Early stage startups are diamonds in the rough and an acquisition is every entrepreneur’s dream. Atlanta is a popular startup hub because it is no stranger to acquisitions, mergers, IPOs and exits. Additionally, Atlanta has fostered several startups resulting in billion-dollar exits with AirWatch being the most recent.
With more startups emerging and exiting, investors are shifting their attention to Atlanta. To assist their search, Atlanta Business Chronicle compiled a list of the most promising startups, considered to be the most valuable, which include:
| AutoTrader | IngeniousMed | Purchasing Power |
| Cardlytics | IonicSecurity | Salesfusion |
| Clearleap | Kabbage | ShareCare |
| CloudSherpas | Mailchimp | Silverpop |
| Damballa | News Distribution Network | SoloHealth |
| eFolder | Paymetric | Suniva |
| Endgame | Pindrop Security | The Rainmaker Group |
| Endochoice | PlaOn Sports | Vendormate |
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Atlanta is carefully expanding to foster startups that could be as disruptive as AirWatch, MindSpring and WebMD, and exit with billion-dollar offers.
