2015 state of the atlanta startup ecosystem

2015 STATE OF THE ECOSYSTEM

2015 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

2013

2014

0 125 250 375 500

VC Investment Increased 32% in 2014


Ranked 10th in Total Acquisitions from 2012-2014


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


Boston

New York

Los Angeles

Seatle

Chicago

Washington DC

San Diego

Austin

Atlanta

Denver

Dallas

Raleigh

Portland

0 100 200 300 400

2742

3743

59114

99121

94108

171395

371

Ranked 9th in Non-Bay Area VC Deals in 2014


Atlanta is now one of the top 10 startup cities outside

the bay area.


We continue to see strength in our core clusters.


acquired for

$1.5B in 2014

Mobile Tech Cluster


Sales & Marketing Tech Cluster

acquired for

$270M in 2014


Health Tech Cluster

acquired for

$220M in 2014


raised

$65M in 2014

Information Security Cluster


raised

$40M in 2014

FinTech Cluster


New clusters are starting to emerge.


Consumer Tech Cluster

raised

$74M in 2014


Consumer Tech Cluster

raised

$10M in 2015


Traction takes many forms. Not just VC investment.


Achieving Liftoff

100.5B emails in 2014

2.8M new customers in 2014


We've also added new infrastructure to support our

startup ecosystem.


New Entrepreneurship Centers


New Educational Programming


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


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.


Thank you.

2015 state of the atlanta startup ecosystem

Government & Nonprofit