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Austin, Texas · Civic Technology Alliance

ATX Technology Alliance is a nonprofit alliance that brings together forward-thinking companies, emerging talent, educators, and communities to grow Austin’s technology ecosystem, and to make sure its benefits reach every resident.

1,850+

Fellows & Mentors

42

Civic Tech Labs

100%

Community Open

The Texas Tech Commons

Technology grows stronger when people build together.

Austin isn’t merely another tech hub. It is an energetic, civic-minded community where engineers, public servants, neighborhood leaders, and entrepreneurs sit at the same table.

ATX Technology Alliance bridges high-growth private technology and grassroots civic life. Through non-commercial fellowships, an open technology academy, member services, and intergenerational programs, we help Central Texas innovation expand opportunity for every resident, starting in Austin, growing across Texas, and reaching the nation.

  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Non-partisan Public Voice
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Mentors reviewing work with a developer at a shared table
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Collaborative Fellowship · Austin, Texas

Civic Fellowship Program
Austin, Texas

What We Do

From Bold Ideas to Public Impact.

We turn the combined strength of our member companies into real outcomes: new startups led by young founders, funding through incentives and grants, and public projects delivered together.

01

Building Startups With Young Founders

We launch startups side by side with students and young professionals. Alliance founders mentor every team from first idea to first customer, and members share technical resources, office hours, and product know-how.

  • Founder Mentorship
  • Shared Tech Resources
  • Pitch & Demo Days
02

Incentives & Grants

We help young ventures and member companies find and win federal, state, and local incentive and grant programs, from R&D and innovation grants to workforce and education funding.

  • Grant Discovery
  • Application Support
  • Incentive Guidance
03

Public Projects With Alliance Members

Alliance members join forces to pursue and deliver public sector projects. Together we combine software, payments, education, and mobile expertise to serve cities, agencies, and schools.

  • Joint Proposals
  • Member Consortia
  • Civic Delivery

Strategic Framework

Four Pillars of the ATX Technology Alliance

Four connected programs working together to deliver equitable growth, world-class skills, and high-trust community connection.

01

Tech Academy

Tuition-free or subsidized education in AI agents, blockchain and verifiable systems, and modern product leadership, with certificates and digital badges for graduates.

02

Events & Awards

Expert speaker series, open town halls, networking events, and the annual Austin Innovation Awards celebrating public-first technology.

03

Member Services

Dedicated divisions serving member companies: executive roundtables, policy working groups, talent pipelines, and a shared network across Central Texas.

04

Community Impact

Technology for those most often left behind: digital companionship for older Texans, STEM mentorship, and free or discounted tools for schools and families.

Fellowship & Professional Studies

ATX Academy: Rigorous Tech Education Rooted in Public Purpose.

Learn directly from experienced technology leaders. Cohorts meet bi-weekly in downtown Austin and via hybrid live streams, so participants anywhere can join.

Certificate8 Weeks

Autonomous AI Agents & LLMs

From prompt chaining to local inference and secure agent frameworks. Real-world civic AI capstones.

Industry Fellows Faculty

Certificate10 Weeks

Verifiable Networks & Blockchain Systems

Decentralized consensus, cryptographic proofs, and digital identity solutions for resilient public infrastructure.

Cryptographic Lab

Certificate8 Weeks

Modern Product Management

User discovery, rapid prototyping, and product-led growth, taught by practitioners who ship.

Practitioner Mentorship

Certificate12 Weeks

Cloud & Resilient Architecture

Zero-trust networks, multi-region deployments, and fault-tolerant systems for civic computing.

Hands-on Sandbox

Connect. Learn. Build.

Where Austin’s Tech Community Meets

From executive roundtables to city-wide hackathons and policy forums across Central Texas.

Full 2026-27 Calendar
  • Nov14
    Flagship Summit09:00 AM to 04:30 PM CST

    Austin AI Leadership Summit 2026

    Downtown Austin · Venue to be announced

    RegistrationOpening Soon
    RSVP for Summit
  • Jan21
    Civic Forum06:00 PM to 08:30 PM CST

    CivicTech & Open Data Forum

    Austin, TX · Venue to be announced

    Free & PublicAll Welcome
    Reserve Seat
  • Apr22
    Annual Gala07:00 PM to 11:00 PM CST

    2027 ATX Innovation Awards

    Downtown Austin

    Nominations Opening SoonSponsorships Available
    View Sponsorships

Human Outcomes

Technology With a Human Purpose.

“We measure progress not by how fast technology advances, but by how few are left behind.”

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Digital Inclusion Clinic · Austin, Texas

Initiative 011,240+ Texans

Technology for Seniors

Loneliness among older Americans is a growing public-health concern. Through companion mobile apps, digital clinics, and intergenerational mentoring, we help older Austin residents stay connected with family, access telehealth, and manage their digital lives with confidence.

  • Free 1-on-1 Help
  • Family Connection Tools
Initiative 0218 Public Schools

Classrooms to Code

Refurbished hardware, free or discounted technology for students and families, and hands-on robotics and coding workshops in Title-1 schools across East Austin and beyond.

  • Laptops for Students
  • After-School STEM

Civic Participation

Build the Future of Austin Together

No corporate paywalls. Just principled pathways for institutions and individuals committed to Austin’s long-term resilience.

Institutional Pathway

Companies & Enterprise

Become a member company and anchor our mission through executive participation, talent pipelines, apprenticeships, and policy advisory councils.

  • Quarterly Executive Roundtables
  • Direct Pipeline to Academy Fellows
  • Civic Impact Recognition
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Individual Innovator

Rising Innovators & Engineers

For developers, product designers, researchers, and founders seeking community roots, mentorship, and hands-on skill mastery.

  • Full Academy Course Library Access
  • Technical Working Groups & Committees
  • Peer Code Reviews & Project Labs

Community Partner

Community & Civic Orgs

Connect neighborhood nonprofits, libraries, and public bodies with pro-bono engineers and technology tools.

  • Pro-Bono Technical Consultations
  • Community Digital Literacy Kits
  • Volunteer Matching Program
Civic Service

Bring Your Skills to the Community

You don’t have to run for office to improve your city. Developers, designers, marketers, data analysts, and event organizers can create lasting impact with just 2 to 4 hours per month, in person in Austin or remotely.

2-4 hrs

Flexible monthly commitment

100%

Community-directed

Volunteer Registration

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American Innovation Tradition · Austin, Texas

Building Austin’s Tech Future, Together.

Connecting technology, talent, companies, and communities to create a resilient, equitable, and world-class innovation ecosystem in the heart of Texas, and a model for the nation.

Coalition of Forces

Institutional Ecosystem Forces

Independent civic alignment uniting the public interest and private ingenuity across Texas.

  • Technology Enterprises

    Enterprise & Scale-ups

  • Universities & Academia

    Research & Education Partners

  • Innovators & Engineers

    Open-Source Builders

  • Community Organizations

    Grassroots Nonprofits

  • Civic & Public Partners

    Public-Sector Innovators

Join the Alliance Today

Austin’s Tech Future Is Built Together.

Connect with companies, innovators, educators, and communities working to strengthen Austin’s technology ecosystem for the common good.

  • Austin, Texas Headquartered
  • Nonprofit Organization · Austin, Texas
  • Open Source Transparency