Techstars Atlanta: Get to Know Drizzle

Sep 20, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, selected 10 companies to participate in the program's 2016 class. Applications for the 10 coveted spots came from around the globe, including 69 countries and six continents.

Drizzle is one of the 10 participants. Drizzle gives website owners an incredibly easy way to let their visitors pay for premium content. You can choose to charge a-la-carte for your content, or offer your visitors a subscription to access all of your content.

Get to know Drizzle team.

What excites you about Techstars?

Mentorship, networking and Introductions

How did you hear about Techstars?

I was working as a Tech Associate in Techstars Healthcare in Los Angeles.

What do you hope to learn/take away from Techstars Atlanta?

Pilot product on some of Cox’s media and automotive sites for lead generation and pay-as-you go payments.

How did you come up with the idea for your company?

After realizing that majority of internet users (about 80%) are casual consumers/readers and will not purchase subscriptions, but they do want access to the premium content.

Are there any entrepreneurs or business leaders who inspire you?

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk

What did you know about Atlanta before relocating for the program?

Green, humid, hot and smaller than LA.

Where was your company founded?

Los Angeles

Who can use your product?

Anyone. Publisher and business owners use Drizzle to generate leads and increase direct revenue.

Located at Ponce City Market, Techstars Atlanta provides 90 days of rapid acceleration to boost entrepreneurs’ early stage business and product development efforts through focused education, mentorship and funding.

Techstars is a global ecosystem that empowers entrepreneurs to bring new technologies to market wherever they choose to live. With dozens of mentorship-driven accelerator programs and thousands of community programs worldwide, Techstars exists to support the world's most promising entrepreneurs throughout their lifelong journey, from inspiration to IPO. Techstars provides access to tens of thousands of community leaders, founders, mentors, investors, and corporate partners, allowing entrepreneurs to accelerate the pace of innovation and do more faster.