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Atlanta Startup Podcast — 233 episodes
The South’s Accelerating Venture Flywheel: What LPs See In 2026
Venture Atlanta 2025: Know Before You Go: Insider Highlights for VCs, Founders, and Corporate Partners
Meet Techstars Atlanta New MP Anastasia Nicole Simon In Conversation With Valor VC’s Lisa Calhoun
SPECIAL REPORT: Deep Dive on AI Startups in the South
King of Pops Co-Founder and CEO Steven Carse On the Secret To Joy At Work
Truth On Trial: Jennifer Dorian on the Power of Public Media Now
SPECIAL REPORT: Valor's AI IN THE SOUTH Q1-2025 is out now!
AI Racing Ahead with Will Bryan, Ph.D - CEO & Founder of Autonoma
Raising a Growth Round In the Age of AI with Christy Johnson of BIP Capital
Can Atlanta’s Downtown Be Saved? Inside David Cumming’s Courageous Plan to Restart the City’s Heart
Southern Exposure: Exploring Positive Trends in Venture Capital Unique to the South with Peter Walker, Carta’s Head of Insights
Empowering Safe and Inclusive Ridesharing with HERide
Transforming Surgical Training with VR: Dr. Lauren Siff of SurgicalEd VR
How Cleveland Clinic Finds Its Next Great Healthcare Startup Founders in Atlanta and Beyond
AI Startups in the South: Highlights Q3 2024
AI in Venture Capital: How Valor Ventures’ AI 'Vic’ Helps Founders Get Discovered By VCs
Leading Sustainable Fashion with Raha Saremi of Ecoatex
Bridging the Gap in Holistic Healthcare Access with Georgina Dukes-Harris of Swishvo
Revolutionizing the Job Interview Process with Brian Glover of Previewed
Innovative Real Estate: Roots' Dual Wealth-Building Strategy with Daniel Dorfman
Researching Better Returns In Emerging Managers With Chris Keller of Catalyst Partners
Unlock the Joy of Reading for Kids with Janessa Ferrel of QuestRead
Mastering The AI GTM, 2024 Fundraising Insights, and All Things Value Creation with Scott Lopano
Transforming the Running Experience with Dena Lewis of Running Mate
After the Acquisition: How Sales Tax Can Take a Chunk Out Of Your Startup's Exit (And How To Avoid It)
Founders in Focus: Damola Ogundipe & Kristen Dunning on Funding their Startups
These VCs Are Bullish On Virginia Startups: Here's Why
From Startup to VC: Lynne Laube's Journey and Insights
The Founder Factor: Why Bull City Backs People, Not Ideas
AI-Driven Inclusive Beauty Tech with Riean Knight of Honey to Cocoa
Revolutionizing Football Analytics with Joe Hamilton of 4-Second Football
Empowering Career Success with a Personal Board with Keith Chaney of Peadbo
Understanding Enterprise Sales, Early-Stage Fundraising, and Data Moats with Connor Offut of Aetos Imaging
Why London Startups Have Their Sights Set on Atlanta Expansion
The Path from LP to GP with Kevin Moore of Serac Ventures
Flipping “Simping” into a Positive with Gera Baano-Stewart II of Simp Now
Pinnacle Bank, City of Atlanta, & State of Georgia Reveal 2024 VC Trends
Growth tactics from CPG Sales Pacesetter Jennifer Silverberg, CEO SmartCommerce
Fresh Perspectives on How Corporate Strategics Invest in AI
Pre-seed conviction, early-stage board dynamics, and SaaS in the South with Blaine Davis of Outlander VC
The Future of Marketing Will Be AI Enabled: Meet Jake Soffer of FirmPilot
Revolutionizing Influencer Marketing with Shayna Stewart of Shown Live
Revering History through Immersive Storytelling with Yolanda Barton of Revere XR
Building High-Performance Growth Culture and Smart Goal Setting with David Cummings
The Journey From Principal to Partner, Seed Diligence Rhythms, and More with Claire Hansen of Firebrand Ventures
Building Conviction at Pre-seed/Seed, Digital Nomading as a VC, and Understanding How VCs Think with Nassir Criss of Sixty8 Capital
A Look Inside Texas' Largest VC Firm's Investment Playbook
Exploring Thoughtful Product Design, AI-driven consumer experiences, and more Startup Runway Winner Kai Tan
Why Triet Nguyen of Render Capital is Hyper Focused on Investing in the South and Midwest
Startup Runway Winner, Jessica King, Reshape the Future of Endometriosis Screening with FlowIntell
Unlocking Workflow Efficiency for Non-Profits with Startup Runway Winner Miya Moore
