Riot indeed!
Yesterday was Startup Riot. Essentially the Atlanta version of the TechCrunch50. Except there were 55 companies. Fifty five companies giving three minute presentations on their businesses. It was a fantastic event. A seminal gathering in the development of Atlanta’s startup ecosystem.
For the first time I saw the bubbling up new wave of entrepreneurs mixing with the more established set of early stage technology investors. And I am talking mixing with intent. Investors were asking for introductions to entrepreneurs. A good number of the companies that pitched ended up in some serious discussions with investors after they got off the stage.
Fifty five companies presenting in a day in some ways felt like a recipe for a disaster. But Sanjay Parekh pulled this one off without a hitch. From the opening to the after party at on the beautiful deck of Nelson Mullins it just all flowed with great energy. Kudos Sanjay for putting this together.
When you get 55 technology companies from one city the pitches are going to be a little uneven. But no one embarrassed themselves (though there was great snarkiness on backnoise) and they all stayed within time. Standouts to me were Brainlike Surveillance, Jungle Disk, Masten Space, Purewire, Servinty, Tag6, and Zenda. And of course Skribit. Paul got the biggest laugh of the day with a statement something along the lines of "Skribit is comprised of three very talented developers and Lance." He was also told the company could easily raise $300k by a very prominent angel (We might have to get to work on that).
Following is a full list of the presenting companies with their twitter like 140 character or less description. I want to get this up and will update with links as time allows.
Update: Lots of good chatter from Scott, Stephen, and Stamatiou on this one.
Update #2: Video from the event.
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Atlanta Catheter Therapies will treat dialysis graft failure & circulatory diseases. The founders (physician, engineers, & entrepreneurs) seek funds & talent.
Axis Avenue is a company devoted to helping authors market themselves to a wider audience, while giving readers a new outlet to creativity.
BeyondLS replaces the legacy real estate systems operated by Multiple Listing Services with proactive social networking based technology.
bigWebApps provides a SaaS solution suite to assist the SMB and education markets in tracking help desk request and asset management support.
BioData Services, Inc. assists health care providers through analyzing medical practice data for key insights and solutions.
Blue Violin creates open-source web-based testing tools for web applications aimed at small-to-medium sized software development groups.
Brainlike Surveillance, Inc. reduces clutter in real-time sensor systems for defense, homeland security, and commercial applications.
BrokenCurve is a digital solutions provider for "Entities Of Gravity" such as celebrities, brand name marketers and other organizations.
CityComber uses GPS technologies & digital media to guide users through a walking or driving experience of a desired destination.
CO2 Report is the only interactive one-stop consumer website promoting
home energy reduction with easy access to conservation resources.
Dash Express is the first navigation system with two-way, Internet connectivity.
DecipherTech provides Business analytics as Web Services with a hosted Data warehouse and prebuilt best practice Dashboards and Reports.
Digitalguestlist.com influences users to attend mid to high-end events via admission incentives in behavioral & geo-based niche communities.
Divvs provides web applications that enable peer to peer lending using social network identities as collateral.
Dr. J Says. is a healthcare IT company that delivers the power of personalized preventive and pervasive medicine to the masses.
Evenview develops technology for iterative writing, with use cases in education, editing and planning.
FeatureFrame provides an online video platform that capitalizes on viewers’ attention with a timely call to action.
Global Crypto provides strong, easy to use authentication software to protect business on the web.
GreenHomeGreenPlanet uses closed social networks sponsored by Green
Companies to help elementary families & schools "Go Green"
nationwide.
Hi-Breed Water Systems seeks seed capital to develop compact "green" water heater allowing consumers enjoy endless hot water at low initial and operating cost
Highgroove Studios helps organizations remove ‘complex’, ‘inflexible’ and ‘ugly’ from their enterprise software vocabulary.
Hob Nob helps you find your dream career by connecting you to a community of individuals focused on sharing their professional experiences.
HUM is an unmatched media company generating news and content from the under-covered countries of the emerging and developing world.
Illumitron International is a cleantech company whose mission is to provide innovative technologies to reduce and manage energy consumption.
ImHONEST.com is a non-traditional lost and found service that facilitates the return of lost items and protects data on mobile devices.
InVasc Therapeutics, a drug development company founded by clinicians and researchers, creates SarVasc therapy for cardiovascular disease.
iResume is the easiest way to create your online resume and professional profile and use it ANYWHERE.
Jungle Disk provided reliable online storage powered by Amazon S3.
LenderFlex creates technology to bring transparency, efficiency and trust to the mortgage process.
Maestro.fm is a next generation social music platform with a playlist-based music discovery engine and an interactive marketplace for music.
Masten Space builds and operates reusable space vehicles that allow anyone to fly suborbital payloads into space affordably and reliably.
Mechanixloop.com lets Auto repair centers manage their online reputation, and lets car owners find the highest rated local repair service.
MyFinancialAlerts’ products are designed to safeguard against and provide real-time detection of financial card fraud and abuse.
Nauti-Clicks products are the essential accessories that ensure boaters are able to have a fun, safe, and enjoyable experience on the water!
NearbyThis has developed an online coupon widget that can search a webpage for an address and display coupons for things near that address.
Neybor take control of your Real Estate Marketing and connects professionals to get the job done right.
One World Connects created the Meridian, an exchangeable medallion with a social networking site for people that want to change the world!
Purewire secures interactions on the Web. Purewire develops algorithms and services to secure users from harmful People, Places and Things.
QuantumXML provides XML acceleration software that increases business transaction processing by 500% and saves 80% in server costs alone
QuickVault’s vision is mobile data loss prevention. Our mission is to build secure applications to protect data stored on mobile devices.
RideCell provides real time traffic congestion solutions for commuters by merging mobile communications, transit options, and cost sharing.
Salestrakr is the world’s easiest to use sales force automation app. AJAX based, Salestrakr delivers innovation at a cost-effective price.
Servinity is how bars and restaurants find and manage staff online: Connect. Find Jobs. Manage Schedules. Achieve Servinity.
Simatra makes software that solves complex math really fast.
Singrid Investments, Inc. was founded in 2006 by Susan Nicholas, MD to optimize efficiencies and maximize profits in healthcare businesses.
Skribit helps bloggers cure writer’s block by providing topic suggestions relevant to their readers’ interests.
SneakySunday.com provides recommendations for restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels and shopping across the US.
TAAS company provides general contracting services and design work for airborne survival systems.
Tag6 provides physical "Tags" with unique one time use codes that can be entered into Tag6.com to confirm a connection between two people.
Twelve Foot Guru provided innovative information and workflow management applications for consumers and b2b, including work requests/CRM, CMS and knowledge management
Tyfish protects mobile content from loss, theft or damage by providing over-the-air backup and security.
WeTheCitizens uses Social Mobilization to help cause-driven and political organizations recruit more supporters and achieve their goals.
Zenda Technologies’ mission is to bring to market innovative products for quick, accurate neuropsychological assessments of brain related disorders.
Zift Solutions provides a unique personalization technology allowing collection and redistribution of marketing collateral across the web.
