The Premier Startup Competition

With 500+ startups, a full day of pitching, and 1 day of competition, Startup Battle is a unique opportunity for early-stage startup growth and investment. Throughout the competition, the top participants develop their ideas with seasoned mentors and present to active VC investors from all over the nation, all in an effort to help identify and support the next generation of outstanding tech companies. This year we are joining forces with Venture Atlanta to put on the biggest startup event in the southeast which allows the finalists to get nationwide exposure for their startup and more.

Startup Battle Winners

Fraudscope (now CODOXO), Cinchapi, Oculogx, Cove.tool, Eletype, Socionado, Permits.com & Greenzie, Inirv Labs (now OME), BurnRate

Event Schedule

The Startup Battle gives meaningful experiences to its finalists. The top 20 semifinalists will go a full day of pitching where they will constantly refine their pitch in front of mentors in the tech ecosystem and will conclude with pitching to cofounder Allen Nance. We will then choose 5 finalists to take the stage at Venture Atlanta on October 19th.

Saturday, Sep 24

8:00am-6:00pm
PITCH DAY
*Private to Finalists & Sponsors*

The Top 20 semifinalists go through a day of pitching to seasoned mentors in the startup ecosystem ranging from previous Atlanta Startup Battle winners to previous VP’s.

As they refine their pitches, they will finally take the stand in front of TechSquare Labs founder Allen Nance. This is the chance for startups to show the founders what they’ve been working on.

Wednesday, Oct 19

5:00 pm – 7:15 pm
THE MAIN EVENT

The Top 5 finalists will pitch to 2,000+ Angels, VC’s, engineers, startups, and more to win a $100,000 investment. We announce the winner amidst the Venture Atlanta stage and celebrate a future technology leader with drinks and music.

Investor Judges

Richard Fraim
Eric Sonnier
Vasant Kamath
Sandeep Ahuja
Kim Seals

Knoll Venture

Accelerate VI

Tech Square Ventures

cove.tool

The JumpFund

Past Investor Judges

Kobie Fuller
Bryan Janeczko
David Payne
Karen C. Houghton
Thiago Olson
Michelle Jarrad
Mark Buffington
Kirby Harris
Michael Neril
Sig Mosley
Alex Estevez
Andrew Dorman
Jen Bonnett
Ryan Gembala
Alan Taetle
Dave Gould
David Hall
Garrad Gardiner
Katie Schwarts
Sean Banks
Tom Noonan
Alica Vilma
Blake Patton
David Cummings
Eliot Durbin
Esteban Reyes
Arul Murugan
Jamie Hamilton
Minsoo Chi
Jane Karwoski McCracken

Past Investor Judges

Michelle Jarrad
Mark Buffington
Kirby Harris
Michael Neril
Sig Mosley
Alex Estevez

Alan Taetle
Dave Gould
David Hall
Garrad Gardiner
Katie Schwarts
Sean Banks

Tom Noonan
Alica Vilma
Blake Patton
David Cummings
Eliot Durbin
Esteban Reyes
Andrew Dorman

Arul Murugan
Jamie Hamilton
Minsoo Chi
Jane Karwoski McCracken
Jen Bonnett
Ryan Gembala

Investor Judges

Richard Fraim
Eric Sonnier
Vasant Kamath
Sandeep Ahuja
Kim Seals

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500

Attendees

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Some of our Past Winners

OSS Police

Augmented Reality solution for warehouse order picking.

Oculogx
Augmented Reality solution for warehouse order picking.

Cinchapi
Intelligent data platform for real-time exploratory analytics and automation.

Fraudscope
Automated intelligence for detecting and preventing healthcare fraud and abuse.

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