Category: Charleston
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GrowCo launches accelerator, Benefitfocus acquired, Telios wins blockchain grant, Southeastern hydrogen consortium launched
Charleston, SC – Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), a leading health, wealth and investment company, and Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), an industry-leading cloud-based benefits administration technology company that serves employers, health plans and brokers, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Voya to acquire Benefitfocus. Under the terms of the…
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Triangle Tweener Fund announces 16 investments, digital asset data center opens in Spartanburg, startups provide hurricane relief, wave of venture + entrepreneur events across the southeast
Story of the Day Research Triangle Park, NC – Triangle Tweener Fund announces 16 Q3 investments representing over $700,000 invested in the quarter. “Our strategy of building an index of Triangle-based early startups is working very effectively and by this time next year we should cover over half the Triangle Tweeners,” said Scot Wingo, Tweener Fund General…
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ATL’s Motivo raises $14M, Raleigh’s RioT Accelerator taking applications, Margik lands funding to hunt unicorns
RALEIGH, NC – Startup Pitch News From Raleigh’s R!oT. Last week in Virginia, R!oT hosted a pitch night to showcase startups out of their first Stafford, VA-based loT accelerator program. Stafford Economic Development Authority awarded $5000 to five startup pitchers (ICYMI, check out the cohort here). The judges selected Christine Kennefick, founder of Latticet, as the night’s big winner. Latticet is…
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Tasmanian tiger back from extinction, Fervo Energy raises $138M, Unicorn Hunters, Happy Ring lands $60M, NFL to NFT, Swipe right on your next founder
DIG THIS VIDEO What is the metaverse – or is it “a metaverse”? Find out from this expert panel of technologists, animators, game developers and experts at the vanguard of the potential of the metaverse and what it could mean for your business. “It is an immersive experience, an augmented reality, a singular experience, a…
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Axios sells to Cox for $525M, ATL’s ImIn receives $1M, CHS’s Ingevity invests $60M in EVs, sustainable packager Greifs invests $13M in GVL
DIG THIS VIDEO Sponsored by South Carolina Department of Commerce and captured at DIG SOUTH Tech Summit last May, this free-wheeling discussion DIGS into which modality will change the most – car, motorcycle, plane or ship – over the coming decade and what it will mean for how we travel, work, play and transport goods.…
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City of Mobile, Alabama Embraces Bitcoin Mining, GSU Student Creates Recycling CleanTech + DIG NATION member Trinet Launching Trinet Peopleforcex
BITCOIN MINING COMES TO MOBILE’S GULFQUEST MUSEUM Bitcoin Mining Comes To Mobile’s Gulfquest Museum.Distributed Ledger, Inc. (DLI), a blockchain and cryptocurrency service provider, is excited to announce Bitcoin mining is coming to the City of Mobile, Alabama in partnership with the GulfQuest Maritime Museum Board in the form of a new sustainable revenue source poised…
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Summit Keynotes, F3TCH Wins Capital Connects Pitch, SkyNano Selected as Top 60 Finalist in Milestone Awards + DIG SOUTH on SC Public Radio Monday
DIG DIG SOUTH ON SC PUBLIC RADIO MONDAY, APRIL 25Tune in to your local South Carolina Public Radio on Monday, April 25 at 7:52 am when the South Carolina Business Review will feature the upcoming DIG SOUTH Tech Summit, May 11-13. The coverage was made possible by our friend and SC Business Review regular John…
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Disruptor Studio Coming to DIG Summit, Vodium Makes Zoom More Effective, Epic Tests 3D Scanning App for Smartphones + Badges moving fast, grab yours for the Summit today
