Atlanta-based cybersecurity management startup Apptega has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $700,000 led by Circadian Group with participation from the TiE Atlanta Angel group, Ascent Capital, Triton Claims Management, and individual family offices. The capital will be used to swell their headcount to about a dozen, expand sales and marketing efforts, as well as […]
PowerSpike, a startup helping live stream gaming influencers connect with brands, has closed a seed funding round of half a million dollars from the Philadelphia Sixers Innovation Lab, Techstars Atlanta, First Round Capital’s Dorm Rood Fund and more. “We’re excited to invest in AJ Damiano and his talented management team. As former streamers, they’re acutely […]
FreightWaves, a fast-growing startup drawing attention for its data analytics and content platform, focused on the freight market, has closed an oversubscribed Series A round of $13 million. The round was led by logistics-focused 8VC with participating investors including Fontinalis Partners, Story Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and […]
Atlanta-headquartered SalesLoft, the sales engagement platform, has closed a $50 million Series C funding round led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from LinkedIn and existing investor Emergence Capital. This brings the company, which last year was ranked the seventh fastest-growing technology company in North America by Deloitte, up to $75 million in total outside funding. […]
Landing Lion, a Techstars Atlanta graduate that produces a high-performance landing page platform for digital marketers, has closed on a $500,000 ‘founders round’ of funding. Contributors to the round included two partners from Austin-based Active Capital and Andy Powell, CEO of Atlanta’s CallRail. Alan Pledger, Landing Lion’s co-founder and CEO, says the investors they have brought […]