Why ATDC?
We Are More than a Startup Community. We Bring Deep Industry Expertise, Hands-On Coaching, Funding and Talent Connections to Scale Companies and Drive Economic Impact.
Since 1980, we have been equipping tech entrepreneurs with the 6 C’s to build successful startups: Connections, Community, Capital, Customers, Coaching, and Curriculum.
What makes us successful? Our coaches, our network, our deep expertise, and our trusted resources. We provide unbiased support, tough love, listening ears, and sound guidance. We walk alongside our founders every step of the way, because scaling a tech business requires more than ambition. It requires discipline, skill development, and resilience.
Do you want to transform your startup into a scalable, sustainable business?
Coaching Team: Equipping Tech Entrepreneurs with the Resources to Succeed
Blair Tighe
Cyber & Emerging Defense Technologies Practice Lead
Blair Tighe
Cyber & Emerging Defense Technologies Practice Lead
Leadership Team
ATDC Connect Program & Support Staff: Our Behind the Scenes Team that Makes Our Startup Community Thrive
We equip serious, growth-minded, tech entrepreneurs in Georgia to transform their ideas into scalable, sustainable businesses.
ATDC is Georgia’s statewide innovation hub and startup incubator. We provide deep industry expertise, hands-on coaching, funding and talent connections, and proven economic and workforce impact that strengthens both founders and Georgia’s innovation economy.