Maija Ehlinger

Parth Arora doesn’t yet have his college diploma. But he does have something that most entrepreneurs envy: A successful startup exit.

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After conducing their own research and consumer interviews, the couple incorporated the neobank startup Gabriel Money in January of 2023.

At the start of 2024, 5 General Partners launched Knoxville-based Market Square Ventures to grow the local startup ecosystem.

Zero Divide, an Atlanta-based startup, officially launched this year as an AI-powered platform to empower individuals in the I/DD community.

For Southeast startups, this week brought early-stage funding news and impressive acquisition headlines. As you catch up on work and prepare to wind down for the weekend, here is a round up of what happened across the region:

Atlanta-based BIP Ventures is out with their latest State of Investing and Startups report.

Telecommunications giant Comcast may be headquartered in Philadelphia, but Atlanta has grown to become the company’s prime testing ground for new technologies and community programs. And entrepreneurs are reaping the benefits.

Nashville entrepreneur Tim Estes believes so. After building up his career in artificial intelligence, Estes is back in the founder seat with Angel AI. The platform is designed to change the way children interact with and learn from the digital world.

The latest news from the Atlanta startup acquisition front comes from the growing construction technology space.