Funding To Atlanta Hit A 5-Year High In 2020 As The City Produces Unicorns

While Florida and Texas have been at the center of the conversation around the Silicon Valley exodus and tech’s next big hub, a city in Georgia has quietly been producing unicorns at an unprecedented pace: Atlanta.

The state’s largest city has produced at least three unicorns in the past six months, with Greenlight, SalesLoft and Calendly all reaching or surpassing the $1 billion valuation mark. A look back at 2020 finds yet another unicorn with fintech startup Bakkt reaching the coveted status in March.  READ MORE