CREATE-X’s Startup Launch is a program for Georgia Tech students and alumni who want to launch their projects from idea stage (or beyond) into fully functioning and viable startups!

Do you have a Capstone or class project that can be commercialized? Apply to Startup Launch today to make sure you get a spot! Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling basis (first come, first served).

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CREATE-X at Georgia Tech

CREATE-X is a Georgia Tech initiative to instill entrepreneurial confidence in students and empower them to launch successful startups.

By the Numbers

38
majors represented
5,000+
students involved
400+
student startups created
$1.9B+
total valuation of startups

Our Programs

CREATE-X offers entrepreneurship programs for all students, from incoming freshmen and undergraduate students of all years, to masters and Ph.D. students. The programs are organized into three categories: LEARN, MAKE and LAUNCH.

LEARN

The CREATE-X LEARN element consists of a class that exposes students to startup concepts and teaches them the methodology of evidence-based entrepreneurship. Through LEARN, Startup Lab gives students a zero risk opportunity to examine their startup ideas within the context of their formal education and enables them to identify business failures in the lab instead of in the market.

MAKE

The CREATE-X MAKE element consists of a set of research and prototyping classes that enable students to overcome technology barriers that might lie in the way of them launching a successful venture. Through MAKE, Idea to Prototype and CREATE-X Capstone provide students with prototyping grants, mentorship, and curricular credit as they create intellectual property and build prototypes toward their venture idea.

LAUNCH

The CREATE-X LAUNCH element consists of a program for students and alumni who want to launch their projects from idea stage (or beyond) into fully functioning and viable startups. Through LAUNCH, Startup Launch provides teams with $5,000 in seed funding and $30,000 worth of in-kind services, including legal and accounting services, coaching, space, mentorship, visibility, and IP protection.

"CREATE-X is working to establish Georgia Tech as the number one startup campus in the nation with the most funded student startup enterprises."

Rahul Saxena
Interim Director, CREATE-X

Recent News

CREATE-X, founded in 2014 at Georgia Tech, has released its first decade report, showcasing its impact of supporting the Georgia Tech community in launching more than 560 startups, achieving a total portfolio valuation of over $2 billion.

Allez Go and Soul tied for Best Overall projects at the Fall 2024 I2P Showcase, earning spots in the CREATE-X summer startup accelerator and advancing to the InVenture Prize semifinals.

CREATE-X has announced the next cohort of faculty members selected for the Jim Pope Fellowship for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.

On Nov. 12, CREATE-X hosted a panel with Y Combinator partner Brad Flora and Greptile founders, offering practical advice and networking for aspiring entrepreneurs, with Flora sharing his journey and tips, and the Greptile founders discussing their startu

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