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Techstars’ Second Southern Accelerator Is For Insurance Tech. Here’s What Its Managing Director Is Looking For

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 […]

Cox Enterprises Invests in Techstars Atlanta Graduate Vlipsy, a Sound-Enabled Video Clip Startup

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 […]

Looking to Raise? Here’s What Techstars, 500 Startups, Atlanta Ventures and More Really Want to See

Funding — one of the most confusing parts of every entrepreneur’s journey. From asking friends and family to looking for seed capital to a solid venture-backed funding round, it’s hard to know where exactly you sit in the queue and who you’re supposed to go to for the money you need. What’s more, investors and […]

Switchyards Celebrates 20th Consumer Show With Techstars Atlanta

Attracting the best B2C companies in the South! The Consumer Show (#theconsumershow) launched nearly two years ago and has become a Thursday night routine for Atlanta’s B2C startup fans — networking, beer, pitches (not in that particular order). Join Switchyards Downtown Club for a special edition of the Consumer Show featuring some of the startups from […]

2ULaundry Pulls In $2.5M to Put A Spin On Laundry: Outsourced Clean Clothes Through Text Message

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Household chores take up between 1.4 and 2.5 hours of the average person’s day — and a good portion of that is one of the most tedious tasks: laundry. It becomes even worse when you’re responsible for a whole household’s clothing needs; in fact, studies have even shown a mother might spend months out of […]