Bark

Bark monitors kids’ text messages, emails, YouTube and social media to alert parents and schools to safety concerns, bullying and potential violence at schools. In August, the company, headquartered in the Atlanta Tech Village, completed a $9 million Series A round led by Signal Peak Ventures, with participation from Two Sigma Ventures and existing investors Symmetrical Ventures Fuel Capital, Hallett Capital and Atlanta Seed Company.

The startup has raised a total of $10.9 million and is a graduate of the Techstars Atlanta accelerator program. According to the company, Bark has analyzed more than a billion messages via texting, email and social media, and has helped prevent 33 suicides and 12 school shooting and bomb threats. In October, Bark also showcased at Venture Atlanta 2018.

Calendly

Calendly provides a scheduling software to makes appointments easier and is a resident at the Atlanta Tech Village. Calendly was mentioned as a top app to download for productivity by Fast Company and has been an editor’s pick in Forbes.

Calendly reportedly had $10 million in sales in 2017 and has a notable investor, David Cummings, the co-founder of Atlanta Tech Village. Calendly has received $350,000 in funding from Atlanta Ventures. The startup was recognized as the best seed-stage marketing automation company at the Atlanta Business Chronicle InnoVenture Awards earlier this year.

cove.tool

Cove.tool is a SaaS startup and an automated building performance consultant for architects. The company has raised a total of $850,000 in funding after completing a seed round of $750,000 in November.

The startup was selected as a finalist to receive funding from TechSquare Labs’ Atlanta Startup Battle earlier this year. Hanley Wood also honored the startup among its HIVE 50 Awards to highlight housing innovation.

Eletype

Eletype is an AI assistant for marketing teams. The startup was also a finalist at TechSquare Labs’ Atlanta Startup Battle and received funding from the seed stage venture fund.

The company was founded by the former CTO-in-Residence at ATDC and appeared at TechCrunch’s Disrupt event in September.

Goodr

Goodr.co is an Atlanta startup that connects those in need with food and eliminates food waste through a food management platform. In 2018, the ATDC Accelerate portfolio company successfully raised a $1 million seed round and scored major corporate partners, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Ponce City Market, the Georgia World Congress Center and Turner Broadcasting.

Founder Jasmine Crowe was awarded a grant from Spanx by the Sara Blakely Foundation and the Center for Civic Innovation, which awards her a salary, healthcare, product development, classes, coaching and mentorship at CCI’s Civic Innovation Residency program.

Goodr has also won a $5,000 grant at The United State of Women’s 2018 Summit and was a showcase company at this year’s Venture Atlanta. In October, Goodr was voted the Best Social Impact Startup at the Atlanta Startup Awards.

Greenlight

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. provides smart debit cards to kids, teens and college students that allows parents to monitor their spending and teach them finances. Greenlight successfully raised a $16 million Series A round in February led by TTV Capital and other investors New Enterprise Associates Inc., Relay Ventures, SunTrust Bank, Ally Financial, NBKC Bank, Canapi and the Amazon Alexa fund.

In March, the company reached more than 100,000 customers by growing its customer base more than 300 percent in less than six months. The fintech startup graduated from ATDC earlier this year and has raised a total of $27.5 million, with a $20 million Series A round completed earlier this year. Following the investment, the company was valued at about $50 million. The company was named among CB Insight’s Fintech 250 list, which honors the most promising fintech companies in the world.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle awarded the company an InnoVenture Award for best fintech seed company. Venture Atlanta also recognized Greenlight as one of the top 10 Atlanta companies to watch in 2018.

Landing Lion

Landing Lion, a startup that helps users build landing pages faster and easier, was accepted into the ATDC Signature Portfolio in June. The company also successfully raised a $500,000 founder’s round in March, bringing its total funding to $600,000.

Landing Lion is a graduate of Techstars Atlanta and serves major clients including Cox Enterprises, Cushman & Wakefield and Catepillar. In September, the startup was named as a finalist for the 2018 Atlanta Startup Awards.

MicroC

Micro C Imaging designs hand-held X-ray machines for better visibility and less radiation for orthopedic doctors. The startup has raised $4 million in funding from private investors and physicians, most notably from Max Andrew Wiener, the owner of a large manufacturing business in Detroit.

The ATDC company is a grant recipient of the annual Atlanta Metro Export Challenge and was awarded an InnoVenture Award for best health seed-stage company by the Atlanta Business Chronicle earlier this year. The company hopes to receive FDA approval shortly after completing a clinical trial at Yale.

Reservoir

Reservoir, an Athens-based wireless irrigation startup launched by a University of Georgia horticulture student and ATDC member, successfully closed a seed round with Macon angel investors Central Piedmont Investment Group for an undisclosed amount in March.

