Atlanta Ventures

Christian Ries is no stranger to building at the intersection of property and technology. His latest startup, fresh out of Atlanta Ventures Studio, is designed specifically for the “busy technology-savvy…

“Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A, and Panera all have great app experiences. We want to bring that to our local restaurant customers,” Dick Sikes, founder and CEO of Hazlnut told Hypepotamus. For Sikes…

Ty Abernethy has spent the last decade using tech to address the inefficient process of hiring new talent.  The University of Georgia grad co-founded ConveyIQ in New York in 2012,…

Kathryn O’Day has spent more than a decade helping grow some of Atlanta’s biggest startup successes. Now, she’s joining the Atlanta Ventures team to help invest in the next generation…

From launching the careers of emerging artists to serving as the HQ for legacy media companies like Turner and Cox, Atlanta’s influence on music, culture, and the entertainment industry can’t…

Last September, Hypepotamus spoke with Vedant Pradeep and Ziyi Gao, the two Georgia Tech graduates building Digital Sponsor.  Since then, they have not only raised its first seed round, they…

Today, the grass is indeed greener for Atlanta-based Greenzie, a software company that gives commercial lawn mowers self-driving capabilities. Less than a year after closing a $500,000 investment led by…

Autonomous lawn mower software company Greenzie has closed a $500,000 investment from strategic institutional and angel investors. Original investor Atlanta Ventures, led by David Cummings, led the round. Greenzie is…