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Three metro Atlanta companies took home a combined $30,000 to fuel their export sales in a pitch competition for what’s been billed as the largest collaborative economic development initiative in Georgia.
Completing its eighth year, with upwards of $800,000 distributed, the Atlanta Metro Export Challenge is a region-wide grant program designed to help local firms enact strategies for selling in foreign markets.
First-round winners (see 10 from earlier this year here) get $5,000 in reimbursable funding. They’re then invited back to showcase how they used it — and what another jolt of cash could do to supercharge their global success.
Of six who pitched at the Fourth Ward Offices on the Atlanta Beltline, three companies took away giant checks:
- First-place, $15,000 award winner: ProgenaCare Global
- Second-place, $10,000 award winner, CodeMettle
- Third-place, $5,000 award winner, Dr. Noze Best
Each winning company was also awarded a flight voucher courtesy of Delta Air Lines, which also contributed a few vouchers as drawings for audience members at the event.
Applications for the 2025 cohort are now open here through Jan. 17, 2025. To qualify, companies must have two full-time employees and be incorporated in Georgia.
Read our recap story on how the companies seeded sales using the first-round grants:
Find profiles of the six pitch companies from the chamber below:
CodeMettle serves defense, government, and commercial partners through innovative and scalable commercial software products. codemettle.com
Dr. Noze Best is a consumer health brand revolutionizing baby care with innovative, medical-grade products to help parents easily manage infant congestion, providing accessible, effective solutions for families. drnozebest.com
Eskuad (e-squad) is a no-code field data platform that works regardless of internet service quality, helping streamline operations and automate compliance across supply chains. eskuad.com
ProgenaCare is a purpose-driven medical device company leveraging cutting-edge advances in biomaterials to provide effective, affordable advanced wound care solutions to patients across the socioeconomic spectrum. progenacare.com
Ready For Social is the only all-in-one program that can power your entire sales team on social media, create high visibility and thought leadership, and drive more lifetime customer revenue. readyforsocial.com
Trans Globe is a global agribusiness leader linking farmers, producers, and processors with end users all over the world. tglobetrade.com
Funding for the initiative came from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs, Invest Atlanta, Partnership Gwinnett, Select Cobb, Select Fulton, and NRW Global Business, in addition to funds generated by Certificate of Origin processing fees by the Metro Atlanta Chamber.