{"594429":{"#nid":"594429","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Companies selected for new Tech Square-based venture firm","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEight companies will be part of the inaugural class of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/engage.vc\/\u0022\u003EEngage Ventures\u003C\/a\u003E, a new early-stage venture firm created by Georgia Tech and 10 leading global companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe selected startups are from across the country and the companies\u0026rsquo; leaders include first-time founders and serial entrepreneurs. The startups are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBee Downtown is working to build healthy, sustainable,\u0026nbsp;honey bee communities around the world.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECyrano is a leadership communications platform using video messaging to help businesses better connect and engage with employees.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEmployUs helps companies hire more referrals by automating the employee referral process.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFast Radius enables companies to manage the design, engineering, prototyping and production of end-use parts with\u0026nbsp;digital manufacturing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGauge Insights is a platform\u0026nbsp;for companies to obtain feedback from customers in minutes.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESudu is a technology-based logistics company that offers an end-to-end platform to match shippers and carriers based upon route organization.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe Mom Project is a marketplace and community that connects enterprises with diverse female talent.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETransRisk creates products and solutions that help transportation industry participants efficiently manage price risk in the North American freight transportation market.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECyrano and Sudu are part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atdc.org\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Technology Development Center\u003C\/a\u003E (ATDC), which was established at Georgia Tech by Georgia lawmakers in 1980 to launch and build technology companies. Engage Ventures will offer programming and other services through a contract with ATDC.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEngage Ventures is the largest strategic grouping of major corporations in an independent venture firm. The focus is helping startups develop and execute go-to-market strategies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What makes Engage unique is the level of access and interaction with our founding corporate partners at the executive and C-suite level to help streamline partnerships and strategic relationships with these startups and growth companies,\u0026rdquo; said Thiago Olson, managing director at Engage Ventures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 10 founding companies contributing capital, expertise, time and resources in support of Engage include AT\u0026amp;T, Chick-fil-A, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Georgia-Pacific, Georgia Power Foundation Inc., Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Invesco Ltd., The Home Depot\u0026nbsp;and UPS. Executives from these firms will serve as mentors to the companies receiving financial support from the venture fund.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEngage is headquartered in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Technology Square.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEight companies will be part of the inaugural class of\u0026nbsp;Engage Ventures, an early-stage venture firm created by Georgia Tech and 10 leading global companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engage Ventures is an early-stage venture firm created by Georgia Tech and 10 leading global companies."}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2017-08-15 13:00:42","changed_gmt":"2017-08-15 13:40:02","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"537831":{"id":"537831","type":"image","title":"Tech Square","body":null,"created":"1464282000","gmt_created":"2016-05-26 17:00:00","changed":"1520359284","gmt_changed":"2018-03-06 18:01:24","alt":"","file":{"fid":"88897","name":"technology-square.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/technology-square.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/technology-square.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1995590,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/technology-square.jpeg?itok=dhDm9HFq"}}},"media_ids":["537831"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/innovation-ecosystem\/innovation-centers-and-accelerators","title":"Innovation Ecosystem at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/engage.vc","title":"Engage Ventures"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166994","name":"startups"},{"id":"3472","name":"entrepreneurship"},{"id":"175174","name":"Engage Ventures"},{"id":"77221","name":"innovation ecosystem"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond, laura.diamond@gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu "],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}