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One in five Americans now finds themselves in some sort of caregiving role. Yet caregiving remains a largely informal industry, leaving family members to navigate health and legal issues without…

Shegun Otulana’s most recent startup venture ended with a $1.2 billion acquisition.  Following that success, Otulana is dedicating to scaling the next round of Birmingham-based startups. Birmingham has been Otulana’s…

For HYPE founder and recent finalist for the Women in Tech’s Woman of the Year in STEAM Education award Kristina Newton, it’s personal.   “Despite all my potential and capabilities I had in the tech workforce, I felt…

What starts as a tech-based idea must find product-market fit, paying customers, and a stellar team to even begin trying to scale as a business. Part of scaling often involves…

Before we can unbox and power up a new laptop or drive off the lot with a new electric vehicle, someone has to test the batteries against a set of…

Combining both her academic passions and her gaming background, Dr. Jakita Thomas is working to transform the future of esports.  Pharaoh’s Conclave, a non-profit she started with her husband Erich,…

From rolling out new partnerships to being part of an international acquisition, ParkMobile has been full steam ahead in 2021. Now, CMO Jeff Perkins is moving into the CEO seat…

Even before starting his latest venture, K4Connect, Scott Moody had logged an impressive entrepreneurial journey across the Southeast.  He took AuthenTec, a Florida-based tech security startup, public in 2007 before…