Executive Profile: Blake Patton fosters collaboration in tech ecosystem
05.21.2021
"Atlanta also has a culture of collaboration that is fueling connectivity across the innovation ecosystem," said Blake Patton, founder and managing partner of Tech Square Ventures. "We believe the Southeast is the fastest-growing innovation region. Atlanta is at the heart of that momentum."
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CFO of the Year: Joelle Fox built Tech Square Ventures’ financial infrastructure
05.21.2021
Tech Square Ventures CFO & Operating Partner Joelle Fox is a finalist for the Small Private Company CFO of the Year Award in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2021 CFO of the Year Awards in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta.
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How did Atlanta become a top breeding ground for billion-dollar startups in the Southeast?
05.02.2021
Another member of the new school of investors that’s changing Atlanta’s investment scene is Patton; whose work with Tech Square Ventures and Engage, the corporate venture capital investment firm and startup initiative harnessing the power of a number of the biggest companies in Atlanta, also galvanized entrepreneurship and the newfound interest in startup tech companies.
Read moreTech Square Ventures Adds Vasant Kamath as General Partner
03.01.2021
ATLANTA, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech Square Ventures today announced the addition of Vasant Kamath as a General Partner. A seasoned technology investor, Kamath brings over 15 years of experience investing in companies that have had more than $4 billion in announced exits. Kamath joins the Atlanta-based firm as it launches Tech Square Venture Fund II, focused on making early-stage investments in enterprise and marketplace technology startups.
Read moreVasant Kamath Joins Tech Square Ventures as Firm Grows
03.01.2021
As Tech Square Ventures launches its Fund II, the firm has tapped Vasant Kamath as a General Partner to help scale and grow its early-stage portfolio. A Georgia native and seasoned tech investor, Kamath most recently served as Director at Primus Capital and as Director of Corporate Development at Cox Enterprises. In his over 15- year career, he has invested in companies that have totaled more than $4 billion in announced exits.
Read moreWith Atlanta rising as a new hub for tech, early stage firm Tech Square Ventures gets a new partner
02.25.2021
Atlanta is coming up in the tech world with several newly minted billion-dollar businesses hailing from the ATL and the city’s local venture capital community is taking notice. Earlier stage firms like Tech Square Ventures are staffing up and adding new partners. The firm’s latest hire is Vasant Kamath, a general partner who joins the firm from Primus Capital.
Read moreMelissa Pegus Brings Her Global Perspective to Tech Square Ventures
02.01.2021
Atlanta’s tech scene has attracted top talent from across the world in the last few years. One of the most recent transplants is Melissa Pegus, the new Senior Associate at Tech Square Ventures.
Read moreTech Square Ventures Founder Blake Patton Shares Details of Firm’s New $75 Million Fund
07.08.2020
Blake Patton has seen the rise of Atlanta’s tech ecosystem like few others. As managing partner and founder of Tech Square Ventures, which through two separate funds has already invested in 51 startups such as Cypress.io, Pointivo and Goodr, Patton has led the strategic early-stage venture fund to be one of the most active in the state of Georgia and the wider Southeastern U.S.
Read moreTech Square Ventures raises $25 million for second investment fund
07.03.2020
Tech Square Ventures recently closed the first phase of its second fund, raising $26million. The early-stage venture capital firm plans to raise a total of $75 million. Investorsfor the fund include Georgia-Pacific, Invest Georgia, and Cox Enterprises.
Read moreInvest Atlanta Livestream: How to Lead A Company Through Uncertain Times
05.13.2020
After months of the Covid-19 crisis, it has become clear that in-person interaction between members of the startup community — entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem supports — is missed deeply by all. Read more about the conversation between Managing Partner Blake Patton and Tech Square Ventures CFO Joelle Fox, hosted by Invest Atlanta, on the topic of “Leading In A Time of Uncertainty.”
Read moreOpinion: In Atlanta, ‘Collision’ Can Be Good Business
11.19.2019
When you look at Atlanta's innovation ecosystem, you begin to see overlapping needs and opportunities for collective problem solving.
Read moreFrom the Shadows of the Fortune 500, Atlanta Emerges As A Tech Hub
10.02.2019
Atlanta is quietly building up a startup environment that local industry players hope will one day rival those of other metro areas when it comes to funding (and exits).
Read moreThe Engage Venture Platform: Tracking Success Two Years, Four Cohorts, And A Few Stealth Launches In
04.16.2019
A mid-fund update on Atlanta’s Engage, a corporate-backed venture fund and innovation platform.
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