What better way to start off a new week than to take a quick look back at the big headlines from last week? Our Monday “Fund” Day series can get you all caught up on the major startup headlines from last week. Here’s what happened the week of January 22, 2024 across the Southeast tech scene:
Funding Round
Krepling, an impressive e-commerce startup building at Brickyard in Chattanooga, raised a $3.3 million seed round last week, per Crunchbase. We recently covered Krepling’s leader Liam Gerada in our Get To Know The CEO series.
M&A Activity
Tampa, Florida-based OnScreen, a software team focused on e-learning guided tutorials, was acquired by UK-based Learning Pool, according to Crunchbase. This will bring “contextual support and automated workflows to help businesses adopt new digital tools and processes,” according to Silicon Republic. You can read OnScreen CEO’s reflection on the acquisition here.
Who Is In Building Mode
- PrizePicks, a fast-growing fantasy sports platform in Atlanta, launched its PrizePicks Arena, a new peer-to-peer fantasy sports game. The launch, announced last week, is just in time for the Super Bowl. PrizePicks Arena will debut in Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming, with plans for more states to follow, according to a company press release. Want to explore PrizePicks over the years? Check out Hypepotamus’ previous coverage here.
- MaxRewards, a venture-backed Fintech startup building in Midtown, Atlanta, announced it launched a new referral promotion program. Get the scoop here.
- Goodr, Atlanta’s food logistics and waste startup, celebrated its seventh anniversary. We took a look back at how the company has scaled, earned corporate partnerships, and gained investment over the years.
- Techstars Impact announced its 2024 cohort selections. Get to know the nine startups in the cohort here.
- Five Huntsville, Alabama-based startups were selected for the latest gBETA Huntsville program led by national venture capital firm gener8tor. The Huntsville Business Journal has the insights on the teams selected here.
- The Idea Village in New Orleans announced 9 startup businesses joining the organization’s 16-week 2024 VILLAGEx program. You can meet the teams and learn more about the unique problems they are solving through this link.
