Tag: startups
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Axios sells to Cox for $525M, ATL’s ImIn receives $1M, CHS’s Ingevity invests $60M in EVs, sustainable packager Greifs invests $13M in GVL
DIG THIS VIDEO Sponsored by South Carolina Department of Commerce and captured at DIG SOUTH Tech Summit last May, this free-wheeling discussion DIGS into which modality will change the most – car, motorcycle, plane or ship – over the coming decade and what it will mean for how we travel, work, play and transport goods.…
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Last Call for 2022 Atlanta Startup Awards Nominations
ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 02, 2022 – Startup Atlanta, a community non-profit focused on connecting and growing the local startup ecosystem, today announced that this is the last week to submit nominations for the 2022 Atlanta Startup Awards. Nominations may be submitted by completing the official entry form here or at atlantastartupawards.com. All nominations must be submitted to Startup Atlanta by COB Friday, August 5,…
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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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TABConf is Back, Austin Startup Printing Homes, Catch Talent Launches Tampa Market
Bitcoin Developer Community to Convene for TABCONF ATLANTA – TABConf is back! The conference kicks off November 4-6. Created in 2018, The Atlanta Bitcoin Conference (TABConf) was formed to help educate communities about decentralized and blockchain technologies. The grassroots event focuses on quality content, provides education, builds community, and challenges attendees to learn new things. The…
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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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Elevator Pitches Now LIVE for Innov865 Week’s 2020 Startup Day Pitch Competition
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Elevator pitches are online for each competitor in this year’s Innov865 Alliance Startup Day contest. Each short video gives a glimpse of the technology and innovation currently developing in Knoxville’s robust startup scene. The minute-long proposals are compiled here by media sponsor WATE. Pitches range from technology for fighting climate change to…
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Why You Should Put People First, Even in a Growing Tech Business
Tech is built by people, for people, but it doesn’t feel that way sometimes. There’s been a lot of talk about this on the West Coast, and we feel it here in the South too. Privacy concerns with Facebook—and the recently shutdown Google+—have people asking questions like, “can we trust technology these days?” and “do…
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Charleston Digital Corridor Announces Six New Companies At The Flagships
The Charleston Digital Corridor announced that six tech companies have commenced operations at the Flagship tech-focused business incubator facilities located in downtown Charleston over the past three months. Of the six companies, five have expanded to Charleston from across the United States. These companies join twenty-five other companies currently in residence at the Flagships and include: Workiva (Ames,…
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How Atlanta Became a Startup Boomtown
Over the past year, Atlanta sports has finally had its fair share of the national spotlight – from the Falcons’ Super Bowl season, to our new MLS team, to the construction of the two most advanced pro sports stadiums in the country. But there’s another sector of Atlanta’s economy, which also happens to begin with…
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11 Southern Startups That Will Save Your Summer Travel
When you think of the travel industry, words like “convenience,” “speed,” and “transparency” probably aren’t the first that come to mind. Perhaps your memory wanders to a TSA agent testing your emotional stability, a thrilling day spent in a rental car lobby, or forking out extra dough for service fees and taxes you didn’t even…
