Category: The South
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Charlotte Startup Ekos Raises a Glass with $21 Million Series B Round, Techstars Relocating to Birmingham & Secures Deal with Alabama Power + Final Days to Apply for Wild Pitch
CHARLOTTE STARTUP EKOS RAISES A GLASS WITH $21 MILLION SERIES B ROUND CHARLOTTE –Crafty Software Solutions. The Ekos team has transformed drastically since the Charlotte-based, beverage industry-focused SaaS startup raised a $8 million Series A round in 2019 from Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners. The team grew from 30 employees to 80 with significant growth on the product…
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F3TCH Sets Up Shop at N.C. Beach to Help Hotels Connect with Mobile-First Guests, Tampa Chosen to Test Boat-Plane + DIG NATION Welcomes Newest Members!
F3TCH SETS UP SHOP AT NC BEACH TO HELP HOTELS CONNECT WITH MOBILE-FIRST GUESTS WILMINGTON – Jose Quiros didn’t know exactly what to expect when he packed up his life and started heading from Colorado Springs to Wilmington, North Carolina. Quiros built his career in the hotel space, particularly building out guest room technology experiences. He…
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Investment Fund Targets Triangle Startups with Backing from 20+ Founders, Atlanta-Based Pruuvn takes on Hiring Verification Process for Gig Workers + Jordan Berry of Interloop on SOUTH POD this Week!
NEW INVESTMENT FUND TARGETS TRIANGLE STARTUPS WITH BACKING FROM 20+ FOUNDERS RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Triangle-based serial entrepreneur and investor (and past DIG SOUTH Tech Summit speaker) Scot Wingo will launch a new fund with the stated goal of supporting the Triangle’s next generation entrepreneurs and high-tech startups. Wingo announced the Triangle Tweener Fund today, and…
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Opportunities for Innovation Within Georgia’s AgTech Scene, 2022 Annual Outlook for Tech Conference + Pantheon Webinar TODAY at 1PM EST
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION WITHIN GEORGIA’S AGTECH SCENE ATLANTA – Agriculture is Georgia’s oldest and largest industry, but it might not be the industry where “innovation” is top of mind. A growing number of entrepreneurs across the state and the Southeast region are working to change that narrative — and funding is starting to follow. Global VC…
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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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KYOCERA AVX Invests in Venture Capital Fund Good Growth Capital, Durham-based Induction Food Systems Wins Slot in Accelerator + Last Month to Apply to WILD PITCH
KYOCERA AVX INVESTS IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUND GOOD GROWTH CAPITAL FOUNTAIN INN, SC – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has invested in Good Growth Capital (GGC), an early-stage venture capital firm heavily invested in complex science and deep-tech startups dedicated to…
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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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SC to be US Launch Site for Google’s New Undersea Cable, National Supply Chain Stress Creates Opportunity for Local Innovation + Catch Talent CEO Featured on CODE/+/TRUST Podcast
SC to be US Launch Site for Google’s New Undersea Cable MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Wired Wines. Google has picked the Grand Strand as the East Coast launch site for an underwater cable that will run thousands of miles along the Atlantic seafloor, from South Carolina to South America. The internet search and advertising giant said Nov.…
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MITRE Establishes Innovation Center in Huntsville, SMU Invests in AI with New Supercomputer + CCED Makes a Company Announcement
MITRE Establishes Innovation Center in Huntsville HUNTSVILLE – Innovation Hub. The MITRE Corp., a federally funded R&D company, has established a regional innovation hub in Huntsville called the iHub. The iHub, which is located at the Redstone Gateway Conference Center, aims to grow work for the U.S. government, expand involvement with local universities and schools and deepen…
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U.S. Space Force Recognizes Georgia Tech as New Strategic Partner, Ekos Launches All-In-One Platform that Connects Brewers Directly with Customers + TriNet Featured on HR Service Market Research Report and Forecast to 2028
U.S. Space Force Recognizes Georgia Tech as New Strategic Partner ATLANTA – Student Space Force. Georgia Tech and the U.S. Space Force launched a strategic partnership to develop a high-caliber aerospace workforce and collaborate on advanced aerospace research. As part of a comprehensive agreement, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding, making Georgia Tech the…
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Venture Capitalists Support Veteran-Led Startups, New Set of Grants to Boost Black ParentPreneurs + ROK Technologies Receives Award at This Year’s Esri IMGIS Conference
TFX Capital Believes Supporting Veteran-led Startups Can Result in Durable Outcomes CHARLOTTE – Venture Veterans. One segment of companies that may be a good bet for venture capitalists, according to venture capital firm TFX Capital are veteran-led startups. Kevin Eckert is a partner at TFX Capital, a veteran-led and service-driven venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology…
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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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BrainCheck Raises $10M for Health Screening Platform, Local Startup Grows from McKinney with Deployment of Hospitality Tech + Catch Talent Celebrates 6 Years!
