Design experts agree that a great brand cannot be automated. Good design requires an aesthetic eye and a discerning sensibility. It’s a time-consuming, labor-intensive process. But, what technology can do is allow us to speed up and automate the parts of the design and branding process that are more tedious — replicating brand assets for […]
PowerSpike, a startup helping live stream gaming influencers connect with brands, has closed a seed funding round of half a million dollars from the Philadelphia Sixers Innovation Lab, Techstars Atlanta, First Round Capital’s Dorm Rood Fund and more. “We’re excited to invest in AJ Damiano and his talented management team. As former streamers, they’re acutely […]
Techstars Atlanta, the local startup accelerator program part of the global Techstars network, has chosen 10 early-stage companies — following over 500 interviews — for its third cohort. The 12-week program, which is sponsored locally by Cox Enterprises, kicks off this Monday. The Techstars Atlanta team traveled around the world to source the 10 startups. […]
After a 3-year stint at a merchandising company in their native Latvia, Martins Bratuskins, Reinis Skorovs, and Andris Merkulovs found a glaring issue in the $60 million gaming market: the difficulty of monetization. Their solution manifested in the startup Monetizr, a blockchain-based game reward engine that enhances gamers’ experiences by rewarding them with Monetizr tokens, and helps […]
Landing Lion, a Techstars Atlanta graduate that produces a high-performance landing page platform for digital marketers, has closed on a $500,000 ‘founders round’ of funding. Contributors to the round included two partners from Austin-based Active Capital and Andy Powell, CEO of Atlanta’s CallRail. Alan Pledger, Landing Lion’s co-founder and CEO, says the investors they have brought […]