acquisition

A short and sweet LinkedIn direct message introduction has ushered in a unique acquisition in the e-commerce subscription brand space.  The startups involved will be familiar to Hypepotamus readers. Rent…

Less than a month after closing a $62 million venture round, Atlanta-based MessageGears is already making good on its strategic hiring and international expansion plans.  The team announced this week…

Charlotte-based ThreatSwitch is taking the acquisition route as it looks to grow its Charlotte-based team.  The security compliance startup announced this week it was acquired by Sign In Solutions, a…

Giving away something for free turned into a big money opportunity for Atlanta-based Curricula.  The cybersecurity training platform launched a free version of its plan last November as a way…

Navigating a startup through the volatile and unpredictable media landscape is no small feat. But that’s exactly what David Rudolph has done at the helm of ATDC-graduate PlayOn! Sports, a…

Atlanta native Max Ade chuckles when he thinks about his move back to Georgia from the West Coast. “It felt like we were on the last flight out during an…

The digital marketing puzzle is one that every scaling company has to solve. But that puzzle has only become more complex over the course of the pandemic, especially for mid-market…

Since Gretchen Lynn joined as Levelset’s employee #1 back in 2011, she’s been part of making sure those in the construction industry never “lose a night’s sleep over payment.”  The…