In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning, government officials and business leaders from around the state of Georgia marked the opening of global consultancy firm Accenture’s Atlanta innovation hub. The hub takes up an entire floor of the Centergy building in Midtown Atlanta’s Tech Square, an area that contains 20-plus corporate innovation centers within a […]
Global accelerator program Techstars has been committed to leading the startup world in discussions about diversity — or lack thereof — in entrepreneurship. In 2015, they announced a far-reaching diversity commitment, an organization-wide declaration “to improve opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities throughout our global ecosystem and open the door to entrepreneurs everywhere.” The latest in […]
Women Who Code (WWC), the largest organization supporting career women in technology, has moved its global headquarters from San Francisco to Atlanta on the heels of a major partnership announcement with The Home Depot. The company’s sponsorship has allowed WWC to set up their office in Midtown Atlanta, and will also contribute towards the launch of […]
Facilities management startup Facilio has raised a $6.4 million Series A round led by Tiger Global, an internationally-focused VC firm which recently raised $3.75 billion for its 11th fund, and existing investor Accel. The Atlanta-based startup is tapping into the smart buildings and facilities management market, which is expected to reach $7 billion by 2022. The startup […]
The integration of voice into consumer technologies has been a game changer for efficiency, ease and speed — the average person can type 60 words a minute, but speak about 150 words in the same amount of time. ComScore estimates that by 2020, about half of Internet searches will be conducted through voice. With voice […]