The funding was used to complete field tests with 10 Atlanta garden clients, including Irrigation Consultant Services, MNI Direct and Moon’s Tree Farm. The startup was also awarded $66,000 from pitch competitions UGA Next Top Entrepreneur and FABricate and grant programs UGA Innovation Gateway/NSF I-Corps and Georgia Research Alliance.

Rimidi

This Atlanta-based digital health company provides software and clinical analytics to help clinicians manage chronic disease. In 2018, Rimidi completed a $6.575 million Series A-1 round led by Eli Lilly and Co., a major pharmaceutical company. Other key investors included Turner Investments, Cox Enterprises, Village Capital, The Jump Fund and JAMB Global. Rimidi is also a member of ATDC. Rimidi, founded by Dr. Luciene M. Ide, also saw a new CEO in 2018 with the addition of Josh Claman.

Sequr

Sequr offers a cloud-based access control management system for mobile access. The startup is a Techstars graduate.

In October, Sequr raised $600,000 bringing its total funding to $2.7 million, with notable investors that include David Cummings, the founder of the Atlanta Tech Village.

Clients include The Battery at SunTrust Park for residents who live at the stadium.

Softgiving

Softgiving creates microdonations to nonprofits, by allowing donors to link their credit cards to the service and send the round up to the nearest dollar of every purchase to a good cause.

Softgiving is a member of the ATDC Accelerate program and a resident at the Atlanta Tech Village. The startup caters to nonprofits, most notably World Vision and CARE, which have grown to 10 million donors for the company. Founder Matt Pfaltzgraf has raised $1.3 million in funding.

Steady

Steady is an “income-building” platform that provides workers in the gig economy with flexible on-demand jobs and financial services that fit their needs. In August, the startup raised $9 million in a round led by Propel Venture Partners. The company’s new financing also came from the Omidyar Network, the impact investing firm established by Ebay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar, and Santa Monica-based Clocktower Technology Ventures.

In addition to the startup’s funding, Steady also snagged a celebrity backer—former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal. Earlier this year, Steady joined ATDC’s Accelerate program and was a finalist for the 2018 Atlanta Startup Awards.

Sudu

Sudu is a supply chain startup that connects customers with on-demand trucking services to ship freight. The VC-backed startup has raised at least $1,045,000, having raised $45,000 in May of this year.

The company was also listed among Venture Atlanta’s 2018 “Top 10 Atlanta Companies to Watch” list and recognized as the best early-stage logistics and supply chain startup by the Atlanta Business Chronicle at the InnoVenture Awards. The company was selected among Engage Ventures inaugural 2017 fall portfolio.

Synapse

Synapse, an Atlanta-based startup offering a ready-to-drink functional beverage that boosts mental performance without caffeine, is a member of the CREATE-X program where the founders secured an initial $20,000 in funding.

The startup recently completed a $1 million seed round and plans to expand its footprint across the Southeast and the entire East Coast in 2019.

The Labz

The Labz is an Atlanta startup that helps artists protect their music while they collaborate. The Labz is an ATDC Accelerate member and one of several alumni startups from The Farm, a Comcast NBCUniversal and Boomtown accelerator collaboration.

The company also participated in the BIG Incubator program and was strategically involved with SXSW and A3C Festival and Conference. Since its inception, the startup has received $50,000 in funding from The Farm and angel investors and has plans to launch a mobile app for its services next year.

ThingTech

Thingtech, an IoT platform that provides visibility of high value assets, equipment and mobile workforce in real time, has raised a seed round of $1.8 million from AIM Group. The startup is an ATDC signature company and was also recognized among the Technology Association of Georgia’s Top 10 Innovative Technology Companies this year.

Venture Atlanta recognized ThingTech as a top Atlanta company to watch in 2018. The city of Atlanta selected the startup to join the Atlanta International Startup Exchange program earlier this year. ThingTech was also chosen to participate in tech accelerator Engage’s 2018 spring program.

UserIQ

UserIQ, a B2B customer engagement startup, acquired Appunfold, a company based in India that focuses on customer tracking, desktop engagement and mobile engagement in April. An ATDC program graduate, UserIQ was among the startups selected for the Technology Association of Georgia’s Top 40 Innovative Companies list this year.

The company has raised a total of $5.5 million from notable investors such as BIP Capital, BLH Venture Partners, Accelerant Venture Capital and Tech Square Ventures. The company was recognized in 2017 by G2 Crowd as the customer success solution with the highest user adoption.

Vestigo

Vestigo designs physical team building experiences to meet the needs and core values of the companies they serve. Clients include other fellow startups such as Dagger and Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. and major corporations like The Home Depot and Bennett Thrasher.

Vestigo is a member of the ATDC Accelerate program and raised an initial seed round of $145,000. The company is interested in broadening its services to provide VR experiences to those with physical limitations.