Atlanta Ventures Newsletter

One week into the new year and we’ve already hit the ground running. We wrapped up 2020 with a lively healthcare event and did some good reflecting before kicking off 2021 strong with a new season of the Atlanta Story Podcast and a lot of invigorating convos with entrepreneurs.  
  

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Content 📝
#Blog #Stories #Tools

The Atlanta Story Podcast kicked off with season 2 yesterday! In Episode 1, Jon Birdsong sat down with Coach Mike Smith, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. They discussed how to win in the locker room, behaviors from the most committed players he’s ever coached, what Mike was most proud of during his time in Atlanta, what he would do differently looking back, plus much more.  

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Community 👫

#PastEvents #UpcomingEvents

To round out the year, HealthIT folks joined us virtually for the final Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneur Meetup. This morning meetup kicked off with networking then ended with a conversation between A.T. Gimbel, Partner at Atlanta Ventures, and Angela Fusaro, Co-Founder and CEO of Physician 360. Check out the recap here.

Events - Past and Upcoming:

• Atlanta Startup Convos Meetup: Wed. Jan 13, 2021 • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
• Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneur Meetup: Wed. Feb 10, 2021 • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM 

Capital 💰
#OurCompanies #EntreprenuerLessons

When you’re evaluating startup ideas, remember that it’s the same amount of work to produce a good outcome as it is to produce a great outcome, so think big.

- David Cummings

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Companies 💯

• Atlanta Tech Village’s 7th It Takes a Village Pre-Accelerator Cohort applications are open for two more weeks.
• Calendly founder Tope Awotona shares about their core values in this latest episode of Human First CEO.
• Gimme Vending’s VMS was named 2020 Product of the Year and they’ve been helping grocery stores, and vending machines stay stocked. 
• Greenzie raised another $1.5M to fuel their growth.
• SalesLoft raised $100M for its digital sales platform and is now valued at $1.1B. Congrats!