Chris Rich has watched crime detection and the physical security space change since first launching his safety concierge service, Hawque, back in 2018. This “birds-eye view” helped him pinpoint a…
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To Fight Crime, Andreessen Horowitz & Other Investors Pour $150 Million Into Atlanta’s Flock Safety
The large funding round headlines keep coming in for the Atlanta tech scene. On the heels of its November 2020 $45 million Series C raise, Flock Safety just closed a…
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Taking off your shoes to go through airport security may soon be a thing of the past. Atlanta’s Liberty Defense, with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and…
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With new Series C, Atlanta-based OneTrust brings total funding to $710 million in 18 months
OneTrust, Atlanta’s data privacy management startup that earned unicorn status in 2019, announced it has raised a $300 million Series C funding round. The round was led by TCV, the…
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Coronavirus Startup Survival Stories: Thad Oviatt of Parkent Cycles
by Mike Jordanby Mike JordanThe novel coronavirus COVID-19 is impacting businesses across the globe, including Southern startups. We want to know how you’re being affected, as a startup founder, employee, investor or general member…
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This Startup Has Created A Much Safer Hotel Key Card Using Quantum Physics
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaIn 2018, Finnish researchers found a vulnerability that turns one key lock card, even an expired one, into a master card — as in, it could open any lock. In…
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Atlanta Startup Commercializes MIT Technology to Try to Catch Mass Attacks Before They Happen
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinSince 2015, the U.S. has seen over 300 mass shootings every year, according to the non-profit Gun Violence Archive. 309 days into 2018, we’ve seen 306 already — almost one…
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With more consumers than ever before storing confidential financial, health, and other personal data in the cloud or on their mobile device, data security is front-page news. High-profile stories of…