DISRUPTOR STUDIO HOST MODERATES DIG SOUTH TECH SUMMIT FIRESIDE CHATS NEXT MONTH Get ready to dig deeper on emerging tech and entrepreneurship with Alex Gonzalez as he interviews Atlanta Hawks CMO Melissa Proctor and Jay Bailey, President and CEO of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, at DIG SOUTH Tech Summit on May 12 and…
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Sprockets Raises $10 Million to Fix Hiring Process, Atlanta Selected as Next Site For Space-Related Startup Program + Wilmington’s Jim Roberts on SOUTH POD: Rise of the Region
SPROCKETS RAISES $10 MILLION TO FIX THE HIRING PROCESS CHARLESTON – Anybody recall Sentio landing a $125,000 “big check” from SC Launch on DIG SOUTH’s Wild Pitch stage in 2019? Since that event (sponsored by DIG NATION member SCRA), Sentio rebranded as Sprockets and they’ve been on a roll, announcing the close of a $10 million Series A financing round, which enables…
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Russell Center for Innovation CEO and President at DIG SOUTH, Donate to Help those in Ukraine, Charleston Firm Raises $375M to Speed up Solar Adoption
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHTJames “Jay” Bailey CEO & President Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Looks whoCommitted to living by his personal motto, “Build As We Climb,” change agent, thought leader, entrepreneur and emerging philanthropist, James M. Bailey has dedicated his life to serving others. James serves as President and CEO of the Russell Center for Innovation and…
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Harbor Entrepreneur Center Opens Accelerator Applications, Food Source App Tackles Food Insecurity + Patent Atty Duncan Byers featured on SOUTH POD
HARBOR ENTREPRENEUR CENTER OPENS ACCELERATOR APPLICATIONS CHARLESTON – The Harbor Entrepreneur Center accepts eight companies each year into the Harbor Accelerator program where they remain in residency at the Harbor Epic Center for 24 weeks. During residency, companies engage in a focused curriculum of 14 topics curated by the Harbor’s proven entrepreneurs, which includes training on subjects vital…
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Charleston Tech Center Lands MS Software Developer, LoanWell has a Better FinTech Solution to Help Small Businesses Access Capital + SCRA Webinar: Implementing Proactive Cybersecurity
CHARLESTON TECH CENTER LANDS MISSISSIPPI SOFTWARE DEVELOPER CHARLESTON – A Mississippi-based software provider plans to hire engineers to staff an office it is opening in Charleston’s upper peninsula. Camgian said this week that its new space at the Charleston Tech Center on Morrison Drive will be its fourth location for the company, which has similar outposts in…
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Brothers Create RootNote, A SAAS Platform Helping Creators & Musicians, Charlotte Fintech Startup Quartix Secures $20M in funding + CCED’s Steve Dyke is Recognized in 50 Most Influential
BROTHERS CREATE ROOTNOTE, A SAAS PLATFORM HELPING CREATORS & MUSICIANS NASHVILLE – Between platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, and Patreon, creatives have a lot of ways to get their content out online. That creates a lot of data to sort through. Nashville-based brothers Jason and Jeremy Burchard wanted to help artists, content creators, and musicians better organize…
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JAZZ Social Media campaign Receives Honor at New Orleans Gala, Ecobot Raises $2.8M to Boost Digital Collab + SCRA Produces $1B Impact on SC’s Economy
JAZZ SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN RECEIVES HIGHEST HONOR AT ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS GALA CHARLESTON, SC – Citibot, the leading provider of interactive chat solutions for local government, announced today that Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) received the coveted Silver Anvil award from the New Orleans Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) chapter. The organization recognized OPCD for…
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Startup IRONSCALES Contributes to Atlanta’s Cybersecurity Hub Growth, Investors to Convert ‘Big Box’ Store in Garner to Life Science Space + 665 JD Hosts Holiday Party 2021!
