As the annual conference dedicated to financial innovation, Fintech South is the place where anyone can learn about the newest fintech ideas.
Each year at Fintech South, the Innovation Challenge rewards the most innovative early-stage company based or founded in Georgia that focuses on financial technology with an annual $25,000 prize.
“The Innovation Challenge is the ideal way for growth-stage fintech companies to find their roots and grow in the state of Georgia,” said Larry K. Williams, President and CEO of TAG. “The startups in this year’s cohort truly demonstrate why ‘Fintech Lives Here’ – our theme for this year’s Fintech South.”
The selected companies in the Innovation Challenge cohort participate in a four-week mentorship program to further develop their innovative businesses, products, and solutions. Three semifinalist companies will later be selected as finalists and deliver a presentation live at Fintech South on Aug. 27 (Tuesday) at the Woodruff Arts Center on the main stage of Atlanta Symphony Hall.
“As we enter our 11th year of this program it is exciting to see such a broad range of fintech business models created here in Georgia. The companies’ value propositions include payments, investing, real estate, and financial management,” said Tommy Marshall, 2024 Fintech South Innovation Challenge Co-Lead.
A panel of prestigious investor judges will vote on their favorite of the three presentations, and the winner of the Innovation Challenge will then receive a $25,000 cash prize. The highly competitive cohort member companies selected include:
- Aiazing (small business accounting platform)
- Better Forecasting (forecast visibility software)
- CypherFace (facial biometric real-time consumer to business payment rail)
- DeferAlly (AI platform that brings 1031 exchanges into the 21st century)
- Ditch (app to help consumers pay off debt faster)
- eStreamly (Video Commerce platform)
- Good Agriculture (Business service platform for regenerative farmers)
- Jootal (Crowd-funding platform for vetted agribusiness and real estate investment opportunities across Africa)
- MapZot.AI (Autonomous Real Estate AI)
- Yonga Tech LLC (crypto currency conversion)
“What stands out about this year’s Innovation Challenge semi-finalists is the depth and breadth of fintech innovation,” said Robert “RED” Daniel, MBA of ATDC and 2024 Fintech South Innovation Challenge Co-Lead. “The diversity among the companies is represented not only among the categories of fintech – including AI, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and payments – but also especially among our founders’ range of ethnicities, genders, and even veteran-led startups.”
Want to see these startups pitch live on Aug. 27? Register now at FintechSouth.com.
