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New social investment platform Follow taps influencers to mirror their investment strategies
As Follow’s creator network grows, users can subscribe to additional creators to better diversity their portfolios.
BoomPop gains traction by designing high-end off-sites for a remote-first world
There’s nothing sexy about corporate retreats. But BoomPop, a 26-person, San Francisco-based outfit that the startup studio Atomic launched in 2020, is managing to infuse some pizazz into the lo
Tune in now: Launching a weight loss startup and knowing when to pivot
Swathy Prithivi speaks modestly about her years at Uber and Opendoor, but her role as manager at those powerhouse firms made her well-positioned to set out founding her own startup. Atomic VC was ther
Found’s Swathy Prithivi and Atomic’s Jordan Kong on TechCrunch Live
Swathy Prithivi started Found with the goal of improving the journey of weight loss. The company quickly discovered a huge demand and rapidly scaled its operations and expanded throughout the United S
Traba raises $20M to match contractors with events and warehouse work
Traba, a jobs board designed to help entry-level workers find available shifts at fulfillment centers and event venues, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round. Khosla led the f
Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M
Contact centers were never a walk in the park for employees, but they became much harsher work environments during the pandemic. According to one survey, only 10% of contact center agents reach profic
Atomic’s Hadley Wilkins defines the why, what and how of brand building at TC Early Stage
In the early stages of building a startup, founders need every competitive advantage they can bring to bear. You’re not only competing against established players, but also with other pre-launch sta
Atomic lands $40M in funding, just five months after its Series A, to connect banks and fintechs to consumers’ paychecks
Atomic, a provider of payroll APIs, has raised $40 million in Series B funding just five months after announcing its Series A financing. Mercato Partners and Greylock co-led Atomic’s latest round, w
Butter raises $7M to end ‘accidental’ customer churn due to payment failure
Vijay Menon, a statistician by trade, began his career at Microsoft. It was there that he realized there was an astounding number of subscriptions that failed to renew or even go through to begin wi
Column Tax announces $5.1M seed round to launch mobile tax-prep products
Mobile income tax software Column Tax announced today that it raised $5.1 million in seed funding and is launching its first commercial product, which will provide users with early access to their tax
Atomic has launched 14 startups in the last 12 months (and they’re getting funded); here’s how it works
In a world of copycat companies and investment firms that also increasingly operate in similar ways, Jack Abraham stands out a bit. His venture firm, Atomic, only writes checks to startups it spins up
Atomic aims to give consumers more control over their income with payroll-connecting APIs
Fintech startup Atomic announced this morning that it has closed a $22 million Series A. Core Innovation Capital led the round, which saw participation from preceding investors. The company has raised
Found comes out of stealth with $32M in funding, former Bumble exec as its new CEO
Found, a startup focused on weight care management, is emerging from stealth today with $32 million in total funding and the news that it has appointed former Bumble COO Sarah Jones Simmer as its new
Atomic-backed Jumpcut uses data to advance diversity in film
Jumpcut founder Kartik Hosanagar is a professor at the Wharton School, but about 10 years ago, he spent his summer in an unlikely way: he wrote a screenplay. Set in India, his script garnered some int
This startup wants to use technology to help solve Austin’s housing shortage problem
The sheer volume of people migrating to Austin from all over the country, but particularly from the San Francisco Bay Area, has been making headlines for a while now. One result of this continued migr
Atomic just raised $260 million more to build and fund its own companies
Jack Abraham has a lot of confidence in what he’s building. Then again, you can’t be immodest or unsure of yourself if you’re going to bet exclusively on your own startups as an inve
Atomic, a startup studio backed by Peter Thiel, ups its ambitions
Atomic isn’t a household brand, but Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen know it fairly intimately. The two billionaire investors, along with the venture firm Felicis Ventures, were among the earlie
The future of front-end development is design
Should our kids learn to code? I can’t argue against the value of every child having a working knowledge of software development. But there is a difference between coding foundational technology and
Atomic is like Google Docs for interface prototyping
Meet Atomic, a prototyping service for your next mobile app or website. It works in your browser, but it’s a lot more powerful than you’d expect. Atomic handles animations and lets you make intera
Citizen Eco-Drive World Perpetual AT Watch
<img src="http://c1917752.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/2010/08/Citizen-World-Perpetual-AT-4.jpg">Citizen's featured mainstream new watch collection for 2010 is this Eco-Drive World Time Perpetual