Posts by Allyson Eman

Around this time last year, life as we knew it came to halt.  Fear and uncertainty loomed large, casting shadows of doubt on the dreams of entrepreneurs; of investors and innovators; of our families, friends, and even ourselves.  Yet, you persevered.  You kept moving, dreaming, doing, and achieving. You pivoted, several times over, rising to…

A Look Back at Venture Atlanta 2020 2020 was the year that the world got turned upside down.  The pandemic forced us physically apart. Racial tensions and politics drove us emotionally apart.  Venture Atlanta, which was founded on the mission of connecting companies to capital, was suddenly faced with one of our toughest challenges to-date:…

In a year where change was unavoidable, we made change our motivator.  In January we set out to plan our 13th Venture Atlanta conference. By March, everything had changed. As with all events this year, we considered our options — to cancel, postpone, or go virtual. Our mission has always been to connect companies with…

Top investment conference selects largest, most diverse lineup of companies to fuel tech capital and growth within groundbreaking, immersive virtual format ATLANTA (September 24, 2020) — In the midst of a pandemic, Venture Atlanta, one of the nation’s best venture capital conferences, continues to usher in new startup capital and highlight the Southeast’s most promising…

Throughout Venture Atlanta’s 13-year history, our board members and leadership team have worked tirelessly to connect companies to capital — a mission that has since expanded beyond the southeast to connect companies at all stages of growth from across the country with the resources, network, clients, partnerships, and talent they need to grow. In the…

Even though it’s only February, saying Nick Santora has been “busy” just might be the understatement of the year.  But the Curricula CEO is, at least, the good kind of busy. Thanks in part to connections made at Venture Atlanta this past year, the story-based security awareness training platform closed a cool $3M round with…

With the conference just around the corner, it’s time to do one crucial thing: Download the Venture Atlanta app sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Last year over 75% of our audience downloaded the app (this exceeds the industry average for conferences), and we can say for certain that it has a huge impact on…