John Wolfe 11/1/26 John Wolfe 11/1/26

Atlanta AI Company Tractian Raises a $130 Million Series D at a $1.4 Billion Valuation

Midtown-based AI company Tractian raised a $130 million Series D led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1.4 billion valuation, Hypepotamus reported.

John Wolfe 10/31/26 John Wolfe 10/31/26

Atlanta Freight Tech Startup Graypool, Formerly HOPTEK, Raises $5 Million Led by Werner Enterprises

Atlanta's Graypool, formerly HOPTEK, raised a $5 million pre-seed round led by Werner Enterprises, its anchor customer.

John Wolfe 10/28/26 John Wolfe 10/28/26

The Georgia AI Pitch Competition is Nov. 6 at the UGA Buckhead Campus, with up to $100,000 in AWS funding. Submissions close Oct. 29.

John Wolfe 10/27/26 John Wolfe 10/27/26

Florida-based Novineer took home the $475,000 Startup Showcase prize at Venture Atlanta 2026, backed by five investors.

John Wolfe 10/27/26 John Wolfe 10/27/26

Atlanta-based Ditto, which has raised $136 million, named Matt Lohman chief commercial officer to lead sales and partnerships.

John Wolfe 10/12/26 John Wolfe 10/12/26

Venture Atlanta runs Oct. 14-15 at the Woodruff Arts Center with close to 100 companies and a $475,000 showcase prize.

John Wolfe 10/9/26 John Wolfe 10/9/26

Atlanta-based Stord has secured a $400 million credit facility led by Citi and named a new CFO and CRO, per a company announcement.

John Wolfe 10/5/26 John Wolfe 10/5/26

GloRilla has co-founded GloVerse, a beauty-services marketplace that launched first in Atlanta. A full mobile app is expected in December 2026.

John Wolfe 9/29/26 John Wolfe 9/29/26

Atlanta startup Loto Punto plans 200 self-service banking kiosk locations across Georgia within the next 10 months.

John Wolfe 9/28/26 John Wolfe 9/28/26

Venture Atlanta, HackATL, Atlanta Climate Week and the Atlanta Startup Awards headline a packed October for Atlanta tech.

John Wolfe 9/27/26 John Wolfe 9/27/26

Atlanta startup HotSaus is live nationwide with merchant cash back offers on purchases paid through Zelle, Venmo or Cash App.