Globally-connected accelerator program Techstars Atlanta has announced the 10 companies that will be starring in its 2017 class. Applications for the program, which is presented in partnership with Cox Enterprises, came from 42 countries — with over 40 percent from the southeast and over a third from international companies. “One of the goals of Techstars Atlanta is to help […]
Over 150 of Atlanta’s startup ecosystem members gathered last Friday night for the inaugural Atlanta Startup Awards to find out who would take home the trophy in each of five company and three individual categories. Organized by Startup Atlanta, the Awards aim to celebrate the city’s most successful startup companies, entrepreneurs, and the community leaders, including […]
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. […]
When Israeli-based medical device company Itamar Medical, which produces an FDA-approved device for sleep apnea patients, announced last year it was moving its U.S. headquarters from Boston to Atlanta, the announcement made waves. Boston, traditionally known as a major center of the life sciences industry, is a hub for medical device firms, whereas Atlanta is […]
Get ready for this year’s Startup Crawl Our awesome friends at Startup Atlanta have announced the 2017 Startup Crawl — Ponce City Market Edition, March 30th! The Atlanta Startup Crawl is a snapshot of startup activity happening in and around our city. For this crawl we will be traveling vertically, instead of horizontally, throughout Atlanta’s […]