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| Industry | Tech incubator |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | David Cummings |
| Website | atlantatechvillage |
Atlanta Tech Village is a technology incubator complex located in the Buckhead community of Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
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| Industry | Tech incubator |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | David Cummings |
| Website | atlantatechvillage |
Atlanta Tech Village is a technology incubator complex located in the Buckhead community of Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
Atlanta Tech Village was founded by David Cummings in 2012 [2] as a small business incubator. [3] Within its first year the incubator had 180 tenant companies. [4] [5] [6]
The Village is now the fourth largest tech hub in the US, [7] housing about 300 companies in 2018, [8] [9] and partners with larger corporations like Turner, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Coca-Cola to form relationships between startups and larger establishments. [10] [11] Past companies have included Yik Yak, BitPay, and IO Education. [7] The Village also houses international offshoots from foreign tech companies alongside its American startups. [12] [13] The company has about 1000 entrepreneurs working complex, which are connected to angel investors and funding sources, in addition to business mentors. The Village also has a pre-accelerator program that works with minorities and women in the early stages of their business development. [14]
In addition to its investments, Atlanta Tech Village rents both office space and individual desks to technology companies. [2] The complex is 103,000 square feet in total. [15]
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