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Birmingham-Based LegalTech Startup Case Status Lands Second Seed Round from BIP Capital
by Chanel Leeby Chanel LeeLauren Sturdivant simply got “tired of drowning.” “Every morning, I walked into my office and I had 30-plus emails and 25-plus voicemails. And more often than not, I was answering…
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Techstars LegalTech Firm Is the Latest Startup Heading to Birmingham For New Opportunity
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIt’s not often that you hear a founder describe the process of working with an investor as “really falling in love,” but that’s what Lauren Sturdivant describes when she talks…
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Networking Startup Mixtroz Raises $1 Million Seed Round Following Rise of the Rest Win
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaMixtroz, a platform that facilitates better networking at events, has raised a $1 million seed round. This follows the mother-daughter founder duo’s win of a $100K investment at Revolution’s Rise…
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INFLCR Makes Sure Influencers — From College Athletes to Political Supporters — Actually Have Good Content
by Holly Beilinby Holly Beilin“The eyeballs of people are continuously migrating from the television and traditional media to the phone and social media to consume their content,” shares entrepreneur Jim Cavale. “So these eyes…
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Meet the Southern Startups Selected for Alabama’s Velocity Accelerator
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinBirmingham’s Velocity Accelerator, the only startup accelerator program in the state of Alabama, has selected its second class of companies to join the three-month program. Eight startups, including six from…
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Target Acquires Alabama Grocery Delivery Startup for $550M to Compete In Same-Day Delivery
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinBirmingham, AL-based Shipt, a three-year-old grocery delivery company that competes with Instacart and AmazonFresh, has been acquired by Target for $550 million in cash. The acquisition of Shipt’s delivery platform…
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The Southern Startup Advantage, According to Alabama’s Top Entrepreneur: Y’all Be Nice
by David Averytby David AverytWhen you think of startup tech hubs, the South may not be the first that comes to mind. But Bill Smith, CEO of Birmingham-based Shipt, an on-demand grocery delivery service…