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Alumni Entrepreneurs are Driving Impact Beyond Emory
Entrepreneurship doesn’t stop at graduation—and neither does Emory’s commitment to supporting its alumni innovators. We’re building a growing network of alumni founders, investors, operators and advisors who are transforming industries and giving back to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Emory alumni are founding and leading companies, investing in big ideas, and mentoring the next wave of innovators. Our goal is to create a lifelong community where alumni stay connected, share knowledge, and scale their impact through the Emory innovation ecosystem.
Get Out and Get Connected
How to Get Plugged In
Keep up with Emory's innovation-focused events and organizations:
Recognizing Emory’s Innovative Alumni
The Emory Entrepreneur Awards were created by alumni volunteers who were passionate about spotlighting successful products and ventures driven by Emory alumni. Annually, the Emory Entrepreneur Network selects alumni who founded businesses that have achieved significant growth in discovery, profit, or influence in a range of industries.
Read about the Awards at together.emory.edu
Get Involved at The Hatchery
Alumni play a key role in Emory’s innovation ecosystem. At The Hatchery, you can mentor student founders, lead or attend workshops, consult on ventures or participate in the Emory x Techstars cohort as an advisor or speaker. You can also support students through externships, project sponsorships or startup funding.
Launch a Startup or Mentor Founders in the Techstars Emory Founder Catalyst Program
Techstars, in collaboration with The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, and Goizueta Business School’s Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, launched the Techstars Emory Founder Catalyst Program in 2025. This proven pre-accelerator program is designed to empower early-stage entrepreneurs with world-class startup education, mentorship and opportunities to scale their ventures.
Participation is open to all members of the Emory community, including students, faculty, staff and alumni. Teams need at least one Emory-affiliated member actively involved with the startup and must commit to weekly sessions. Participation in the Founder Catalyst program is free of charge for all founders. Check back for more information on how to join or mentor the 2026 cohort.
Read about demo day at goizueta.emory.edu
See What Emory’s Student Innovators are Building
HackATL is the Southeast’s premier student startup competition, bringing together top students for 48 hours of building, pitching and competing for $13K+ in prizes. As an Emory alum, it’s a front-row seat to the next generation of founders going from zero to one with big ideas and bold ambition. Join us to connect, mentor and witness the future of innovation at Emory.
Alumni Founders: Collaborate with the Emory Biotech Consulting Club
Are you an Emory alum building a biotech venture? Partner with EBCC to receive pro bono consulting support from graduate students trained in market research, regulatory strategy and commercialization. It’s a chance to advance your company while mentoring the next generation of biotech consultants.
The Consulting Club at scholarblogs.emory.edu
Alumni Mentors: The Emory Venture Mentoring Community
Are you willing to mentor our Emory-affiliated founders? The Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is building out the Emory Venture Mentoring Community, focused on offering a variety of paths to mentor our Emory startup founders while participating with a community of like-minded alumni and professionals from the innovation ecosystem at Emory and beyond. Reach out to the center with an expression of your interest here:
Alumni Entrepreneurial Spotlight
William Hockey
From Campus to $6B Valuation
William Hockey 12BBA co-founded Plaid—a fintech platform now powering apps like Venmo—and helped lead it to a $6 billion valuation. Discover how a side project started in college became a cornerstone of modern finance.
Mike Dubin
From Viral Video to $1B Exit
Mike Dubin 01C turned Dollar Shave Club into a household name with humor and hustle—leading to a $1 billion acquisition by Unilever. Discover how this Goizueta grad built a brand, a movement and a milestone moment in direct-to-consumer innovation.
Cameron Duncan, Armaan Sikand, and Nihar Parikh
From Emory to Y Combinator: Powering the Future of Insurance
Alumni Cameron Duncan, Armaan Sikand and Nihar Parikh co-founded Axle, a universal API for real-time insurance verification. Backed by Y Combinator and Google’s Gradient Ventures, Axle is simplifying insurance access for industries from auto to health care—proving you don’t need to leave Atlanta to build a nationally competitive tech company.
Alumni Resources
Explore key resources for ways to engage with Emory’s innovation community—all in one place.