Three years after Mayor Andre Dickens created the city's Office of Technology and Innovation, Atlanta is making its case as a rising tech hub. The Atlanta Tech Hub previewed its 2025 Impact Report on Wednesday at Intuit's Midtown office.
The numbers: more than $37 million in OTI investments since inception, 1,155 organic new hires from OTI-supported companies, and $85 million in city pension capital committed to private equity and venture capital (a first for Atlanta).
"We have a stated goal to become a top five tech hub, one of the best places to build a technology company," said Donnie Beamer, the city's Senior Technology Advisor. "Because it is a great way to change the outcomes for Atlanta residents."
Beamer noted that technology jobs pay roughly two and a half times the average salary, framing the ecosystem push as an economic equity issue. A 30-page study from Georgia Tech's Office of Commercialization found that Atlanta ranks in the top tier among 13 peer cities across metrics spanning people, innovation, infrastructure, and place.
Over a five-year period, Atlanta attracted roughly $12 billion in venture capital. According to the Georgia Tech research, the city's ecosystem strength could grow toward $66 billion with continued investment.
