How do you get to almost $140 million in funding in one week? Well, apparently it helps if you’re a payment automation platform in Charlotte, an outdoor care software startup,…
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AvidXchange Eyes Double Unicorn Status With $260M Equity Funding Round
by Chanel Leeby Chanel LeeCharlotte-based fintech unicorn AvidXchange has announced it has raised $260 million in equity capital as part of the company’s latest financing round. TPG Sixth Street Partners, an AvidXchange investor since 2015, led…
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Mobility Management Platform Passport Aims For Global Growth With $65 Million Series D Round
by Mike Jordanby Mike JordanMobility management platform Passport, founded in 2010 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, helps cities with parking solutions, but the company’s recently announced $65 million Series D funding round shows…
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The Gig Connected Marketplace Brings Construction Work Into the Gig Economy
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinSoutheastern readers looking at the below chart of the U.S. from the Brookings Institute may very well feel discouraged. This 2018 visualization demonstrably shows how the Southeast is the worst…
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Sam Smith’s Collective Hustle Demonstrates the Business Case For Startup Diversity — Beyond Optics
by Holly Beilinby Holly Beilin“For me, it felt like I always had all of the puzzle pieces, they just weren’t put together. One thing I want to prove is that, if you just look…
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A New Kind of Real Estate Startup Helps Individuals Compete With ‘iBuyers’ — By Buying Your New Home
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinZillow, Opendoor and other tech-enabled real estate companies, sometimes referred to as ‘iBuyers‘, are no doubt making the process of selling a home far faster and more pleasant. Opendoor essentially…
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Dollar Shave Club-For-Feminine Products Aims to Keep Girls In Africa In School
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinWhen Eileen Stephens‘ college-aged daughter brought home Half the Sky, a book about women in the developing world, Stephens expected to read about oppression, malnutrition and inequity. But there was…
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Freeman Capital Wants to Help the Masses Invest With Intelligence
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaAfter exiting his first technology startup, Calvin Williams, Jr. wanted the capital he took home to be managed by the best to increase his net worth. “I tried to reach out…