(WASHINGTON, DC) Three U.S. Department of Commerce agencies have launched a first-of-its-kind interagency challenge focused on accelerating innovations for disaster response and resilience technology. The Economic Development Administration (EDA), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the First Responder Network…

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by Stanfield Gray
Business Growth, Knoxville, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

490 BioTech wins Innov865 Alliance’s Startup Day; Dr. Peter Tsai is Recognized for Global Pandemic Support

October 30, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The startup 490 BioTech, which developed bioluminescent human cells to show changes in cellular health, won the Innov865 Judges’ Choice Award at Startup Day 2020 with a pitch that explained how its technology can improve development of…

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by DIG Nation
Business Growth, DIG NATION Member Posts, Digital Marketing, Emerging Tech, Greenville, Press Release, Press Releases, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

VentureSouth Recognized as a Top 10 Angel Group in North America

October 30, 2020

 VentureSouth is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top 10 angel investment groups in North America for the 3rd time.  The ranking comes from the Angel Capital Association, which released its 2020 Angel Funders…

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