Who Crushed It At CodeLaunch ATL 2023
CodeLaunch, produced by Improving and presented by Cyrannus, made a tremendous mark on the Atlanta startup community during the second event in the Peach State.
Congratulations to CASTU for winning the event! They worked with their hackathon sponsor, Improving Atlanta, throughout the week to claim the title of “Best Startup in Atlanta”.
CASTU Founder Taylor Ri’chard says he could not have won CodeLaunch without the help of his team’s professional hackathon sponsor, Improving.
“It felt so good. Not only were they excited about working on our project, but they believed in it.”
Taylor Ri’chard, CASTU Founder
Improving’s John Ruznick says the feeling is mutual. The team had a blast working with CASTU and saw their vision for the future.
“They are a great bunch of folks that we had a pleasure working with. It was a whirlwind 24 hours developing for them.”
John Ruzick, Professional Hackathon Team Member for Improving
FundHub also went home a winner! The startup won over the judges and was given the Judge’s Choice award.
Tim Butler, FundHub’s founder, tells us he did not make it to the finals for the previous CodeLaunch. He was determined to make the stage this time around and is honored to take home the award given by CodeLaunch judges.
“I’m so excited. It has been a 4 1/2-year journey for us, and I would not take anything from our journey now.
Tim Butler, FundHub Founder
Our judges for CodeLaunch ATL 2023 were Cyrannus Founder, Lee Mosbacker, Technology Association of Georgia Director, Dr. Loretta Daniels, Contract Sprint Chief Visionary, Jonathan Page, and THRIVE Coworking Chief Revenue Officer, Chris Smith.
CodeLaunch attendees were also able to enjoy the event’s various exhibitors before and after the competition. This brought an extensive amount of networking to the lobby of the gorgeous Buckhead Theatre.
We want to give a major thank you to our presenting sponsor, Cyrannus for their support during CodeLaunch ATL 2023. The show would not have been such a spectacular success without you!
Also, thank you to our Professional Hackathon Sponsors who worked tirelessly with our finalists to ensure their technical products were accelerated and that they can close a seed round of funding.
- Contollo + Wise Assistant
- Build Technology Group + FundHub
- Abel Solutions + Agrippon
- PS-AI + Practice-Quest
- Improving Nearshore + UnicornForms
- Improving Atlanta + Cast-U
Shoutout to all of the CodeLaunch ATL 2023 finalists who will now go on to launch viable startup companies!
View the CodeLaunch ATL 2023 photo gallery here.
All About CodeLaunch
CodeLaunch is a traveling seed accelerator and startup expo that connects early-stage startups with invaluable seed services critical to stimulating their business. Unlike many startup accelerators, CodeLaunch is completely free to apply, and no equity is surrendered.
The professional hackathon is one way that CodeLaunch is truly unique. Each finalist is paired with a professional development team that accelerates product development and builds out as much of their MVP as possible in a 2-day time frame. During the pitch competition, the product is demoed live and for the first time in front of a live audience, who then votes for the overall winner.
CodeLaunch ATL 2023 went above and beyond our expectations! We are thankful for everyone who came out to support the event and the Atlanta startup community.
CodeLaunch Mexico is Around the Corner!
CodeLaunch is going international and you can apply to be a part of the competition NOW!
We are headed to Guadalajara, Mexico on August 30th. The event is open to Mexico-Based startups who want to succeed and evolve through our unique spin on the seed accelerator model.
Our application portal is open now until June 16th for startup founders and teams to apply at no cost. This event is open to Mexico-based startups only. Learn more about what you need to apply and about this First International CodeLaunch Competition by reading this blog post.
