Village Graduates
When teams grow, funds are raised, and startups scale, they eventually graduate from the Village.
Check out the startup success stories who have joined the coveted rank of Village Graduates.
Terminus, an account-based marketing company, was listed as one of the hottest startups to watch in 2016 by Venture Atlanta, and we were lucky enough to have front-row seats to their spectacular growth since day one. They went from no customers and no revenue to more than 90 customers and over $1,000,000 in recurring revenue in 9 months while at the Village.
Alongside some impressive scaling was a dynamic and talented team. Some startups are just full of charisma and the Terminus team is one of them: Vibrant, scrappy, and always ready to have some fun, folks at Terminus were always some of the first ones in the Village and the last ones to leave. They know how to hustle, and their staggering growth is proof of that.
What makes an Atlanta Tech Village graduation? Well, growing from $1M ARR to $20M ARR in a year and a half certainly helps! IO Education began with a startup team of five people who joined the Village in November 2014. They were working on building an ed tech data-driven platform. A year and half later, their software was in more than 5,000 schools, they supported over five million students, and were achieving 5,000,000 monthly parent & student logins. They also acquired two companies and grew to a team of almost 100 in that time!
Every startup has its own culture and story. IO Education is one that has flown under the radar but should not be overlooked. They are a team of quiet consistency, humble successes, and a leadership team of kind, smart, good people who are making big changes in our education system. We already miss having the IO Education team in our community.
SalesLoft joined the Village the day it opened in January 2013, in a pre-construction office with three team members and $0 in revenue. In two and a half years they grew to 95+ employees, more than $10 million in revenue, and raised eight figures in their series A financing. The Village and the SalesLoft team grew up together, and we couldn’t be happier for their success. With an incredible team, strong leadership and a culture of positive, high-energy folks, SalesLoft officially graduated!