You asked and we delivered! Some of our most requested startups by our corporate partners are rejoining us for our first-ever AlumniRise program at Engage! We're excited to introduce the lineup of six startups and their leaders who will be joining us for AlumniRise: - Fluree - GlacierGrid - The Mom Project - Plural - Qualytics - Slip Robotics These members of the Engage network are pioneering solutions across all our cohorts in the future of work, customer experience, data analytics, supply chain & logistics, and clean energy sectors. They were hand-selected by our corporate partners to reENGAGE as they have evolved or created new markets since they originally joined the Engage network. Over the next ten weeks, these teams will rejoin the Engage Network and go through a brand new program to help further grow our startups. This program connects them with a distinguished community of 14 global enterprise organizations and a leading university. We're proud to count Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center, The Coca-Cola Company, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Georgia Pacific, Georgia Power Company, Georgia Institute of Technology, Goldman Sachs, The Home Depot, Honeywell, Inspire, ICE/NYSE, Invesco US, Invest Georgia, Tech Square Ventures, Wellstar Health System, and UPS among our esteemed partners. Our corporate partners are looking forward to re-engaging with these startups and reimagining how they will transform the future of their enterprises. Exciting highlights about our AlumniRise cohort: 💰 Our startups span 6 YEARS of Engage -- with one startup from our very first cohort! 🌎 3 of our companies are based in the Super South, with 2 from right here in Atlanta, Georgia. We're thrilled to embark on this journey with some of our favorite founders. Join Engage and our corporate partners in warmly welcoming these startups back home as they kick off AlumniRise!
Engage
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Atlanta, Georgia 4,998 followers
Collaborative Innovation & Corporate Venture Platform for 14 Fortune 500s based in the Southeast.
About us
Engage is a first-of-its-kind collaborative innovation and corporate venture platform comprised of 14 Fortune 500 corporations in the Southeast that have joined forces to support startups building the future of enterprise technology.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- Atlanta, Georgia
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- Privately Held
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- 2017
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Atlanta, Georgia 30308, US
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Last Friday, Engage in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology brought together top executives and leaders from some of the largest corporations in the Southeast to share insights and ideas on building innovation-focused partnerships with startups. The day featured insights from industry experts and in-depth discussions: - Linda Hill from the Harvard Business School shared strategies for cultivating innovation ecosystems. - Leaders from Georgia-Pacific LLC and Verusen AI shared real-world case studies of successful corporate-startup collaborations. - Leaders from Delta Air Lines shared best practices for working cross-functionally to fast track corporate innovation with startups. Participants included senior executives from Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center, The Coca-Cola Company, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Georgia Power Company, Georgia Institute of Technology, Inspire, Invesco US, Southern Company, Tech Square Ventures, and Wellstar Health System. A sincere thank you to all who participated. Your insights and thoughtful contribution were invaluable to the success of the day!
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As I approach my second year as a partner at Tech Square Ventures where I lead our Engage Network and program, I have come to realize just how unique Atlanta's business community is, especially among its large multi-billion dollar corporate enterprises, most of whom are investors and partners in Engage. I wrote down a few thoughts on why corporate innovation is hard and the three reasons Atlanta is so well positioned to lead the world at doing it well.
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ATDC in collaboration with Georgia Tech CREATE-X and Engage are hosting the next ATL Unlocked Event on July 18th at ATDC from 5pm – 7pm. ATL Unlocked is a partnership between Metro Atlanta Chamber and the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to create access for creators, innovators and entrepreneurs so they can thrive. ATL Unlocked connects entrepreneurs with innovation centers and entrepreneurs across the region to increase knowledge and access. We look forward to seeing you soon! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eZFFus-A
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Hey everyone! I'm Apoorv Kumar, a Summer Intern with Engage and an MBA student from Emory, taking over Engage's LinkedIn for the day. Two days ago, we kicked off a new era for CleanTech in Georgia at the Engage offices in Tech Square. Engage leader, Bill Nussey started us off, and our host, Cynthia Curry from the Metro Atlanta Chamber, led some of the top leaders across the Georgia Cleantech community in a discussion about unifying efforts, leveraging resources, and collectively curating a CleanTech visionboard for the future of Cleantech in our city and in our state. A big thank you to everyone who attended and took the first big step towards making Georgia the newest CleanTech hub of the US! Amy Jaick of FREYR Battery, Andy Marshall of Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, Anthony Oni of Energy Impact Partners, Brooke Perez of Georgia Power Company, Cory Hewett, David Stone Eady of Drawdown Georgia Business Compact, Eric Hartz of Nexus Circular, Jennifer Singh of ATDC, James Marlow of the Southface Institute, Matthew Britt of Honeywell, Miguel Granier, Michael Chanin of Cherry Street Energy, Michael P Oxman of Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Ray C Anderson school, Morgan (Walsh) Phillips of Cox Enterprises, Alex Nussey of Wattch, Richard Gruber of the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, Shamus Kahl, and many others that LinkedIn won't let us fit! #CleanTech #ClimateResilience #Decarbonization #Innovation #GreenEnergy #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #GreenTech
