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Industry | Tech incubator |
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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 housed 180 tenant companies. [4] [5] [6]
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]