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ATDC Startup Brings Community-Centered Energy Infrastructure to Downtown Los
In Downtown Los Angeles, damaged lighting infrastructure, unlit pedestrian corridors, and temporarybattery trailers have created challenges for businesses, residents, and visitors. As the city prepares formajor global events in the…
ATDC 2025 Impact Report: Celebrating 45 Years
45 Years of Measurable Impact For over 45 years, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) has helped Georgia's technology entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into scalable businesses. The 2025 Impact…
ATDC’s North Star AI Labs Expands Access to AI Tools, Talent, Community for Georgia Entrepreneurs
Opening Access to AI for Builders Across Georgia Atlanta – The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) today announced the public launch of North Star AI Labs, an initiative designed…
How Startup FrontHouz Is Reimagining Hospitality Staffing
How Startup FrontHouz Is Reimagining Hospitality Staffing Great companies often begin with a problem that refuses to go away. For Starr Douglas, founder and CEO of FrontHouz, that problem…
ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status
Milestone designation signals strong potential to reshape care for dialysis patients and those with chronic knee pain. March 20, 2026 - It’s uncommon for any startup to receive the…
Norfolk Southern Extends Partnership With Georgia Tech’s ATDC
A $500,000 commitment to sustainable tech entrepreneurs builds on recent economic successes. Atlanta - Feb. 24, 2026 — Norfolk Southern has extended its partnership with Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology…
Igniting Entrepreneurial Spirit
How CREATE-X Shapes Startup Learning at Georgia Tech At Georgia Tech, innovation lives inside the academic experience. Students apply theory to real world challenges and develop the skills to…
ATDC: Nexus of Innovation in Georgia’s Startup Ecosystem
45 Years of ATDC ATLANTA — In 1980, Georgia government and Georgia Tech alums made a bold bet: they launched a technology incubator to support and grow the state’s…
Announcing ATDC Class of 2025: Congratulations Graduates
A Record 17 Companies to Graduate as Incubator Marks Its 45th Anniversary The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) today announced 17 startups in its portfolio will graduate from the…
ATDC Impact Report: Driving Georgia Startup Growth & Innovation
45 Years of Statewide Reach & Local Impact ATDC’s 45-year history of founder success is a testament to a proven model that drives Georgia startup growth and continues to…
Building Our Defenses: ATDC Partners with ManTech to Scale Defense Tech Startups
Expanding ATDC’s Defense and Cybersecurity Efforts to Support Department of Defense ATLANTA — Eighteen months ago, Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) announced a partnership with ManTech, a…
ScanTech, a Computed Tomography CT Scan Company Combines Forces with Mars Acquisition Corp.
ScanTech and Mars Merger Creates ScanTech AI Systems BUFORD, Georgia and NEW YORK — ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC (ScanTech), an innovator of next-generation ‘fixed-gantry’ computed tomography (CT) screening…
Perspectiv – Revolutionizing the Student Experience with a Career Exploration Platform
An Alternative Pathway In an era of career dissatisfaction and workforce disengagement, Meagan Skerchock’s Perspectiv, a career exploration platform, stands out as an alternative pathway for students exploring their…
Congratulations ATDC Class of 2024
ATDC Class of 2024: Celebrating 10 Innovative Startups ATLANTA — The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology incubator, announced today the ATDC Class of 2024. These 10 startups…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Gives Huxley Medical 510(k) Clearance for SANSA Home Sleep Apnea Test
FDA Clearance Marks Major Milestone for Huxley Medical ATLANTA — Huxley Medical, a developer of technologies that streamline cardiopulmonary care, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and…
AgencySpotter Acquired by Private Investors
Parent Company Rebrands as SpotSource Inc. ATLANTA — AgencySpotter, a leading public rating and review platform for marketing and IT agencies, has been acquired by a private investment group…
TAG Top 40 2023 List of Includes 10 ATDC Companies
ATDC Companies Recognized in TAG Top 40 2023 Congratulations to 10 ATDC portfolio companies who were chosen as TAG Top 40 2023 winners this past Monday. The TAG Top…
GRIT Conference Announces Startup Stage Pitch Competition Finalists
Startup Stage Pitch Competition Finalists Selected for GRIT Conference SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Creative Coast has announced the Startup Stage pitch competition finalists for the GRIT conference (formerly called…
Fyve By Joins Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center’s Accelerate Portfolio
Fyve By Accepted into ATDC Accelerate Program ATLANTA — Fyve By Corp., a leader in smart ground operations technology, today announced it has been accepted into the Advanced Technology…
A Message from our Director – ATDC 2022 Year in Review
Portfolio Growth and New Initiatives As I reflect on the ATDC 2022 Year in Review, it’s dizzying to think of what a phenomenal year 2022 was for us. I…
ATDC to Launch a Focused Sustainability Tech Initiative
Norfolk Southern Supports ATDC Sustainability Technology Program ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corp., one of the nation’s leading transportation companies, is making a significant commitment to Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology…
Sila Nanotechnologies Receives Funding to Further Develop Green Energy Battery Technology
ATDC and VentureLab Support for Innovative Startups Entrepreneurs and those who support and nurture them must be tenacious visionaries, possessed with the ability to predict the future. Leaders at…
National Institutes of Health Awards MapHabit $2.9M SBIR Grant
Empowering Family Caregivers Through Technology ATLANTA — The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded a $2.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fast Track…
Announcing ATDC Class of 2022 – Graduating 13 Innovative Startups
A Diverse and Impactful Cohort of Entrepreneurs ATLANTA — The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology incubator, announced today the ATDC class of 2022, which includes 13 startups…
ATDC Congratulates 15 Portfolio Companies Selected for Venture Atlanta 2022
Prestigious Venture Atlanta 2022 Conference Highlights Georgia Startups ATLANTA — The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology incubator, today announced 15 of its portfolio companies have been accepted…
The Defense Innovation Unit Roadshow Comes to ATDC
How DIU Connects Tech Entrepreneurs with the DoD Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists discovered ways to do business with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) when the Defense Innovation Unit…
ATDC Receives Visa FinTech Investment for Financial Technology Innovation
Visa’s Investment to Accelerate FinTech Innovation ATLANTA —Today, the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) announced a new three-year financial commitment by Visa, the world leader…
Amazon Robotics Gift Supports Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center
Supporting Diverse Entrepreneurs in Robotics and Automation ATLANTA — To help support the growth of startups and individuals working to advance automation and robotics, Amazon Robotics today announced it is…
The Home Depot Supports Supply Chain and Logistics Vertical
Mentoring and Growing Supply Chain Startups at ATDC ATLANTA — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is working with Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)…
ATDC Expands Startup Programming into Macon and Albany
Bringing ATDC Resources to Entrepreneurs Across Georgia Think Georgia’s entrepreneurial universe begins and ends in Atlanta? Well, think again. The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), the internationally recognized, state-funded…
ATDC Names Caroline Ford as Investor Connect Catalyst
Connecting Georgia Startups with Investors Caroline Ford has joined the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) as the incubator’s new Investor Connect Catalyst.ATDC is the internationally recognized state-funded technology business…
National Science Foundation Awards $1M to TQIntelligence
Using AI and Voice Biomarkers to Eliminate Children’s Disparities in Mental Health Treatment Outcomes TQIntelligence has been awarded a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II…