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January 30, 2018 | Tom Ballard

Atlanta BridgeCommunity recruiting start-ups for next cohort

Atlanta Bridge CommunityThe Atlanta BridgeCommunity is now accepting applications for its third cohort.

Founded by Coca-Cola, the program runs from April through October. During that time, participating start-ups will receive enterprise sales, marketing and negotiations training to understand corporate innovation needs and hone offerings to create pilots with Capgemini, Coca-Cola, Cox Enterprises, MailChimp and The Weather Company.

“This year the corporations are specifically looking for start-ups in security, marketing, eCommerce, supply chain, digital talent and training, machine learning, artificial intelligence, back office automation, fleet management, and environmental sustainability,” according to Carie Davis, Program Director.

The program requires a commitment of two hours per week from one person on the start-up team.

“There is no equity or intellectual property taken (or cash given) to start-ups,” Davis added.

Interested in applying? The deadline is March 21. For more information, review the BridgeCommunity flyer (BridgeCommunity 2018).


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