Atlanta, Georgia has It emerged as one of the nation’s liveliest new hubs, with booming business, cybersecurity and SaaS sectors, as well as a slew of investors looking to back the new startups coming to the city. Some well-known Atlanta companies include Calendly, Kabbage, One Trust, and FullStory—all unicorns, by the way.
Many, like Calendly, stopped by the Atlanta Tech Village, which has served as an incubator for the city’s talent ecosystem since it was founded in 2012 by David Cummings.
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Record labels like Quality Control, the musical home of the Migos, now have an investment arm, and local HBCUs like Morehouse have their own business and innovation centers. Even the Atlanta Hawks launched their own investment firm to back early-stage talent. In fact, ATL claims to be so committed to fostering its tech ecosystem that it has appointed a CTO, or as some informally refer to it, a City Tech Czar.
Naturally, the next step was TechCrunch highlighting the city to showcase everything new and upcoming. Investors and founders have long been enthusiastic about what’s happening in the region. Last year, Atlanta startups raised about $1.65 billion, according to PitchBook; although a decline of about 47.9% year-over-year, that amount is still the second-highest funding allocated to the city in recent years.
“The venture capital opportunity in the South is better than ever,” Lisa Calhoun, a general partner at Valor Ventures, told TechCrunch+ last year. “Many new founders are starting companies at an amazing rate; in terms of cash flow, we’ve never had so much.”
Tune in on June 7 at 10:00 ET while TechCrunch Live reveals what’s happening in Atlanta’s tech ecosystem. Although much of the event is under wraps (stay tuned), we can promise an exciting lineup of panels and features to showcase the city’s culture and commitment to becoming a tech hub. Trust us, this is not an event you want to miss, so stay tuned for updates, and we hope you can join us as we officially welcome you to Atlanta.
PS: If you are an early-stage founder based in Atlanta, please apply to the pitch to our panel of invited investors/judges for our live pitching competition; the winner gets a free booth at TechCrunch Disrupt this year to showcase their company in our startup alley.
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