Category: Richmond
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NOLA-Based WRSTBND Talks Innovation Inside the Festival Scene, Terradepth Hires New COO + DIG NATION Member Jim Roberts Featured on WRALTechWire
NEW ORLEANS-BASED WRSTBND TALKS INNOVATION INSIDE THE FESTIVAL SCENE NEW ORLEANS – EventTech was a natural fit for Conway Solomon. As a tech enthusiast, he started working at his brother’s New Orleans-based event production company back in high school and the space immediately pulled him in. As interest grew in their event management platform, the team decided…
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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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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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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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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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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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Apply to Pitch at Venture Connect, 2021 Social Media Predictions w/Q3 on SOUTH POD + DIG Member News
APPLY NOW TO PITCH AT VENTURE CONNECT IN NC’s RTP Venture Connect Online is a digital experience that is designed to maximize the visibility of startups and help them build relationships with people (investors, peers, customers, and/or partners) who can help them scale. For 2021, Venture Connect has expanded their offerings to include live interviews…
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Regulr Offering Exclusive Early-Access Signup to DIG NATION Member Businesses
As a way to help brick and mortar businesses survive the pressures from COVID, Regulr is offering early access sign up to DIG NATION members until the end of the year for our new customer experience platform. Delivering exceptional customer experiences is a competitive requirement in today’s networked world. Regulr is a technology platform that…
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Ready for the Rebound: Read About Blockchain and Immunization Passports, Climate Service, Cloosiv, Aledade, GuestBox and Interloop on Wild Pitch!
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 the maelstrom (yes, that’s an Edgar Allan Poe reference. He once lived large in our hometown…
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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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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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Boy’s Club No More: The Rise of Women’s Co-working Across the South
Once an unconventional concept found only in major metros, co-working is now a mainstay for entrepreneurs and digital nomads around the world. Statista estimates there are about 11,300 co-working spaces worldwide, a number that could reach nearly 14,000 by 2018. And as the number of co-working spaces continues to grow, so, too, does their ability…
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Who’s Hiring Across the South: 7 Hot Jobs in Atlanta, Charleston, Raleigh & Beyond
Last month, Glassdoor ranked the 25 Best Cities for Jobs in 2017 using three equally weighted factors: hiring opportunity, cost of living, and job satisfaction. Nine of the top 25 cities were in the South, including Charlotte, Nashville, Baltimore, and Atlanta. From development jobs at fast-growth startups to C-level leadership roles at major corporations, the…
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How Snagajob’s COO Jocelyn Mangan is Challenging the Tech Status Quo
With more than two decades of experience growing iconic global mobile apps and software products for brands like OpenTable and Ticketmaster, Jocelyn Mangan knows a thing or two about what it takes to build a great technology company. She now serves as COO of Snagajob. The company, with four corporate locations in Richmond, VA.; Arlington, VA.;…
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Power Up with These 8 Southern Solar Innovators
This week’s Total Eclipse has us nerding out on all things solar. The solar power industry is ripe for disruption; pair the big utilities landscape with a need to improve efficiency, access, and affordability, and you have an innovative entrepreneur’s dream landscape. Plus, as solar energy becomes cheaper, new startup opportunities increase. According to the…
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These Southern companies are making Election Day an unofficial holiday
Hundreds of tech companies are turning Election Day into an unofficial holiday so employees have time to get to the polls. And while a big number of the organizations that we’ve seen are New York or California-based (including major brands like Spotify, Thrillist, and Evernote), many Southern CEOs are actively encouraging their workforce to…
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Raise a glass for these 16 Southern booze businesses
Last week’s DIG 500 gave you Southern-made cold brew, juices, and craft soda, and this week we’re back, barware in hand, with a roundup of Southerners in the business of booze. This is the land of mint juleps and moonshine, after all. And just like a good mullet, alcohol startups know how to mix business…
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11 Southern Beverage Startups to Quench Your Thirst
School calendars might dictate that summer is coming to an end, but the weather has us thinking it’s still in full-force here in the South. With heat and humidity that lingers six months out of the year, it’s no wonder Southern cities have birthed refreshing favorites like sweet tea, Coca-Cola, and Cheerwine*. But as soda…
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14 Unique Workplaces for Digital Nomads in the South
More and more people are ditching the traditional office environment to work remotely or launch businesses on their own. If you subscribe to the digital nomad lifestyle, you could certainly work from home or join one of the many co-working spaces popping up around the country, but what happens when your mailman (or cat) gets…
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Bet Your Bottom Dollar on These Nine Southern FinTech Startups
We live in a world where techie turns of phrase like “You can Venmo me” and “I get paid in Bitcoin” are becoming more colloquial by the minute, and where the folks who work in finance aren’t just suit-wearing bankers or Wall Street execs; they’re hoodie-cloaked entrepreneurs giving the industry a run for its money.…
