Celebrating ATDC’s Class of 2025 Graduation and 45 Years of Impact
A record of 17 startups, focused on a diverse range of topics from healthcare and logistics to artificial intelligence and robotics, graduated from the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)’s program on October 21. The event, which was hosted by ATDC, the state of Georgia’s premier startup incubator for technology-related companies, was held at the historic Biltmore Georgian Ballroom, located on the ground floor of the new Biltmore Innovation Center in Tech Square, and celebrated the 2025 ATDC Graduating Class and ATDC’s 45th Anniversary.
The event, which brought together ATDC graduates, founders, partners, and community members for this milestone, hosted keynote speaker Georgia House Rep. Todd Jones (R-South Forsyth District 25), chairman of the House Technology & Infrastructure Innovation Committee and tech entrepreneur. A second keynote was also given by Donnie Beamer, CFA, senior technology advisor to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens in the Office of Technology and Innovation.
In total, the ATDC Class of 2025 raised more than $116 million in investment capital. As part of the path to graduation, each company achieved the key goals of targeted annualized recurring revenue of at least $3 million to $4 million, an identified scalable business model, the ability to finance growth, or acquisition.
“As the state’s incubator, we work with startups across all of Georgia,” says John Avery, the director of ATDC. Read more about how ATDC’s John Avery is encouraging everyone to catch “entrepreneur’s disease” and engage in the contagious excitement that comes along with entrepreneurship. ATDC provides support to innovators across the state through mentoring, building community in the local startup ecosystem, and supporting collaboration.
The 17 companies that graduated are Finosec, Gatherly, MaxRewards, Orderly Wellness, PorterLogic, ReadyForSocial, RippleWorx, Skintelligent, Slip Robotics, SoloPulse, Speedscale, SpotSource, Terzo, Vennfi (CharityVest), VoiceWorx, Wave Health Technologies, and Wripple. Read more about the graduating class of 2025 and listen to their stories about their companies and how ATDC helped them grow in a series of short videos on ATDC’s Instagram @theatdc or LinkedIn. Here’s a snapshot of what graduates are saying on LinkedIn.
“Huge thanks to the ATDC team for your mentorship, community, and belief in what we’re building. We’re so proud to be part of Georgia’s thriving innovation ecosystem and excited for what’s ahead!”
“ATDC helps Georgia technology startups ideate, build, and scale.”
“It has been great working with [the ATDC] team during the early years of Slip Robotics’ growth! We’re proud to be part of the growing Atlanta startup community and are excited to continue this journey!”
The ATDC Class of 2025 represents the largest graduating class in its 45-year history. Since its founding by the Georgia General Assembly in 1980, ATDC, which is part of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, has graduated 248 startups, including four unicorn companies. ATDC fuels Georgia’s innovation economy and has a mission to “work with entrepreneurs in Georgia to help them learn, launch, scale, and succeed in the creation of viable, disruptive technology companies.” Since its founding, ATDC graduate startup companies have generated more than $12 billion in revenue and more than 14,000 jobs in the state of Georgia.
ATDC has seven office locations across the state, and offers events around Georgia, virtually, and in Atlanta. In Atlanta, the ATDC team hosts several weekly and monthly events in Tech Square, such as Feedback Fridays and ATDC Entrepreneur’s Night. Learn more about how ATDC is supporting “Startup Success, Engineered,” and understand why developing a network of quality players is key to the rapid development of Georgia’s flourishing tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem.