Atlanta Technology Angels is a group of accredited investors who invest in and support start-up and early-stage, high-growth businesses in north Georgia.
Our members have a broad array of business experiences and skills they bring in helping to screen and evaluate potential portfolio companies. They also serve as a valuable resource for guidance and advice to entrepreneurs and their businesses once an investment is made.
ATA is not an investment fund, but rather, a network of investors who make individual investment decisions after working together to evaluate candidate companies. Investments are made through single-purpose LLCs made up of ATA members who wish to make an investment.
ATA is a member of the Angel Capital Association.
Members join ATA to:
- Gain access to and invest in pre-screened early-stage companies in a variety of industries
- Enjoy the benefits of investing with other angel investors sharing of due diligence work and deal support
- Gain access to networking and social events that enable them to form relationships and share business opportunities with other successful early stage investors
To learn more about becoming a member of ATA, click here:
Management Team
Gordon Rogers, President (aka @startupangel)
Gordon is an economist, entrepreneur and angel investor. After working as a financial analyst, in 1988 he established a business (Meliora Systems, Inc.) that created one of the pioneering products in the corporate e-learning & talent management field (Ingenium). He guided the growth of the company from a start-up to IPO through a merger in 1998 with Paul Allen's company, Asymetrix Learning Systems (ASYM). This exit event yielded a 12X return for initial investors in the business. See http://bit.ly/gi9hQ.
After leaving ASYM/CLKS/SUMT in 2000, he spent the next several years investing in and serving on the advisory boards of various tech startups in the e-learning and online coaching sectors. He now focuses primarily on helping early stage ventures in the the digital media and edutainment sectors raise capital and create strategic partnerships.
In addition to ATA, he's a member of Angel Lounge (http://www.startuplounge.com/tag/angellounge/), the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Atlanta Venture Forum, and the Atlanta CEO Council. He is also Managing Director of Vernon Bridge Ventures, an early stage capital/advisory firm. He serves on the boards of Rapid LD and Good Egg Studios.
He has extensive experience serving on boards of non-profit organizations (YMCA of Greater Atlanta, Interfaith Outreach Home, Teacher Support Network, The Lionheart School). He received the 2006 Volunteer of the Year Award from the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. He recently completed his first Olympic distance triathlon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.