Your City, Your Startups: Techstars Atlanta Continues
"We're super excited to kick off this new chapter, and we can't wait to build the future of Atlanta startups together!" - Tim Dorr
Investor Spotlights
Following a $82 Million Series B, San Francisco's Ditto Looks To Expand In Atlanta
“Atlanta is a big part of Ditto’s story. We have major customers like Chick-fil-A and Delta here, so we wanted to make investments in hiring local talent. As we started scouting locations for an office, Atlanta won over DC, Raleigh, and Austin when evaluating all our company’s needs,” said
With $12M Series A, Atlanta-based Carpool Logistics Eyes New Automotive Verticals
Following the funding round, Malakhov said that the team will be focused on expanding to help other automotive verticals ship vehicles. Beyond auctions, he wants to grow customers in the dealerships and OEM (original equipment manufacturing) segments.
Armed with new $27 million fund, Atlanta's Valor Ventures looks to back more local SaaS and AI seed startups
New VC funds have been difficult to close across the country, given high interest rates, tightening liquidity, limited LP risk appetite, and longer exit timelines. Closing the new fund was an “immense challenge and a powerful validation of our strategy,” Valor’s Founding Managing Partner Lisa Calhou
New data is out about the state of funding for female entrepreneurs. How does the Southeast compare?
While the Southeast region largely followed the national trends when it comes to trends in VC dollars, it is worth taking a look at what is going on at the state level.
Atlanta investors back Visalaw.ai, a Memphis LegalTech startup built by prominent immigration lawyers
Valor connected with Visalaw.ai in September of last year as they were looking for LegalTech startups with a generative AI focus.
Friday Fund Day: What Southeast Startups Made News The Week of Feb 17-21, 2025
What all happened this week? We've got a quick round up on the big stories, funding rounds, and other ecosystem news you need to know from across the Southeast.