What all happened this week? We’ve got a quick round up on the big stories, funding rounds, and other ecosystem news you need to know from across the Southeast.
Startup Funding News
Atlanta-based Valor Ventures is the lead investor in a new seed found into Visalaw.ai, a Memphis-based LegalTech startup focused on bringing generative AI tools to the immigration law ecosystem. The $1.6 million seed round details can be found here.
Pool Protection Technologies, a Savannah-based startup creating more eco-friendly, budget-friendly pool cleaning products, won the UGA (University of Georgia) Venture Prize Pitch Competition. Details here.
North Carolina-based Inceptor Bio Announces First Patient Dosed in Clinical Trial of IB-T101 for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) and $21M Series A2 Financing. Press release here.
Other News Across The Ecosystem
Cope Notes, a Tampa-based startup created by musician-and-entrepreneur Johnny Crowder, was born out of Crowder’s experience trying to navigate his own mental health journey. While studying psychology, Crowder started writing short messages on sticky notes to help reframe his thoughts. But he saw the need to use messaging technology to bring new Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) opportunities every day to people in need. CopeNotes has sent over 4 million text messages to date and has recently found a strong use case working inside schools, as educators and parents are looking to bring more digital support options to students in need. Today, Cope Notes announced a new partnership with the Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN) to provide their mental health services to faculty, staff, and students in Pasco, Charlotte, and DeSoto County school districts. This will make CopeNotes available to more than 100 schools over the course of the spring semester. Details on the new partnership here.
- Compac Industries: Manufactures and packages goods under six distinct brands, distributing and selling them online and offline in both B2C and B2B markets
- Davis Manufacturing and Packing, Inc.: Produces a premium line of animal care products for the veterinary and grooming industries, serving domestic and international markets
- Ecoslay: Produces eco-friendly, handmade, and all-natural haircare and beauty products that are hand-packaged and sourced from local farms
- Global Atlanta: Provides news dedicated to tracking Atlanta’s rise as a global center for business, education and culture
- Joe Tools Inc.: Supplies tooling for extrusion, including wire and medical tubing industries, serving over 200 customers across the U.S.
- Just for Teens: Offers organic personal care products for preteens and teenagers with a mission-driven brand
- Lockthreat LLC: Leverages an AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance platform to optimize management of regulatory obligations, internal controls, and risk assessments
- Num Num Sauce Company: Produces healthy and flavorful low-sodium tomato and mustard based condiments
- Patientory, Inc.: Leverages data analytics to help patients and healthcare providers improve health outcomes via a mobile app
- ZCorum: Provides a comprehensive suite of broadband products and services to broadband operators, including municipalities, utilities, MDUs, cable operators, and telephone companies
