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 […]
Atlanta startup HelixAI, a voice-powered digital assistant for scientific labs, has joined the prestigious Techstars Alexa Accelerator sponsored by Amazon. The three-month, Seattle-based program, now in its second year, allows startups access to Amazon employees and resources, along with traditional Techstars benefits such as seed funding and mentorship. The Alexa Accelerator is paid for by the […]
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. […]
On Monday, global startup network Techstars announced a new accelerator program to be located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle park (RTP), specifically in Cary. The MetLife Digital Accelerator, Techstars’ second program in the Southeast following industry-agnostic Techstars Atlanta, will focus on insurance technologies. Insurance technology — insurtech — is big business amongst the trillion-dollar insurance industry […]
Techstars Atlanta graduate Vlipsy, a startup that allows users to search for and share short, sound-enabled video clips from popular culture (think GIFs, but with sound), has raised funding from Cox Enterprises as part of a $1.3 million seed round. Additional investors include JumpStart Inc., North Coast Angel Fund and Impact Angel Fund. “This seed […]