Atlanta Tech Village

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Atlanta Tech Village
IndustryTech incubator
Founded2012
FounderDavid Cummings
Website atlantatechvillage.com

Atlanta Tech Village is a technology incubator complex located in the Buckhead community of Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

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History

Atlanta Tech Village was founded by David Cummings in 2012 [2] as a small business incubator. [3] Within its first year, the incubator housed 180 tenant companies. [4] [5] [6]

Incubator

The Village is currently the fourth-largest tech hub in the US, [7] housing approximately 300 companies as of 2018. [8] [9] It partners with major corporations such as Turner, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Coca-Cola to facilitate relationships between startups and established companies. [10] [11] Notable companies that have been part of the Village include Yik Yak, BitPay, and IO Education. [7] The Village also hosts international branches of foreign tech companies alongside American startups. [12] [13] Approximately 1,000 entrepreneurs work within the complex, which is connected to angel investors, funding sources, and business mentors. Additionally, the Village offers a pre-accelerator program supporting minorities and women in the early stages of their business development. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Top 5 Real Estate Criteria for Atlanta Technology Companies". Americaninno.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tech Innovation Centers Encourage Atlanta Startups - 90.1 FM WABE". Wabe.org. 6 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "A Guide to the Atlanta Venture Capital Angel Investing Ecosystem". Americaninno.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta Tech Village the Office of the Future". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta Tech Village Celebrates Pre-Accelerator Graduation and You're Invited - Hypepotamus". Hypepotamus.com. 13 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Talking Tech - Atlanta is 'Hotlanta' for tech start-ups". Usatoday.com.
  7. 1 2 "Everrything You Need to Know About Atlanta's Incubators". Americaninno.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Buckhead's Atlanta Tech Village may add rooftop office". Reporternewspapers.net. 16 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta's Tech Village Could Expand With a Rooftop". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Turner-Atlanta Tech Village Partnership Underscores Commitment to Tech Inclusion - Hypepotamus". Hypepotamus.com. 24 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "How Atlanta Tech Village is Fostering The City's Thriving Startup Ecosystem". myasbn.com. 2 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "QikServe fattens up stateside". Scotsman.com.
  13. ↑ "Atlanta Tech Village is Telling it From Her Perspective - Hypepotamus". Hypepotamus.com. 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Best Boutique Coworking Spaces in Every Major Tech Hub". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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