AppHarvest, an agtech startup based in Kentucky, was one of 2019’s biggest tech stories from the Southeast. It appears that 2020 is off to a similarly fertile start in terms…
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The Startup Behind Former President Obama’s Social Media Archive Grows Nationally
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaFrom 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.…
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FreightWaves Closes Strategic Series B to Expand Its Media and Data Freight Empire
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinFreightWaves, 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…
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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…
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This Startup Projects Virtual ‘Digital Personalities’ To Add A Personal Touch In Your Store, Event Or Office
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinSiri, 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,…
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Why This Rise of the Rest Winner Is Using the $100K Investment to Fund Employee Education
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinFreightWaves, 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…
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Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Announces Tour Across Southeast and First Seed Investments
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinThe Rise of the Rest bus tour, AOL co-founder Steve Case’s tour of entrepreneurial cities outside of the traditional tech hubs, has announced its seventh tour which will focus on…
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TechSquare Labs Company Stackfolio Wins Judges’ Favorite and $150K Investment at Google Demo Day
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaStackfolio, an online marketplace that aims to optimize loan trading, won the Judges’ Favorite award at the 2017 Google Demo Day, a pitch event that puts startups in front of top investors from all…