Hypepotamus

1 week ago | hypepotamus.com | Maija Liisa Ehlinger

A typical annual checkup lasts around 30 minutes. That is barely enough time to address everything about a patient’s health records, let alone discuss preventative care measures or anything else in their lives that could be impacting their health. With limited face-to-face interactions with healthcare professionals, it is tempting for patients to turn to social or digital media for medical information. But that requires navigate an ever-growing pool of unreliable sources and misinformation.

1 week ago | hypepotamus.com | Maija Liisa Ehlinger

When Georgia Dukes-Harris had an emergency c-section during the birth of her son, she assumed she had received all the care available to her. It wasn’t until later that she discovered a whole world of maternal health professionals…like doulas, lactation specialists, and other practitioners outside the traditional healthcare system…she never had access to. “All I was told was to go to the OB GYN,” Dukes-Harris told Hypepotamus.

1 week ago | hypepotamus.com | Maija Liisa Ehlinger

The era of frictionless globe trade seems to be behind us. But could Southeast startups benefit from the new world of tariff uncertainty? Since early April of 2025, tariff rates have fluctuated and headlines surrounding globe trade realities have been moving at warp speed, even for those who closely watch the space. Businesses across America are scrambling to redesign their global supply chain and figure out what it means for how they source, store, and sell products.

2 weeks ago | hypepotamus.com | Maija Liisa Ehlinger

Collab Capital, Atlanta’s early-stage venture capital firm run by managing partners Jewel Burks Solomon and Barry Givens, officially closed its second fund this week with $75 million in committed capital. The firm had raised its first $50 million fund in 2021, which invested in Southeast-based firms like Boxed Up, FilmHedge, Goodr, Hairbrella, Healthy Hip Hop, ImIn, Laine London, LoanWell, Nectar, and UScope Technologies.

2 weeks ago | hypepotamus.com | Maija Liisa Ehlinger

Odun Odubanjo, a former product lead at the ecommerce giant Shopify, wants to build “practical AI” from his home in Florida. As the CEO and co-founder of Insight7, that means building technology that isn’t just wrapped up in the “hype” cycle of the AI boom. He sees Insight7 as a B2B play that will help businesses leverage artificial intelligence to grow and scale opportunities. Today Insight7, which was founded in 2022, is launching its Call Evaluation platform.