Georgia Tech Revives Biltmore as Tech Square Hub

Georgia Tech is reimagining the iconic The Biltmore as the newest engine of innovation in Tech Square, launching a bold new chapter for one of Atlanta's most historic landmarks. As part of an ambitious effort to make Atlanta a top-five U.S. tech hub, Georgia Tech is transforming The Biltmore into a vibrant center for launching, scaling, and accelerating startups in the heart of Midtown.

"This is more than a building-it's a launchpad for Atlanta's future," said Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera. "At The Biltmore, we're not just reinvigorating a landmark-we are creating space for more startups, more opportunity, and more innovation that moves Atlanta forward."

Built in 1924 and marking its centennial last year, The Biltmore has long stood as a symbol of Atlanta's growth and once served as a central point for the city's business and social life. Now, it begins its next century as a future-looking hub for entrepreneurship-where founders, researchers, investors, and industry leaders can collaborate to launch world-changing ventures in one of the most dynamic tech districts in the country.

"As home to the South's first radio station, this over 100-year-old lasting Atlanta landmark has its own tech history," said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson. "It's fitting that our Tech Square neighbor will now play a role as a springboard to the innovative companies and ideas that will take us into the future."

Tech Square: A National Innovation District

Previously acquired by the Georgia Tech Foundation, The Biltmore sits in the heart of Tech Square, a 2.5-million-square-foot innovation district that is home to:

• 35+ corporate innovation centers-including R&D labs, innovation hubs, regional tech headquarters, and corporate labs-making Tech Square one of the densest concentrations of corporate innovation activity in the country
• 30+ Georgia Tech labs and programs, including ATDC and Venture Lab
• Two new towers that will open in 2026, expanding space for Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business and the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• The award-winning CODA building, which integrates high-performance computing, research, and startups under one roof

"Atlanta is becoming the startup capital of the South, and this next chapter for The Biltmore strengthens our momentum," said Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. "We are bringing together the people, places, and resources to accelerate Atlanta's growth as a world-class tech and innovation ecosystem."

The Biltmore @ Tech Square: What's Inside

The revitalized Biltmore will house over 100,000 square feet of key pillars of Georgia Tech's innovation ecosystem:

• CREATE-X Headquarters - Georgia Tech's flagship student startup accelerator, with 600+ startups launched and a combined valuation exceeding $2.4 billion. CREATE-X aims to scale up launching 1,000 startups annually.
• Quadrant-i - Georgia Tech's gateway for launching research-driven ventures. Quadrant-i helps turn Georgia Tech research into real-world startups by supporting inventors with guidance on finding customers, building teams, and bringing ideas to market.
• Office of Technology Licensing - Helps companies around the world commercialize revolutionary research developed at Georgia Tech and accelerates the global impact of Georgia Tech innovations through strategic technology transfer.
• VentureLab - An internationally recognized program that offers comprehensive entrepreneurial and commercialization training. VentureLab is the home of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Southeast Hub.
• Startup Scaling Platform - Offering space, mentorship, programming, and funding to help scale early-stage startups from their first customer to their first 10-100 customers.
• Corporate Engagement Office - Bringing startups and strategic industry partners together.
• Venture Investment Hub - Hosting local and national venture capital firms alongside Georgia Tech and scores of locally founded startups.
• Additional Strategic Partners - Supporting organizations and corporate innovations centers

Together, these assets position Tech Square-and now, Atlanta-as one of the most nationally competitive ecosystems for entrepreneurship, research commercialization, and venture acceleration.

"We're honored to have been engaged by the Foundation to help bring Georgia Tech's vision to life," said David Tyndall, an original co-developer of Tech Square and CEO of Collaborative Real Estate, which will oversee the Biltmore's redevelopment. "The Biltmore is the centerpiece of Tech Square, and now it will become an international crown jewel of innovation. This will be a place where founders build, investors engage, and the future takes shape."