ATLANTA, Sept. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Citiri
announced today that it has been chosen out of hundreds of
applicants as one of 42 rising star companies in the Southeast that
will showcase their emerging technologies at Venture Atlanta 2019.
The 12th annual Venture Atlanta, the Southeast's premier event for
connecting technology innovation and investment capital, will be
held October 16-17 in the heart of
downtown Atlanta. With
representation of over 200 national investor funds and an expected
attendance of over 1,000 technology entrepreneurs, premier
investors and key executives from across the country, Venture
Atlanta has served as a launching pad for hundreds of companies
over the past 12 years, connecting them with game-changing capital
and opportunities to drive significant growth.
"Being selected as a Venture Atlanta Showcase Company is an
honor, and it continues what has been an amazing year of forward
momentum for our team at Citiri. This is an incredible opportunity
to share how Citiri is enabling an unprecedented level of control
and predictability for construction owners and stakeholders," said
Citiri CEO, Ortez Gude.
Citiri simplifies and accelerates owner-side processes
throughout operational readiness planning, preparation, activation,
transition, and opening phases. This enables project owners to
de-risk projects, gain predictability, and have confidence in
opening-day success.
"With over $4.3 billion in funding
awarded to date, Venture Atlanta has become the authority for
recognizing technology innovation across the largest footprint in
the Southeast, connecting the region's best and brightest
innovators with top-tier investors and other leaders in our
technology ecosystem," said Allyson
Eman, executive director of Venture Atlanta. "This year,
with over one-third of the presenting companies coming from outside
Georgia, we're thrilled to be
showcasing the largest lineup yet, from emerging technologies to
venture-stage companies that reflect our region's incredible
people, our innovation and continued opportunities for growth."
During the two-day event, presenting companies and conference
attendees will engage with regional as well as national venture
capitalists, investors and other key players in the current
technology landscape. The conference results in funding, national
investor exposure and invaluable relationship-building with
successful technology executives. In addition to hearing from the
36 presenting companies and lineup of over a dozen expert speakers,
attendees will have an opportunity to network with 42 selected
Venture Atlanta "startup showcase companies" to watch that
represent the most exciting emerging technologies in the Southeast.
These innovators will be highlighted with dedicated tables at the
conference to provide sneak peeks into their plans and products.
Atlanta-based independent
investment management firm, Invesco, is this year's premier
sponsor. Techstars will help kick off the conference on
October 14 with Techstars Atlanta
2019 Demo Day in partnership with Cox Enterprises.
To learn more about Citiri, visit http://www.citiri.com. For
additional information about Venture Atlanta, to register for the
event or to view the conference schedule, please visit
http://www.ventureatlanta.org.
About Venture Atlanta
Venture Atlanta, the Southeast's
technology innovation event, is where the region's most promising
tech companies meet the country's top-tier investors. As the
Southeast's largest investor showcase helping launch more than 350
companies and raise over $4.3 billion
in funding to date, Venture Atlanta connects the region's top
entrepreneurs with local and national venture capitalists, bankers,
angel investors and others in the technology ecosystem who can help
them raise the capital they need to grow their businesses. The
annual nonprofit event is a collaboration of three leading
Georgia business organizations:
Atlanta CEO Council, Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Technology
Association of Georgia (TAG). For
more information, visit http://www.ventureatlanta.org. For updates,
follow us on Twitter and visit our blog.
About Citiri
Founded by construction technology executives Ortez Gude and Collin
Browning, Citiri has developed a modern SaaS solution that
optimizes delivery of the world's critical infrastructure. Citiri
simplifies and accelerates airport operational readiness and
operational readiness for other critical infrastructure projects.
Commonly known as ORAT, the mission critical process through which
complex construction projects become successful operations, ORAT is
the best opportunity project owners have to influence project
outcomes. Citiri has been trusted to deliver opening-day success on
over $25 billion in construction
projects by some of the largest project owners in the world. For
more information, visit http://www.citiri.com. For updates, follow
us on Twitter and visit our blog at https://blog.citiri.com
SOURCE Citiri, Inc.