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Taking off your shoes to go through airport security may soon be a thing of the past. Atlanta’s Liberty Defense, with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and…

Industry 4.0 and the push towards manufacturing automation hinges on optimization. As manufacturing plants become more digital, these facilities need a way to better access, optimize and act on disparate…

With a new $1.7 million seed round, Maptician is ready to get work…by getting other people safely back to work. As a facilities management SaaS startup, Maptician’s self-service approach allows…

Endurance athletes measure everything. From sleep to heart rate to food intake, logging key insights can help the pros reach peak performance. But Atlanta-based Phil Southerland knew that such tracking…

The Southeast is power-hungry. At least when it comes to proving its clout as an EnergyTech hub.  Startups — with the help of academic partners, corporate innovation programs, and pure…

Startups and corporations alike are rethinking office buildings. Beyond just restructuring spaces for the post-pandemic workforce, many are thinking about the role construction and architecture can play in a more…

Atlanta’s Kenyon Hall is looking to bridge the digital divide.  An electronics engineer by training, Hall is now the founder and CEO of SOIL, a CleanTech hardware and software startup…

The Atlanta advertising and marketing tech scene continues to make waves nationally.  CallRail, an advertising and analytics startup, just announced its first acquisition.  New York-based PhoneWagon, a four-year-old call tracking…

Florence Healthcare, the Atlanta-based software startup streamlining clinical trials, has raised an $80 million Series C round led by Insight Partners.  Existing investors Atlanta-based Fulcrum Equity Partners, San Francisco-based Bee…

Going through an accelerator can be a rite of passage for many startups looking to build or scale a business.  But a mini-accelerator? Atlanta-based Goodie Nation is teaming up with…

The original intention of this article was simple: Understand the technology underpinning Georgia’s first ‘Living Building.’ The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, located on Georgia Tech’s main campus, certainly…

Atlanta-based Goodr knew changing the food supply chain ecosystem and rethinking hunger was essential before the pandemic.  Then videos of hours-long lines for food assistance became some of the more…

Morris Brown College has a comeback story. And Atlanta’s competitive gaming scene will be an important chapter.  Founded in 1881 as one of Atlanta’s HBCUs, Morris Brown lost its accreditation…

A year ago my friend Muriel Vega, Hypepotamus’ former managing editor, invited me to coffee at Little Tart Bakeshop in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood to discuss an editorial position at the…

Karen Houghton is stepping away from her role as Atlanta Tech Village’s Vice President to become a new village resident and startup founder. She’s launching Infinite Giving, a FinTech platform…

If you turned to Robinhood or other investment platforms during the height of the GameStop trading frenzy earlier this year, you definitely weren’t alone.  A poll out from Yahoo Finance…

Ian Hoppe’s lightbulb moment in the EnergyTech space came while he was working as a journalist.  He spent six years at the Alabama Media Group, chasing down corruption stories across…

Before we dive into the innovation news, we have to first take a quick botany and history lesson.  While most might associate the cannabis sativa plant with the marijuana industry,…

When John Whatley launched DreamHouse in 2017, he had a vision for what live-work-play environments should look like.  From its first headquarters in Atlanta, DreamHouse started as a co-living incubator…

Two of Atlanta’s educational powerhouses are teaming up with other key stakeholders in the city to connect and grow the Southeast innovation community.  The Southeast Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)…