CBS 46 Features Mark Buffington: Why Investors Are Flocking To Georgia and How To Find One for Your Startup

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Posted in Investing Strategies, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

The CBS 46 Atlanta Small Business Show recently featured Mark Buffington, the CEO and Co-founder of BIP Capital, as a guest interview to discuss “Why Investors Are Flocking To Georgia and How To Find One for Your Startup” based on the recent insi...
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BIP Capital’s 2018 The State of Startups℠ in the Southeast Report is Here

Mark Buffington —
Posted in Investing Strategies, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

We’re proud to offer our second annual The State of StartupsSM in the Southeast report, delivering an overview of the venture capital and startup ecosystem in this region. The report takes an in-depth look at startup activity throughout nine stat...
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Atlanta – A Market Leading Innovation Hub: Atlanta Inno Features Commentary from Mark Buffington

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Posted in Venture Buff, Venture Capital

In a new piece published during the launch week of Atlanta Inno, Mark Buffington shares his perspective on the top four reasons why Atlanta is becoming a market-leading innovation hub: In my nearly two decades of early-stage investing, I’ve witn...
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BIP Capital Expands Healthcare Leadership with Strategic Hire of Sarath Degala

Mark Flickinger —
Posted in Announcements, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

Today we’re proud to announce that Sarath Degala has joined our leadership team as vice president and portfolio company lead. Degala’s deep healthcare expertise will complement and extend BIP Capital’s existing healthcare investment operations....
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The State of Startups in the Southeast

Mark Buffington —
Posted in Announcements, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

Over the past 10 years, we have invested in seed, traction and growth-stage companies while participating in the maturation of the region’s startup ecosystem. Given this background and history, we saw an opportunity to consolidate our learnings in...
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Leading Investment Firm Unveils Inaugural Insights Into The State of Startups

Mark Flickinger —
Posted in Announcements, Investing Strategies, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

BIP Capital Delivers Comprehensive Overview of More Than Five Years of Data Regarding the Venture Capital and Startup Ecosystem in Nine Southeastern States ATLANTA, October 4, 2017 — BIP Capital, one of the premier investment firms in the S...
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Four BIP Capital Portfolio Companies Break into the Ranks of Inc. 5000

Mark Flickinger —
Posted in Announcements, Portfolio Companies, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

We’re proud to announce that the 2017 Inc. 5000, unveiled online at Inc.com includes four BIP Capital portfolio companies among its ranks: QASymphony, Ingenious Med, AchieveIt and Aspirion Health Resources. According to Inc., the 2017 Inc...
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Hypepotamus: BIP Capital’s Mark Buffington On the Secret Sauce In Great Capital Partnerships

Mark Flickinger —
Posted in Announcements, Investing Strategies, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

What's the secret sauce for great capital partnerships? In this story, Mark Buffington gives Hypepotamus an investor’s perspective on what a good partnership looks like, how to make a pitch stand out to potential investors, and why now is a gre...
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BIP Capital’s Mark Buffington Discusses Intersection of Venture Capital & Private Equity Investing at TAG Event

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Posted in Announcements, Investing Strategies, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

Join us for the TAG event “Intersection of Venture Capital and Private Equity Investing” on April 12 at 11:30am. In recent years, there has been a convergence of investment strategies in the lower middle market. Venture capital and leveraged b...
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Breaking Down Last Year’s Lessons and Looking at the Opportunities That Lie Ahead for Entrepreneurs and Investors

Mark Buffington —
Posted in Venture Buff, Venture Capital

What are the most significant lessons learned from 2016? And, what makes good investment sense for this year? Read on for a VC’s perspective on the year that was and what changes in 2017 present the best opportunities, from healthcare to personaliz...
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Tech sector braces for hurt as venture capital investing hits brakes

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Posted in Venture Buff, Venture Capital

As written by Urvaksh Karkaria in the Atlanta Business Chronicle: For Atlanta’s tech industry, a fundraising winter may be coming. In what could be a tell-tale sign of a broader retrenchment, the venture capital industry appears to have applied th...
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VC Nation: The Most Active Tech Venture Capital Firm Into Each US State

Mark Buffington —
Posted in Announcements, Venture Buff, Venture Capital

We are pleased to announce that BIP Capital was named the top VC in the state of Georgia in CB Insights’ recently published report. This is a testament to the hard work of many, and the partnerships we have created with our investors, entrepreneurs...
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