Maija Ehlinger

Andson was co-founded by CEO Dr. Mason Chilmonczyk and Professor Andrei Fedorov. The startup’s flagship product, DynaChipTM, was invented by Chilmonczyk during his Ph.D. work at Georgia Tech.

The platform’s Proof-of-Green protocol verifies users’ eco-behaviors through AI and tokenizes them on blockchain. With integrations with Coinbase and Bitget Wallet, players can own, trade, and redeem their verified impact across ecosystems.

Georgia college students are innovating for the 2025 World Cup through the Atlanta Innovation Cup, building startups that connect tech, travel, and community.

Tampa General Hospital has teamed up with Tampa-based startup Krew Social to address workplace loneliness and improve employee well-being through AI-driven social networking tools — a new enterprise innovation strengthening community across Florida’s health ecosystem.

Next Glass acquires Ekos to unite top brewery management tools under one North Carolina-based craft beverage tech leader.

After closing Knack’s Series B funding round, founder Samyr Qureshi reflects on a decade of building the Florida-based EdTech startup from the ground up. In this exclusive Q&A, he discusses finding product-market fit, scaling a peer tutoring platform nationwide, transitioning out of the CEO role, and what’s next for Tampa’s growing tech scene.

Georgia-based Heathos, led by Todd Baxter, is building a connected InsurTech ecosystem to solve the insurance industry’s fragmentation problem.

Atlanta’s “Mr. AI” Ted Tagalakis is redefining marketing with SparkyAI, a platform blending behavioral science and AI to create smarter, on-brand content.

Vantaca, a Wilmington software company, lands $300M at a $1.25B valuation to transform how communities are managed across the U.S.

What employees really want this holiday season is their time back, says My Panda CEO and founder Tamara Lucas.