Startup Atlanta: 2016 State of the Startup Ecosystem
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The document summarizes key findings from a 2016 report on the state of Atlanta's startup ecosystem. It finds that VC investment in Atlanta increased 70% from 2014 to 2015, totaling $836M. However, Atlanta is only ranked 10th nationally for startup funding. The report identifies several areas for improvement, including increasing funding, talent, and diversity. It also highlights several local startup success stories like MailChimp, Kabbage, and Pindrop. Overall, the startup community is seen as growing but still developing.
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Startup Atlanta: 2016 State of the Startup Ecosystem
- 2. FOUNDING SPONSORS CORPORATE SPONSORS STARTUP SPONSORS
- 3. 2016 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM THE STATE OF THE ATLANTA STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
- 4. $836MVC INVESTMENT IN ATLANTA Source: "2015 Venture Investment by MSA", National Venture Capital Association http://nvca.org/?ddownload=2745
- 5. $0.00 $225,000,000.00 $450,000,000.00 $675,000,000.00 $900,000,000.00 2013 2014 2015 Source: National Venture Capital Association / PricewaterhouseCoopers˝ Data: Thomson Reuters
- 6. VC INVESTMENT INCREASED 70% FROM 2014 TO 2015
- 7. Kabbage $135M Late Stage Pindrop $75M Series C Rivermend $60M Series A Rubicon $56M Late Stage Outsystems $55M Late Stage Ionic $40M Series C Salesfusion $13.5M Series B Salesloft: $10M Series A Roadie $10M Series A Bastille $9M Series A FullStory $9M Series A Terminus $7.5M Series A Springbot $6M Series B Sarvint $6M Series A NexDefense $5.6M Series A Groundfloor $5M Series A Membersuite $4.5M Series A Social123 $4.25M Series A Predikto $4M Series A Luma $3.5M Seed HubLogix $3.5M Series Stratacloud $3.4M Series A Revegy $3M Series A Rescour $2.9M Seed Gather $2.5M Series A Saleswise $2.5M Series A CallRail $1.9M Series A Partpic: $1.5M Seed WearVR $1.25M Series A Hux $1.25M Seed
- 8. B2C˝ 18% B2B˝ 82% B2B COMPANIES RECEIVED 82% OF INVESTMENT. B2C COMPANIES RECEIVED 18%.
- 9. FinTech˝ 52% Other SaaS˝ 8% Security˝ 20% Sales/Martech˝ 20% TRADITIONAL B2B CLUSTERS SUCH AS FINTECH, SALES/MARTECH, SECURITY AND B2B SAAS REMAIN A STRENGTH.
- 10. On-Demand˝ 12% AI˝ 2% Wearables˝ 6% VR˝ 1% Hardware˝ 17% Healthcare˝ 63% B2C INVESTMENT WAS ACROSS DIVERSE RANGE OF SECTORS.
- 11. THE 5 KEY INGREDIENTS TO A STRONG STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
- 13. DENSITY ONE OF THE STRONGEST INDICATORS OF THE ECOSYSTEM'S GROWTH IS THE INCREASE IN DENSITY & CLUSTERING.
- 14. STARTUP HUBS IN 2013
- 16. WE'RE SEEING A SHIFT IN CULTURE WITH INCREASED FOCUS ON COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, LOCAL VC IS STILL PERCEIVED AS RISK-AVERSE. CULTURE
- 17. OUR REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IS STABLE & SUPPORTIVE. REGULATORY
- 18. CHOOSEATL IS HELPING TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT IN THE REGION. WE'VE ALSO SEEN STRONG GROWTH IN SKILLS-BASED EDUCATION. TALENT
- 19. WHILE FUNDING LAST YEAR WAS UP SIGNIFICANTLY. HOWEVER, ENTREPRENEURS STILL IDENTIFY FUNDING AS THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. FUNDING
- 20. 2016 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEMHOW WE COMPARE
- 21. 1 San Francisco Bay Area $21,043,061,400 2 New York $6,981,436,400 3 Silicon Valley $6,238,491,900 4 Boston $5,581,687,300 5 Los Angeles $4,481,612,100 6 Seattle $1,171,961,700 7 San Diego $1,166,538,700 8 Chicago $1,103,907,600 9 Washington DC $923,988,400 10 Atlanta $836,057,800 11 Austin $739,989,300 12 Denver $540,260,200 13 Philadelphia $516,330,500 14 Baltimore $445,075,600 15 Provo $444,730,300
- 22. WE ARE A TOP 10 CITY FOR STARTUPS
- 23. 2016 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEMMAPPING INVESTMENT
- 24. VC INVESTMENT IS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED IN KEY U.S. REGIONS
- 25. 80% OF VC INVESTMENT IS CONCENTRATED IN THREE REGIONS
- 26. TO BECOME A TOP 5 STARTUP CITY WE NEED TO GROW BY 500%
- 27. 2016 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEMPREVIEW OF SURVEY FINDINGS
- 28. WHAT ONE WORD BEST DESCRIBES THE ATLANTA STARTUP COMMUNITY?
- 30. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE ATLANTA STARTUP COMMUNITY?
- 31. We’re just not there yet˝ 26% We’re a top 10 city for startups˝ 61% We’re a top 5 city for startups˝ 13% 74% RATED ATLANTA AS A TOP 10 OR BETTER STARTUP SCENE.
- 32. DO YOU CONSIDER THE ATLANTA STARTUP COMMUNITY DIVERSE?
- 33. Not diverse˝ 54% Yes, it's diverse˝ 46% ONLY 46% CONSIDER THE ECOSYSTEM DIVERSE.
- 34. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING FOUNDERS IN ATLANTA?
- 36. WHAT ONE THING DO WE NEED MORE OF IN THE ATLANTA STARTUP COMMUNITY?
- 38. WHAT LOCAL STARTUP SUCCESS STORY ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
- 39. MailchimpKabbage Pindrop Pardot YikYak AirWatch VillageDefense CallRail Salesfusion Coke Cardlytics Sinova Luma SecureWorks FullStory HomeDepot Pindrop Security CloudSherpas mail chimp MailChimp Monsieur Ionic Security InterContinental Exchange Atlanta Streets Alive
- 40. WHAT LOCAL STARTUP ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT IN 2016?
- 42. 2016 STATE OF THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEMTHE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
- 43. 188,389 JOBS IN THE INNOVATION CLUSTER Source: BLS QCEW data by quarter, processed and analyzed by ˝ ARC Research and Analytics
- 44. 160,000 167,500 175,000 182,500 190,000 2013 2014 2015 Source: BLS QCEW data by quarter, processed and analyzed by ˝ ARC Research and Analytics
- 45. SINCE 2013 INNOVATION JOBS HAVE GROWN 12.5%
- 46. INNOVATION JOBS ARE GROWING 1.7X FASTER THAN OTHER CLUSTERS
- 47. ATLANTA'S CORPORATE LEADERS CONTINUE TO INVEST IN INNOVATION