Lamp Post Group

Lamp Post Group is a venture capital firm based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, founded in 2010. It specializes in incubation, seed, and early stage investments, focusing primarily on the trucking, transportation, logistics, and supply chain sectors. The firm seeks to support businesses that aim to introduce innovative technologies for freight movements and storage. Lamp Post Group often invests in graduates of the Dynamo accelerator program, providing both financial investment and business guidance to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. By combining the agility of a venture incubator with the financial resources of a venture capital firm, Lamp Post Group fosters rapid and independent growth for emerging companies.

Theodore Alling

Partner and Co-Founder

Allan Davis

Co-Founder and Partner

Weston Wamp

Co-Founding Director

Miller Wellborn

Partner

14 past transactions

Reliance Partners

Private Equity Round in 2022
Reliance Partners, established in 2009, is an independent insurance brokerage and consultancy that focuses on providing tailored insurance solutions for the transportation, logistics, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors. The company serves truck fleets and freight brokerage clients across the United States, specializing in trucking and commercial insurance, as well as risk management services. Reliance Partners aims to help clients minimize risk and meet their specific insurance requirements through innovative, usage-based offerings. By prioritizing a solutions-oriented approach, Reliance Partners not only sells insurance products but also promotes the overall success and financial health of its customers.

6AM City

Debt Financing in 2018
6AM City is a publishing technology company that builds platforms to maximize local audience participation and activate home cities by aggregating, curating, condensing, and distributing essential local news, conversations, events, and hot topics through daily email and social media, creating a hub for local content that supports brief, conversational newsletters focused on community engagement rather than politics and aims to foster active participation, vibrant local conversations, and sustainable growth for local ecosystems.

The House

Pre Seed Round in 2017
The House, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a dining application called "Eat on The House." This app provides users with information about events, happy hours, and special offers at local restaurants, breweries, and bars. The service primarily operates in cities such as Chattanooga, Knoxville, Birmingham, and Huntsville, as well as Atlanta and Nashville. Founded in 2016 and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, The House aims to enhance the dining experience by helping users discover live music, drink deals, and food specials in their area.

Torch

Angel Round in 2014
Torch, Inc. is a company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, specializing in the manufacture of advanced Wi-Fi routers designed specifically for families. Its routers feature a user-friendly interface that allows parents to monitor their children's online activities, customize content filters, and manage internet usage effectively. With functions such as a pause button for internet access during family meals or breaks, Torch provides tools that promote healthy internet habits and facilitate discussions about online behavior between parents and children. The company's product aims to empower parents by giving them visibility and control over their home network, ensuring a safer and more manageable digital environment for families.

PriceWaiter

Seed Round in 2014
PriceWaiter, Inc., established in 1999 and headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, specializes in an online price negotiation platform. This platform facilitates direct, private, and simple communication between buyers and sellers, enabling them to negotiate deals. It offers features such as custom campaign creation, exit intent engagement, real-time messaging, and conversion tracking to enhance user experience and boost shopper conversion for e-commerce businesses. PriceWaiter also provides custom integrations with various eCommerce platforms and priority support for its clients.

ReadyCart

Seed Round in 2014
ReadyCart, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a platform for curated commerce by enabling creators, agencies, and retailers to generate additional revenue through customized shopping experiences. Established in 2014, ReadyCart allows users to create personalized ReadyCarts, which serve as one-page online stores that can be linked or embedded within various content, including blogs and websites. This platform supports the sale of products across multiple categories, such as crafts, beauty, home, electronics, and food. It enhances the fan experience for creators and offers agencies and commerce platforms an effective marketing tool to boost product recommendations. ReadyCart serves a diverse clientele both in the United States and internationally, and operates as a subsidiary of Grapevine Logic, Inc.

Ambition

Seed Round in 2014
Ambition is a sales management platform tailored for performance-driven teams, enabling sales leaders to enhance coaching and streamline management. The platform is designed to foster a culture of transparency and accountability, empowering sales organizations to achieve their goals, particularly in remote work settings. By emphasizing team inspiration and economic opportunity, Ambition creates an environment where flexibility and success coexist. Its features are geared towards optimizing remote work, ensuring that businesses can operate efficiently regardless of employee location.

PandoDaily

Series A in 2014
PandoDaily is an online publication based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in technology news, analysis, and commentary, with a particular emphasis on Silicon Valley and startup companies. Founded in 2011, the company provides a range of content, including published articles, monthly events, live video streams, and an extensive video archive. Additionally, PandoDaily features PandoTicker, a service that delivers daily news updates related to the startup ecosystem. Through its various offerings, PandoDaily aims to inform and engage its audience on developments within the technology sector.

Bellhops

Seed Round in 2014
Bellhops, Inc. is a U.S. moving services company that provides loading and unloading for trucks, trailers, storage units, and mobile storage containers, along with heavy lifting. It operates via an online platform and mobile applications that connect customers with movers, enabling local and short- to mid-distance moves for households and businesses. The company emphasizes a technology-enabled model to improve customer experience and pricing transparency, offering booking through a self-service dashboard and a team of movers. Founded in 2013 and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bellhops serves customers across numerous U.S. cities, focusing on small and medium-scale moves and expanding its geographic footprint.

Bellhops

Seed Round in 2012
Bellhops, Inc. is a U.S. moving services company that provides loading and unloading for trucks, trailers, storage units, and mobile storage containers, along with heavy lifting. It operates via an online platform and mobile applications that connect customers with movers, enabling local and short- to mid-distance moves for households and businesses. The company emphasizes a technology-enabled model to improve customer experience and pricing transparency, offering booking through a self-service dashboard and a team of movers. Founded in 2013 and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bellhops serves customers across numerous U.S. cities, focusing on small and medium-scale moves and expanding its geographic footprint.

SupplyHog

Seed Round in 2012
SupplyHog Inc. is an online marketplace specializing in hardware and building supplies, primarily serving the construction industry. Founded in 2010 and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the company connects vendors and manufacturers with customers by providing a streamlined platform for quotes, product offerings, and requests. SupplyHog aims to enhance the purchasing experience for contractors by integrating shopping, purchasing, and shipping into a single, cost-effective solution. The marketplace features drop shipping and personalized pricing services tailored for contractors, allowing them to procure building materials efficiently and at a competitive value. Originally known as Nopone, Inc., the company rebranded to SupplyHog Inc. in November 2011 and operates as a subsidiary of American Supply Holdings.

retickr

Series A in 2012
The focus of retickr is personalizing news. The company was founded in 2011 to create an innovative & easy way to find, deliver, & share the news updates, posts, & stories you care about the most. The retickr team released their 2.0 "ticker" product in late February '12 to a warm reception from 1.0 & beta users. In 2012, the company is concentrating on innovating news personalization. The mission of retickr is Less Noise, More News.

retickr

Seed Round in 2011
The focus of retickr is personalizing news. The company was founded in 2011 to create an innovative & easy way to find, deliver, & share the news updates, posts, & stories you care about the most. The retickr team released their 2.0 "ticker" product in late February '12 to a warm reception from 1.0 & beta users. In 2012, the company is concentrating on innovating news personalization. The mission of retickr is Less Noise, More News.

Nooga.com

Seed Round in 2011
Nooga Media LLC operates Nooga.com, a local news website that focuses on delivering news related to business, government, lifestyle, entertainment, opinion, and outdoor activities in the Chattanooga area. Founded in 2011 and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the platform serves as a resource for residents seeking information about their community. Nooga.com categorizes its content to help users easily navigate and find relevant articles, thereby fostering an informed local audience.
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