Fintech startup Greenlight, which provides a debit card and app for kids to learn about financial education, has closed a sizable Series B funding round of $54 million. The round…
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30 Entrepreneurs, 7 Startups, 1 Bus: ‘Advancing Black Entrepreneurs’ StartupBus Crosses the Country
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinAny entrepreneurial journey is long, winding, and there are typically some bumps in the road. But for dozens of entrepreneurs crossing the country last week on one of several ‘StartupBuses,’ these…
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Two Years In, Atlanta’s Ascend2020 Graduates One Of the Country’s Biggest Minority Tech Founder Cohorts
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIn a nondescript auditorium at Morehouse College, two dozen entrepreneurs pitched their growing or recently-formed startup concept to a room of investors, community members, and supporters. Last week’s event looked…
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Mobile Software Firm Movius Raises $45M From JPMorgan Chase, Adds Silicon Valley CEO
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinMovius, an Atlanta-based mobile communications software provider, has closed a Series D funding round of $45 million led by new investor JPMorgan Chase & Co., with participation from existing investors PointGuard Ventures,…
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With New Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ascend 2020 Is Ready to Boost Founders From All Walks Of Life
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinAscend 2020 Atlanta, a program financed by JP Morgan Chase to develop and support minority and women-owned tech companies and small businesses, is laying the groundwork for its first cohort.…
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Metro Export Challenge Partners With Morehouse To Get Companies Ready For the World Stage
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinThe Metro Export Challenge (MEC), an initiative of the Atlanta Metro Export Plan (MEP) intended to drive growth of international sales for companies in the region, has recruited new partners…
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International Bank Grants Morehouse College $400K To Support Diverse Founders
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinEven in the forward-thinking tech world, the diversity gap remains. Kauffman research on the state of entrepreneurship shows that entrepreneurs are 80 percent white and more than 64 percent male;…