Benjamin Wald, right, and Tyler Jenks are founders of Spartan Systems, a software development company on Rossville Avenue.
Spartan Systems is a software development company located on Rossville Avenue in the Southside area of downtown Chattanooga.
Steve Veltkamp works at Spartan Systems.TIMELINE2007 Benjamin Wald and Tyler Jenks found Knetwit2008 Knetwit moves to Chattanooga2009 Knetwit shuts down2011 Wald and Jenks found Spartan Systems2014 Spartan Systems moves to Chattanooga
A pair of technology entrepreneurs who got an early taste of Chattanooga and decided the city wasn’t for them have moved back six years later with a new company, new game plan and new enthusiasm for the Scenic City.
Benjamin Wald and Tyler Jenks are managing partners at Spartan Systems, a product development company that builds online, mobile and social platforms. Wald and Jenks founded Spartan Systems in Washington, D.C., in 2011 — it’s the pair’s second company — and have operated virtually for three years, growing to 26 employees.
But now, 12 of those employees will work at Spartan System’s new headquarters on Chattanooga’s Southside.
“One of our passions is working with the startups in Chattanooga, which is white hot right now,” Jenks said. “Which is a big part of the reason we’re back here and decided to put Spartan’s headquarters here.”