STARTUP IRONSCALES CONTRIBUTES TO ATLANTA’S CYBERSECURITY HUB GROWTH ATLANTA – The FBI can thank an Atlanta-based startup for helping it stay safe earlier this year. When hackers successfully got into the FBI servers and sent malicious emails that looked like they came from employees in November, it was cybersecurity company IRONSCALES that detected the attack and…
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Last Month to Apply to WILD PITCH, Opus Genetics Works to Advance Cures for Blinding Retinal Diseases + Local Gifts from Essentially Charleston Gift Box Biz
APPLY NOW TO TAKE THE STAGE AT DIG SOUTH’S WILD PITCH! CHARLESTON – Call for Startups Open until Dec. 31. DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch is the South’s Capitol of Capital, the first and foremost event specifically welcoming startups from across the region to connect and raise capital. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Wild Pitch at DIG SOUTH Tech…
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DIG SOUTH Tech Summit Announces Call for Startups
The South’s best early- to growth-stage companies invited to apply to present to top investors on May 11-13 at College of Charleston TD Arena DIG SOUTH Tech Summit has announced its call for startups to join Wild Pitch on May 11-13, 2022 at the College of Charleston TD Arena. Wild Pitch is the perfect opportunity…
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DIG SOUTH Announces Partnership with College of Charleston to Host 10th-Annual DIG SOUTH Tech Summit in TD Arena
The Summit to include tech founders, investors, entrepreneurs and executives from leading global brands and the South’s most scalable startups Charleston, S.C. – October 26, 2021 – DIG SOUTH Tech Summit, the South’s first and foremost event connecting leading global brands to the South’s most scalable startups, today announced a partnership with the College of…
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For the 13th year, Call Experts Brings Home Canadian National Award of Excellence
Call Experts of Charleston, SC has been honored with the exclusive 2021 Award of Excellence for the 13th consecutive year. The award is presented annually by the Canadian Call Management Association (CAM-X), the industry’s trade association for providers of call center services including telephone answering and message delivery. Call Experts was presented with the award…
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Education Tech Startup UpGrad Chose Midtown for it’s U.S. Expansion, SAS plans for New Facility in Alabama, + Join Code+Trust for Happy Hour TONIGHT (10/5) in Charleston, SC!
EdTech Startup UpGrad Chose Midtown for it’s U.S. Expansion ATLANTA – India-based education technology startup UpGrad is looking to build on the legacy of Mailchimp and other successful Midtown startups with its new Ponce City Market office.The startup is investing much of the $185 million it raised earlier this year into an expansion into the United States.…
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Palmetto Launches ‘Get Solar, Give Solar’, Google’s Black Founders Fund Selects 5 Startups, Blackbaud’s Mike Gianoni Answers “Five for the Tribe”
Palmetto Launches New ‘Get Solar, Give Solar’ Program CHARLESTON – Clean energy. Palmetto, a rapidly growing platform technology company accelerating the national adoption of clean energy, today – in conjunction with the start of Climate Week – is announcing its new ‘Get Solar, Give Solar’ program focused on providing underserved communities with access to solar energy systems. Palmetto…
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Atlanta Tech Village Modernizing Construction Recruitment, Web App Saves Money at the Grocery, TriNet’s Dynamic Speaker Roster
Atlanta Tech Village startup NewCrew Modernizes Construction Recruitment ATLANTA – Modernizing construction. To find construction jobs, many workers just look for cranes in the sky, NewCrew founder Kaitlin Lutz said. Then, they walk up to the job site and hope the contractors need more hands. It’s an old-fashioned process in a digital age in which most…
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Birmingham Selected as Host City for AI Bootcamp, No Code Startup Raises $33 Million, Austin Startup Connects Construction and Technology
Birmingham Chosen as Host City for AI Bootcamp The Mark Cuban Foundation has selected Birmingham, AL as the host city for their Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Program. The program is for underserved students in grades 9-12. Students will learn from volunteer instructors knowledgeable in data science and are capable to help students understand material normally taught at…
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Call for Startups Open, Emmy Award-Nominated Television Docuseries START UP Returns for Its Ninth Season
Who’s revved up and ready to pitch in person?! The DIG SOUTH Tech SummitCall for Startups is now open. Apply here or refer your favorite startups to join our Wild Pitch event on July 30 in Charleston at the beautiful Sottile Theatre at College of Charleston. Connect with investors, hire top talent and get deals done. Selected teams will also…
