Atlanta Tech Week

Happy Tuesday Atlanta! I’m thrilled to moderate this panel on AI Responsibility: Building a Foundation for Atlanta’s ethical tech ecosystem at Google Atlanta this Thursday October 31st at 1pm for Google Developer Groups (GDG) DevFest Atlanta 2024! I’m honored to be joined by 3 dynamic leaders in the Atlanta tech ecosystem: Dar'shun Kendrick - Georgia General Assembly House Of Representatives & Securities Attorney at Kairos Capital Legal Advisors Pavleen Thukral - CEO at Magic Data, EIR at ATDC, Board Member at Startup Atlanta Matt Eberhart - CEO at Query Thank you to Cinamon White, Ed.S, Brice Nguoghia, Madusha Cooray & the entire Google Atlanta team for their support and I’m looking forward to this discussion!

Happy Friday Atlanta! Tonight is the start of Atlanta’s premier AI hackathon, AI ATL, taking place this weekend at Georgia Institute of Technology! Over the course of 36 hours, Georgia Tech will be the host to the most talented builders from across the country and from around the world hacking away on AI projects on Georgia Tech’s campus. In addition to hacking, there will be insightful workshops, networking, and a Demo Day to showcase all of the innovative projects. Tracks will focus on generative AI, intelligent agents, and GPT plugins, offering opportunities for all skill levels to engage and learn. Drive Capital is proud to return as a sponsor for AI ATL, supporting the next generation of builders leveraging AI to reimagine the future of technology. A big thank you to Startup Exchange & Wyatt Bunch for their partnership and collaboration. To the hackers I’ll see you this weekend!

Happy Friday Atlanta! Really excited for our next AI Tinkerers Atlanta meetup on Monday October 21 at 4:30 pm Atlanta Tech Village! We’re proud to welcome JPMorganChase as a sponsor and appreciate their support of the innovation of AI and our AI Tinkerers community in Atlanta! A special thank you to Shea Taylor, Ben Gibson, Kaylin Andrew Tabb & Ann Joseph for their partnership! We’ve got a great lineup of community presenters and fantastic Atlanta Tech Village villagers presenting: Serge KADJO -CEO of Wearer Lab Marc Frankel - CEO of PitchGhost Jean-Luc Vanhulst - AI Engineer Valor VC Ted Tagalakis - CEO of SparkyAI! And a special presentation from Cinamon White, Ed.S of the Google Developer Groups (GDG) 👀 Have a great weekend and we’ll see you on Monday! ✌🏽 https://lnkd.in/eNxYQu3b

Good morning Atlanta! We are now less than 5 days away from our October AI Tinkerers meetup Monday October 21st at Atlanta Tech Village in Buckhead brought to you by Drive Capital & Atlanta Tech Village! Our focus for our next AI Tinkerers meetup is exploring AI Agents via practical and technical applications led by our community presenters. We are almost at capacity for the event, but we still have room for a few more AI Agent presentations. If you’re in the Atlanta area and would like to present please register here: 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/eNxYQu3b Thanks and we’ll see y’all Monday at 4:30! ✌🏽

Happy Friday Atlanta! Atlanta Tinkerers it’s that time again! 😆 Join us on Monday October 21st at 4:30 for our October AI Tinkerers meetup at Atlanta Tech Village presented to you by our amazing sponsors Drive Capital & Atlanta Tech Village! Our October event is all about discussing and presenting the latest innovations in AI Agents and if you’re an Atlanta based builder building agentic software we’d love to have you join us or present! About AI Tinkerers: AI Tinkerers is a global network of passionate AI practitioners working to push the boundaries of language models and generative AI. We collaborate on ambitious projects, learn from each other, and build meaningful applications. Join our meetups to connect and contribute. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eNxYQu3b Atlanta we’ll see you in 10 days ✌🏽

Its truly an honor to be recognized by Startup Atlanta as the 2024 Community Builder of the Year. Thank you for this incredible award that means so much to me both personally and professionally. I’m incredibly lucky that I get to do this work to invest in and support startups, entrepreneurs and the Atlanta tech ecosystem. I’m tremendously grateful to everyone I’ve met along this journey of making Atlanta the best ecosystem to build, grow and scale a startup. To my team at Drive Capital thank you for the support and opportunity to lead our early stage investing in Atlanta 🙏🏽 To my team at Atlanta Tech Week, I cannot wait to show Atlanta and the world what we have planned next! June 2025 is going to be one for the record books! To the crew at AI Tinkerers, almost time to announce our October event 👀😏 And to you, the community, thank you for liking a post, attending an event, referring a founder or just offering a word of encouragement. This award is for the community and I’m truly indebted to each of you for your support. So with that said let’s have an incredible #InnovATL2024 and I hope to see you all out and about next week for the Venture Atlanta Conference!

Will you be in Atlanta next week for the Venture Atlanta Conference? If so, join Drive Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Slauson & Co., Collab Capital & BLCK VC Tuesday October 8th at 8 am for The AI Forum: Building an Inclusive Future, where we will discuss the transformative role AI is taking in our lives and AI’s impact on bias, ethics, data privacy, sustainability and public safety. A big thank you to our partners: Jaisa Gooden - Silicon Valley Bank Baheejah Crumbley - Collab Capital & BLCK VC Brittany Crockett - Slauson & Co. And a special thank you to Seth C. Pearson at Bryan Cave LLP for hosting us! Register here: https://lu.ma/znokdnqu We’ll see y’all next week! ✌🏽

Atlanta it’s almost that time! 😆 🚨 Mark your calendars for InnovATL 2024! 🚨 Join us in Atlanta October 1st -19th for InnovATL, Atlanta’s premier celebration of innovation! This event highlights the powerful intersection of technology, corporations, higher education, startups, entrepreneurs, and creators from across the region. Whether you're a startup founder, business leader, or simply passionate about innovation, there's something for everyone. Let's make this the best InnovATL yet! Visit www.innovATL2024.com to explore all the amazing opportunities to connect, collaborate, and lead the future of innovation in our great city! P.S. I’ve got a big announcement coming during #InnovATL2024 that I can’t wait to share with yall 😏 Stay tuned! #InnovATL2024 #AtlantaEcosystem #Innovation

Meet our Pitch Competition coaches for this upcoming TAG Invest Connect! It's important to us that we not only provide a unique platform for our pitch finalist to present their game-changing ideas, but also prepare them for the possibility of a life-changing moment that TAG Invest Connect can bring! Register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/e9cd-veD It just might inspire your next big idea 💡 Want to sponsor this event and leave your mark on tech innovation? Click here: https://lnkd.in/eeTUURre TAG-EdTechnology Association of GeorgiaLarry McHughMarcelo BernalAvoilan BinghamDr. Loretta Daniels, Organizational Leadership, CDPAnn McDonaldJoe RadestAlan Taetle Bebita Metellus🇭🇹 Win Cawthorne

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