TTV Capital Adds Former Cardlytics and Greenlight Execs to Bolster Fintech Investment Team The former Cardlytics CEO and Greenlight CMO bring decades of fintech leadership experience to one of Atlanta’s top VC firms.
Monday “Fund” Day: What Happened For Startups The Week of February 12, 2024 There was a lot to love about the Valentine’s Day week. We saw startups raise big VC rounds, add new C-Suite talent, and land new big corporate partnerships. To start off the week, we are rounding up the big headlines from last week across the Southeast. Here is
Atlanta-based TTV Capital closes $250 million, looks to build more fintech success stories in town The fintech-focused VC firm TTV Capital set out in late 2021 to raise $150 million for its next fund. This week, the Atlanta-based team announced it oversubscribed that fund, the sixth in the company’s history, at $250 million. The oversubscribed Fund VI includes pension funds, endowments, foundations,
Greenlight Talks Series D Investment & New Investing Tool For Kids If you turned to Robinhood or other investment platforms during the height of the GameStop trading frenzy earlier this year, you definitely weren’t alone. A poll out from Yahoo Finance and The Harris Poll found that one in four American adults bought a viral stock in January 2021. That
Atlanta-based Greenlight Raises $215 Million in Series C Funding Atlanta's fintech darling Greenlight, which makes controlled debit cards for kids to learn about savings and financial literacy, announced today the company has raised $215 million in Series C funding. This brings the company's valuation to over $1.2 billion. The series was led by Canapi
12 Months of Hype: The Top Stories of 2019 As 2019 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on the events, companies, and people that truly made this year one to remember. From Techstars Atlanta seeing its first successful alumni exit to a pair of regional companies reaching unicorn status, the startup community had a lot
Venture135 Conference Spotlights Queen City Fintech and IBM Hype Protect Accelerator Startups The Conference The third annual Venture135 conference (formerly the Southeast Fintech Venture Conference) will kick off on November 21-22 in Charlotte, NC. This two-day fintech-focused event brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and financial service executives from all across the Southeast. With a unique program format, Venture135 is intentionally