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Instant Financial Expands Beyond Early Pay with New Financial Wellness Program
Instant Financial is expanding beyond early wage access with its new Financial Wellness program, offering credit-building tools, free rent reporting, high-yield savings, and more to help frontline workers achieve long-term financial stability.

Meet Avante, A New Program Empowering Rural Startup Founders
Avante, a new program from FoundersForge, is helping rural entrepreneurs gain the essential skills and support to build and scale businesses in their own communities. With a hands-on approach, this six-week bootcamp is strengthening rural ecosystems and fostering local innovation.

23andMe’s Bankruptcy and Lessons for Healthcare Innovation
The downfall of 23andMe this week isn’t just another Silicon Valley flameout. It’s a cautionary tale for anyone innovating in healthcare.

Tech Veteran Matthew Drooker Takes the Helm as CTO at The Weather Company
Georgia Tech graduate and longtime Turner executive Matthew Drooker has been named CTO of The Weather Company. Learn how he plans to leverage technology to enhance weather forecasting for businesses and consumers alike.

Mission Possible: Fintech Generations Invites You to Your Next Mission, Operation Innovation
Engage in high-level intel exchanges, secure alliances, and uncover opportunities for collaboration that will accelerate progress toward our shared mission. Generations will arm agents with critical insights, invaluable connections, and the tools to rewrite the future.

Super South to Bring Innovation in Clean Energy, Smart Cities, and More
The conference will be held at the CNN Omni Hotel at Centennial Park in Atlanta and will feature 10+ keynotes, 40+ breakouts, 40+ exhibitors, 10 documentary films and 25+ capstone project presentations — all centered on climate innovation across Clean Energy, Smart Cities, The Land, Water, Industry & Infrastructure and

Crank Up the Hypepotamus RV, We’re Going on a March Madness Conference Road Trip!
With March right around the corner, there are a host of events that follow: March Madness, Mardi Gras, and of course Spring Conferences. From Entrepreneur Week in New Orleans, to Venture Connect in North Carolina, we have gathered our top 5 conferences in March that will celebrate startup ecosystems across
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Mission Possible: Fintech Generations Invites You to Your Next Mission, Operation Innovation
Engage in high-level intel exchanges, secure alliances, and uncover opportunities for collaboration that will accelerate progress toward our shared mission. Generations will arm agents with critical insights, invaluable connections, and the tools to rewrite the future.

Mission Possible: Fintech Generations Invites You to Your Next Mission, Operation Innovation
Engage in high-level intel exchanges, secure alliances, and uncover opportunities for collaboration that will accelerate progress toward our shared mission. Generations will arm agents with critical insights, invaluable connections, and the tools to rewrite the future.
Founder Spotlight

From Music City, AI-Powered Content Verification Startup ViNIL Wants To Keep Deepfakes and Digital Deception in Check
ViNIL uses AI-powered fingerprinting technology to verify video, audio, and images—protecting creators, celebrities, and brands from deepfakes and unauthorized content online.
Investor Spotlight

Following a $82 Million Series B, San Francisco’s Ditto Looks To Expand In Atlanta
“Atlanta is a big part of Ditto’s story. We have major customers like Chick-fil-A and Delta here, so we wanted to make investments in hiring