Blake Patton

Managing Partner

Blake Patton is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Tech Square Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise technology companies. Under his leadership, the firm has backed more than 130 startups and launched Engage, a first-of-its-kind corporate innovation and startup accelerator program that connects global enterprises with leading entrepreneurs.

Before founding Tech Square Ventures, Blake was General Manager of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), named by Forbes as one of the “Top 12 Incubators Changing the World.” He has founded and held executive roles in multiple high-growth companies, including serving as President & COO of Interactive Advisory Software and EVP at iXL, where he helped scale the company from startup to $400M in revenue and an IPO following its acquisition of Swan Media.

Blake is Chairman of Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures and serves on the board of High Tech Ministries. He is also a Professor of the Practice at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, where he teaches Entrepreneurial Finance. Previously, he served as Chairman of Venture Atlanta and the Center for American Entrepreneurship.

A Georgia Tech graduate in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Blake was captain of the swim team and was inducted into the College of Engineering’s Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni. He has also served as a Georgia Tech Alumni Association Trustee and on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.