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The second iteration of Google For Startups Black Founders Found is a lesson in the power of community.  The 76 founders in the inaugural 2020 cohort were asked to nominate…

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…

That stack of random gift cards in your wallet could be turned directly into cash in your bank account, thanks to a Birmingham-based startup.  Prepaid2Cash, which moved its HQ from…

Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975, serves as an apt namesake for one fast-growing startup in Birmingham.  It certainly does take grit and perseverance to…

Three Shipt alumni are rethinking the way we network. Linq, a networking tech startup hailing from Birmingham, just closed a $2.5 million seed round to grow its QR and “near…

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Delphine Carter said she, like many women, had a nonlinear career path. While she’s held roles in sales, operations, client relations, and product management, it was…

On average, grocery stores have more than 2,000 bottles of wine. Having so many choices can cause some consumers to be overwhelmed. As a result, 71% of people base their…

When a startup is able to create both a B2B and a B2C solution, you know the team is working on something unique.  But when that startup is also addressing…