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From Apple Pies to VR: Meet Some Of The Startups From Create-X's 2022 Demo Day

From Apple Pies to VR: Meet Some Of The Startups From Create-X's 2022 Demo Day

Typically, a packed house at Atlanta’s Fox Theater would mean a big band or a Broadway tour had rolled into town. But on Thursday night, the theater was packed with those looking to catch a glimpse of the latest founders to come out of Georgia Tech’s Create-X

Global Tech Companies Want To Tap Into Georgia Talent. These Universities Are Feeding That Demand.

Global Tech Companies Want To Tap Into Georgia Talent. These Universities Are Feeding That Demand.

You’d be hardpressed to find a tech company recently that doesn’t explicitly mention the local young talent pool as the main reason for setting up shop in the State of Georgia. Airbnb, Nike, Google, Microsoft, and countless other household names have relocated or added offices in the city

This Scientist and Engineer are Taking to the Sky To Better Understand Wildfires on the Ground

This Scientist and Engineer are Taking to the Sky To Better Understand Wildfires on the Ground

Mother Nature is certainly unpredictable. But the team behind WindTL, assembled through Georgia Tech’s Female Founders program, is working to bring some predictability to the study of wildfires. That is important science, says Yana Bebieva, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech and scientific advisor with WindTL. It’s

Atlanta and Paris Selected As Next Site For Space-Related Startup Program

Atlanta and Paris Selected As Next Site For Space-Related Startup Program

Atlanta is about to embark on its own type of space race, thanks to a new program housed at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), an international organization for startup founders, is expanding its Space Stream into Atlanta and Paris. It aims to be the largest

A GT Lab Is Researching The Big Question: Can We Make FinTech More Equitable?

A GT Lab Is Researching The Big Question: Can We Make FinTech More Equitable?

The fact that FinTech helped propel Atlanta onto the national startup stage has been a bit of a paradox to those studying sustainable finance. That’s because Atlanta is consistently ranked as the US city with the highest income inequality ratio and one of the places with the highest percentage

Create-X startup lands seed funding to keep workers safe with wearable technology

Create-X startup lands seed funding to keep workers safe with wearable technology

It started with a conversation between friends about reducing injuries and deaths in the firefighting community. But after scaling the concept through the Create-X Idea-2-Prototype class at Georgia Tech and launching their first product, the team behind SlateSafety (formerly FireHUD) realized their wearable technology had even more

cove.tool's $30 Million Series B Attracts Impressive Sustainability-Focused Investors

cove.tool's $30 Million Series B Attracts Impressive Sustainability-Focused Investors

The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry needs to clean up fast, and environmentally-focused investors are backing an Atlanta-based EnergyTech startup to do just that. Cove.tool, a startup that helps design and construction professionals reduce carbon emissions and build affordable, more energy efficient buildings, just closed its