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Summary Sentence: Join for a Fireside Chat with Marc Gorlin, Co-founder of Kabbage and Founder & CEO of Roadie.
Full Summary: Join for a Fireside Chat with Marc Gorlin, Co-founder of Kabbage and Founder & CEO of Roadie.
Startup Exchange Fall KickoffJoin us for a Fireside Chat with Marc Gorlin, Co-founder of Kabbage and Founder & CEO of Roadie, followed by a meet-and-greet and networking session on Gatherly. This event will be available both virtually (via Zoom+Gatherly) and in-person at the Tech Square ATL Social Club.
Marc Gorlin has been a successful entrepreneur in Atlanta for almost 20 years. Marc founded Roadie in early 2014 as the first “on-the-way” delivery network. Roadie puts unused capacity in passenger vehicles to work by connecting people who have items to send with drivers heading in the right direction. Roadie’s model enables efficient, low cost delivery for senders and rewards drivers for trips they were already taking.
Before starting Roadie, Marc co-founded and was Chairman of Kabbage Inc., which provides working capital to small and medium-sized businesses. To date, Kabbage has raised more than $250 million in venture funding and has a $270 million credit facility from Guggenheim Securities. The company has provided over $3.5 billion in capital to small businesses and is valued over $1.5B. Moreover, American Express just announced that they will be acquiring Kabbage Inc.
Marc is an active speaker on serial entrepreneurship, innovation and venture funding. Marc has spoken at SXSW, RILA Supply Chain, The Montgomery Summit, Internet Summit, Southeastern Venture Conference, and Finovate among others.
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