Endeavor Atlanta Turned Five Years Old!
In honor of graduating from the startup to the scaleup phase of our office, we built "bubble maps" of some of the top high-impact entrepreneurs in our ecosystem. Ranging from David Cummings to Jon Hallett, and including a few existing Endeavor Entrepreneurs already paying it forward. These entrepreneurs have changed the entrepreneurial landscape in Atlanta and the Southeast by reinvesting their time and capital into the next generation while inspiring many. At Endeavor, we call this paying-it-forward mindset The Multiplier Effect, and each of the bubble maps celebrates the impact of these "big bubble" entrepreneurs. Below, we have included all of the bubble maps. Head to our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts if you have been mentored, inspired by, or invested in by these founders and join the conversation!
Asif Ramji
One of Atlanta's leading Fintech entrepreneurs, Asif scaled Paymetric through several large acquisitions. He continues to reinvest his knowledge, time, and capital into promising financial technology businesses across the Southeast, including the recent unicorn Staxx.
Chris Klaus
A computer science savant, Chris created Internet Security Systems and teamed up with Tom Noonan to scale it through IPO and acquisition. Chris continued to start and invest in companies, and more recently helped launch Georgia Tech's student startup CREATE-X program, which has already spawned several high-growth companies.
Dave Gray
Dave helped scale Daxko, a member management SaaS business based in Birmingham, AL through several acquisitions and an eventual buyout. He plugged back in his knowledge to become the go-to SaaS mentor and angel investor in the Birmingham ecosystem. He's also known to organize a founder book club or two.
Dave Keil
A leading technology entrepreneur, Dave scaled QASymphony's SaaS platform from an early stage startup to a large, multinational company that merged with software testing leader Tricentis. Dave's leadership continues to positively impact Atlanta-based technology founders through mentorship and direct investment.
David Cummings
Pardot and Atlanta Tech Village founder has cofounded and invested in some of Atlanta's most successful software companies including SalesLoft, Calendly, LeaseQuery and Terminus.
George Azih
The Founder and CEO of LeaseQuery has already started paying forward his early success by angel investing in several high-potential technology companies, including many that are led by underrepresented founders.
Jewel Burks Solomon
Jewel embodies Endeavor's core value of paying it forward. She Co-founded Partpic (sold to Amazon) and took that success and used it to create a national platform to invest in underrepresented founders, both through her VC fund (Collab Capital) and her work at Google For Startups Black Founders Fund.
Jon Hallett
Perhaps the most under-the-radar member of Atlanta's Entrepreneur Mt. Rushmore, Jon took his early internet company success and continued to help founders scale their ventures over the last two decades. He's one of Atlanta's most active angels.
Kyle Porter
The Cofounder and CEO of SalesLoft has already made a large impact by investing in some of Atlanta's most promising software companies while still scaling his business.
Tom Noonan
One of the most successful angel investors in the Southeast, Tom led Internet Security Systems to an IPO and eventual acquisition by IBM in the early 2000's. He continues to reinvest his success into many of the top companies in Atlanta.