The first few slots for startups looking to be part of Venture Atlanta have officially been handed out.
On Wednesday night in front of a packed house at Atlanta Tech Village, eight Atlanta-based startups got on stage and presented three minute pitches for a chance to earn a coveted slot at this year’s Venture Atlanta conference, the premier venture capital conference that takes place each fall in the city.
The pitch competition, dubbed Pitchfest as part of the busy Atlanta Tech Week agenda, was the first of its kind in giving startups a “fast pass” of sorts directly to Venture Atlanta (which last year saw 630 applications submitted for 88 spots). Two nominees representing ATDC, Atlanta Tech Village, Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, and Tech Alpharetta each took the stage in front of a panel of local tech judges. At the end of the night, one startup from each of the four startup centers were selected to join the conference, taking place this year October 15-16 at The Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta.
The four selection companies include:
OMNY HEALTH
Founder and CEO: Mitesh Rao
Industry: healthcare data
Located in: ATDC
Pitch overview: OMNY provides the foundational data layer to connect patients, providers, and life sciences companies
SPARKYAI!
Founder and CEO: Ted Tagalakis
Industry: MarTech, AI
Located in: Atlanta Tech Village
Pitch overview: As a GenAI “Super App” for marketers, SparkyAI! combines AI and behavioral science to help users create better, more personalized digital content
Easter Egg Labs
Team: Pitch presented by Levi Christian Pearson
Industry: Gaming, AI
Located in: Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE)
Pitch overview: Easter Egg Labs, which just launched, revolutionizes how epic stories get created, shared, and experienced by creating agentic stories and “on demand lore”
Tacilent.ai
Founder and CEO: Ron Johnson
Industry: B2B, risk management, AI
Located in: Tech Alpharetta
Pitch overview: The startup creates domain expert AI risk solutions for private equity firms, consulting organizations, and enterprises with complex risk challenges
The other startups that took the stage during the Pitchfest competition included FrontHouz, HeirTight, GenAI Healthcare, and ArtCloud.
Want a chance to join OMNY Health, SparkyAI, Easter Egg Labs, or Tacilent at Venture Atlanta this year? Submit your startup application by August 8!