F
ive years ago, when Lamp Post Group partner Jack Studer sent emails to venture capitalists on the West Coast in the Silicon Valley asking them to consider Chattanooga projects, many asked what state Chattanooga was in.
"People just didn't know about Chattanooga then, but that has quickly changed," said Studer, who now heads The Company Lab, a business accelerator that helps dozens of tech and other business startups in Chattanooga. "Now, we have those running major venture funds of $100 million or more telling us that they need to come to Chattanooga to check us out."
