11-11 VENTURES’ GAIN CLOSES ON $1.2M FOR VENTURE ATLANTA

Tech Alpharetta is proud to announce that its anchor venture capital tenant and member, 11-11 Ventures, operator of GAIN (Global Accredited Investor Network), has surpassed its $1M goal and closed on $1.2M from accredited individual investors, to invest into select companies who presented at this year’s Venture Atlanta conference. 11-11 Ventures partnered with Circadian Group to invest these funds into several of the startup companies that presented at Venture Atlanta 2018.

GAIN is an investment platform enabling individual accredited investors to be introduced to innovative, early stage technology companies. Through GAIN, participating individual investors can build a diverse portfolio of technology investments, professionally managed by experienced venture capitalists.

“Venture Atlanta proved again this year to feature the fastest-growing early stage technology companies in the Southeast. We’re excited to invest in a number of the companies that presented at Venture Atlanta, given the conference’s strong track record. Companies presenting at Venture Atlanta over the past five years have collectively raised over $650M of add-on capital, and seen 20 investment exits. We’ve made it easier for individual investors to get access to the best-of-the-best companies where we can then manage those investments through our fund,” said Mike Dowdle, Managing Partner of the 11-11 Venture Atlanta 2018 fund and also Circadian Group.

“We know the tremendous value and multiplier effect of bringing strategic capital to technology startups at this stage of their evolution,” said Karen Cashion, CEO of Tech Alpharetta. “We’re especially proud that 11-11 Ventures focuses on investing in tech companies in the southeast and sharing their own entrepreneurial experience with those startups.”

For questions about “11-11 Venture Atlanta 2018”, email GAIN@11-11ventures.com.

About Tech Alpharetta

Tech Alpharetta (previously the Alpharetta Technology Commission), the first organization of its kind in Georgia, was established in 2012 by the City of Alpharetta and is an independent, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization today. The organization, whose mission is to help grow technology and innovation in Alpharetta, includes a strategic advisory board of Alpharetta’s leading technology companies, a technology events pillar, and the Tech Alpharetta Innovation Center, a flourishing tech startup incubator that is home to more than 50 tech startups.