Atlanta Startup Battle Test
Atlanta's Premier Startup Competition
With 500+ startups and 2 days of competition, Atlanta Startup Battle is a unique opportunity for startup growth and investment. Throughout the competition, the top participants develop their ideas with seasoned mentors and present to active VC investors from Atlanta and Silicon Valley, all in an effort to help Atlanta identify and support the next generation of outstanding tech companies.
Event Schedule
The Atlanta Startup Battle gives meaningful experiences to its finalists. The top ten applicants receive a full day of hands-on mentorship from experts in UX, go-to-market strategy, brand refinement, and engineering. They get to pitch to real VC investors with $1B worth of portfolio investments and $200M of early-stage investment capital, and make long-lasting networking breakthroughs.
Saturday, Oct 3
8:00am-6:00pm
MENTOR 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 founders Paul Judge & Allen Nance. This is the chance for startups to show the founders what they’ve been working on.
Thursday, Oct 22
6:00pm-9:00pm
THE MAIN EVENT
The top 5 teams pitch onstage in front of a crowd of 500 investors, engineers, and startups to win a $100,000 investment! (Limited seating available for qualified attendees)
9:00pm-10:00pm
Afterparty for Finalists
We announce the winner on the roof amidst the midtown skyline, and celebrate one of Atlanta’s future technology leaders with drinks and music.
Investor Judges
Dan Dreschel
Duriya Farooqui
Chris Lyons
Sanjay Parekh
Tanya Sam
BIP Capital
Point A
Andreessen Horowitz
MailMosh
Ambition Fund
Past Investor Judges
Jamie Hamilton
Minsoo Chi
Jane Karwoski McCracken
Past Investor Judges
Investor Judges
Dan Dreschel – BIP Capital
Duriya Farooqui – Point A
Chris Lyons – Andreessen Horowitz
Sanjay Parekh – MailMosh
Tanya Sam – Ambition Fund
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.
TechSquare Labs
The battleground is TechSquare Labs, a 15k square foot investment fund and innovation hub at the epicenter of Technology Square, Atlanta’s fast-growing startup arena.
Thanks to our Sponsors
Our sponsors are key players in the development of the future of Atlanta’s technology ecosystem, and make this event possible.
Atlanta Startup Battle
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
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
Jamie Hamilton
Minsoo Chi
Jane Karwoski McCracken
Past Investor Judges
Investor Judges
Richard Fraim
Eric Sonnier
Vasant Kamath
Sandeep Ahuja
Kim Seals
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.
Thanks to our Sponsors
