Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA)


	The Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA) group meets once a month to evaluate investment opportunites...





	ATA Executive Director Knox Massey's periodic blog on Angel Investing.

ATA was founded in 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia, held their first meeting in February of 1999 and made their first investment in 1999. ATA is also a founding member of the Angel Capital Association.

News and Articles

Knox Massey on the (good) climate for start-up funding, Reuters, December 24, 2007
Do's and Don'ts for Wooing Angel Investors, Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2007
Investment: Atlanta Technology Angels Achieve 4X Exit in One Year, Angel Capital Education Foundation Newsletter, July 25, 2007
Valuing Pre-revenue Companies, The Kauffman Foundation eVenturing website, July 1, 2007
How Angels are Playing a Fallen Economy, Business Week, August 8, 2008
Angel Investors Get Picky, Business Week, October, 17, 2008
What Angel Investors want Now, images.businessweek.com, October, 17, 2008

Executive Director, Knox Massey

Knox Massey has served as Managing Director of the Atlanta Technology Angels since 2002. Knox is also a member of the Atlanta Technology Angels and an active angel investor. The Atlanta Technology Angels has invested approximately $30,000,000 in 40 Georgia-based companies since 1999.

In his role of Managing Director at ATA, Knox has participated in the initial funding of over 15 companies which include Qcept Technologies, Oversight Systems, OpenSpan Software, Global Crypto, Sentrinsic, Pramana and Invirtus. Mr. Massey has also participated in the execution of an additional 25+ financing rounds associated with ATA portfolio companies. Prior to 2002, Mr. Massey held senior sales positions at America Online, served in a management position at the WestWayne Advertising Agency and worked within regional sales offices of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group (NYTRNG). Mr. Massey sits on the Board of Directors of ATA and on the BOD of the Angel Capital Association. Mr. Massey holds an MBA from the GEM Program at Georgia State University.