Originally a student club at Georgia Tech, Startup Exchange (SX) is the largest intercollegiate entrepreneurship incubator, where we aim to provide wide-spread access to a community focused on building and launching.

We provide a platform for students who revel in experimenting with cutting-edge technologies, catering to founders' needs with three main offerings: community programming, build sessions, and startup support. As the sole student-run incubator at Georgia Tech and in Atlanta, Startup Exchange (SX) has unparalleled access to Atlanta's thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, including industry experts, investors and accomplished founders, as well as curation of hackathons and challenges focused on getting entrepreneurial minds building and hacking.

Our exceptional record of alumni success include Stord, Sora Schools, Ox, Glovo, and Memora Health, with a combined valuation of $4B+. These high-value startups are disrupting their respective industries, and their success demonstrates the impact of SX on Georgia Tech entrepreneurship. SX alumni have also received numerous accolades, such as the Forbes 30 under 30 list, the Kleiner Perkins Fellowship, the Bessemer Ventures Fellowship, and other notable awards/lists.

Startup Exchange cultivates a hub for members to connect, collaborate, and build innovative companies.

More information can also be found on our website: startup.exchange

<aside> 💡 We are thrilled that you’re interested in joining the Startup Exchange Board!

Our open positions are for current university students only (undergraduate, masters, or PhD).

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🥂 What is an Ideal SX Board Member?

You are able to commit 4-6+ hours per week. We have weekly general organization and team specific meetings you'll be expected to attend. Realistically the amount of time you spend depends on how much responsibility you want to take on.
You are self-driven. We're all students with busy school schedules and so this means none of us have time to constantly hold you accountable. We take pride in the impact we make for the entrepreneurial community, and this drives us. We hope when you join us you will be driven by the impact you have.
You enjoy working in a fast paced environment and are not afraid to ask for help. At Startup Exchange we try to move like a startup. To move as efficiently as possible it is imperative you eliminate any personal confusions by asking others for help.

🔧 Our Divisions

Community

🌋 Mentorship

<aside> 💡 The team overseeing the semester-long mentorship curriculum program, which focuses on reducing the barriers of students approaching startups, and building & launching their ideas.

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Mentorship roles encompass assessing & teaching the curriculum, as well as facilitating with founders, industry experts, and venture capitalists to drop in as guest lecturers.

They help to plan and facilitate the program’s curriculum, as well as identify key guest speakers to give talks to members.

👥 Membership

<aside> 💡 The Membership team fosters a close-knit, engaged community of founders.

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Our membership offers student founders a chance to network and gain feedback from venture capitalists, previous founders, industry experts, and other student founders.

This division helps with member development, member recruitment, as well as member-only resources!

They plan weekly build challenges with regional partners, which consist of a problem track and a prize at the end
They also coordinate with Events team to throw awesome social events.
The Membership team also brainstorms new valuable resources for our member-only platform SX Member Hub