Our latest CREATE‑X Mentor Spotlight is live!
Alison Sizer has supported founders through Apple, Nike, 500 Global, Springboard Enterprises, and innovation programs around the world. In our new story, she shares her biggest lessons for early‑stage founders — from understanding your customers to protecting your well‑being as you build.
Swipe to see her top insights, or read the full feature at the link in our bio.
And for aspiring Georgia Tech founders:
⏰ The final deadline for Startup Launch is March 17.
If you’re ready to build your startup this summer, now is the time to apply.
Looking for your perfect co-founder before submitting your Startup Launch Summer 2026 application?
This is it. 👇
✨ Meet Your Co‑Founder
📅 March 9
📍 Georgia Tech
🔗 Link in the bio
This is the final CREATE‑X MYC event before Startup Launch applications close on March 17. If you’re still building your team, refining your idea, or looking for that last push to apply, come and:
🤝 Meet builders across campus
💡 Pitch ideas + form teams
🚀 Get clarity before hitting “submit”
🔥 Give your application the strongest possible finish
Your startup won’t build itself. Make the connection.
We'll have food and our team available!
✨ Build Something Real Next Semester with CREATE‑X Capstone✨ ME, ECE, BME, ISYE, CS, or AE students, your capstone can be the beginning of your startup. Come to our info session next Monday, Feb 23 at 4 PM, and learn how.
Here’s what you get in the course:
💡 Form a team of 4–7 during the first month
🔧 Combine prototyping with entrepreneurship
💰 Get up to $1,000 in funding for your project
📚 Lectures on startup strategy, user research, and IP
🚀 Fast track into Startup Launch
If you want mentorship, funding, real‑world experience, and a portfolio-worthy project that actually ships, this is your moment.
📍 Monday, Feb 23
⏰ 4:00 PM
🔗 RSVP in bio
➡️ Bring a friend. Bring your curiosity. You don’t need a team or an idea — just the willingness to build.
👏 Congratulations to the winners of the CREATE-X I2P Showcase!
Our first place winner, Gorginea Care, created a home cervical cancer screening prototype for early detection and accessibility.
“The point of us being engineers is to make a difference in the world. You might be really passionate about whatever you're majoring in, but this is where you can start implementing what you learn in classes in real-life projects,” said Rakeb Tesfassellasie, Gorginea Care team member and Industrial and Systems Engineering major.
📢 Reminder: Today is the final day to apply for Idea to Prototype (I2P) or register for CREATE-X Capstone. Don’t miss your chance to innovate.
I2P Info Session is tonight, 5p.m., in the Home Park room of Exhibition Hall! Register with the link in the bio!
Read more about the winners of the I2P Showcase on the CREATE-X website, link in the bio too!
✨ Start now. End 2026 as a founder.
Join us Jan. 12 at 5 PM for the CREATE-X Info Session + I2P Kickoff and learn the support CREATE-X gives to create startups and build entrepreneurial skills that'll make you competitive in the market.
✔ Build something impactful
✔ Get $5K funding + mentorship from experts
✔ Receive course credit while prototyping
✔ Launch your own startup
✔ Think like an entrepreneur and become a problem-solver
🔗 Link in bio to register!
#CREATEX #GeorgiaTech #StartupLaunch #I2P #Entrepreneurship #Mentorship #Funding
Ready to build something that’s actually yours next semester?
In the CREATE‑X Capstone, you won’t just complete another class project—you’ll become your own client and spend four months turning an idea into a real, working prototype.
You’ll pinpoint a meaningful problem, talk to real users, stress‑test your assumptions, and build something people actually want.
At the end of the semester, you’ll debut your startup at the Capstone Expo, where top teams earn automatic acceptance into Startup Launch—our flagship accelerator that helps turn student projects into real companies.
📅 There’s still time to register! Enrollment is open until Jan. 12.
If you’ve ever wanted to try building a startup at Georgia Tech, this is your moment.
CS, ME, ECE, AE, ISyE, and BME students, Use class codes ME4723-X/X01, CS4723-X/X01, ECE4853 X/LX, BME4723-X/X01, or ISYE4106.
AE students, email [email protected] and [email protected] to let us know you are interested in enrolling!
Read about the capstone experience on the CS side with the link in our bio.
Big ideas are brewing! Join us at the Fall 2025 Idea to Prototype (I2P) Showcase and see what Georgia Tech’s newest innovators have been building this semester.
📍 Marcus Nano Technology Building
🕔 Tuesday, Dec. 2, 5–7 PM
Students will pitch prototypes that could earn them a golden ticket to develop them into a startup during our summer accelerator, Startup Launch. Come explore their creations, share feedback, and support the founders in the making, looking to make an impact.
✅ RSVP now with the link in the bio!
🍫✨ Step inside the fantastical factory of Hacklytics 2026! This 36-hour data science hackathon, hosted by Data Science @ GT, is your chance to push your creativity and innovate into a golden ticket for Startup Launch.
📅 Early Deadline: Dec. 1 Regular Deadline: Jan. 20 Event Date: Feb. 20–22, 2026
📍 Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Georgia Tech
Why join?
✅ Build impactful, data-driven projects
✅ Compete across 5 exciting tracks
✅ Connect with hackers worldwide
✅ Exclusive chance: Selected teams will interview for CREATE-X Startup Launch
Bring your boldest ideas and brightest builds!
🎟 Register now with link in the bio!
Missed the early deadline? No worries! CREATE-X Startup Launch is now on rolling admissions! Let us help you develop a startup over the summer.
Our 12-week summer accelerator offers:
💰 $5,000 optional seed funding
💼 $200,000 in-kind services
🤝 Mentorship from industry experts 🌎 And more!
Spots are limited—grab your opportunity while it lasts!
Next deadline: March 17
👉 Apply now with the link in the bio!
Don't miss the last Meet Your Co-founder of the year! We're helping you form your startup dream team, Monday, Nov. 17, 5p.m., in Kirkwood of Georgia Tech's Exhibition Hall.
Register with the link in the bio!
THE WAIT IS OVER! 🎉
Register now for a chance to win up to $45,000 in prizes! The 2026 InVenture Prize Competition is the largest student innovation in the nation, and you don't want to sit this one out.
🔗 Link in bio or on our website
#InventurePrize2026 #gt25 #gt26 #gt27 #gt28
📢 Spring 2026 Registration OPENS Nov. 10!
Add founder to your resume with CREATE-X courses:
✅ Startup Lab – Learn the fundamentals of launching a startup.
XX 2699 or XX 4699 (XX is the major designation), XX2699 for freshman and sophomores, XX4699 for juniors and seniors.
✅ Idea to Prototype (I2P) – Turn your idea into a working prototype.
XX 2699 or XX 4699 (XX is the major designation), XX2699 for freshman and sophomores, XX4699 for juniors and seniors.
✅ CREATE-X Capstone – Transform your senior design project into a real venture.
ME4723-X/X01, CS 4723-X (Lecture) + CS 4723-XS (Lab), ECE 4853-X + ECE 4853-XL, BMED 4723-X + BMED 4723-X01, ISYE 4106, and AE (AE majors, email [email protected] and [email protected] to let us know you are interested in enrolling)
These courses can be taken in any order. Before you graduate, make sure you get Georgia Tech's greatest unfair advantage.
🔗 Explore course options with the link in our bio!
