BREAKING: 99 Companies Selected For Venture Atlanta 2026 Conference
ATLANTA, September 10 (Hypepotamus) - JUST IN: We have the list of startups selected to pitch and present at Venture Atlanta 2026, the annual event taking place this year on October 14 and 15.
99 companies have been selected, representing industries like AI, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, cybersecurity, climate technology, robotics, manufacturing, defense technology, and other emerging sectors.
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The key stats:
14: Number of states (plus DC) represented this year
12: Number of growth-stage companies selected for the Venture Atlanta stage
36: Companies hailing from Georgia
$8.8 Billion: The amount of capital raised by Venture Atlanta alumni companies
Hypepotamus looked through the list of selected companies. Here’s what we noticed and what stood out to us:
Companies That Have Been Highlighted On Hypepotamus
There are a handful of companies heading to the Venture Atlanta stage this year that will be familiar to Hypepotamus readers. Those include:
- Agentix - A Fintech working on agentic commerce
- Heard App - A patient and health advocacy app
- MatchGrant - A platform helping nonprofits win more grant opportunities
- Not Bot - An online security and proof of personhood platform
- Eva - A Nashville-based platform for finding vetted entertainers
- HorseSpot - A Charleston-based company for streamlining equestrian event management
- Franzy - A “Zillow for franchising” platform
- Xena Intelligence - A product recommendation platform from Kentucky
- LUXE AI - An intelligent concierge, which was on our Atlanta Fintechs To Watch list this summer
VA Goes Deep On DeepTech
A big trend this year? This year’s Venture Atlanta will have a strong DeepTech and DefenseTech focus, with a Defense Tech Special Session on the Thursday schedule.
The company lineup for 2026 also includes a long list of startups building in the robotics, DefenseTech, and DeepTech industries.
Those startups include Florida-based VerdeGo Aero, Georgia-based Mantis Space, Florida-based Censys Technologies, Texas-based Tempest Droneworx, Florida-based Hextronics, Texas-based BiaTech, Texas-based TrailSense, Georgia-based Remetheus, South Carolina-based Drobot, North Carolina-based Blue Sky Robotics, Florida-based BioRadar, Alabama-based American Drone Motors, and Georgia-based Ground Control Robotics.
Maija Ehlinger
HealthTechs Are Ones To Watch
The 2026 lineup also has a strong list of health and bio-related companies. Those include:
- Omeza (a regenerative skincare for wounds)
- Lavni (mental health tech)
- Switchboard MD (a patient request and communication platform)
- ROOK (an API platform for wearable health data)
- Orchestra Health (AI patient readiness platform)
- Humanate AI (healthcare workflow management platform)
- Cabana (mental and behavioral health tech)
- Vindeca Health (a medical decision-making platform)
- Sima Health (clinical intelligence for rare disease diagnosis)
- Revella Health (revenue capture through AI-Powered patient insights)
- Alita Health (tech for senior care)
- Adravision (operational data for healthcare)
There’s Something For Every Investor
Venture Atlanta attracts investors from across the country each year. And this year, the close to 100 companies that will be part of the conference represent everything from "niche" SaaS platforms to AI tools for consumers and businesses alike.
That includes CleanTechs, fintechs (like Crowded Finance, Receivabull, Childfree Trust, Abra, KYXSTART, Swivl), Smart Home technology, (like SmartAC and Goldilocks Smart Solutions), and, of course, plenty of AI, SaaS, and B2B ventures.
Want to explore all the 2026 selected companies? Explore here.
Where Are 2025 Selections Now?
Last year 86 companies were selected for Venture Atlanta.
So, what are some of the startups up to a year later?
It turns out, a lot has changed for a few companies that were part of Venture Atlanta 2025. That includes companies like Reditus Space (which raised $7.1 million after the conference), VeroSkills (which raised $5.3 million last October), and Lucid Bots (which raised $20 million Series B earlier in 2026).
Maija Ehlinger
