Happy Friday before a long weekend!
Before we kick off Memorial Day Weekend celebrations, let’s recap the big headlines and the other news that you might have missed over the last week.
The BIG Story on Hypepotamus
- Atlanta-based Flashtract, a construction billing startup, was acquired by a public company. We dove into the acquisition with CEO Blair Chenault here.
Funding News
- Louisiana-based Posigen, a SolarTech company, raised $150 million from Biz New Orleans has the story.
- Nashville-based Opre recently closed a $3.8 million seed round, news confirmed by the publication TENNBEAT last week. Oregon-based Cascade Seed Fund led the round. Many other angel investors, including many from across Tennessee, also joined the round. Hypepotamus reporting here.
- Miami-based MaxRetail raised a $15 million Series A
- Alpharetta-baed Archive Intel, a compliance SaaS tool for RIAs and financial institutions, raised a $1 million seed funding round. More here.
- Nashville-based Tuesday Health announced a $60 million investment deal which will go towards opening a new facility and expand it’s supportive care network.
In Other News
- Tech Alpharetta has announced its appointment of six new members to its Strategic Board of Directors. Tech Alpharetta’s Board is now comprised of 48 local c-suite and senior executives, city leaders and community partners who assist in advising the city of Alpharetta on tech infrastructure. The newest Board members include:
- Sunita Arora, Chief Operating Officer, Medicus IT
- Brad Chason, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, Jackson Healthcare
- Avi Malhotra, Executive at Business Transformation Office for Digital & Analytics, Cox Communications
- Kevan Williamson, Chief Technology Officer, Georgia’s Own Credit Union
- Afshean Talasaz, SVP, OE&I (Optimization, Efficiency & Innovation) and Chief Technology & Data Officer, Colonial Pipeline
- Brian Will, CEO of Brian Will Media and Alpharetta City Councilman, Post 2
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Spontivly, a data analytics software startup building a Google analytics-style platform for community engagement, has found a unique niche in the world of sports. The startup recently inked a partnership with its local professional soccer team, the Tampa Bay Rowdies. More here.
