Announcing $10,000 Startup Prize for Top Woman- or Minority- Led Firm This Nov. 2

October 1 is the deadline to apply for grant aimed at top 10% of local Minority & Women-led Startups September 26, 2017– Atlanta — The nonprofit Startup Runway Foundation is proud to announce its third season with a $10,000 grant awarded at the public showcase event this November 2. Startup applications for the $10,000 prize […]

Startup Runway Finalists Thrive

50% of the last Startup Runway Finalist cohort successfully attracted investors. Find out how to join forces with the Fall 2017 season.

The 4 Key Points of a Successful Pitch

investor pitch

During the Startup Runway Showcase, we give our participants five minutes for their investor pitch, followed by a brief Q&A session. This may not seem like enough time, but if you craft your pitch around what investors want to know, your message will land in half the time. Often times, you may feel like you […]

Atlanta Hawks and Predictive Ops Discuss Startups on Focus Atlanta

Melissa Proctor, Chief Marketing Officer of the Atlanta Hawks, and Carl P. Evans, Co-Founder of Predictive Ops, sat down with Keisha Lancelin to discuss entrepreneurship and their support of the Startup Runway Foundation. After winning the Spring 2017 Showcase, Carl P. Evans and co-founder Raj Sultanian received this year's first $10k prize. We're proud to shine a [...]

Investor feedback leads to major pivot for Spring 2017 Finalist MyPledger

Every Startup Runway finalist offers a unique product or service that deserves industry recognition. But for Quinetha Frasier and Rachel Walker, the founding team of MyPledger, recognition didn’t come easy. MyPledger is a mobile fundraising suite that makes it easy for fundraisers to collect donations and interact with donors. With competitors already well-established in their […]

Startup Runway Finalist Patientory is raising millions with an ICO

The modern digital era has brought a new wave of disruptive technologies to every sector of business. But the healthcare industry in particular is poised for a massive shift towards a new way of tracking medical records and financial transactions through the exchange of encrypted data known as Blockchain. No one knows this better than [...]

Benefits of the Mock Board Meeting from Spring 2017 Finalist Moisture Love

At the Startup Runway Foundation, we love getting to know all of the unique and innovative startups across the Southeast and the creative minds behind them. We’re proud to offer a wide variety of resources to empower these companies and help them reach success. The Startup Runway pitch events allow growth-stage businesses to expand their [...]

Spring 2017 Winner Predictive Ops Shares Tips For Perfecting The Pitch

After pitching their business to our experienced panel of judges at the Spring 2017 Showcase, Raj Sultanian and Carl P. Evans, the founding team of Predictive Ops, were chosen to receive a no-strings-attached cash prize of $10,000. Headquartered startups in Atlanta, Predictive Ops is changing the way accounting and finance professionals can monitor filing changes. […]