Turning Setbacks into Success: Blooksy's Founder Anthony Joiner Shares his Startup Story
Passion-Driven Entrepreneurship: Insights from Joshua Afolabi, Founder of 2GGO
How Physician360 is Innovating Rural Health Care with New CEO Michael Muchnicki
Meet Andrew Morris, Founder of the Fintech Agenda LLC
Unlocking Access to Capital: How Catalyze Champions First-Time Fund Managers
Optimizing Early-Stage Hiring with Peg Olson
From Wall Street to Building Hangers.com - A Global Empire
Does Georgia Need a Hybrid Public School with CoLearn CEO, Michael Staton
Understanding the Next Frontier of Fintech with Flourish Ventures
Atlanta Startup Safely Safeguards the Global Short-Term Rental Market
Demystifying Sales & Revenue Ops with Sales Veteran Courtney Schickel
The AI Future of Student Lending | Jeannie Tarkenton CEO Funding U | Atlanta Startup Podcast
Why Bonfire VC’s Managing Partner Brett Queener Wants More Southern Seed Deals
Collab Capital's Journey to Defy Funding Obstacles for Black Founders with Rachel Wilson
Meet Gabby Fong of First In: The VC Hyper-focused on Innovation within Cybersecurity, Defense, and Dual-Use Technologies
1888 Ventures: Expanding Regional Access to Early-Stage Capital
Inside Startup Runway: Empowering Underrepresented Founders and Unlocking Access to Crucial Capital
Inside Hawks Ventures, Atlanta's Newest Venture Fund
Nailing a Seed Lead VC in Atlanta, 2023 Edition. Meet Climate-Tech CEO Thomas Stokell of Riderr
This Atlanta Founder Secured a $2m Seed Round With a Cold Email, Meet Gaurav Byagathvalli of Piezo
Atlanta's Newest Venture Studio is Also a Non-Profit, Meet W3 Studio
Founders, Spouses, Better Lunches: Practical Startup Advice from WSJ Best-Selling Author Cap Treeger
Mindful Investing: How Armond Davis of the Paragon Group Helps Founders Unlock Their Full Potential
Growing Georgia's Tech Ecosystem with The State of Georgia + Startup Runway
Atlanta Startup Offbeat Leverages 1 Billion Followers. Here's How.
Atlanta Founders Share Key Support System Insights
3 Georgia Founders Discuss What It Takes to Win!
What Does It Take To Pitch and Win! Meet The 18th Startup Runway Showcase Winners
Simplifying Complex Supply Chains With PorterLogic
Meet Adwait Joshi, CEO of the Atlanta Fintech Using AI to Fight Complex Financial Crimes
Drive Capital Makes Atlanta Home. Meet Avoilan Bingham and Learn Why Atlanta Is the New VC Destination City.
Coinbase Venture's Jonathan King On Atlanta's Crypto Ecosystem
FinTech Investor De’Havia Stewart joined Anthemis Group, the leading FinTech Investment global platform.
Corporate Venture Leader Stephanie Diaz of Wellstar, Georgia's Largest Healthcare System
Meet the Founder Modernizing Disability Disclosure For Over 133 Million Americans
Meet Jessica & Nate and learn Plug and Play's accelerator programs that support early stage startups
Meet VC Steve Hasty at Circadian Ventures
Meet Jennifer Richard of Bonfire Ventures Who's Looking to Lead Seed Rounds In Atlanta
How Yellow Card's $40M Series B Scales Its Pan-African Exchange Built in ATL, with CEO Chris Maurice
JP Morgan Atlanta Techstars MD Melissa Pegus On When Startups Are Accelerator-Ready
Meet Atlanta Founder Jeff Richards of the 2nd Fastest Growing Company In America, SnapNurse
Atlanta Venture Capital Outlook with VCs Lisa Calhoun, Gary Peat, Robin Bienfait and William Leonard
Meet Steelsky, The Largest Women's Healthcare VC Fund, and Founder Maria Velissaris
Dept. of Defense's Tech Talent Scout Patrick Reynolds Finds Startups To Save America
Influence Your Wallet--Meet Cynthia Ruff of #Hashtag PayMe
How Paul D'Arrigo of Saltbox Starts a Grassroots Ecommerce Revolution
Why Akshita Iyer Turned Down $800K For Her Shark-Tank-Famous Startup Ome and Moved to Atlanta
How Nick Santora Sold Cybersecurity Platform Curricula for $22M to Huntress
Raising Money and Solving the Future of Events with Chris Cherian of Gatherly
Is ATDC, Atlanta's Most Famous Accelerator, a Fit For Your Startup?
Is Venture Atlanta the Top Investor Conference for Startups? Find out from Allyson Eman.
