Posts by Allyson Eman

Think about how much can happen in a year. Now think about how much can happen in 15 of them. As we approach Venture Atlanta Forward, our 2022 conference, that’s exactly what we’re doing: looking back at all we’ve accomplished since our inaugural event back in 2008. We’re proud to celebrate this milestone by revisiting…

This year, Venture Atlanta is celebrating a big milestone—and we’re doing it by looking Forward.  After 15 years of connecting companies with capital, it would be easy to look back and reflect on what we’ve learned, how far we’ve come, and how much we’ve accomplished. After all, our events now welcome more than 1,200 attendees…

When the world came to a halt in 2020, there was only one direction to go from there: forward. Keep moving, keep persevering, keep dreaming, keep doing — that was the theme of Venture Atlanta 2021, and Momentum delivered.  We went full speed ahead into our 14th annual conference, held on Wednesday, October 20, and…

The energy of the crowd, the excitement of our applicants, the anticipation of our investors: There’s no denying the magic of Venture Atlanta—magic that would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors who help us set the stage, quite literally, for the region’s largest venture conference.  This year, we have over 80 sponsors…

Out of a record-breaking 400-plus applications, 91 companies will present and be showcased with 60 percent of those selected coming from outside Georgia ATLANTA (September 22, 2021) — Venture Atlanta, one of the nation’s most prestigious venture capital conferences, continues to select a large and diverse lineup of innovators from the Southeast’s hottest tech markets…

For years, Ventura Atlanta has been a proud partner of Launchpad2X — an organization created for the sole purpose of developing and showcasing women entrepreneurs. Launchpad2X, which has worked tirelessly for the last nine years to close the funding gap for female founders, has made notable strides with its Core Flight Program. Graduates have seen…

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…