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Eye Imaging Tech Helps Robots See Better, Visa launches NFT Immersion Program for Creators + Sapphire Studios TikTok Guru Thomas Ma Takes the Summit StageFeatured

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…

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Atlanta, Blockchain, Business Growth, Charleston, Culture, Dallas, DIG NATION Member Posts, News, South Pod, Startups, The South, Venture Capital

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 RegionFeatured

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…

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Insurtech Scene In Atlanta & Tampa Grows, NCSU Researchers Discover New Weapon Against War on Plastics + Wilmington’s Jim Roberts on SOUTH POD: Rise of the RegionFeatured

INSURTECH SCENE IN ATLANTA & TAMPA GROWS ATLANTA— Don’t let the name fool you. Tampa-based iink Payments is on a mission to eliminate the extra “ink” associated with the insurance industry. The problem stems around collecting signatures on physical checks. “When…

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Harbor Entrepreneur Center Opens Accelerator Applications, Food Source App Tackles Food Insecurity + Patent Atty Duncan Byers featured on SOUTH PODFeatured

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…

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Wilmington’s Vantaca Raises $5M, Extended Reality Stages Add to Georgia’s Production Infrastructure + Duncan Byers Featured on SOUTH PODFeatured

WILMINGTON’S VANTACA RAISES $5M WILMINGTON – Vantaca, a Wilmington-based provider of software for association management companies, disclosed it has raised $5 million in equity in an SEC filing. The filing notes that the funding period is indefinite, though it also…

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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!Featured

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…

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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!Featured

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…

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GeneCapture Secures Government Contracts and Private Funding, Fleurix Returns to Charlotte After COVID-19 Hiatus + Abby Leibowitz Featured on SOUTH PODFeatured

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…

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Nashville Startup Combines Sports Betting and Tech, NC State Identifies Neutron Beam, Abby Leibowitz Appears on SOUTH POD Today!Featured

Nashville Startup is Bringing Sports Betting to the Online Age NASHVILLE – Digitizing casinos. Sports betting is currently only legal in 18 states and DC, with a handful of states actively debating the adoption of new legislation to allow for it….

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Intuit to Buy Mailchimp, Startup Creating Water from Air Moves to Tampa, Abby Leibowitz Appears on SOUTH PODFeatured

Intuit to buy Mailchimp for $12 billion. ATLANTA – Bringing platforms together. Intuit, the parent company of TurboTax and QuickBooks, will acquire Mailchimp, a company best known as a provider of email marketing services, the companies announced on Monday. The cash-and-stock deal,…

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