The Largest Education Investor in the U.S. Is In Atlanta: Meet University Growth Fund
How much grit do founders need? Startup Runway's Mecca Tartt Interviews Pre-Seed Startup Founders
Ayanna Kerrison on How PreCursor Writes 20-25 Checks a Year For Pre-Seed Founders
Predicting Churn with Arcum CEO Sebastian Builes
Meet Atlanta VC Allyson Plosko and How Spring Time Is Growing From Boulder Toward the Southeast
Musheer Ahmed of Codoxo on Keys To Raising a Series B, the Future of Healthcare Fraud, and more
Meet the South's New Startup Banking Guru Jaisa Gooden of Silicon Valley Bank
CEO Ryan Wilson of The Gathering Spot on Fundraising, Exiting to Greenwood, and the Future
The Leap from Project to Product - Sal Stabler's Story From Enterprise Insider to Software Founder
Learn Why Melinda Gates Funds Ada Developers Academy in Atlanta with Lauren Sato
The most diverse esports league in the world is from Atlanta. Meet Ryan Johnson of Cxmmunity.
Meet Sallie Jian, Head of Investments for SAP
Can nonprofits raise money faster? Meet Softgiving Founder Matt Pfaltzgraf
Meet Henry Zhang of Cybersecurity Startup Senteon
Why VC Mahati Sridhar of Revolution Loves Atlanta
Investor Antoine Woods with Vertical404
How does Georgia Tech lead startup production? Meet Rahul Saxena of Create-X
Meet Atlanta Investor Shila Nieves Burney of Zane
Meet the Founder Making Your Software Famous, Godard Abel of G2
Meet Ashley Daramola of ArtzyBella Lifting Community With Art
How Do You Sell Better Now? Meet Top LinkedIn Sales Voice Morgan J Ingram
Building a Better Student With Naomi Thomas of InfinityEDU
Web3 Resilience with Doug Neumann of Arpio and Valor's Robin Bienfait
Love Hybrid Work? Jeff Uphues of DC Blox Brings "Atlanta Infrastructure" Anywhere
Creator Platform Guru Julie Newman of Artonomo
2022 Atlanta Venture Capital Trends
The Frontier of AI is Mental Health with Founder Yared Alemu of TQ Intelligence
Breaking Into Private Equity With No Investing Experience
Finding Product-Market Fit In the Pandemic with Founder Ryan Jones of Florence Healthcare
Cooleaf Founder Prem Bhatia's Customer Success Platform Surges To The Inc 5000
Atlanta Makeup Mogul Anisa Kaicker, CEO Anisa International
Froth or not? Alana Mann of Cultivation Capital on Early Stage Investing in Atlanta
Barbara Jones Reframes Retail Returns for the Holidays and Beyond with Lilli RNB
Learn How UGA Founder Jason Schubert Sold His Startup InBrain
Accelerator or Not? Meet Derrick Barker, Nectar founder + new Techstars grad
Why Anthony Maley Wants to Unlock Your Car With Startup Vouch.IO
Meet CEO Garrett Langley of Atlanta's Latest Unicorn Flock Safety
Founder Jeff Gold of Nexus Fuels
Scientist CEO Candace Mitchell Harris of Myavana Transforms Hair Care with AI
Nick Santora on Custom Company Cybersecurity Training with Curricula
Modernizing Healthcare for Women of Color with Mohamed Kamara
What Are Seed VCs Investing In Now? Atlanta VCs like Softbank and Valor weigh in.
Real Fundraising Trends for Southeast Startups
Unpacking Founder Kristina Williams Backed By Beyonce To Power Diversity
Freeing Up First Checks For Founders - Meet Mecca Tartt Startup Runway Executive Director
Flying Faster with Founder AJ Piplica of Hermeus Hypersonic Aircraft
Meet Kristin Slink Founder Turned Fintech Catalyst at ATDC
Founder Jon Gosier of FilmHedge Fuels Atlanta's Booming Film Scene
Real Estate Founders Joe Ashkouti and Josh Lloyd of Yieldi
Is Gigwork Safe? Dustin Walsey of Buckle Says It Can Be
Jennifer Silverberg, What It Takes To Raise A Series B, SmartCommerce
Founder Ajesh Kapoor Takes On Trucking with Semicab
Founder Ariel Lopez of Knac.io Humanizes Hiring
Marlin And Lisa Mitchell of Pulse Analytix Help Police Protect All of Us
Why Pioneering VC Carlos Antequera Won't Take Equity
Atlanta Founder Jennifer Sparks of VacMobile Is Getting Your Vaccines On Your Phone
Learn How VC Dan Drechsel, Partner at Panoramic Ventures, Divides Founders Into Two Types
Meet Tech Reporter Erin Schilling and Learn How to Get Her To Cover Your Atlanta Startup
