^{Friends of HatchBridge,}  

Just like that, we’re officially off into Fall 2024.

You may know that we serve two sets of customers at HatchBridge: those with KSU intellectual property and entrepreneurs from communities that surround KSU.

Building spinouts from KSU research is one way to ensure research with the potential to impact people accomplishes that impact. HatchBridge is working to expand access to programs for faculty entrepreneurs with Coffee and Commercialization information sessions on both campuses in the coming months. If you want to ensure your research has an impact, email me personally at [email protected]!

We also love working with entrepreneurs from all over the communities near KSU (no affiliation with KSU required!) as they work to design their business model. We have a number of ongoing programs for startups of all types, and if you’re not sure where you fit you can email me directly as well.

Eager to build together!

Colin Ake
^{Director of Incubation and Commercialization
HatchBridge Incubator}

We are excited to launch the second edition of our Design-a-Thon! This dynamic event brings together students from the Interactive Design & Graphic Communication majors to collaborate and craft creative solutions for real-world challenges.

Participants will be tasked with designing a desktop landing page for one of our faculty companies.

Stay tuned for results! 

HatchBridge is working to expand access to programs for faculty and graduate students innovating on campus.

Join us for Coffee and Commercialization on September 19th from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at the Kennesaw campus and November 7th at the Marietta Campus to learn how HatchBridge can be helpful.

InnovATL 2024 is happening from October 1st to 19th as Metro Atlanta’s premier celebration of innovation! This series of special events will bring together entrepreneurs, creators, tech pioneers, and influencers, all working to drive our region forward.

In celebration of this event, we're hosting our monthly hike in partnership with InnovATL. Don't miss the chance to join us for our monthly hike at Kennesaw Mountain on Friday, September 27th at 8:45 AM.

We are proud to highlight Ian McDonald a HatchBrige Fellow and recent graduate of the MBA Program at Coles College of Business. Over the summer, Ian helped a number of companies with their fundraising efforts and has accepted a full-time position at portfolio company Mycologic, where he will lead business development.

“As a HatchBridge Fellow, I applied knowledge gained from my MBA courses to assist various startup companies in their pursuit of venture capital funding. Working at HatchBridge helped me build relationships with other founders and ultimately put me in position to join an exciting startup” (Ian McDonald)

Applications for Cohort 5 will open soon! Don't miss this opportunity to join our HatchBridge Incubator community.

Hatching Success is a four-month program for early-stage founders, offering tools and frameworks to launch your startups and get ideas off the ground. Our cohorts meet weekly for an hour to learn pivotal lessons and avoid common entrepreneurial mistakes.

If you're building in the suburbs, don’t miss this chance to get coaching and improve the fundamentals of your early-stage business with the entrepreneurs working within the HatchBridge Incubator!

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Contact: Associate Director, Graham Gintz - [email protected]