It’s not often that you hear a founder describe the process of working with an investor as “really falling in love,” but that’s what Lauren Sturdivant describes when she talks about her seed round investor, the Alabama Futures Fund. Beyond leading the $725K seed round in Sturdivant’s startup, Case Status, AFF has convinced the founder […]
Techstars Atlanta, the startup accelerator run in partnership with Cox Enterprises, has seen its first graduate successfully exit. SAWA, a graphic design startup that went through Techstars Atlanta’s third cohort in 2018, has been acquired by email marketing platform Mailchimp. Francis Tao, SAWA’s founder and sole full-time employee, will join Atlanta-based Mailchimp to oversee the […]
Since startup accelerator Techstars entered the Atlanta ecosystem three years ago, the local tech ecosystem has seen both direct and indirect impact. The quantifiable outcomes have already proven impressive: Techstars Atlanta alumni companies have collectively raised over $30 million and created over 50 new jobs. Of those alumni, 13 startups that were founded outside of […]
Brick and mortar stores see it often: potential customers are enticed inside by window displays, talk to retail associates, sometimes even try on an item of clothing or test a gadget — before leaving empty-handed. It can be frustrating for the shop owner and employees to see customers come and go without buying anything. That […]
The next big issue in the political realm, particularly at the local level, could very well be housing affordability. In an increasingly-urban U.S., home prices are creeping up all over — though the recent debate over a “head tax” on tech companies shined a light on the homelessness epidemic in Silicon Valley, even places like […]