From city governments all the way up to the president of the United States, social media has become an important tool for policymakers and government agencies to reach constituents directly. On Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more, citizens can now find vital information about policy changes and ongoing government happenings. But public officials using social media […]
FreightWaves, the Chattanooga-based media and data startup focused on the freight industry, has raised a $21 million Series B from strategic institutional, corporate and individual investors. The round was led by existing investor 8VC, with participation from new investors including corporate venture arms Hearst Ventures and Prologis Ventures, and former Tennessee U.S. Senator Bob Corker. […]
I just got back from a week on the west coast. A long weekend with the family, followed by investor meetings, partnership meetings, and three days of the annual startup conference, TechCrunch Disrupt. SF was its usual self. Sunny, cool, partially-grungy and absolutely booming (also, surprisingly scooter-free). In the tech scene, much of the activity […]
Siri, Cortana, Alexa… having a virtual assistant in all your devices and gadgets certainly isn’t a rarity anymore. But how often can you say you interact with a human-like, intelligent, personable hologram? For Chuck Rinker, the answer is fairly often. The founder and chief innovation officer of PRSONAS, a virtual digital personality startup, provides the […]
FreightWaves, the startup building a publication, data analytics service and financial futures market for the freight industry, took home the $100K investment prize at the Rise of the Rest pitch competition in Chattanooga last week. However, while most startups would funnel that money into product development or business growth, founder and CEO Craig Fuller is […]