Leading Women in Venture Capital Investing in Atlanta: The Artemis Fund and Valor Ventures
Automating Production with Ken Ahrens of Speedscale
Meet VC Maggie Kenefake of Royal Street Ventures
Graham Gintz Founder of Knightley Talks Datarooms
$1B In Fintech Startup Investments in the Southeast with Gary Peat, Lisa Calhoun and William Leonard
Why VC Tim McLoughin of CoFounders Capital Writes First Dozens of First Checks
Tim Hall co-Founder of CPG Product Research Company Simporter
VC Anarghya Vardhana of Maveron Backs Customer-First Visionaries
VC Founder Victoria Fram Of Village Capital
Startup Runway Finalist Founder Lucy Lu of AI Legal Helps Businesses Lower Legal Fees
How Valor Investor William Leonard Broke Into Venture Capital From Middle Georgia
Mike Becker And Emery Waddell Of Vocap Partners On Hiring Your Best Sales Leader Ever
Yotam Oren CEO at Mona Labs on the Future of AI Production
VC Kyle Schlotman of Connetic Ventures
Sofiat Abdulrazaaq, Founder of Goodfynd and the Food Truck Revolution
Top Tech Trends of 2021
Evodie Epane Founder of Vegan Tiger and Startup Runway Finalist
The Impact on the Biden-Harris Administration on Venture Capital
Joel Nkounkou and Nelson Thomas, Ecotext Co-Founders
Carolyn Pitt Founder of FilmConnx
Safir Monroe, Founder of UnDelay and Startup Runway Finalist
Michael Ross, President of MHR International, Angel Investor
Founder Erin Croom of Small Bites Adventure Club
Founder LaVonda Brown of EyeGage, Startup Runway Finalist
Calendly Founder Tope Awotona On How He Works
Founder Candice Blacknall of GABA and Startup Runway Finalist
Tia Robinson Founder of Vertical Activewear and Startup Runway Finalist
Julius Bryant, Founder of and Startup Runway Finalist
Ashley Richardson Founder of MyTotem and Startup Runway Finalist
Lauren Kane Finds Capital for Female Founders
Atlanta VC Ross Kimbel of Silicon Road
Founder Louise Wasilewski, CEO of Acivilate
CEO Robin Gregg of RoadSync
Founder Jasmine Crowe, CEO Of Goodr
Jasmine Crowe, Founder of Goodr
Experts Share How To Build Your Startup's Board
Ryan Wilson, Founder of The Gathering Spot on "Black Leadership Matters"
Kabbage-Head and Founder of PeopleCo Amy Zimmerman
Kylan Kester of Startup Atlanta Reveals the 2020 Atlanta Ecosystem Guide
Chike Nwoke, Founder of Klippit and Startup Runway Finalist
Why TIE Atlanta Commits $100K Now To Under-represented Founders With Startup Runway
Sarah Rodehorst, Co-Founder and CEO, ePerkz
Brian Hobbs Founder of Pruuvn, a Startup Runway Finalist
Founder Kristin Stafford of Vital4 , Fintech AI for the Work From Anywhere World
Atlanta Founder Tammy Farley of The Rainmaker Group
David Cummings on Helping Unemployed Georgians Start Companies
These VCs Say Southeastern Startups Claim Centerstage
Founder Sheffie Robinson of WP Clover
VC Eller Malchok of Jumpstart Capital
Founder George Azih of LeaseQuery
Sandy Welfare, Atlanta Leading Innovator
First Check-Writing Investors Share All
Tech Innovator Sandy Welfare Shares Her Secrets to Success
Alex Gonzalez of Disrupter Studio
Kathryn Petralia and Rob Frohwein of Kabbage and Drum
Sheena Allen, CEO and Founder of Capway
Angela Fusaro, MD, CEO At Physician360, Leading COVID-19 Test Provider
Kim Shriver of Cox Enterprises Strategy and Corporate Development
15 - Atlanta Growth VC Alan Taetle of Noro-Moseley Partners (NMP)
14 - Atlanta Deep Tech VC John Sears of Anzu Partners
13 - Social Impact VC Nyra Jordan of American Family Institute
12 - Aaron Hurst and Alaysia Brown of Endeavor Atlanta
Ep. 11 - Founder Anju Matthews of Oncolens on Fighting Cancer
Ep. 10 - How Coronavirus Is Changing Venture Capital
9 - Ryan Wilson, Founder, The Gathering Spots
8 - Young VCs Discuss Investing In Atlanta Startups
7 - Chrissa McFarlane, Founder Patientory
6 - Allyson Eman of Venture Atlanta
5 - Jennifer Silverberg - Founder of Smart Commerce
4 - Matthew Sniff, Founder of MapMyCustomers
3 - VC Esteban Reyes of Las Olas VC
2 - VC Zak Schwarzman of Metaprop
1 - Doll Avant, Founder of Aquagenuity