Atlanta exists because of a railroad crossing — it was founded as a rail terminus, and that same logistics instinct now runs through Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic. Georgia Tech anchors the engineering side, while the Atlanta University Center — Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta — makes it home to the largest concentration of historically Black colleges in the country, a talent pipeline the fintech and media companies here don't always get credit for drawing on.
Region Stats
Total firms
160
VC / investors
16
Companies
133
Universities
11
People
20
By Who For
Undetermined
39
Healthcare & Life Sciences
23
Enterprise / General Business
20
Energy & Climate / Environment
12
Known For
Fintech
Media
Logistics
Atlanta