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10 Startups Selected To Pitch For $500,000 During Venture Atlanta 2024's Startup Showcase Live

10 Startups Selected To Pitch For $500,000 During Venture Atlanta 2024's Startup Showcase Live

And then there were ten. After a whirlwind day of pitching and mentoring sessions in Midtown Atlanta, a list of 40 promising pre-seed and seed-stage startups was narrowed down to just 10 companies that will go on stage to compete for $500,000 next month. Startup Showcase Live, which started

VC Portal Innovations Makes First Investment Into Atlanta's BioTech and Life Sciences Scene

VC Portal Innovations Makes First Investment Into Atlanta's BioTech and Life Sciences Scene

Atlanta BioTech and life science startups have historically been at a disadvantage. Unlike Boston, San Francisco, and the DC area, Atlanta has lacked both significant lab space and capital opportunities to ensure that up-and-coming ventures can grow and scale in town. Portal Innovations is ready to change that. This month,

BREAKING: 88 Startups Selected for Venture Atlanta 2024

BREAKING: 88 Startups Selected for Venture Atlanta 2024

From a record-setting 630 applications submitted, 88 startups have just been announced as those selected to participate in this year's Venture Atlanta conference. Venture Atlanta is one of the largest venture capital conferences that supports the Southeast's most promising tech companies and founders. From seed-stage ventures

BREAKING: New Cleantech Accelerator Is Coming To Atlanta

BREAKING: New Cleantech Accelerator Is Coming To Atlanta

Atlanta just landed a new startup accelerator. Cox Enterprises and gener8tor, a global venture firm and startup accelerator, announced today the launch of the Cox Cleantech Accelerator. The bi-annual 12-week program will support five of the most promising cleantech startups in each cohort. Startups will receive a $100,000 investment,

Celebrating Five Years of The North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service With Mentor Mark Caldwell

Celebrating Five Years of The North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service With Mentor Mark Caldwell

“There's no entrepreneurial school. You have to go through the school of Hard Knocks…To be able to sit down and add value & experience with ventures – it's powerful for me.” The North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service (NAV) celebrated its five-year anniversary this July – and is

Techstars Tuscaloosa Taps Atlanta Star As Managing Director

Techstars Tuscaloosa Taps Atlanta Star As Managing Director

Techstars Tuscaloosa has tapped Anastasia Simon as the program’s first Managing Director. Simon is a natural fit for the program, which will focus on supporting WaterTech and Sustainability startups. She's been a star of the Atlanta tech ecosystem, moving from the startup to the investor side of

Atlanta Investors Back AI Sales Automation Startup In $2.5 Million Seed Round

Atlanta Investors Back AI Sales Automation Startup In $2.5 Million Seed Round

Atlanta-based Silicon Road Ventures’ latest portfolio company came out of stealth mode today with big plans to change how companies get those all important business leads. Pitchit, founded in San Francisco by Paul Kleen, is an AI Lead Qualification as a Service (LQaaS) Platform that helps automate the first 24