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CREATE-X Startup Launch
Also known as: Startup Launch, CREATE-X Launch
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, Georgia
Quick fit check
- No equity required
- Currently active
- Verified by research
Key numbers
Funding range
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Equity
None
Application
Annual
Institution Wide
Last activity
2026-06-28
High confidence
CREATE-X Startup Launch
Georgia Tech's premier student startup accelerator. 12-week summer program where students "intern" for their own startup.
Key Details
- Duration: 12 weeks (summer)
- Funding: $5,000 seed (SAFE note) + $150K+ in-kind services
- Cohort size: 137 teams, 318 founders (2025, record)
- Demo Day: 1,500+ attendees
- Open to: GT students, faculty, researchers, alumni
- Founded: 2014
CREATE-X By the Numbers
- 770+ student startups created
- 34,000+ students involved
- $4.5B+ total portfolio valuation
- 38 majors represented
Pipeline
Teams typically progress through: gt-create-x-i2p (prototyping) → Startup Launch (acceleration). Top I2P teams receive "golden ticket" into Startup Launch. Graduates can access gt-velocity-startups for further acceleration.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting CREATE-X Startup Launch at Georgia Institute of Technology.
2 sources
Georgia Tech Office of Commercialization
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Georgia Tech Office of Commercialization
Office of Commercialization ecosystem page. Six pivotal units: ATDC, CREATE-X, Quadrant-i, VentureLab, Technology Licensing, Velocity Startups. Also includes GTF Ventures, Pediatric Innovation Network, Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures. 2025 by the numbers: 464 invention disclosures, 143 startups launched, 124 patents issued.
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CREATE-X at Georgia Tech
CREATE-X homepage and program pages. GT's premier entrepreneurship initiative for students. Three tracks: LEARN (Startup Lab course), MAKE (Idea to Prototype), LAUNCH (Startup Launch accelerator). By the numbers: 38 majors, 34,000+ students, 770+ startups, $4.5B+ valuation. Startup Launch: 12-week summer program, $5K seed (SAFE note), $150K+ in-kind services. 137 teams in 2025 (record). Idea to Prototype: $500 prototyping grants, course credit, faculty mentorship.
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