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🎉 Introducing the Summer 2024 class of interns! 🎉 Engage and Tech Square Ventures are honored to be working with this exceptional set of students from the Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Stanford University. Our mission with our internship program is to bring educational opportunities in the startup and corporate innovation ecosystem to students in Atlanta. Over the summer, these interns will work in our design, insights, investments, and operations tracks across our team and have the opportunity to learn from top entrepreneurs and corporate executives in the Engage community. Join us in welcoming these interns, new and returning, into the Engage family! Anand Krishnan, Apoorv Kumar, Zachary Thomas, Alex Swan, Vinay Govindaraju, Rachel W., Jonathan Dase, Alexis Frith & John Hill
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We are still buzzing from the energy at our Executive Reception at Georgia Power Company headquarters last week. The convergence of Atlanta’s vibrant startup ecosystem with top-tier investors, visionary corporate executives, and leaders from Georgia Institute of Technology was an incredible reminder of what we are privileged to be a part of at Tech Square Ventures and Engage. A big thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to making this event a massive success. We also want to send a special shoutout to our incredible startups that were part of Cohort 13 - Aetos Imaging, AdPipe, Blue Frontier, Inc., Coactive AI, Humantelligence Inc., Learn to Win, Onwards HR, and PlayerZero. Check out the recap below and relive the magic with us! #Startups #VentureCapital #Innovation #Atlanta #Networking #Entrepreneurship https://lnkd.in/emuv5vZ6
Engage Reception Spring 2024
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Kim Greene CEO of Georgia Power Company, is our featured Fireside Guest today. Kim’s extensive career in the energy industry and engineering background have fueled her passion for innovation. In her first year leading Georgia Power, she's described the experience as "unforgettable" and deeply impactful. Before taking the helm in March 2023, Kim spent years honing her expertise and getting excited about shaping the future of energy during events like Engineers Week. Her humility and enthusiasm for this role are truly inspiring. But Kim's influence goes beyond just leading a major utility company. As a trailblazer in the STEM field, she's a powerful role model for the next generation, especially young girls. Her unwavering determination and commitment to sustainable solutions make her the perfect speaker. Join us as we celebrate Kim's leadership and vision for driving positive change! #WomeninSTEM #EnergyInnovation #LeadershipInspiration
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Welcome to the Engage Executive Reception at the beautiful Georgia Power Company global headquarters here in Atlanta, GA. I’m Junior Gaspard, Investor and Head of Startup Growth on the Tech Square Ventures & Engage team and your virtual host today. I’ll be sharing live updates from this event, unprecedented in size and scope, of 250+ attendees consisting of 75+ Fortune 500 executives, 50+ Engage portfolio company team members, dozens of the Southeast’s most prominent investors, and the 8 startups of the 13th Cohort of the Engage Program. Be sure to follow along for the latest news and insights! Cody Coleman Daniel Betts, PhD, MBA Juan Luis Betancourt, Sarah J. Rodehorst Animesh Koratana Sasha Seymore Andrew Powell Andrew Levy Sam Birdsong Jack Semrau Blaise Warren Nikita T. Ramy Elzarad Maddie Harper David Malloy Taylor Chance
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For our final Cohort 13 CEO Story, we are so excited to introduce Cody Coleman, the co-founder and CEO of Coactive AI! “Over the past decade, we've seen an unprecedented surge in content, leaving organizations inundated with vast amounts of visual content that acts more like a tax (or liability) than an asset," said Cody Coleman. "Our multimodal application platform empowers organizations to effortlessly search and analyze this immense volume of unstructured image and video data—no PhD or metadata required. We help deliver intelligent context to content at scale." Driven by their passion for technology and fascination with artificial intelligence, Coleman and his co-founder, William A. Gaviria Rojas, created Coactive AI in 2021. Having both studied at MIT, they shared an interest in the rapidly evolving field of AI. Recognizing the growing importance of data-driven decision-making in businesses, Coleman and Gaviria focused on enhancing machine learning capabilities to extract insights faster. They observed that visual data – like images and videos – posed unique challenges due to its unstructured nature and sheer volume. Simply put – organizing this data manually was so time-consuming and inefficient that most companies were not even trying. To tackle this problem, Coactive developed a breakthrough multimodal AI technology that enables users to search through visual content far more effectively. For example, users can ask questions like, "How many images like this have been uploaded?" or "Who is uploading images like these?" Coactive's innovation lies in optimizing the process of tagging, loading, and searching visual data for enterprises. Coactive automates the loading and indexing of raw images, making them easily searchable, and doing so in a fraction of time and resources traditionally required. The company was recognized in 2023 on Forbes list of the Top 50 AI startups in the world. In one powerful example, Coactive worked with a Fortune 500 retailer that needed to sift through a vast collection of product images and videos for marketing purposes. With Coactive's AI-powered solution, the retailer could quickly find the most suitable content in minutes rather than hours, or not at all. Coleman earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and a Ph.D. from Stanford. He gained valuable industry experience through internships at tech giants like Google, Pinterest, Jump Trading LLC, and Facebook, before venturing into entrepreneurship and eventually founding Coactive. Cody was born in prison. His personal story and journey to Coactive is deeply inspiring. Coactive’s partner Amazon put together an amazing three-minute video story on Cody and Coactive that everyone should watch. https://shorturl.at/g59na
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