Editor’s note: The following commentary by PrimeRevenue CEO P.J. Bain first appeared on PrimeRevenue.com but has been adapted for this publication with permission. PrimeRevenue has closely monitored COVID-19 and its impact on global supply chains since the beginning of the year both by speaking to our customers as well as leveraging the data we have. […]
Dubai Makes Its (Pre-Pandemic) Investment Pitch in Atlanta
The focus may have been on its gleaming skyscrapers, upscale homes and a (potentially postponed) world expo in October, but a presentation on Dubai March 12 showed that the emirate has a few business sectors, especially in technology, that could complement Atlanta well. The “Demystifing Dubai” seminar was held at the Commerce Club downtown March 12, […]
Supply-Chain Software Firm With Global Reach Raises $3.6M
An Atlanta-based software firm with more than 100 global customers including Coca-Cola Beverages Africa and France’s Michelin Tires, has raised $3.6 million from existing investors in its latest funding round. Demand Driven Technologies’ solutions help companies better manage their supply chains, aligning the purchase of materials to sales rather than loose forecasts. CEO Erik Bush says […]
Brazil Acquisition to Deepen Sinch’s Latin America Reach From Atlanta
A $119 million acquisition in Brazil will help Sinch, a provider of messaging systems to help companies engage with customers via texts, calls and video messaging on their mobile phones, broaden its Americas outreach from Atlanta. The Stockholm, Sweden-based tech company has agreed to buy Wavy, Brazil’s second largest business messaging service with a headquarters in Sao Paulo, […]
Atlanta’s Riskonnect Expands Into U.K. With Acquisition, Belfast Office
Riskonnect, an Atlanta-based provider of software and solutions that help companies manage risk and government compliance, has made significant moves into the United Kingdom, opening a Belfast office and acquiring a London-based company within the same week. Invest Northern Ireland, the economic development agency, announced last week that Riskonnect would hire 100 in what will become […]
Kabbage Co-founder Advocates Three-Week Global Quarantine to Mitigate Small Business Harm From Coronavirus
One prominent Atlanta tech executive is calling for a three-week global quarantine he believes could help the world get a handle on the novel coronavirus in relatively short order. In a blog post published as Italy enacted a nationwide lockdown and markets panicked on news of the COVID-19 disease’s spread to 100-plus countries, Kabbage CEO […]
Atlanta’s OneTrust Raises $200M More in Bid to Dominate Global Privacy Space
Already a startup unicorn, fast-growing Atlanta-based privacy management platform OneTrust added a $200 million Series B round to its capital stockpile as it continued a run at dominating a sector of growing global importance. The funding comes on top of a $210 million Series A, bringing OneTrust’s total private funding to $410 million and valuing […]
Books 2019: Embracing Possibilities of the AI Competition With China
Book: AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order Author: Kai-Fu Lee Review by: Al Hodge, president of Hodge Consulting Services Artificial intelligence is a fascination of mine, especially now that it’s touching our lives more and more each day. Evidence of its widespread nature is in the fact that we all refer […]
Books 2019: Restoring Technology’s Ability to Serve Human Aims
Book: Team Human Author: Douglas Rushkoff Review by: Lee Foster, Executive Director, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University Although I have been working in the performing arts industry for more than 20 years, my recent stint in the academic world at Georgia Tech demanded a return to my roots. I asked myself […]
Atlanta to Kick Off Federal Reserve’s Fintech ‘Office Hours’
The Federal Reserve Bank early next year will open the doors of its banks across the country to private banks and companies seeking insight on innovations in financial technology, with Atlanta hosting the first session Feb. 26. The Fed’s fintech “office hours” are designed to help companies gain insights into the banking regulator’s thinking on […]
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