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Blake Patton

Managing Partner atEngageFirm active Oct 7Atlanta
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Blake Patton is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Tech Square Ventures, which launched Engage. He was General Manager of Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center and has held executive roles at Interactive Advisory Software and iXL.

What Blake can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeries AMostly follows a lead
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Career

  1. iXL · EVP
  2. Interactive Advisory Software · President & COO
  3. Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) · General Manager
  4. Tech Square Ventures · Founder and Managing General Partner
  5. Engage · Managing Partner
    Now
  6. SEI Corporation · Associate
  7. Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center · General Manager
  8. Tech Square Ventures · Founder & Managing General Partner

Companies founded

Tech Square VenturesEngage

Focus

enterprise technologyearly-stage venture capitalcorporate innovationstartup acceleratorenterprise softwaremarketplace

Education

Georgia Tech, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Also at Engage

Bill NusseyPartner
David MalloySenior Associate

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Marcelo ClaureVice Chairman & General Partner, Open Opportunity Fund
Blake PattonFounder & Managing Partner, Tech Square Ventures
Emery Waddell
Emery WaddellGeneral Partner, Vocap Partners
Josh Felser
Josh FelserCo-founder and Managing Partner, Climactic

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Who is Blake Patton?

Blake Patton is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Tech Square Ventures, which launched Engage. He was General Manager of Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center and has held executive roles at Interactive Advisory Software and iXL.

How much does Blake Patton invest?

Engage has not reported a check size. It invests at series a.

How do I pitch Blake Patton?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Blake in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Engage backed works better.

What did Blake Patton do before Engage?

EVP at iXL; President & COO at Interactive Advisory Software; General Manager at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC); Founder and Managing General Partner at Tech Square Ventures; Associate at SEI Corporation; General Manager at Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center; Founder & Managing General Partner at Tech Square Ventures.

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