Category: Charleston
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DIG the Q&A: Featuring Doxy.me Founder & DIG NATION Member Brandon Welch
Describe your company and tell us a little about your clients/customers. What does “a day in the life” look like? Doxy.me’s mission is to provide telemedicine capabilities to all, so the company has been set up to create and distribute easy-to-use telemedicine software for everyone. Our customers are healthcare providers. We do not provide healthcare…
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HiveTracks Get Pollinated with New Funding, Florida Southern eSports, Call for Startups
HiveTracks Get Pollinated with New Funding An emerging startup focused on improving health outcomes for honeybees, HiveTracks, has raised nearly $170,000 in 2021 thus far and plans to raise more ahead of a key product launch slotted for June. Founder James Wilkes is using computing to drive positive outcomes for honeybees and all the stakeholders…
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Call Experts Announces a Strategic Partnership with ADP Marketplace
Charleston, SC – Call Experts has entered into a strategic partnership with ADP Marketplace. The collaboration originated from a need to add automated attendance management via phone lines to ADP’s existing services. The partnership will help both parties offer seamless connectivity between Call Expert’s Attendance Bridge and ADP payroll systems. With close to four decades…
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Benefitfocus Appoints New CEO, Karen Houghton Steps Away From Atlanta Tech Village, Lithium Extraction Tech Mines $20M for EnergyX
Benefitfocus Appoints Matthew Levin CEO Charleston-based Benefitfocus, an industry-leading benefits technology platform that simplifies benefits administration for employers, health plans, and brokers, announced that Matthew Levin has been appointed president and chief executive officer and to the Benefitfocus board of directors, effective May 10, 2021. Benefitfocus is a longtime supporter of DIG SOUTH. “On behalf…
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Alto Changes Crypto, Element 451 invests $3M into Student Enrollment, Greenville Tech Company Visited by President Biden
TECH IN THE SOUTH NASHVILLE – Crypto new ways. When Alto closed its $2.8 million seed round in early 2019, the team was on a mission to make alternative investment opportunities accessible to more people. Now, the Nashville-based team raised a $17 million Series A funding round this week, led by Menlo Park-based Unusual Ventures. Read more. RALEIGH…
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Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program Now Recruiting for the July 2021 Cohort
Does your startup need some support? Do you want to make a bigger difference? Blackbaud has launched its Social Good Startup Program to help lift early-stage startups. Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program is a unique year-long accelerator designed to support early-stage startups with the potential to impact the Ecosystem of Good®. Participants receive curated access to…
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Apply To the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program, SCRA CEO Bob Quinn envisions SC Tech Economy, Other Pandemic Pivots
Need some support? Blackbaud has launched its Social Good Startup Program to help lift early-stage startups. Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup Program is a unique year-long accelerator designed to support early-stage startups with the potential to impact the Ecosystem of Good®. Participants receive curated access to Blackbaud resources, marketing opportunities, and nondilutive grant funding. The social…
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SCRA CEO Bob Quinn talks SC startups, Itential Lands $20M, Find out more about your customers at the next SCRA Webinar
Flying Cars, the Future for SC Startups and Elon Musk: Q & A with SCRA CEO Bob Quinn DIG SOUTH recently caught up with SCRA CEO Bob Quinn to get his take on the tech world and bring us up-to-speed on the current state of SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority). SCRA was founded in 1983 with…
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Flying Cars, the Future of SC Startups and Elon Musk: Q&A with SCRA CEO Bob Quinn
DIG SOUTH recently caught up with SCRA CEO Bob Quinn to get his take on the tech world and bring us up-to-speed on the current state of SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority). SCRA was founded in 1983 with the mission to propel South Carolina’s innovation economy by providing resources and services that accelerate the growth…
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Gang-Run Craft Brewery in Wilmington Gets Molson Coors Investment, DIG SOUTH Tech Summit in Charleston, eBlu Kentucky Startup Raises $11.4M
YOUR SUMMER DESTINATION – DIG SOUTH TECH SUMMIT! It’s alive! It’s alive! DIG SOUTH Tech Summit is coming July 28-30 in-person and streaming. Mark your calendars…seriously…right now. Very few in-person tech conferences will happen this year and you do not want to miss the best one in the South – in Charleston! Join us to refresh your…
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Pryon Cracks Top 100 ‘Most Promising’ AI Startups List, Member Roundup
SAVE-THE-DATE IN-PERSON + STREAMINGJULY 28-30, 2021 – CHARLESTON DIG SOUTH TECH SUMMITROARS BACK! JOIN DIG NATION – INCLUDES FREE BADGE – ONLY 250 LEFT! Artificial Intelligence startup Pryon, led by veteran tech entrepreneur Igor Jablokov, is gaining more traction. It’s a member of private equity and venture capital firm CB Insights’ AI 100, a ranking of…
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Nuclein Raises $14 M, DIG NATION member Roundup
Without a Product For Sale, Nuclein Raises $14M Austin startup Nuclein might become known as the company that made an at-home Covid-19 test that’s so easy you just spit in a can, press a button and wait about an hour for results. But this isn’t the story of a startup built out of the current pandemic. Nuclein was founded back…
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6AM City Launches RICtoday, Quantgene and CureMatch Join Forces, Special Offer from Serenity
DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch 2019 Runner Up 6AM City AnnouncesLaunch of RICtoday 6AM City, the runner up in DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch 2019, has announced it is doubling the size of the business in 2021 and continuing its expansion with the launch of RICtoday (Richmond, VA) in May, to join eight existing southeastern markets and over 400,000 subscribers. 6AM has…
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DIG SOUTH Featured company GoPuff Raises 1.2 B, Paul Sparrow on SOUTH POD Tonight
Former DIG SOUTH Tech Summit Featured Company GoPuff Raises $1.2B; Valuation of $8.9B Delivery startup goPuff announced Tuesday that it raised $1.2 billion in funding at a valuation of $8.9 billion. That’s $5 billion more than its previous valuation in October 2020. GoPuff VP of Strategy and Chief of Staff Dan Folkman kicked off DIG…
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Raleigh Gets Smart, Chief Outsiders on SOUTH POD, DIG NATION Welcomes New Members Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein + Quantgene
TECH IN THE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM – Women in the workforce. Delphine Carter saw the need to connect companies with diverse, non-traditional talent and help women jump back into their careers. What was born was Boulo Solutions, a career and staffing platform designed for women in the workforce. Tech it out. RALEIGH – Smart cities. Raleigh-based EDJX Inc.,…
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Driving Growth with CMO Paul Sparrow on DIG Café, Pendo is Hiring, Member Roundup Data Protocol Hiring
Learn New Growth Tools from CMO Paul Sparrow on DIG CAFÉ Wednesday, March 10 at 11 AM ET REGISTER NOW Check Your Engine Oil Before Driving: Capitalizing on the Unique Economic State of Your Business Chief Marketing Officer, speaker, and business growth expert Paul Sparrow shares a simple methodology for determining the economic health and trajectory of…
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CMO & Growth Expert Paul Sparrow on DIG Café, Shyft into Wild Pitch Wednesday, Terminus Sets the Pace, The Coasts Join Forces
Learn New Growth Tools from DIG NATION Member & CMO Paul Sparrow on DIG CAFÉ Wednesday, March 10 at 11 AM ETREGISTER NOW Check Your Engine Oil Before Driving: Capitalizing on the Unique Economic State of Your Business Chief Marketing Officer, speaker, and business growth expert Paul Sparrow shares a simple methodology for determining the economic health…
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Shyft into Wild Pitch March 17, Emotive Makes Money moved, SOUTH POD tonight with Iron Bridge Capital
WILD PITCH Wednesday with Shyft Auto Featuring Marcus AmanWednesday, March 17 @ 11 AM ETREGISTER NOW About ShyftShyft Auto helps reduce chaos at automotive repair shops while giving consumers an amazon-like experience for service. Shyft’s technology helps repair shops offer contactless solutions to their customers, while increasing retention, revenue, and satisfaction scores. The Shyft Auto…
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Charleston Tech Center on SOUTH POD, $45M ProcessMaker Raise, Measuring the Unmeasurable, Who Loves Your Brand?
SOUTH POD with John Hand & Martin Willoughby Debuts Thursday Featuring DIG NATION members Iron Bridge CapitalThursday, February 25 @ 8 PM ET Tune in this Thursday as we feature Iron Bridge Capital, the developers of Charleston Tech Center on SOUTH POD. Designed as a home for tech-centric companies, CTC will serve as a centerpiece…
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Charleston Tech Center on SOUTH POD, Atlanta Braves Connect with HBCUs
SOUTH POD RETURNS WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF CHARLESTON TECH CENTER Featuring: John Hand & Martin Willoughby Featuring DIG NATION members Iron Bridge CapitalThursday, February 25 @ 8 PM EST Tune in next week as we feature Iron Bridge Capital, the developers of Charleston Tech Center on SOUTH POD. Designed as a home for tech-centric companies,…
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Charles Barkley Invests in Raleigh, Register Now for Charleston Tech Center on DIG CAFÉ, Celebrate Black History Month with AR
DIG CAFE RETURNS WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF CHARLESTON TECH CENTER Featuring DIG NATION members John Hand & Martin Willoughby of Iron Bridge CapitalWednesday, February 10 – 11:00 AM ESTREGISTER NOW Get ready for Iron Bridge Capital, the developers of Charleston Tech Center. Designed to be home to a full house of tech-centric companies, CTC will serve as…
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DIG CAFE features Charleston Tech Center Developers, SCRA Announces Investment in GoBeep, DIG NATION Membership Round Up
DIG CAFE with John Hand & Martin Willoughby Featuring DIG NATION members Iron Bridge CapitalWednesday, February 10 – 11:00 AM ESTREGISTER at DIGSOUTH.COM Next week we are featuring Iron Bridge Capital, the developers of Charleston Tech Center. Designed to be home to a full house of tech-centric companies, CTC will serve as a centerpiece of Charleston’s burgeoning tech…
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Proterra Going Public, Roadie helps Roadies, Liger Partners Recognized Nationally
VentureSouth Portfolio Company Proterra To Go Public VentureSouth is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Proterra, a leading commercial electric vehicle technology company with manufacturing operations in South Carolina, will become publicly listed through a merger with special purpose acquisition company ArcLight Clean Transition Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTC). VentureSouth first invested in Proterra in 2011…
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HBCU Esports Tournament for a Good Cause, OfferUp Breeds Unicorns on SOUTH POD, Active Capital Raises $25M
MetArena, the newly rebranded esports startup, is co-hosting the first ever esports summit with a focus on historically Black colleges and universities. The St. Petersburg-based startup has teamed up with Johnson C. Smith University to bring the first ever esports conference with both a focus on competition and offering career opportunities for would-be gamers. It…
