Landon Howell

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7 of the 20 Southeastern Startup Unicorns are in Atlanta

After two years of living in Atlanta I’m more excited than ever about what Atlanta-based and Techstars Atlanta-backed companies are building. The most recent report from Crunchbase is another indicator of startup and tech traction in Atlanta.

In 2021 there are 19 unicorns in the Southeast, 7 of the 20 are in Georgia, all of which are headquartered in Atlanta.

Georgia’s seven unicorns is more than any other state in the Southeast.

Five southeastern states have at least one unicorn: Florida (5), North Carolina (4), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (1), Virginia (2). Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky currently have no unicorns.


Atlanta’s seven unicorns…

OneTrust

Manage privacy, security, and governance requirements.

Calendly

An automated scheduling tool.

Sharecare

A health and wellness engagement consumer platform.

Greenlight

Debit cards to help parents monitor their child's spending habits.

SalesLoft

Sales engagement platform.

Bakkt

A digital wallet to track, spend, and send digital assets.

  • Valuation: $1B

  • Total Raised: $482M

  • Latest Round: Series B

  • Founded: 2018

Rubicon

Software that provides smart waste and recycling solutions for businesses and governments.

  • Valuation: $1B

  • Total Funding: $222M

  • Latest Funding: Series E

  • Founded: 2008


Florida (5)

  • Fanatics (Jacksonville)

  • KnowBe4 (Clearwater)

  • Magic Leap (Plantation)

  • REEF Technology (Miami)

  • Pipe (Miami)

North Carolina

  • AvidXchange (Charlotte)

  • Epic Games (Cary)

  • Pendo (Raleigh)

  • Tresata (Charlotte)

Virginia

  • ID.me (Mclean)

  • Fluence (Arlington)

South Carolina

  • Red Ventures (Fort Mill)

Tennesee

  • Clover Health (Nashville)