Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) along with their partners at Valor Ventures announce the selection of ten startups pitching at the 36|86 Southern Series Atlanta event on April 12th.
Each Southern Series pitch provides an opportunity to celebrate the brightest regional startups and to identify the very best entrepreneurs located throughout the Southeast. Winners advance to LaunchTN’s inaugural 36|86 conference June 6 & 7 in Nashville for the opportunity to win prizes, including $50,000 to the winner while networking with fellow entrepreneurs, investors and media from across the country. All Southern Series winners selected to attend 36|86 will receive a travel and lodging stipend.
The ten companies pitching in Atlanta on April 12th at Emory University’s Miller-Ward Alumni House for the chance to be one of the featured startups at 36|86 in June are the following:
Energy Bionics, LLC: Wellington, FL: EnergyBionics is leveraging wearable trends and advances in energy harvesting technology to solve mobile energy problems.
FIXD: Atlanta, GA: FIXD increases customer retention at dealership service centers.
Kevy: Atlanta, GA: Kevy helps online retailers grow their revenue through personalizing the online shopping experience.
Neurotargeting: Nashville, TN: NeuroTargeting’s mission is to organize, enrich and integrate the world’s neurological data to improve patient care.
Privet: Atlanta, GA: Privet is a next-generation social network that allows responsible users to connect authentically about real-life issues and challenges.
Proxy Server: Athens, GA: Proxy Server’s service allows you to use public Wi-Fi safely.
RightPatient: Atlanta, GA: RightPatient provides a cloud-based SaaS platform to accurately recognize patients from any encounter end point by simply taking their picture.
SherpaDesk: Atlanta, GA: SherpaDesk focuses on what matters most to professional services – time. The complete solution to manage customers, capture billable time and monitor projects’ profitability.
SmartCommerce: Atlanta, GA: SmartCommerce empowers leading CPG brand marketing teams to own and drive their customer experience, from discovery through purchase.
Vendor Registry: Knoxville, TN: Vendor Registry’s SaaS procurement platform is streamlining the $250 billion local government market.
“Congratulations to these 10 companies as they were selected from an outstanding pool of applicants,” says Charlie Brock, CEO of LaunchTN. “We look forward to seeing them pitch in Atlanta on April 12th while hearing from some of the region’s leading investors, entrepreneurs and thought leaders.”
Winners of Atlanta Southern Series event will be selected by the following roster of experienced entrepreneurs, executives and VCs:
Jamie Hamilton – Atlanta Seed Company
Wain Kellum – Canal Partners
Michelle Jarrard – GRA
Ashish Mistry – BLH Ventures
Dawn Patrick – Cherry Bekaert
Sarah O’Brien – Valor Ventures
Theresa Sexton – Claritas Capital
Martin Tilson – Southeast Investor Group
“We are excited to partner with LaunchTN on The Southern Series and to see these ten early-stage companies pitch in Atlanta,” says Lisa Calhoun, Partner with Valor Ventures. “By collaborating on a regional level, we grow a more connected community, and that benefits the entire startup ecosystem.”
To attend the Southern Series event in Atlanta on April 12th, register here.
The 36|86 conference is renowned for featuring the best in southern culture, entrepreneurship and investment. Last year’s event drew over 900 attendees, including over 120 investors representing 86 venture firms and 34 presenting startups from the Southeast and Washington, D.C. This year’s 36|86 conference is scheduled for June 6 & 7, 2016 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville. Tickets for 36|86 are available here.