TAG Invest Connect: Meet, Pitch, & Partner brought Georgia’s innovation community together for an incredible day of collaboration, opportunity, and connection!

As one of the state’s premier events for entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders, TAG Invest Connect continues to serve as a powerful platform where ideas meet capital and partnerships take shape. This year’s event elevated that mission even further, with inspiring pitches, dynamic conversations, and meaningful connections that will drive growth well beyond the conference.

Key Highlights

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Here's what attendees had to say:

Fireside Chat

Procurement Panel

Pitch for Capital Competition

Finalists were chosen for their vision, potential for growth, and ability to address market needs. The competition awarded prizes of $10,000 for first place, and $5,000 for second place.

View the winners and finalists below!

1st Place • $10,000 : Ron Johnson, Founder & CEO of Tacilent.ai

Tacilent.ai turns reactive risk management into real-time strategic foresight using predictive AI, expert validation, and decision-ready intelligence.

2nd Place • $5,000 : Alex Edquist, Founder & CEO of Good Agriculture

Supporting regenerative farmers with bookkeeping and marketing services so they can focus on what they do best.

Honorable Mention: Roby Lynn, Founder & CEO of R2 Labs

R2 Labs builds robotic and automation control systems to help companies address skilled worker shortages, increase operational efficiency, and decrease deployment time for newly introduced equipment.