A look back at 2014 and the current state of the startup ecosystem in the city of Atlanta.

1. 2015 STATE OF THE ECOSYSTEM

2. 2015 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
2013
2014
0 125 250 375 500
VC Investment Increased 32% in 2014

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Ranked 10th in Total Acquisitions
from 2012-2014

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Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Seatle
Chicago
Washington DC
San Diego
Austin
Atlanta
Denver
Dallas
Raleigh
Portland
0 1250 2500 3750 5000
168
$281
$357
$480
$495
$620
$805
$857
$1000
$1200
$2053
$4200
$4400
Ranked 9th in Non-Bay Area
VC Investment ($M) in 2014

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Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Seatle
Chicago
Washington DC
San Diego
Austin
Atlanta
Denver
Dallas
Raleigh
Portland
0 100 200 300 400
27
42
37
43
59
114
99
121
94
108
171
395
371
Ranked 9th in Non-Bay Area
VC Deals in 2014

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Atlanta is now one of the
top 10 startup cities outside
the bay area.

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We continue to see strength
in our core clusters.

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acquired for
$1.5B
in 2014
Mobile Tech Cluster

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Sales & Marketing Tech Cluster
acquired for
$270M
in 2014

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Health Tech Cluster
acquired for
$220M
in 2014

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raised
$65M
in 2014
Information Security Cluster

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raised
$40M
in 2014
FinTech Cluster

13. 2015 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
New clusters are starting
to emerge.

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Consumer Tech Cluster
raised
$74M
in 2014

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Consumer Tech Cluster
raised
$10M
in 2015

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Traction takes many forms.
Not just VC investment.

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Achieving Liftoff
100.5B
emails in 2014
2.8M
new customers
in 2014

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We've also added new
infrastructure to support our
startup ecosystem.

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New Entrepreneurship Centers

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New Educational Programming

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Here's how you can help it
continue to grow.

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1. Become a customer. Evaluate at least
one new innovative local startup in the
next 30 days.
2. Donate your time & talent. Mentor a
startup founder or joining their board of
advisors.

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Thank you.