What Tech Square Ventures does

Tech Square Ventures is a private, Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Blake Patton. The firm invests primarily at the Seed stage ($500K to $3M initial checks) with selective Pre-Seed and Series A participation, targeting enterprise (B2B) and marketplace technology companies. It manages two disclosed funds totaling more than $100 million in committed capital and has invested in over 80 companies across sectors including applied AI, logistics and supply chain, vertical solutions, infrastructure and productivity, and sustainability and energy. Geographically, approximately 80% of investments are concentrated in the "Super South" — the Southeast United States — with Atlanta as the operational home adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus.

The firm's core products and infrastructure include (1) its investment services, generating returns via fund management fees and carried interest from exits; and (2) the Engage platform, a corporate innovation accelerator that connects portfolio startups with Southeast corporations and Georgia Tech to provide go-to-market support and enterprise customer access. Additional infrastructure includes a portfolio job board (jobs.techsquareventures.com) supporting talent placement across portfolio companies. The investment team is small (1-10 employees, per firmographic data) and includes Managing Partner Blake Patton, General Partner Vasant Kamath, Partner Bill Nussey, CFO Joelle Fox, and Principal Thiago Olson.

Tech Square Ventures' revenue model is the standard VC two-and-twenty economics: management fees on committed capital deployed across multi-year fund lifecycles, plus performance-based carried interest on realized exits. Distribution and sourcing rely on inbound applications, regional ecosystem referrals, the Georgia Tech adjacency, and structured corporate matchmaking through Engage. Notable portfolio companies include Slip Robotics (warehouse robotics), Rainforest (embedded payments), The Mom Project (talent platform), Saleo (sales demo SaaS), Danti (Earth observation AI search), Nok (consumer returns), Cloverly (carbon offset API), and Vizion (ocean freight visibility).

Name

Tech Square Ventures

Legal name

Tech Square Ventures LLC

Website

https://techsquareventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tech Square Ventures is an Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests $500K to $3M seed checks in enterprise and marketplace startups, primarily in the Southeast US, via its core fund and the Engage corporate innovation platform.

Ownership category

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Product category

Early-Stage Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Early-stage venture capital
• Seed funding
• Enterprise software investing
• Marketplace platform investing
• Corporate innovation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Revenue generated through management fees from venture funds and carried interest (performance fees) from successful portfolio company exits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tech Square Ventures is an Atlanta-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests $500,000 to $3,000,000 in enterprise, marketplace, and platform technology companies, with a geographic focus on the Southeast United States ("Super South"). The firm operates two main funds totaling over $100 million in assets and supplements its investment activity with a corporate innovation platform called Engage, which connects large corporations with the venture ecosystem.

Product overview

Tech Square Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm offering a single unified investment platform. The firm provides seed and early-stage investment services to enterprise (B2B) and marketplace technology companies, primarily in the Southeast U.S. The core offering includes capital investment, access to markets and customers through their corporate innovation platform Engage, and a portfolio companies job board. Their portfolio spans applied AI, logistics and supply chain, vertical solutions, infrastructure and productivity, and sustainability and energy sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Engage: A first-of-its-kind innovation platform comprised of category-leading corporations that have joined forces to support startups building the future of enterprise, in partnership with Georgia Tech and Invest Georgia.

Products and services

• Tech Square Ventures Seed & Early-Stage Venture Fund Seed and Series A equity investments of $500K to $3M in enterprise, marketplace, and platform technology startups, with approximately 80% of capital deployed in the U.S. Southeast (the "Super South") and 20% across the broader U.S.
• Engage Corporate Innovation Platform Subscription/membership-based innovation service that enables large corporations to access startup deal flow, curated events, and pilot opportunities sourced from Tech Square Ventures' portfolio and broader network.
• Portfolio Companies Job Board Online job board aggregating open positions at Tech Square Ventures' portfolio companies, serving as a recruiting channel for founders and a talent-discovery tool for job seekers in the Southeast startup ecosystem.

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Georgia TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Georgia Tech's campus adjacency and university relationships, forming the foundation of the Engage innovation platform that brings together entrepreneurs, corporations, and Georgia Tech for corporate innovation initiatives.
• Invest GeorgiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Invest Georgia as part of the Engage platform launch five years ago, contributing to the innovation platform connecting Southeast corporations with startups.
• Southeast Corporations (via Engage)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngage platform brings together Southeast's leading corporations that have joined forces to support startups building the future of enterprise through a first-of-its-kind innovation platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BIP Ventures: Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B software and enterprise technology across the Southeast US. Direct peer given shared Atlanta HQ, similar seed-to-Series A focus, and overlapping regional deal flow.
• Panoramic Ventures: Atlanta-based venture firm (formerly BIP Capital) investing across the Southeast in early and growth-stage B2B companies. Direct peer due to shared geography, similar B2B focus, and documented co-investment with Tech Square Ventures in portfolio companies like Cloverly.
• Noro-Moseley Partners: Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in Southeast B2B technology and healthcare companies. Direct peer given Atlanta headquarters and similar seed/Series A focus on enterprise technology.
• TTV Capital: Atlanta-based venture capital firm focused on fintech and enterprise software companies. Direct peer given Atlanta HQ, early-stage B2B focus, and overlapping regional LP and founder community.
• Dynamo Ventures: Supply chain-focused early-stage venture fund with a Chattanooga/Nashville base. Highly comparable given shared supply chain thesis, co-investment in Tech Square Ventures' portfolio (Vizion), and similar seed-stage check sizes.
• Knoll Ventures: Atlanta-based early-stage venture firm investing in B2B SaaS and enterprise technology. Direct peer given Atlanta base and documented co-investment with Tech Square Ventures in Cloverly.
• Invest Georgia: Georgia-focused state-backed investment program partnering with venture firms to deploy capital into Georgia-based startups. Direct peer/partner given documented strategic alliance with Tech Square Ventures as part of the Engage platform launch.
• Service Provider Capital: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in B2B SaaS companies, often co-investing in the same rounds as Tech Square Ventures (e.g., Digit). Comparable given similar check sizes and B2B software focus.
• Atlanta Ventures: Atlanta-based early-stage venture and accelerator firm (Homebrew, Atlanta Tech Village affiliated) operating in the same regional ecosystem. Direct peer given shared Atlanta geography and early-stage B2B software focus.

Regional players

• Cox Enterprises (Cox Automotive / Social Impact Ventures): Atlanta-based diversified company with venture and innovation arms operating in the Southeast tech ecosystem. Regional player given shared Atlanta HQ and overlapping engagement with Southeast corporate innovation programs similar to Engage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/techsquarevc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tech-square-ventures
• Facebookfacebook.com/techsquareventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments136 records

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