BrainCheck Raises $10M for Cognitive Health Screening Platform HOUSTON – Cognitive Care. Houston-based startup BrainCheck raised $10 million in Series B capital to develop its cognitive health screening technology. BrainCheck’s Series B funding round was led by Austin-based Next Coast Ventures and Austin-based S3 Ventures, the health technology firm announced Nov. 3. Additional investors in the Series…
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ATL Based Review Platform Helps Students Find Meaningful Internships, Rampart IC Signs European, Middle Eastern Distribution Agreements + Gordon Jones on SOUTH POD This Week!
ATL Based Review Platform Helps Students Find Meaningful Internships ATLANTA – Experience is Key. Stephen Ralph Jr. and Sims Pettway saw an opportunity to build a student-focused internship review platform for those looking to land a dream position at a coveted corporation like Delta, NASA, or Google. Like most Georgia Tech students, Pettway made his way…
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Venture Atlanta Showcases 91 Stellar Startups, NC Biotech Center Helps Fuel State’s Startup Ecosystem + 3D Systems Acquiring Volumetric
Venture Atlanta Showcases 91 Stellar Startups ATLANTA – Like the Braves’ Freddie Freeman Venture Atlanta knocked it out of the park this past October 20-21, producing a hybrid event that presented an array of top-shelf, scalable startups from seed to growth-stage, hosting hundreds of investors and other attendees, and welcoming Atlanta tech royalty to the stage including, Mailchimp…
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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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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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DIG SOUTH Tech Summit’s 10-Year Anniversary, Call for Startups Open, Free Badge with Membership + Pantheon Named a Major Player in IDC’s Latest Market Report
DIG SOUTH Tech Summit Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary! Holy startup, Batman, it’s been a full decade of DIG SOUTH. Fire up the founder’s signal – we’re going big, Big, BIG … And we need to see YOU there next May 11-13! DIG SOUTH is proud to announce a partnership with College of Charleston to host our 10th-annual DIG SOUTH Tech Summit in TD Arena (the…
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GeneCapture Secures Government Contracts and Private Funding, Fleurix Returns to Charlotte After COVID-19 Hiatus + Abby Leibowitz Featured on SOUTH POD
GeneCapture Secures Government Contracts and Private Funding HUNTSVILLE, AL – Government Genealogy. GeneCapture is looking to make headway after receiving two investments from private and government sources. In August, the company won contracts from two Department of Defense agencies totaling $2.1 million to prepare its portable rapid pathogen detection technology for independent and in-field testing. This…
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Cisco to Add 700 Jobs in ATL Tech Square, Tech Orgs Collab through Alabama Collective + Call Experts Honored with Exclusive 2021 Award of Excellence for the 13th Consecutive Year.
Cisco to Add 700 Jobs in Midtown’s Tech Square ATLANTA – Growth in Talent and Collaboration. Global technology firm Cisco Systems Inc. is planning a 700-job expansion in Atlanta, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The Fortune 100 company will open a talent and collaboration center in the Coda building in Midtown, the heart of Atlanta’s burgeoning technology ecosystem. That center…
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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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Vantaca bringing 100+ jobs to Wilmington, 20 women-led startups join Atlanta Techstars Pre-accelerator, SXSW Pitch Apps Open
Vantaca Bringing 100+ Jobs Paying $80k to Wilmington RALEIGH – Fast Growing Tech Hub. Software firm Vantaca is bringing more than 100 new jobs paying $80,000 to Wilmington and will receive some $1.7 million in state and local tax incentives under an agreement with the State of North Carolina. New jobs include programmers, technicians and…
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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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National PBS Show Featuring Local Startups Airs Tuesday, HR Startup Raises $15M Seed for Intelligent Interviewing Platform + Dolby Vision gaming launches first on Xbox Series X and S
National PBS Show Featuring Local Startups Airs Tuesday WILMINGTON – Startups Take Live TV. Local and national TV audiences will get to learn about Wilmington startups and entrepreneurs starting Tuesday through the airing of the first episode of START UP. The first episode will air on PBS (WUNC-DT4) at 4:30 p.m., as well as on World Channel.…
