Atlanta Startup Podcast

In this candid LP roundtable, Lisa Calhoun, Founder of Valor Ventures, is joined by sophisticated investors Tom Weithman, CIO of Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, and Beth Kytle Chandler, Managing Director at Cresset, to unpack how venture capital is evolving across the South in 2026. From the return of exits and capital recycling to disciplined AI investing and the power of patient, regionally anchored capital, this conversation offers rare LP-level clarity on what matters heading...

🎙️ Venture Atlanta 2025: Know Before You Go Get insider highlights from VCs, founders, and corporate partners so you can hit the ground running. Tune in now and be ready for the Southeast’s biggest startup conference! Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Start here, scale anywhere. Discover what founders and investors need to succeed with Anastasia (Nicole) Simon, new Managing Partner of Techstars Atlanta, and why she’s certain the South is where startups should scale now. Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

The South is heating up in AI. On this deep dive special episode of the Atlanta Startup Podcast, our AI-generated hosts break down where founders are building real enterprise traction, how local talent is leading the way, and what’s shifting in this new phase of the AI cycle. Don’t miss this numbers-driven snapshot of the South’s innovation frontier. Let's take this conversation to real time. Join Valor for an upcoming event.

Summer in Atlanta means a fresh crop of rainbow umbrellas slinging fresh pops and friendly smiles. Meet Steven Carse, co-founder and CEO of the iconic Atlanta brand King of Pops, in our July podcast. He says "today IS the good ole days." Listen in as he shares his surprising recipe for fun at work and at home every single day. If you hate work right now, if the heat is getting you down, if you wish you were someplace else sometimes, this episode is for you. Let's take this conv...