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Georgia State grad Robert Hatcher recognized an inherent problem in the music industry while building his previous startup, Soundcollide. The home recording studio startup was designed to help artists work…

After a year of searching for the perfect home in Atlanta, Airbnb is officially putting down roots on the Westside.  The tech giant announced it will move its Tech Hub…

The term “carpool” may have once been reserved for commuting to school or soccer practice. But Atlanta-based entrepreneurs Michael Malakhov and Eric Morris are bringing a new “carpool” definition to…

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…

While the pandemic made telemedicine a staple in our healthcare ecosystem, it also highlighted the ongoing stress associated with getting to and from doctor’s offices for critical appointments.   Transportation issues…

Despite launching in January 2020 and scaling a construction-focused startup during two years of global uncertainty, Atlanta-based Flashtract seems to have built a solid foundation.  The team is starting off…

It almost seems like Citibot was created just for this moment.  While the Charleston-based startup has been around for six years, the GovTech communication tool found itself as part of…

Between platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, and Patreon, creatives have a lot of ways to get their content out online.  That creates a lot of data to sort through.  Nashville-based…

The ‘Request a Demo’ button is a pretty ubiquitous feature on a SaaS company’s website. The team behind Atlanta-based Tourial now wants to make that feature a more engaging and…

The Atlanta HealthTech scene is starting the new year off strong with a series of funding and acquisition announcements.  This comes off the heels of an impressive 2021, in which…

Asheville-based Ecobot went into the pandemic with three employees. But as those in the environmental regulatory industry looked for better digital collaboration tools, business boomed. The platform is now used…

The 2022 College Football National Championship game will be a big night for SEC fans.  It could also be a big night for NFTs (non-fungible tokens), thanks to a group…

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…

A Birmingham-based startup wants to help with your bar tab on New Year’s Eve (and on every other night, for that matter). TabX, the brainchild of Jay Taylor and his…

Hypepotamus is looking for freelance tech and business reporters to help cover the tech scene across the Southeast! Ideal candidates have 2+ years experience in tech or business journalism, and…

It’s a paradox for anyone working on the global water crisis: Water is infinitely recyclable, and yet we are running out of it.  Estimates suggest water demand could outstrip water…

The Ekos team has transformed pretty drastically since the Charlotte-based, beverage industry-focused SaaS startup raised a 2019 $8 million Series A round from Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners.  The team grew from…

The State of Georgia added 1 million new residents since 2010, meaning an impressive 10% population growth over the last decade.  The pool of lawyers in the state has also…

The 16 Atlanta-based companies in the Fortune 500 are giants in the transportation, logistics, finance, and manufacturing spaces. The latest Atlanta company to join the list, Global Payments, has long…

The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry needs to clean up fast, and environmentally-focused investors are backing an Atlanta-based EnergyTech startup to do just that.  Cove.tool, a startup that helps…