“When you’re really being challenged, what can you bring to bear?” That’s a question Dr. Nammy Vedire, director of platform and operations at Atlanta-based VC group Engage, says she asks…
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The Engage Venture Platform: Tracking Success Two Years, Four Cohorts, and A Few Stealth Launches In
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinMonths before his business intelligence AI product launched, Pryon founder Igor Jablokov was meeting with top-level decision-makers at some of the largest enterprises in the world. He solicited feedback for…
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The Entrepreneur Behind Alexa’s Tech Is Back With An AI Assistant For Companies
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIgor Jablokov is used to people not quite “getting” what he’s working on. The Raleigh, NC-based entrepreneur and computer engineer was one of the first minds behind very early (we’re…
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Engage Fund Brings On Daley Ervin, Formerly Airbnb, YPLan, As Entrepreneur-In-Residence
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinThe Engage fund, an Atlanta-based venture fund and startup program backed by 11 corporations including Delta, Goldman Sachs, the Home Depot and UPS, as well as Georgia’s venture fund Invest…
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Atlanta’s Biggest Companies Are Installing Honeybee Hives to Cover the City, Thanks to This Beekeeping Startup
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinThis spring and summer, there will be hundreds of thousands of new residents in Atlanta affected by Georgia’s infamous pollen season. These buzzing Atlantans (no, not Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets)…
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On-Demand Warehouse Startup STORD Solidifies Market Leadership With $2.4M Seed Round
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinSTORD, the on-demand warehousing software startup targeting the massive shipping industry, has raised $2.4 million in a seed round co-led by Silicon Valley’s Susa Ventures and logistics-focused Dynamo, out of…
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Goldman Sachs Stakes A Claim In Atlanta’s Startup Scene With $1.5M In Engage Fund
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinGlobal financial firm Goldman Sachs has joined as the newest partner in Atlanta’s Engage, the venture capital fund that serves as the largest group of corporate investors in one fund.…
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Freightwaves Is Using Data, Content, and Financials to Build a Bloomberg-Like Empire For Freight Markets
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinWhen Craig Fuller started FreightWaves, a niche publication focused on the freight, supply chain and logistics industries, he was focused on educating the world about his other startup, TransRisk. That…
