The next chapter in Georgia Tech’s entrepreneurship journey is taking shape at the iconic Biltmore. CREATE-X, the Institute’s flagship entrepreneurship and venture-building program, has officially established its headquarters in the heart of Midtown’s innovation corridor.

Most of us take thousands of steps each day without thinking, yet how we walk can reveal hidden health issues — something Atlanta-based StrideLink makes easier to track with wearable sensors and a smartphone app, replacing costly, bulky gait labs with portable, lab-quality analysis.

Midtown Day gave Atlanta Tech Week a massive pulse, turning Tech Square into a playground for big ideas, chance encounters, and innovation in motion. From sunrise jogs to sunset happy hours, the day captured what makes this district hum: people coming together to build, test, and debate the future.

Riean Knight is blending behavioral science, beauty expertise, and AI to tackle one of the makeup industry’s most frustrating problems: helping people, especially those with deeper skin tones, find the right shade the first time. Her Atlanta startup, Honey to Cocoa, is building a ‘makeup artist in your pocket’ to make shade matching smarter and more inclusive.

Every year, Tech Square changes. But 2024 marked a period of accelerated growth and transition. With the release of the 2024 edition of The Book, we’ve taken a moment to document that shift.

VinoBarrel is the world's first sophisticated and sustainable wine preservation and pouring system, simplifying the process of serving wine to customers in venues such as resorts. Each barrel system can support two kegs, and using IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, the barrels can preserve, chill, and aerate over 250 full-sized glasses of wine.

At the intersection of business and breakthrough ideas in Atlanta, the Corporate Innovation Center's Connect series ensures that momentum doesn’t stay siloed. Spearheaded by Mikey DiCenso, Innovation Ecosystem Relationship Manager at Collaborative Real Estate, the event series brings together some of the region’s top corporate innovation centers to collaborate, learn, and grow stronger together.

Georgia Tech is transforming the iconic Biltmore into a dynamic hub of innovation in Tech Square, marking an exciting new chapter for one of Atlanta’s most historic landmarks. In the coming years, the Biltmore will become a powerhouse for tech-driven innovation, academic integration, and entrepreneurial growth.

In an ordinary dance studio, improvisation is a conversation of movement between human partners. However, at Georgia Tech’s Expressive Machinery Lab, one of the dance partners might be an AI. The lab’s director, Brian Magerko, Regents Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Digital Media, has built a career exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, creativity, and human-computer collaboration.

Located at the heart of Georgia Tech’s research and innovation ecosystem, inside The Biltmore, is the Georgia Tech Office of Corporate Engagement (OCE), the gateway for industry to connect with Georgia Tech’s vast resources, ranging from research to licensing. 

Terra Mae Gasque, a TSRB researcher in Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Department, brings a unique perspective to her analysis of I Saw the TV Glow (2024), written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. In her essay, Gasque delves into the film’s complex portrayal of trans identity, trauma, and the search for self, offering a profound exploration of how these themes resonate with both cis and trans audiences.

The International Paper Atlanta Innovation Center, located in the Centergy Building of Tech Square, serves as a strategic hub for data science, analytics, and operational innovation across the company’s nationwide mill network. The office focuses on three core areas: equipment health, process and flow optimization, and support for the customer service group serving International Paper’s mills.

Nestled on the fifth floor of Georgia Tech's Technology Square Research Building (TSRB), the mmWave Antennas & Arrays Lab is silently innovating in wireless communication. Under the leadership of Dr. Nima Ghalichechian, the lab is at the forefront of developing technologies that promise to revolutionize how we connect and communicate.​

The Startup Exchange Spring Summit 2025 brought together students from around Atlanta. These founders were brought into the TSQ Clubhouse, where six of the best teams got to hit the stage and pitch live to investors who served as judges for the competition.

Last month, Bits of Good held its highly anticipated spring Demo Day, where project teams presented the results of their semester-long work with local nonprofit partners. The event drew significant attention from Georgia Tech faculty and Atlanta-based nonprofit organizations, all eager to see the impact of Bits of Good's collaborations.