Emory University's Startup World
Meet the 50+ Emory students launching startups in 2025. From the Hatchery Incubator to ACES, explore how Georgia is becoming a hub for student entrepreneurs.
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Over 50 Emory University students are spending this next academic year not only hitting the textbooks, but also building up new companies and ventures.
Those founders and co-founders, working on 26 new companies, are part of the 2025-26 Hatchery Incubator, a startup program serving Emory students across academic programs. That means it is not just business or computer science students building new ventures. This year’s cohort includes a mix of undergraduate and graduate students in Emory’s medical, public health and liberal arts programs.
The program, which runs from September to April 2026, provides mentoring support to founders building everything from healthcare, SaaS, AI, education, finance, e-commerce, the Arts, agriculture, to cybersecurity ventures.
You can meet the new cohort here.
This year’s Hatchery cohort received 126 applications from 8 of the 9 schools at Emory, doubling the applications they saw last year. To date, The Hatchery has supposed over 280 student-led startups which have gone onto raise $9.9 million in venture capital funding.
Inside Emory’s Entrepreneurial Impact
Emory University has graduated startup entrepreneurs over the years, including Dollar Shave Club co-founder Michael Dubin and Fintech giant Plaid’s co-founder William Hockey. But a new wave of entrepreneurial fervor has come across the campus recently.
Today, there are a growing number of programs designed to help students launch and grow their business ventures. Some programs to know include:
Techstars Emory Founder Catalyst investment-readiness program
The Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management
The Stuart and Mimi Rose Program for Student Startups
The Co-Design Lab for Health Equity
Oxford College’s SideHustle Program
Student entrepreneurship is a growing collaborative effort across the State of Georgia. In 2024 the City of Atlanta launched ACES, the Atlanta Collegiate Entrepreneurship Syndicate, creating new pathways for student founders to access resources, networks, and capital.-Featured photo from Hypepotamus
