If you’re flying with Delta out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this summer, the beginning of your trip could look something like this: hail a Lyft to the airport to accrue extra SkyMiles, speed through security with CLEAR pre-check, and then plop down in a seat at your departure gate and upgrade to first class with […]
This year will see the ten-year anniversary of Venture Atlanta, the largest investor conference in the Southeast and a part of the history of some of the most iconic Atlanta names: from Silverpop to Kabbage to Parkmobile. Both B2B and B2C Atlanta successes have taken the Venture stage to pitch to investors and scale their growth. […]
Do you love Atlanta? Want to help improve your city? The economic benefits of public transportation to a city can be in the billions, especially in a city like Atlanta where we’re traditionally all about our cars. MARTA’s new strategic technology initiative invites the Atlanta tech community to help create the next great thing in Atlanta transit. In partnership with Sandbox […]
A first-of-its-kind partnership: 10 major Atlanta-based companies have announced the creation of a new venture, part VC fund, part accelerator, in partnership with Mayor Kasim Reed, the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP), Georgia Tech’s ATDC and Tech Square Ventures. Each company will provide $1.5 million to launch the fund, called Engage, which plans to start […]
Atlanta’s technology community unveiled a massive project this week in the groundbreaking ceremony of the $375 million Coda at Tech Square. The building, a 770,000 square-foot behemoth of next-level architecture, will bring with it 2,200 new jobs from the many companies who desire easy access to the much-sought-after talent stream at Georgia Tech. “Beyond it being just a […]