We held our Shareholders meeting on Saturday, August 24th where we covered the Mid-Year 2019 Update of the 11-11 Growth Fund I. The LPs were very pleased at the progress the Fund has made in less than two years, and in turn, we appreciate the tremendous support from all of our Limited Partners!
Less than two decades ago, venture investment outside of Silicon Valley was a stretch. Now, the Southeast is one of the fastest growing regions for startups, and Venture Atlanta is at the heart of this progress. In March of this year, 11-11 Ventures, an operator of Global Accredited Investor Network (GAIN), completed the investment of $1.22 million into six southeast companies. Partnering with Circadian Group, 11-11 Ventures created a mini-fund by syndicating investments from Atlanta-based accredited angel investors. Now, those investments are going directly to benefit the early stage tech firms in the region. The connecting thread for a majority of the companies receiving funding? Five of the six are former presenters at Venture Atlanta. “Venture Atlanta is a conference with a history of high-quality early-stage companies, and the 2018 batch of startups were no exception,” says Mike Dowdle, Managing Partner of the 11-11 Venture Atlanta mini-fund and Circadian Group. “Companies…
This two-day conference delves into the innovative possibilities of blockchain and disruptive technologies, investments into blockchain companies and looks at the transformative impact of cryptocurrencies on the global financial landscape. Registration: https://dubai.keynote.ae/tickets/
Paul Lopez, Partner of 11-11 Ventures speaks at the Tech Alpharetta's Venture Capital Panel on April 17th. Do not miss out to join us at the Innovation Center for a night of networking and insights from a panel of esteemed VC professionals. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-your-company-ready-for-venture-capital-tickets-44118310053
11-11 Ventures held its very successful launch on Sunday, December 3rd, at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. The event was attended by over 100 guests who were eager to hear about the firm's plans for investing in innovative, technology startups. 11-11 Ventures unveiled its GAIN (Greater Atlanta Investor Network) platform whereby members will participate in regular educational offerings that help guide them in investing at their own pace and at a low entry level, alongside the firm's Venture Fund. The event also featured panel discussion with 4 CEO of its portfolio companies. See some pictures taken at the launch event, and also visit www.11-11ventures.com for additional information.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta companies may soon employ artificial intelligence as part of their business plans. In fact, it’s already begun. Local business leaders attended a panel discussion June 27 featuring four companies that already use AI in their work. Representatives at the Startup Connect event at the Alpharetta Innovation Center told attendees how the systems can help a business and some of the challenges they’ve encountered. Arul Murugan, CEO of Alpharetta-based Eleven Eleven Investments, hosted the panel discussion. Murugan said he sees a huge growth in the business application of systems that emulate aspects of human cognition. And while his company is in the early stages of adopting AI, he wanted to introduce the topic by bringing in representatives from other firms with more experience in the field. Murugan said the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which blends digital and physical worlds, is beginning. Using AI will allow Alpharetta companies to stay…
The 3rd Alpharetta Startup Connect event featuring ‘AI for Business’ was another successful event with participation from more than 100 entrepreneurs, investors and corporate executives. Lots of energy and enthusiasm to hear how AI is applied across industry verticals. The event started with me talking about how AI is transforming the enterprise, rapid adoption and exponential growth. I also briefly described about 11-11 Foundry providing AI Technology platform and extended incubation to Startup companies. Then I moderated a fireside chat with 4 panelists from our portfolio companies that are applying AI JP James - Chairman of Leap Credit, Atlanta - Fintech 2. George Murphy - Chief Revenue Officer, Adcuratio, New York - MarTech 3. Raj Palaniswamy- CEO, Softwear Automation, Atlanta - MfgTech 4. Dustin Warr - Head of Sales, Splitty, Israel - TravelTech Each one spoke about how they are applying AI in their products and solving critical problems for…
11-11 Investments hosted and inaugurated the IIM Americas Atlanta chapter last Saturday here in Alpharetta Technology Commission Innovation Center where we are headquartered. Theme is AI and VirtualReality. During my Inaugural address I spoke on the happenings here in Atlanta from Innovation, venture investments and entrepreneurship perspective. Lot of interest in Fintech and application of MachineLearning to Fintech industry. Our good friend Raj Deshpande, CEO of Pulse works spoke on his entrepreneurship journey and virtual reality. Sudhir Agarwal was the emcee. Ashima Jain flew all the way from Silicon Valley to inaugurate this event and we all appreciate that. Great to see all the IIM folks here in #Atlanta and also those who drove from Carolinas and Tennessee.
Pinnacle 2017 event at Google, Mountain View, CA on April 29 had best brains and thought leaders on AI. Had a great opportunity to be a speaker and more importantly discuss on state of the AI with both startups and leading AI enterprises like Google and Amazon. The best part was the pre-event dinner organized by Ashima Jain (President of IIM Americas and Managing Director, PwC), where I got to know all the speakers and volunteers. During fireside chat, I discussed about valuations, adoption of AI, impact to economy / jobs and one of my investments - Adcuratio (bringing individualized advertisement to national television). Kohls is one of their customer and was great to have the CTO of Kohl's as a panelist and bringing a real scenario. My view in a nutshell: AI is promising and capable of delivering real value. AI is not just a change; it is a…
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