
October 21-22, 2020

Venture Atlanta Live Online is a brand-new, digital experience designed to hold true to Venture Atlanta’s mission of connecting companies to capital — online and year-round. VA Live Online will bring you panels, pitches, world-renowned speakers, interactive breakout sessions, networking opportunities, and one-on-one meetings live during our two-day streaming event and on-demand in the full year to follow. We are committed to bringing together great ideas and great people — no matter the format — in a time when we need this more than ever.
CALLING ALL ATTENDEES!
The 13th annual Venture Atlanta conference, known this year as Venture Atlanta Live Online, was held virtually on October 21, 2020 and October 22, 2020. The event showcased 103 pitch companies from 11 states across the Southeast and featured several world-renowned keynote speakers — including Arianna Huffington, Dharmesh Shah, and Jean-Michel Lemieux, among others. Despite all of the hurdles that 2020 threw at us, we are proud to share that we broke our all-time record for registrations and company applications, and we received overwhelming positive feedback on the content and the experience.
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Venture Atlanta Live Online Keynote Speakers
Venture Atlanta Live Online Breakout Sessions
Venture Atlanta Live Online Schedule
View the detailed order of company pitches here.
Monday, October 19
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5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- Virtual Demo Day — Presented by Techstars Atlanta & Cox Enterprises
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- Virtual Demo Day — Presented by Techstars Atlanta & Cox Enterprises
Wednesday, October 21
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Session 1 - 11:00 - 12:15
- Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (10 total, 3 minutes each)
- Part I: "Invest like the best: Insights from 3 Midas List VCs" Aileen Lee, Founder, Cowboy Ventures; Andrew Braccia, Partner at Accel; Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner, NEA, Moderated by Linnea Geiss, COO, PDI Software
- Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (10 total, 3 minutes each)
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Breakout Session 1- 12:20 – 12:50
- Join the conversation LIVE — A fireside chat with Will Kohler, Lightspeed Venture Partners; Jeff Leavitt, DLA Piper
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Session 2 - 12:55 - 2:20
- Invesco's Innovation Series featuring Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene, Founder & CEO (PopCom), Moderated by: Marty Flanagan President and CEO, Invesco
- Company Pitches - Early Stage Companies (5 total, 3 minutes each)
- "Building a Unique and Powerful Innovation Ecosystem"
Barry Givens, Managing Director,Techstars; Managing Partner, Collab Capital; Duriya Farooqui, Board Director, Intercontinental Exchange and New York Stock Exchange; Jay Bailey, President & CEO, Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Moderated by: Alex Gonzalez, Metro Atlanta Chamber, CIO
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Breakout Session 2 – 2:25 – 2:55
- "Advice From Corporates to Startups" with Kim Shriver, Cox Enterprises; Anthony Oni, Southern Company; Dave Dowsett. Invesco; Donie Lochan, Invesco
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Session 3 - 2:45 - 4:00
- Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (10 total, 3 minutes each)
- "Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity with Duo Security and GV", Dug Song, General Manager, Duo Security at Cisco and
Moderated by: Karim Faris, General Partner, GV - Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (10 total, 3 minutes each)
- Victory Boyd - Professional Recording Artist and Entrepreneur - Pitches and Performs
Thursday, October 22
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Session 4 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- "Building a Decacorn (or Two)" - Jean-Michel Lemieux, CTO, Shopify, Moderated by: Alex Estevez, Venture Partner, Accel
- Company Pitches - Venture Spotlight Companies (5 total, 3 minutes each)
- "The Story of HubSpot" Dharmesh Shah, CTO HubSpot Moderated by: David Cummings, Founder Atlanta Tech Village
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Breakout Session 3 – 12:35 – 1:10
- "Democratization of Tech Investment Outside of Silicon Valley" with Alda Leu Dennis, Initialized Capital; Kanyi Maqubela, Kindred Ventures; Paige Craig, Outlander Labs; Moderated by: Evan Darr, Invesco Venture Capital
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Session 5 - 1:15 - 2:30
- Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (11 total, 3 minutes each)
- Part II: "Invest like the best: Insights from 3 Midas List VCs" Aileen Lee, Founder, Cowboy Ventures; Andrew Braccia, Partner at Accel; Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner, NEA, Moderated by Linnea Geiss, COO, PDI Software
- Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (11 total, 3 minutes each)
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Breakout Session 4 - 2:30 – 3:00
- "Helping Businesses Grow as Communities Prosper" with Karen Houghton, Atlanta Tech Village, Atlanta Ventures; Ryan Wilson, The Gathering Spot; Moderated by: Randy Fisher, Insperity
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Session 6 - 3:05 - 4:00
- Company Pitches - Early Stage and Venture Spotlight Companies (7 total, 3 minutes each)
- "The business of building: 2 distinct entrepreneurial journeys" , Ariana Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global
Moderated by: Rachel Holt, Co-Founder and General Partner, Construct Capital
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Breakout Session 5 - 4:00 – 4:30
- "Corporate Activism in the Startup Ecosystem" with Joey Womack, Intentionally Good Project; Sheena Allen, Capway; Moderated by: Kathy Ross, Global, Accenture Ventures
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5:00 - Atlanta Startup Battle
Your VA Live Online pass includes the LIVE Atlanta Startup Battle pitch-off! 5 finalists will compete for a chance at $100K!
FAQ's
You may register more than one person at one time. Simply register one main contact and then as many guests as you’d like. This will allow you to input your billing and credit card information only once. All major credit cards are accepted at the time of registration. There is no option to pay by check online.
Refunds or credits are not extended for this event. However, registrations are transferable.
Yes.
No, we do not sell partial tickets.
We accept all major credit cards (MasterCard, VISA and AMEX). Checks are not accepted.
Contact Allyson Eman at 770-298-4202