Our Ecosystem
Georgia Tech supports a dynamic commercialization ecosystem that transforms research, ideas, and technologies into real-world impact.
Core Units
The Office of Commercialization includes six pivotal units — ATDC, CREATE-X, Quadrant-i, VentureLab, Technology Licensing, and Velocity Startups — empowering students and faculty to launch startups, manage intellectual property, and bridge the gap between research and viable businesses.
CREATE-X
CREATE-X, a Georgia Tech entrepreneurial initiative, helps students become founders through various pathways before they graduate. You'll gain the confidence needed to tackle hard problems that can lead to impactful startups.
Quadrant-i
Quadrant-i offers a wide range of resources to faculty, including coaching and funding to bring research to market.
VentureLab
Offering education guidance and training, as well as funding, VentureLab enables faculty and students to take research from lab to market.
Technology Licensing
Technology Licensing oversees IP generated from research at Georgia Tech, facilitating industry partnerships and research
Velocity Startups
Velocity Startups is a startup accelerator that propels deep-tech innovation and provides the resources and infrastructure needed for you to take your innovation to market.
ATDC
Founded in 1980 with the mission to help startup companies learn, launch, scale, and succeed, this premier accelerator drives innovation across the state of Georgia.
Pediatric Innovation Network (PIN)
The Pediatric Innovation Network connects clinicians, researchers, and industry partners to identify unmet pediatric healthcare needs and develop new technologies that improve outcomes for children.
GTF Ventures
GTF Ventures invests in Georgia Tech startups, helping turn groundbreaking research and ideas into high-growth companies.
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV)
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV) supports the commercialization of technology and economic development initiatives connected to Georgia Tech.
Programs and Resources
A range of programs and partnerships are available to guide innovators through every stage of the journey—from invention disclosure and patenting to venture creation, seed funding, and go-to-market support.
To find the right support for your commercialization efforts, explore our curated list of programs and resources.
Engage
Engage is designed to promote innovation through a network of connections between startups, corporations, university researchers, and the venture community.
Biolocity
A philanthropic, multi-institutional program supporting and accelerating the commercialization of early-stage medical technologies with intellectual property held at Emory University and/or Georgia Institute of Technology.
Partnership for Innovation (PIN)
PIN's goals are to improve access and opportunities for people across the South to drive innovation and to create opportunities for all of us to thrive as part of the innovation ecosystem.
InVenture Prize
The InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech is a faculty-led innovation competition for undergraduate students and recent BS graduates of Georgia Tech.
GTF Ventures
GTF Ventures invests in Georgia Tech startups to turn ground-breaking ideas into world-changing companies.
Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI²)
For more than 60 years, the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI²) has been the trusted resource that has delivered solutions that successfully unlocked potential and fostered socioeconomic opportunity for all.
Flowers Invention Studio
The Invention Studio is a student-run makerspace open to the Georgia Tech community. It is staffed by Prototyping Instructors, student volunteers who are on hand to train you and help with your projects.
Georgia Tech Patent and Trademark Resource Center
The Georgia Tech PTRC connects people to patent-related training and research consultation for students, faculty, and staff on the Georgia Tech campus, as well as inventors, entrepreneurs, artists, and historians from around the state.