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]
