The founder of a new cybersecurity ‘unicorn’ thinks the industry has a bit of a PR problem. “The [cybersecurity] industry has been built on fear, uncertainty, and doubt,” Erkang Zheng…
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Investors Want A Piece of Stord. Here’s How The Supply Chain Team Is Building After A New $120M Raise.
Atlanta’s cloud supply chain company Stord has been a hot ticket for investors over the last 16 months. The team has raised $155 million between its Series C in March…
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Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based tech company focused on public safety and crime prevention, has caught the attention of one of the world’s largest VC firms. Tiger Global led Flock Safety’s…
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Even before employees flocked to productivity tools to streamline remote work, Atlanta-based Calendly wanted to streamline the arduous process of scheduling a meeting. But it’s no surprise that the scheduling…
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Atlanta-based SalesLoft Becomes Latest “Unicorn” After $100 Million Series E Funding Round
Atlanta has a new unicorn. SalesLoft, the Sales Engagement platform founded in 2011, has raised a $100 million Series E round, putting the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion. The Series…
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Atlanta’s fintech darling Greenlight, which makes controlled debit cards for kids to learn about savings and financial literacy, announced today the company has raised $215 million in Series C funding.…
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Data Privacy Startup OneTrust Secures $200M In Its First Funding Round to Become Atlanta’s Next Unicorn
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaAtlanta-based privacy management platform OneTrust has closed a $200 million Series A investment led by growth equity firm Insight Partners. The company is now valued at $1.3 billion following the…
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Nashville’s SmileDirectClub Changed Orthodontia By Meeting Consumers At Home. Here’s Why They’re Investing In Physical Space
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinBefore 2014, adult orthodontia was fairly straightforward, albeit expensive and time-consuming: you visited an orthodontist office, often several times, to be assessed, fitted, and treated over the course of six…