Collab Capital

01. Point the founders Collab Capital can't take to ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village

Program or fund lead · 10 min

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 Collab Capital? Try ATDC (https://atdc.org/apply-to-join/) or Atlanta Tech Village (https://uc1n0.share.hsforms.com/2zPeayubaSLyFDVuZc8TPQQ). Every Atlanta program and fund, side by side: https://pursueatl.com/roles/

The same line as HTML, with the links in

<p>Not the right fit for Collab Capital? <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://uc1n0.share.hsforms.com/2zPeayubaSLyFDVuZc8TPQQ">Atlanta Tech Village</a> (tech and tech-related startups, from early-stage startups to high-growth companies) 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. When the engines name Collab Capital but recommend someone else, they most often recommend ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village. A founder who hears no from one Atlanta door should land at another Atlanta door, not another city.

How you'll know it worked. In December, watch the answers that turn founders away from Collab Capital: do they name an Atlanta option next?

02. Make the page the engines read say exactly who Collab Capital is for

Program lead for the facts, whoever edits the website to publish · 45 min

1. Open https://www.collab.capital/who-we-fund. AI cites it more than any other page on your site.
2. Near the top, answer five things in plain sentences: who it is for, what stage, what it costs or takes (fee, equity or check size), how to apply, and when the next intake or deadline is.
3. Keep it as text on the page, not inside an image, a PDF or a slide deck, so the engines can read it.

The paragraph, written from your own site

Who Collab Capital is for: Seed to Series A technology founders across the U.S. with lived experience of the problem, early paying customers, and a focus on economic mobility, healthcare access or community infrastructure.
What it takes: First checks and follow-on checks ranging from $500K to $2M.
How to apply: Review the fund criteria, then submit the Apply for Funding form; the stated process takes 4 to 8 weeks at https://kkzr55yjpa8.typeform.com/to/ZY6Osc0Z.
Not the right fit? ATDC and Atlanta Tech Village may be.

Why it helps. People's questions bring up Collab Capital, and AI doesn't always recommend it. Where the terms aren't written down, the engines hedge or point elsewhere.

How you'll know it worked. In December we ask the same questions again. On these questions, watch whether the engines describe Collab Capital the way this page does.

03. Check Collab Capital's row on the Atlanta programs and funds comparison

Program lead · 20 min

1. We drafted the row from your public pages. It is below.
2. If it is right, send the confirmation as written. If something is off, change that line before you send.

The row we drafted for Collab Capital

Who it's for: Seed to Series A technology founders across the U.S. with lived experience of the problem, early paying customers, and a focus on economic mobility, healthcare access or community infrastructure
Terms: First checks and follow-on checks ranging from $500K to $2M
How to apply: Review the fund criteria, then submit the Apply for Funding form; the stated process takes 4 to 8 weeks, https://kkzr55yjpa8.typeform.com/to/ZY6Osc0Z
Next intake: not stated on your site

If it's right, send this

Subject: Collab Capital's row on the Atlanta programs and funds comparison: confirmed

Hi PursueATL,

We checked Collab Capital's row on the comparison. It is right as drafted.

Who it's for: Seed to Series A technology founders across the U.S. with lived experience of the problem, early paying customers, and a focus on economic mobility, healthcare access or community infrastructure
Terms: First checks and follow-on checks ranging from $500K to $2M
How to apply: Review the fund criteria, then submit the Apply for Funding form; the stated process takes 4 to 8 weeks, https://kkzr55yjpa8.typeform.com/to/ZY6Osc0Z
Next intake: not stated on your site

Please link it to https://www.collab.capital/who-we-fund.

Thank you,
The team at Collab Capital

Why it helps. The engines choose between Atlanta organizations on eligibility. One page with every program's and fund's terms side by side gives them one source to get right.

How you'll know it worked. The re-measure checks whether the engines describe your terms correctly.