The City of Atlanta has started a new program aimed at retaining underrepresented student tech talent currently studying in Atlanta that will hopefully foster more homegrown startups. The program was born of a consortium of local universities announced in January. This is an update to the story we covered in January – read the update here.
The purpose of First Pitch Friday is to provide student founders from historically marginalized communities an opportunity to pitch live and receive immediate feedback from prominent venture capital investors throughout the Southeast. We heard dynamic pitches from four student startups from Georgia State and the University of Georgia.
The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute (ENI) at Georgia State University recently hosted its annual Demo Day in honor of the companies participating in the current cohort of the Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund. Read more.
When 23-year-old Angad Sahgal was born with Down syndrome, his parents made a vow to ensure that he always had the same opportunities as his older brother. That led to Angad learning three languages, earning a black belt in karate and taking classes at Georgia State University. Read to learn more.
