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Georgia Metro Chamber sets $20M goal for state-run venture fund

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After the new state-run venture capital fund received its initial appropriation very late in last year’s legislative session, the Metro Atlanta Chamber is taking no chances with a new round of funding.

Chamber officials are lining up early support for another $20 million for Invest Georgia to go with the $10 million Gov. Nathan Deal and the General Assembly quietly tucked into the University System of Georgia’s budget at the 11th hour of the 2014 session.

via Metro Chamber sets $20M goal for state-run venture fund – Atlanta Business Chronicle.

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