[U&I SUMMIT '17 ATL] Innovate Alpharetta >> Karen Cashion "Innovation in Alpharetta"
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- 1. Innovation in Alpharetta Fast Facts: • Alpharetta known as “Tech City of the South” • Primary industry: Technology • 640+ tech companies in Alpharetta in Alpharetta’s 27 sq. miles • Over 25% of metro area’s Top 25 tech employers are in Alpharetta • Why? Robust fiber optic cable network and power grid laid through Alpharetta 15 years ago attracted first tech companies • Alpharetta now a thriving tech innovation hub in our metro/north metro tech ecosystem
- 2. Innovation in Alpharetta • 643 tech companies=More tech companies per square foot than City of Austin • More than 52 healthcare IT/medtech companies-from startups to enterprise- (Jackson Healthcare, Halyard Health) • 45+ FinTech companies-(Priority Payment Systems, Mainstream Merchant Services) • More than 22 Data Centers and virtual hosting companies •
- 3. Innovation in Alpharetta • Successful Alpharetta Startup exits: Lancope (to Cisco $452 million, 2015); MedAssets (to Vizient $2.7 billion 2016); Endochoice (to Boston Scientific $210 million 2016); Catavolt (to Hexagon AB $834 million 2017); Rainmaker Group (to RealPage, $300 million, 2017) • Home to a startup that has now grown into a Global Online Gaming Giant: Hi-Rez Studios • 1st gigabit community in GA: Avalon, Microsoft relo to Avalon •
- 4. Culture of Startup Innovation ATC Innovation Center “ATC”=Alpharetta Technology Commission • Created by City of Alpharetta in 2012 to support growth of innovation and tech in Alpharetta • Now a 501c(6) independent nonprofit run by CEO and Board of local tech company senior execs. • ATC’s Mission: To help to identify strategic opportunities and initiatives to grow innovation and technology in Alpharetta • In partnership with Alpharetta, the ATC launched ATC Innovation Center
- 5. ATC Innovation Center –Epicenter of Innovation in Alpharetta • Opened 2015. The Innovation Center is an 8800 sq foot tech incubator--co-working and collaboration space in the heart of downtown Alpharetta, exclusively for tech startups. • Ecosystem providing tech startups work space, programs, mentorship and on-site events. • Since Feb. 1, 2017, the Center has nearly doubled its startup members and tenants, from 28 to 55 tech startups. Looking for larger space to accommodate demand. • Innovation Center startups include biotech, cyber security, IOT, AI, augmented reality, ag- tech, film and video tech, healthcare IT, manufacturing, machine learning, data analytics, workflow, transportation logistics, autonomous vehicle technology, and many other innovators.
- 6. Culture of Startup Innovation • City and its leadership committed to culture of innovation and diversity • Named a Good Call Best City for Woman Entrepreneurs 2015 • Named a Nerdwallet Best Place to Start a Business in Georgia 2015 • Over 31% of Alpharetta businesses are woman-owned • Greater Alpharetta Tech Network holds monthly tech thought leadership events in Alpharetta • Weekly tech meetups take place at the ATC Innovation Center and throughout town • New AI Society launching in Alpharetta • TAG is opening an Alpharetta office with event space in 2017 If you’re looking for a progressive city in which to build your startup, check out Alpharetta and visit our ATC Innovation Center (www.innovatealpharetta.com).