Startup Runway recently hosted a pitch competition where Atlanta-based Guala was awarded the top prize of $10,000. The founder, Austin Evans, had previously been featured on Hypepotamus.
Wayflyer, a fintech company based in Ireland, announced plans to establish its US headquarters in Charlotte. The company had opened an office in Atlanta in 2021.
Skillmaker.ai was recognized as the Future of Work winner at the EDTECH WEEK 2025 Shark Tank Finale held in New York.
Atlanta-based Alloy received nine industry honors, including four w3 awards from the Academy of Interactive Visual Arts. These included two Gold and two Silver awards for website and UX design work completed for Georgia Aquarium, Barr Foundation, and Digital Hands.
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) reported that 17 startups graduated from its incubator program this year. Graduates include Finosec, Gatherly, Max Rewards, Orderly Wellness, PorterLogic, ReadyForSocial, Rippleworx, Skintelligent, Slip Robotics, Solopulse, Speedscale, SpotSource, Terzo, Vennfi (CharityVest), VoiceWorx, Wave Health Technologies, and Wripple.
PlayOn Sports announced Perkins Miller as its new Chief Executive Officer as part of a planned leadership transition. Miller previously served as CEO of Fandom. David Rudolph will continue with PlayOn Sports in a senior leadership role overseeing video streaming and sports analytics.
Launch Fayette named Jason Bass as Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Bass has over 20 years of experience in brand strategy and digital marketing. He is also CTO of TheCitizen.com and co-leads several entrepreneurial initiatives.
Tami McQueen from BIP Capital will serve as emcee for The Siggie Awards scheduled for November 11 at Emory University.
Human Driven AI introduced HDAI Certified—a live certification program aimed at corporate marketing and communications teams to improve use of generative AI intelligence. Jennifer Jones-Mitchell leads the Atlanta-based firm.
Other notable developments include ChatGPT’s release of Atlas browser; Flock Safety’s drone deployment at Georgia Tech for campus security covered by CBS News; Wilmington startup’s health initiative featured by Encore Magazine; and Georgia college students participating in World Cup technology projects during Atlanta Tech Week’s Innovation Cup.
