Investor feedback leads to major pivot for Spring 2017 Finalist MyPledger
Every Startup Runway finalist offers a unique product or service that deserves industry recognition. But for Quinetha Frasier and Rachel Walker, the founding team of MyPledger, recognition didn’t come easy. MyPledger is a mobile fundraising suite that makes it easy for fundraisers to collect donations and interact with donors. With competitors already well-established in their […]
Startup Runway Finalist Patientory is raising millions with an ICO
The modern digital era has brought a new wave of disruptive technologies to every sector of business. But the healthcare industry in particular is poised for a massive shift towards a new way of tracking medical records and financial transactions through the exchange of encrypted data known as Blockchain. No one knows this better than [...] Benefits of the Mock Board Meeting from Spring 2017 Finalist Moisture Love
At the Startup Runway Foundation, we love getting to know all of the unique and innovative startups across the Southeast and the creative minds behind them. We’re proud to offer a wide variety of resources to empower these companies and help them reach success. The Startup Runway pitch events allow growth-stage businesses to expand their [...] Spring 2017 Winner Predictive Ops Shares Tips For Perfecting The Pitch
After pitching their business to our experienced panel of judges at the Spring 2017 Showcase, Raj Sultanian and Carl P. Evans, the founding team of Predictive Ops, were chosen to receive a no-strings-attached cash prize of $10,000. Headquartered startups in Atlanta, Predictive Ops is changing the way accounting and finance professionals can monitor filing changes. […]
Announcing the Spring 2017 Startup Runway Finalists and $10K Prize Check Winner Predictive Ops
10 women and minority-led startups were chosen from over 100 applicants to compete in front of investors like Valor Ventures, ffVC, Seraph, Techstars and Black Angel Tech Fund The Startup Runway Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit co-hosted by Atlanta venture capital firm Valor Ventures and local professional club The Gathering Spot, is pleased to announce the [...] Startup Runway Foundation Announces $10K Strings-free Startup Prize
The Atlanta Hawks, Spencer Stuart, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Connetic Ventures, OnPay, and Write2Market Invest in Bridging the 30% Tech Innovation Gap April — Atlanta — Nationally, 41% of tech startups pitching for venture capital are minority-led, according to the Kauffman Foundation. Yet only only about 10% of venture capital funding goes to minority-led […]
Connetic Ventures partners with The Startup Runway Foundation to create an onramp for female and minority led startups
We may be a bit biased, but The Startup Runway Foundation has the best sponsors— their partnership is the glue for the onramp we are providing for women and minority led startup teams. One of our value added sponsors is Connetic Ventures, an early stage investment fund targeting startups in the Southeast and Midwest. Here’s […]
Beyond the Pitch: Catching up with inaugural Startup Runway winner, Kandid.ly!
“The greatest part about this whole experience is not necessarily the prize money- though, that was great- but the opportunity to let more people know about Kandid.ly, because we really do believe that our company satisfies an unmet need in the market.” – Sam Ulu, CEO of Kandid.ly During the inaugural Startup Runway pitch competition, […]
Game changing investor relations- a founder’s story
“There are several investors we have had meetings with since Startup Runway- most sat on my mock board. Every meeting with an investor provides Borrowing Magnolia with valuable takeaways.” – Tyler Ewing, CEO of Borrowing Magnolia. Borrowing Magnolia is how the modern bride does the dress. No longer does a bride-to-be need to spend hours […]