Venture atlanta 2023
Venture Atlanta Schedule
See what’s on the docket to make the most of your VA experience.

September
TUE
26
September
WED
27
September
Thur
28
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Company |
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() ![]() | VENTURE CRAWL Investors ONLY (limited space). | ||
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sponsored By: | PICKLEBALL EXPERIENCE For investors only. Lessons, open play, and round robin for every level player. Register here. | ||
4:00 - 6:00 PM Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() | HAPPY HOUR For founders and investors (invite-only) Nelson Mullins office rooftop | ||
6:30 - 8:30 PM Sponsored By: ![]() | ATDC FOUNDER / INVESTOR DINNER For those not attending the VA Alumni Dinner ATDC | ||
6:30 - 9:30 PM Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ALUMNI DINNER Invite Only | ||
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Company |
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8:30 AM | CONFERENCE DOORS OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES Galleria and investor tables are open. | ||
9:00 – 10:30 AM Sponsored By: ![]() | BREAKFAST, PANEL, AND Q&A Efficiently Offensive: How to Get Back on Offense in the Current Environment Founders & Investors Only | Emily Foote Olga Kaplan Bill Nussey Ryan Jones | Osage Venture Partners Vista Equity Partners Engage & Tech Square Ventures Florence Healthcare |
11:00 - 11:45 AM Session 1A Sponsored By: | OPENING REMARKS & PANEL A Guide to Harvest in Winter: How the Best Southeast Companies Raised Capital and Grew in a Down Market | Emily Morris Yuri Frayman Tyler Scriven Tony Summerville Maria Derchi | Emrgy Inc. CAST AI Saltbox Fleetio Florida Funders |
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Session 1B Sponsored By: | SEED-STAGE COMPANY PITCHES 10 pre-seed / seed-stage finalists. Audience votes on top 4 to advance to Day 2. | Hamed Fesharaki Chris Appleton Jennifer Newell Craig Goodwin Jessica Walker Neal Shah Margo Jordan Sagar Shukla Alikiah Barclay Emilie Schario | Adra Corporation Art Pharmacy Betty’s Bleach Cyber Care Sherpa CareYaya Health Technologies Enrichly Foresight ReRent Turbine |
12:15 - 1:30 PM | LUNCH AND NETWORKING Location: Carr and Center Rooms | ||
12:15 - 1:30 PM | VIP LUNCHEON FOR SPONSORS AND VA PRESENTING AND SHOWCASE COMPANIES | ||
1:30 - 2:40 PM Session 2 Sponsored By: | GROWTH-STAGE COMPANY PITCHES | Ryan Heafy Tawsif Khan Joey Levy Andrew Mills Trevor Perrott Debbie Gordon Hilton Nicholson Geoff Michener Samuel Mylrea Sean Warner Samson Magid Karl Chapman Richard Munassi Krish Chopra Cameron Hardesty Jonathan Kite Phil Sitter Andrew Bate Josh Rush Elena Ionenko Anthony Maley | 6AM City Inc Atlas Reality, Inc. Betr CareTrack Health, Inc. Censys Technologies Corporation Cloud Range CyberReef Solutions Dataplor, Inc. Gigpro Grubbly Farms HealthSnap, Inc. Kim Technologies Group, Inc. Medzoomer NPHub Poppy Rent Ready RepeatMD Safely Surreal Events Turnkey Lender Vouch.io |
2:40 - 3:30 PM | NETWORKING | ||
3:35 - 4:45 PM Session 3 Sponsored By: ![]() | EARLY-STAGE COMPANY PITCHES | Andrew Levy Connor Offutt Ferdinand Roberts Steve Boyer Rich Camacho Chris Wentz Theresa Reno-Weber Rajeev Dharmapurikar Liam Gerada Don Ward Harry Wilson Anik Khan Rachel McCrickard Ivan Barajas Vargas Derrick Barker Joshua Silver Mario Cambardella Linda Ginac Keith Marshall Raj Ananthanpillai Paul Brobson | AdPipe Aetos Imaging, Inc. Asset Class Software Inc. BluePenguin Payments BlueRecruit Everykey Goodmaps Inc. Higgs Boson Inc. Krepling Laundris Corporation Limitless Minds, Inc MaxRewards Motivo Muuklabs INC Nectar Rainforest ServeScape Inc TalentGuard The Players’ Lounge Holdings, Inc Trua Trusted Sale, Inc. |
4:45 - 6:30 PM Sponsored By: ![]() | THE COCKTAIL PARTY The best networking of the two-day event is back and better than ever! | ||
6:30 - 9:30 PM Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | INVESTOR DINNER High Museum of Art (invitation only - attending investors and CEOs of all selected VA companies) | ||
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Company |
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7:00 - 9:30 AM Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() | CONNECTION HIKE Piedmont Park Led by VA alum Bart Foster of BusinessOutside®. Register here. | ||
8:30 AM | CONFERENCE DOORS OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES Galleria and investor tables are open. | ||
8:30 - 9:45 AM Sponsored By: ![]() | WOMEN IN CAPITAL BREAKFAST Center Room | ||
10:00 - 10:45 AM Session 4 Sponsored By: ![]() | DAY 2 WELCOME BACK & KEYNOTE | Robert Herjavec Maya Noeth | Shark Tank Accel |
10:45 - 11:45 AM Session 5 Sponsored By: ![]() | FINALIST PITCHES - ROUND 1 | ||
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | LUNCH Spread throughout Woodruff Arts Center | ||
12:45 - 1:45 PM Session 6 Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() | FINALIST PITCHES - ROUND 2 | ||
1:45 - 2:20 PM Session 7 Sponsored By: ![]() | ALUMNI HALL OF FAME Past pitch companies will be inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame | ||
2:20 - 3:00 PM | NETWORKING | ||
3:00 - 4:00 PM Session 8 Sponsored By: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | STARTUP SHOWCASE LIVE | ||
4:00 - 5:00 PM | CLOSING PARTY | ||
6:30 - 9:30 PM | FEMALE FOUNDERS DINNER (Separate Registration Required) | ||
Register to Attend
Panels, pitches, and parties (oh my!). VA 2023 is officially sold out! Contact us for specific inquiries.