Blake Patton
Managing General Partner @ Engage
Atlanta, United States
Blake Patton is a technology entrepreneur and investor. Blake is the founder and Managing Partner of Tech Square Ventures. Tech Square Ventures is an Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm. Tech Square Ventures invests in enterprise (B2B), marketplace technology, and technology-enabled service companies at the Seed and Series A stagesof company development and remain committed partners through the journey of growth and scale. At Tech Square Ventures, we focus on funding companies located in the Southeast and selectively invest in companies across the U.S.Our platform is built on a strategic network of innovation ecosystem, corporate, and university relationships that help founders inform and accelerate go-to-market strategies.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
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Industries Blake Patton invests in
Stages Blake Patton invests in
Countries Blake Patton invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 8 (38%)
- Information Technology 5 (24%)
- SaaS 3 (14%)
- CRM 2 (10%)
- Mobile 2 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (48%)
- Series A 5 (24%)
- Series B 1 (5%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
Country
- United States 12 (57%)
- Canada 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Digit
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We build software that helps you simplify organizations and improves operational results through simple (yet powerful) ERP software tailored to each business. Digit software is implemented in weeks, not months or years.We are an experienced group of business owners, former CEO's, managers, and consultants who have spent nearly a decadestarting, managing, and leading small, mid-market and large organizations in multiple industries. We have been in your shoes and know first-hand what its like to be stuck with systems that just don't cut it.Our product philosophy focus on two elements that make great software: Form + Function This focus allows us to design simple (yet powerful) software that users love, delivers actual business results, and fits specifically to your organization. | $3M / Seed / Mar 12, 2026 | |
Paccurate
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Paccurate reduces shipping costs and wasted material by finding the optimal way to pack every shipment. It is crafted with real-world fulfillment concerns in mind, but they make a special effort not to be rigid. Most features are generalized enough to support niche use cases. They work to deliver a secure, scalable service that can adapt to avariety of use cases. | $8.1M / Series A / Oct 22, 2024 | |
Toolpath
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Toolpath is a distributed machining platform that creates CNC machined parts to accelerate innovation from prototype to production. The company is also developing intelligent CAM software that determines how to efficiently machine it on a CNC mill. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $10M / Seed / Sep 09, 2024 | |
Slip Robotics
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SlipBots auto-load/unload any truck in 5 minutes -- so truckers don't wait, and forklift drivers don't risk it.Truck drivers spend 23% of their workday just idling at a dock and waiting for forklift drivers to load/unload their trailer, while forklift drivers face constant pressure to load/unload freight faster despiteall the risks of damage and injury. Now, those same people can solve this bottleneck with the click of a button: commanding SlipBots to fully auto-load/unload a trailer in under 5 minutes minutes, instead of rushing to drive forklifts in & out of a trailer for 30+ minutes. Slip Robotics empowers people to auto-load & unload any truck in 5 minutes using SlipBot Automated Loading Robots (ALRs) -- at any dock, in any trailer, and with zero Wi-Fi or IT integration required. The SlipBot robots-as-a-service network drives 10x improvements in safety, speed, and savings across the supply chain. | $10.6M / May 08, 2023 | |
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Slip Robotics
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SlipBots auto-load/unload any truck in 5 minutes -- so truckers don't wait, and forklift drivers don't risk it.Truck drivers spend 23% of their workday just idling at a dock and waiting for forklift drivers to load/unload their trailer, while forklift drivers face constant pressure to load/unload freight faster despiteall the risks of damage and injury. Now, those same people can solve this bottleneck with the click of a button: commanding SlipBots to fully auto-load/unload a trailer in under 5 minutes minutes, instead of rushing to drive forklifts in & out of a trailer for 30+ minutes. Slip Robotics empowers people to auto-load & unload any truck in 5 minutes using SlipBot Automated Loading Robots (ALRs) -- at any dock, in any trailer, and with zero Wi-Fi or IT integration required. The SlipBot robots-as-a-service network drives 10x improvements in safety, speed, and savings across the supply chain. | $10.6M / Series A / May 08, 2023 | |
FortifyData
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FortifyData provides a cyber risk analysis and monitoring platform which effectively communicates business cyber risks into meaningful quantifiable industry and corporate intelligence, presenting the susceptibility of a breach and recommend tools that help drive investments and decisions to mitigate risk. | $5M / Series A / Jan 04, 2022 | |
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FortifyData
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FortifyData provides a cyber risk analysis and monitoring platform which effectively communicates business cyber risks into meaningful quantifiable industry and corporate intelligence, presenting the susceptibility of a breach and recommend tools that help drive investments and decisions to mitigate risk. | $5M / Seed / Jan 04, 2022 | |
Pryon
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Pryon is an artificial intelligence company focused on enterprise knowledge management. Its natural language processing platform transforms unstructured data into experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed. Pryon’s automated machine learning engines deliver rapid time to value by enriching existing content. Thisno-code approach prevents operational disruption and allows organizations to quickly maximize the business value trapped within their information assets. Pryon was founded by Igor Jablokov, whose previous company defined the state of the art for AI assistants and was acquired by Amazon to form the basis for Alexa. | $4.5M / Seed / Nov 13, 2018 | |
Cypress.io
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Cypress.io develops a front-end automated testing application for running unit and integration tests in a browser. The company offers The Cypress Test Runner, a test engine that combines existing testing tools with a graphical user interface to monitor and debug tests.The company's dashboard service is an optional web-based companion thatrecords test runs in continuous integration to understand failures and share results with the team, allowing a more powerful way of writing and running tests.Cypress.io was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. | $4M / Seed / Jun 26, 2018 | |
Haste
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Haste is an information technology company that offers a patent-pending purpose-built software running on customized network infrastructure, designed from the ground up to minimize latency, packet loss, and jitter. It enables its users to experience smooth and fast gameplay. The company was founded in | $2.5M / Seed / Jul 05, 2017 | |
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About Engage
Engage is a collaborative innovation and corporate venture platform that connects startups and enterprises.
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FAQ
What does Blake Patton invest in?
Blake Patton invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Blake Patton last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Blake Patton closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 21 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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