Point the founders Atlanta Ventures can't take to ATDC and Overline

What to do

1. Add the line below wherever a founder finds out they don't fit: your eligibility section, FAQ or application page.
2. When PursueATL publishes the Atlanta programs and funds comparison, link to it from the same line.
3. Let ATDC know you did it. The habit works best in both directions.

The line, ready to paste

Not the right fit for Atlanta Ventures? Try ATDC (https://atdc.org/apply-to-join/) or Overline (https://overline.vc/pitch). Every Atlanta program and fund, side by side: https://pursueatl.com/roles/

Put it wherever a founder finds out they don't fit: your eligibility section, FAQ or application page. Then tell ATDC and Overline you did it. It works best in both directions.

The same line as HTML, with the links in

<p>Not the right fit for Atlanta Ventures? <a href="https://atdc.org/apply-to-join/">ATDC</a> (technology companies in Georgia, from a validated MVP working toward product-market fit (Accelerate) to growth-stage companies scaling revenue, teams and capital (Signature)) and <a href="https://overline.vc/pitch">Overline</a> (founding teams building in Atlanta and across the Southeast, inception through seed, any industry) may be a better match. <a href="https://pursueatl.com/roles/">See every Atlanta program and fund, side by side</a>.</p>

Why it helps

In the answers where the engines turned founders away from Atlanta Ventures for fit, they sent them to ATDC and Overline instead. A founder who hears no from one Atlanta door should land at another Atlanta door, not another city.

This is the habit that makes Atlanta feel like one ecosystem to the engines, and to founders.

Who the engines pick instead

ATDC, Overline

The questions this is for

• Who actually leads seed rounds for Atlanta software startups?
• How does a pre-revenue Atlanta founder get in front of accredited angel investors?
• Which Atlanta groups help founders with fundraising strategy rather than writing the check themselves?
• Who in Atlanta actually helps first-time founders, as opposed to just hosting events?
• Which Atlanta groups run sector-specific programming rather than general startup programming?

How you'll know it worked

In December, watch the answers that turn founders away from Atlanta Ventures: do they name an Atlanta option next?