And we’re back with the first Friday “Fund” Day of 2025!
This column is a weekly round up of what startups raised funds, made big hires, and made headlines from the Southeast startup scene for the WEEK OF JAN 13 – 17, 2025. Here are the headlines you need to know:
Funding News
SoloPulse, an Atlanta-based Deep Tech startup that has strong roots in Georgia Tech, landed a $7.7 million seed funding round from investors across the US.
Atlanta Ventures backs Habits, by leading the fintech startup’s $1.1 million oversubscribed pre-seed round. The startup wants to make it easier for young professionals to get access to the right financial advisors to help them grow their financial wealth.
KB Partners has led a $2.25M seed funding round for collegiate sports memorabilia subscription platform Atlanta-based NIL FanBox. Founded in 2021, NIL FanBox partners with university athletic departments to offer their fans annual boxes of autographed collectibles from both current athletes and past stars including the likes of Vince Young, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison and Braxton Miller, among others. Terry Comer, the company’s co-founder and CEO, said the funding round values NIL FanBox at around $7M, according to Sports Business Journal.
Big Hiring News
Nashville-based MusicTech startup Soundstripe has announced that Atlanta entrepreneur and tech executive Jeff Perkins is stepping up as the company’s CEO. Details up on Hypepotamus now.
Tampa-based Nickelytics, an AdTech startup working on out-of-home advertising options, has a new CEO. Meet the new West Coast-based CEO in our latest Hypepotamus article.
Burunda Prince has been named the new Director of the PNC Southeastern Regional Center for Entrepreneurship at Clark Atlanta University. Details and full announcement can be found here.
Frankin, Tennessee-base ObjectiveHealth, a Nashville-based integrated research and technology platform company, announced today that veteran clinical research executive Steve Clemons has joined the company as CEO. Clemons is a veteran clinical research executive who most recently led Rymedi in Greenville, South Carolina.
Other Big Stories On Hype
Livin (formerly Cookonnect) has a new name and logo. But it also has a new focus as a “lifestyle brand” looking to help busy people reclaim their time. CEO Erica Tuggle gave Hypepotamus the scoop.
Atlanta’s AgeTech community continues to grow. One of the latest startups to hit the market is Petunia, a platform designed to take the stress off families looking for memory care and elderly care facilities. Get to know the platform here.
Other Stories That Caught Our Eye
Embarc Collective and Bank of America have joined forces to expand technical programming and support local technical meetup groups—key resources for knowledge-sharing and networking in our community. “Our goal is to strengthen the support for Tampa Bay’s tech talent by providing more tools and connections to accelerate their growth,” said Evan Erickson, Director of Partnerships and Events, Embarc Collective, in a press statement. More on the partnership here.
Food and agricultural giant Cargill opened its tech hub in Midtown’s Tech Square, with plans to employ 400 people at its office. More on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Birmingham, Alabama-based ProxsysRx announced a “strategic combination” with Texas-based pharmacy care company Maxor. Details on what is next for the company can be found in this press release.
Leavitt Equity Partners—a healthcare-focused private equity fund founded by former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt—announced its partnership with Arkansas-based Pediatrics Plus. In collaboration with Leavitt Equity Partners, Atlanta-based Fulcrum Equity Partners, Western Governors University also joined the investor group to support Pediatrics Plus’s continued growth and mission. Press release here.
Jobs To Know About
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