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Kid-Focused Fintech Startup Greenlight Closes $54M Series B With Participation From JPMorgan and Wells Fargo

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 was led by Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital with participation from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, as well as existing

StartupBus

30 Entrepreneurs, 7 Startups, 1 Bus: 'Advancing Black Entrepreneurs' StartupBus Crosses the Country

Any 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 metaphors took on a distinctly literal meaning. “I didn’t think about how intense it would be — just being

ascend2020

Two Years In, Atlanta's Ascend2020 Graduates One Of the Country's Biggest Minority Tech Founder Cohorts

In 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 just like any other of the countless Demo Days that take place across the country, except for one

Movius

Mobile Software Firm Movius Raises $45M From JPMorgan Chase, Adds Silicon Valley CEO

Movius, 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, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Anschutz Investment Company. Along with the capital raise, the company has announced

With New Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ascend 2020 Is Ready to Boost Founders From All Walks Of Life

With New Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ascend 2020 Is Ready to Boost Founders From All Walks Of Life

Ascend 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. With only two weeks left for applications to be submitted, tech startup founder Candace Mitchell has come on to

metro export challenge

Metro Export Challenge Partners With Morehouse To Get Companies Ready For the World Stage

The 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 this year to target a different range of companies, including startups and minority and women-owned businesses. The MEC competition

Ascend 2020

International Bank Grants Morehouse College $400K To Support Diverse Founders

Even 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; companies with all-female founders are at a considerable disadvantage when it comes to funding. Even in Atlanta, where

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