Category: Chattanooga
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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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NCSU Researchers Develop Membrane Tech To Scrub Emissions, AvidXchange Brings Public Wi-Fi Service to Charlotte + Top Tik Tok Ad Agency Coming to the Summit
Thomas Ma is the co-founder of Sapphire Studios, one of the premier TikTok marketing creative agencies. Sapphire has worked with over 150 brands ranging from adidas, Coinbase, Fabletics, and many more to help them scale on TikTok. Thomas is a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient and fellow YPO member. Catch his fireside chat at DIG…
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WorkHound Secures $12 Million Series A from Level Equity, Louisville Tech Founder Selected for EY Entrepreneurs Access Network + Roadie named AJC Top Workplace for 3rd Year in a Row
WORKHOUND SECURES $12 MILLION SERIES A FUNDRAISE FROM LEVEL EQUITY CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE— WorkHound, a leader in the employee feedback management space and DIG NATION member, announced today that it has successfully completed a $12 million Series A fundraising round. The capital, funded wholly by Level Equity, a New York-based growth equity firm, will be used…
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Freeform 3D Printing Startup Partners with NASA, Icon Tech Plans to Print 100-Home Community + 6AM City Rounds Up the 7 Best Fall Festivals in Lowcountry
Freeform 3D Printing Startup Partners with NASA CHATTANOOGA – Space Printing. Branch Technology is building for the moon. Alongside material scientists at Stanford University and global architecture firm Fosters + Partners (designers of Apple’s Cupertino HQ), Branch Technology is working with NASA on what it would take to design 3D printed structures on the moon. Branch Technology’s…
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VentureSouth Invests over $9 Million in 26 Southeastern-Based Companies in 2020
Despite the myriad challenges brought on by a global pandemic, VentureSouth is proud to announce another strong year of investment activity for 2020, with a total of $9.2 million invested in 26 early stage companies in the Southeast. Over 60% of the funding went to support existing VentureSouth portfolio companies as they navigated substantial threats to…
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NFL HOFer Champ Bailey Creates Smart Masks, Partnership for Inclusive Innovation Announces $250k Grant, Venture Summit Virtual Connect West Discount
Partnership for Inclusive Innovation Announces First $250,000 Grant for Pilot Program The Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, with the support of Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, has announced its first funded pilot program, theClubhou.se: Mesh Network. This organization aims to empower entrepreneurs and provide resources to create new businesses in traditionally under-resourced communities. The pilot was competitively selected…
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Turn Your Back on Revenue? – on SOUTH POD, Big Tech Hiring + NCIDEA fuels North Carolina
NEW Receives Ecosystem Grant To Start Entrepreneurship Program Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington has won a grant from NC IDEA to support a new program for local startups and entrepreneurs. NC IDEA announced the 17 organizations in the state chosen from 65 applicants that are recipients of the NC IDEA ECOSYSTEM grant. “There hasn’t been…
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7 Steps to Leverage Your Local Ecosystem for Growth
7 Steps to Leverage Your Local Ecosystem for Growth Kenneth Burke Text Request and I love playing the long game—the infinite game, as Simon Sinek might call it. We put systems and processes in place to help us innovate and grow sustainably over time, regardless of short term rewards or what our competition is doing.…
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TennesSeed Fund, a New Evergreen Seed-stage Venture Capital Fund, Seeks to Invest in Tennessee Startups
The TennesSeed Fund, an evergreen, seed-stage, proof-of-concept venture capital fund has launched to invest in companies throughout Tennessee. The Fund is managed by TennesSeed Partners, which is a collaboration of Three Roots Capital, Meritus Capital, and Innova Memphis, Inc. To date, the Fund has made three investments in Active Energy Systems (Oak Ridge), Entac Medical (Memphis) and…
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Is Your Company Evolving Its Digital Business Model Or Headed For Extinction?
One thing that’s clear in today’s marketplace: Consumers want fast, user-friendly, convenient and customized service–and if your company isn’t offering it, they’ll go somewhere else to find it, fast. According to IDG’s 2018 State of Digital Business Transformation, 89 percent of organizations plan to adopt a digital-first business strategy to enhance customer experience and drive revenue, but…
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Still Not the Person You Always Wanted to Be? Three Steps to Get You There in 2019.
Improving your life starts with changing your focus, priorities and execution. We all aspire to be better people, yet too many of us hesitate to roll up our sleeves and tackle the roadblocks that prevent us from achieving that goal. We stay in our comfort zones, fall back on old habits and question why our life isn’t improving.…
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Meet the Marvelous Misty Lister: ETC South Experience Director
Due to the fantastic growth of DIG SOUTH Tech Conference last April, the October 25 launch of our new fall confab – DIG on the 1/2 Shell – and the addition of ETC South, we decided it was high time to up the ante on your complete DIG SOUTH experience. Enter: the marvelous Misty Lister. As our newest DIG Team member, Misty will…
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Charleston’s Galloping Gazelles
The Economist recently reported that while overall business formation is down nationwide, fast-growing startups are in high gear. These fast-growth new businesses or “gazelles” have disproportionately positive impact on employment & economic growth, and are no longer limited to Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. In fact, the Charleston metro scores as one of the highest-growth entrepreneurial…
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CO.LAB: Front Door to Entrepreneurship in Chattanooga
Marcus Shaw, CEO of DIG SOUTH Sponsor CO.LAB, joins host Stanfield Gray to talk all things #startuplife. From their very own GIGTANK accelerator to positioning Chattanooga as a “Rise of the Rest” city, CO.LAB helps young companies expand in three key areas: customers, capital and capacity. Listen in for growth hacking tips and a hot…
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Call for Startups Announced by DIG SOUTH Tech Conference
Early- to Growth-Stage Companies Invited to Present to the South’s Top Investors April 27 at Charleston Gaillard Center DIG SOUTH Tech Conference has announced its call for startups to join DIG SOUTH Wild Pitch 2018, sponsored by SCRA, on Friday, April 27 at the Charleston Gaillard Center. Held on the third day of the DIG…
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DIG the Innovators: January 31
Welcome to our first roundup of the DIG the Innovators series — a bi-weekly brief on the latest and greatest from leading brands and fiercely ambitious entrepreneurs across the South. These are the people and companies who make our #SucceedInTheSouth motto ring true. Let’s jump right in: Atlanta scores big Turns out, the Falcons aren’t…
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10 Southern Companies Growing the Sharing Economy in 2017
The sharing economy has exploded over the past few years, providing consumers with convenient access to goods and services and opening new income opportunities for anyone with a car, home, or household toolbox. Most anyone with a smart phone has used Airbnb or Uber; in September, the ride-sharing service reported 8 million users, 160,000…
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10 Southern Innovation Stories You May Have Missed This Summer
Maybe you’ve been on a mission to make headlines of your own and haven’t had the time (or energy) to check Twitter for summer’s newsworthy happenings. Or maybe you’ve been off the grid fishing, swimming, or sipping margaritas since May. Whatever your reason, we know it can be hard to keep up with who’s who…
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9 Southern Startups to make your Thanksgiving easier
We all know that Thanksgiving should be a time to slow down and join our family and friends in gratitude, but more often than not, the holiday feels stressful. We cram in a couple of rushed workdays and move straight into organizing, planning, traveling, cooking, and veering away from our normal routines. To save…
