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From embedded finance to “buy now, pay later” to digital-only banks, FinTech startups have been at the cutting edge of delivering new ways to access money and credit.  One such…

When we last caught up with Atlanta-based TARA Education Technologies in April 2021, the team was helping teachers create better lesson plans and navigate the changing education landscape during COVID. …

Asheville-based Ecobot went into the pandemic with three employees. But as those in the environmental regulatory industry looked for better digital collaboration tools, business boomed. The platform is now used…

InEvent, a Y Combinator grad, decided to put down roots in Atlanta to take advantage of international access vis-à-vis the airport and the city’s overall high quality of life back…

“When you’ve been hearing no all day every day, and then someone tells you ‘yes,’ and here’s $1,000…that’s the gas that fills up your inspiration tank right there,” James Oliver,…

The Southeast’s largest and most prestigious venture capital conference, Venture Atlanta, has launched several area unicorns and helped startups raised $6.5 billion in funding to date.  91 new companies selected…

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…

Betty Blocks, a Netherlands-based application platform as a service (aPaaS) startup with a strong presence in Atlanta, already counts Deloitte, The Salvation Army, and the National Dutch Police as core…