At the time of the organization’s founding, Alpharetta’s predominant industry was technology, and technology continues to be Alpharetta’s primary industry today. There are more than 700 technology companies that currently call Alpharetta home, making Alpharetta the Technology City of the South. Tech Alpharetta (previously the Alpharetta Technology Commission), the first organization of its kind in Georgia, was established in 2012 by the City of Alpharetta and is an independent, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization today.

• By hosting monthly tech thought leadership events for technology executives. These events offer unique, tech-only educational and networking opportunities, and cover timely topics such as blockchain, big data, cryptocurrency, and cyber security.
• By running a strategic Board of local tech c-level executives from leading area tech companies. The Board makes tech infrastructure recommendations to the City of Alpharetta and helps guide Tech Alpharetta’s mission of growing technology and innovation in Alpharetta.
• By operating our Innovation Center, a flourishing tech startup incubator located in downtown Alpharetta.